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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
1
A column reflects on national politics with notes on President Wilson's approach, Bryan's monetary stance, and the 1916 election landscape. It references the Panama Canal debate, Nicaraguan canal talks, and various Iowa and national viewpoints, highlighting economic and political tensions of the era.
Iowa editorials weigh rail routes and canal traffic with Panama as a model. They debate a constitutional liquor ban and the political prospects of Jane Adams in Chicago. Sugar, coffee duties, and municipal pride in Dubuque and Davenport are analyzed alongside a cautionary tale of Roscoe Sheldon’s failed reform arc.
The Telegraph-Herald acknowledges Des Moines leads in publicity while Dubuque and Davenport fall back, praising the boldness of addressing such matters amid strong regional attention.
The Kansas City Star recalls how Senator Dolliver of Iowa energized past tariff debates with sharp wit and unmatched quick repartee. His running-fire questioning drew packed galleries and set a high standard for Senate discourse four years ago.
Iowa editorials range from wartime era politics to consumer prices with quips about gasoline, tobacco, and weather. Des Moines Capital questions Army encampments ending, Davenport Democrat mocks price cuts, Nonpareil hints at tobacco boycott, Waterloo Courier pleads for better June weather, Times-Republican jokes about Iowa politics, Hawkeye compares lobbies amid indictments.
Newspapers from The Vinton Eagle to The Spencer News debate Wilson’s political skill and potential. Analysts note Congress and the White House interplay, while some editors hesitate to condemn the new administration and urge giving Wilson time to prove itself.
Mt. Vernon Hawk Eye urges readers to schedule time off and map out outdoor plans during slower business periods. It argues nature requires disciplined attention and treats the body as a partner, suggesting small weekly breaks can be profitable for overall well being.
The Waterloo Reporter reiterates it will not publish anonymous communications and argues that unsigned letters to newspapers are less worthy than their anonymous authors. It contends newspapers printing such letters enable fear and retaliation by concealing identities.
General Manager C H Crooks denies reports that Rock Island gained controlling interest in the Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern interurban. Crooks says the road remains under its own management and will be bought by the same previous owners after receivers’ report.
Dr. Wilbert Shallenberger markets treatment for long standing private diseases in men and women including varicocele hydrocele blood poison syphilis and nervous debility. He offers free confidential consultation with medicines prepared from his own formulas and lists references at Drexel State Bank Chicago 766 Oakwood Blvd. Chicago Illinois.
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