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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
1
The article discusses Progreso Yucatan as a key U S port for fiber imports amid threats of blockade, noting large sisal stock reliance and potential shortages. It also covers potato price prospects, crop forecasts, and farmer guidance, including premiums for county exhibits and practical poultry farming tips amid a rough economic backdrop.
Doubly important advice warns that tuberculosis causes in the United States rise when people fail to recognize infection. Fresh air sunshine and rich blood help arrest progress. Scott’s Emulsion nourishes blood and strengthens the body. For indoor workers or those feeling languid, Scott’s Raulston is promoted as a strengthening food medicine free from drugs. Avoid substitutes from Scott & Bowne.
Grandmother’s remedy promises to turn gray hair dark and lustrous using Sage Tea and Sulphur. A ready made Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold for 40 cents and claimed to restore natural color, thickness, and shine while stopping scalp itching. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
A U S Department of Agriculture letter discusses maintaining a small sheep flock on farms, detailing stocking with 36 to 80 ewes, care, weed control, and income from lambs and wool. It covers feeding, hay, roughage, and creating a lamb creep, plus selecting ewes with sound teeth and straight backs, recommending Shropshire, Oxford, Southdown, and Hampshire breeds for robust mutton production. It also includes a bird poem titled Shea? on the Farm reflecting on a bird’s life and curiosity about its death.
Mrs Garrity dies at her nephew s home in a terse obituary note. The fragmentary dispatch mentions mourning, a place name that resembles Georgia and a list of unclear clues, making the full facts uncertain.
The obituary notes landfall in 1829 and emigration with her husband to the United States in 1849, settling in Louisville Kentucky. A devoted Catholic, she is survived by nephews Martha Burke in this city Holmes and Patrick Burke in Winthrop Frank Burke in South Dakota and two nieces Maggie Burke in Winthrop and Mary Gatfoer in Lamont.
The newspaper extols a new world history index with 10,000 references and cross references. It promises quick access to exact pages detailing events, ages, and dates, touting accuracy, scope, and educational value for readers.
Louie Linderman formerly of Waterloo and long resident of New York City and Chicago died in a Chicago hospital on Saturday from valvular heart trouble. He was 16. His parents are Mr and Mrs Harris Linderman of Waterloo. His father was linked to a tailor shop in the Syndicate building that burned recently.
Fragmented ad-like text extols GETS-IT as universal corn remover. It claims two drops will smooth rough skin and eliminate corns, warts, and calluses without knives or salves, boasting mass adoption and statements about guaranteed results.
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