Wateries Exciting OL. ii Published Daily Except
A historic Waterloo Iowa newspaper fragment shows Wateries Exciting OL and staff details, including Hob Hartman and A W Peterson. It discusses circulation, Associated Press rights, advertising rates, and policy notes. The piece touches on political commentary about Democratic and Republican factions, river transportation plans, and Iowa’s role in a Mississippi Valley association led by J E Johnson of Waterloo.
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Wateries Exciting OL
Ho Hartman CO
Weat Park Ave
Jonny Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Waterloo
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
le Wo
Eaeng
Amnes Jy
Joseph
Pouty Bailey
Texas
Ees
Washington
D. C
Burcau
Munsey Sem
Afta
G. Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Iowa
United States
Europe
Drowa
Danube
Vistula
Rhine
Seine
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Missouri
Ohio
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley Association
Vision
Pep
J. E.johnson
Johnson
Mississippi Valley
Political outlook for 1920 primaries and candidates
The piece notes primaries will shape the 1920 election and that Republican candidates are unclear. Forecasters admit difficulty identifying frontrunners among about a dozen contenders, with the next three months expected to clarify who will seek the party’s standard bearer.
Mentor’s Daring Aid Reveals Hidden Knowledge
A terse regional note laments a father’s attempt to assist his son with schoolwork and finds that true understanding comes only through the act of helping. The piece lightly critiques pride and emphasizes learning through effort.
Health hazards threaten deafness and eye inflammation
An article discusses chronic ear catarrh caused by nasal disease and factors like decayed teeth and exposure to loud noise. It explains progressive hearing loss, autophony, and echoing sounds, noting weather effects and potential partial recovery with treatment. It also covers inflamed eyelids, urging kidney checks, boracic acid cleansing, and consulting an eye specialist.
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Nome
The Fewer Lies the More Happiness in Life
A columnist reflects on truthfulness and the ethics of lying. He recalls a recent incident where a question about family affairs forced a half hearted lie, learning to avoid deceit but to tell a good lie if needed, and resolves to never lie whenever possible.
Why Turkeys Grow Beards in the Sandman Tale
A Franco tale recalls two brothers, one rich and cruel, one poor with a large family. The rich man seeks a wizard’s wishing stone and, urged by his wife, uses three wishes. A pig, a flower bed, and a bearded turkey curse unfold, turning the rich man into a turkey with a black beard that endures in folklore.
Sioux City to Host I W W and Bolshevik Rally Threats
A Sioux CityDemocrat column warns of an April 44 gathering by the IWW and Bolshevik aligned groups described as hoboes preparing to denounce the United States. The piece cites threats to confront police if interference occurs and suggests violent rhetoric against authorities.
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Manson
Sioux City
Whisper Games and public orders cited in Iowa columns
A patchwork of 1920s Iowa editorials comments on law and order in Sioux City and Des Moines. Topics include police and citizen readiness, business resistance to telegraph rate hikes, and equal suffrage debates, with farmers uniting against radicals in the Mississippi valley.
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Sioux City
I W.W. Tramps
Davenport
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Mother's Friend Promises Easier Delivery for Expectant Mothers
An ad promotes Mother's Friend as a trusted external preparation to ease pregnancy. It claims daily use softens the abdominal area, relaxes expanding muscles, and reduces pain at birth. It offers a motherhood book from the Bradferd Regulator Company and asserts no substitute matches its effectiveness.
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Bradferd Regulator Company
Dept. D
Lamar Building
Atlante
Georgina
Debs Meeting in Toledo Sparks Controversy and Riots
The New York World reports the Debs gathering in Toledo was barred by officials and turned into a riot. It criticizes police and mayoral actions, arguing speech should be heard before condemnation and denounces the use of force as a method of suppressing dissent.
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Toledo
Brain Tests by Sam Loud 2 Minutes to Answer This
A 1919 puzzle piece by Sam Lord titled Brain Tests notes a poem about a Chinaman and a riddle involving charges and cuffs. It teases a prior issue No 31 with a short train at 30 mph and a longer one at 20 mph. The piece is presented as a light wordplay column.
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Sam Lord
Zemo antiseptic liquid promises fast eczema relief
From any druggist a bottle of Zemo can be bought for 5c or 1.00 for large size. Applied as directed it removes eczema, stops itching, and heals skin troubles, sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It penetrates cleanses and soothes as a clean dependable and inexpensive antiseptic. The BE. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio endorses it.
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BE. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Fake Aspirin Advert: Bayer Cross Save Your Health
An old advertisement warns that faux aspirin tablets, mostly talcum powder, flooded the market from a Brooklyn manufacturer. It urges consumers to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, noting the Bayer Cross as proof of authenticity and to buy only from the original Bayer package with proper directions and dosage.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Bayer Manufacture
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a mild laxative alternative to calomel for liver and bowel relief. The ad touts quick action with no teeth damage, claiming they banish dullness and sluggish feeling caused by constipation. Sold by druggists and touted as a safer liver aid.
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Dr. Edwards
Wizard Oil Grip and Influenza Remedy Ad
An old advertising snippet promotes Wizard Oil for grip and influenza prevention. It advises nose and throat spraying with a mix ofWizard Oil and water or gargling and nasal snuffing if no atomizer is available. It markets antiseptic defense, chest cold prevention, money back guarantee, and Wizard Liver Whips pills at 30 cents.
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Drum Gista
Sea Dunes Crest Inland Along Coast of Gascony
Observation of sand Hes between Bordeaux and Bayonne in Gascony shows the sea annually deposits about 6,909,000 cubic yards of sand along a 100 mile stretch. Westerly winds lift surface particles from the coast, forming parallel dune ridges up to 250 feet high that advance inland three to six feet yearly, sometimes forcing village relocations to avoid burial.
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Bordeaux
Hayonne
Gascony
How Mrs Boyd Avoided An Operation
Canton Ohio woman Mrs Marie Borp recounts suffering female troubles. Two doctors advised surgery but Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound relieved her, letting her perform housework. She urges others to try the remedy before operations and notes medical advice available from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Finkham
Marie Borp
5Th’ St. N. E
Lydia B. Pinkham
Fame Promises Relief For Seborrhea Hair Loss
Nearly every person suffers seborrhea and dandruff. Fame claims to destroy the seborrhea germ, rejuvenate a healthy scalp, and grow new hair without alcohol. The product offers a money back guarantee on the one dollar large bottle, with a 35 cent small bottle option. Sold at toilet goods counters and barber shops through Hansen & Hansen Henderson Drug Special Agents.
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Renuh
Illinois
Red Flat Wayer
America
Nobuddy
National Newspaper
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Castizos
Wishea
Guinea
Sheeg
Government Telegraph
Des Moines
Clarence H Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Burleson
Mackay
Postal Tele-graph
Sarkastik
Burlington Hawk Eys
George
the Whisper
Knokville Wapress
T . Ae House At Representatives
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West Fourth’ St
Hemlin
E. J. Dunkelberg
Leavitt & Johnson
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Kascht
WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
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First National Bank
Mid
By the Fame Co
Detroit, Mich
Hansen & Hansen Henderson Drug
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