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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1920
Page
2
The article reviews Gen Pershing entering the presidential race and discusses how his candidacy would affect the GOP field alongside Lowden Wood Johnson and Harding. It notes Lowden’s strong Iowa lead, Wood’s decline, Johnson’s uncertain coalition, and Pershing’s potential political role amid a shifting national mood.
Financial prospects brighten as forecasts and rumors of European bankruptcy recede. Weeks ago the war was filled with forebodings of dismal events and hints that Europe might repudiate about ten billion dollars of obligations, but sentiment now stabilizes.
The Fort Dodge Messenger notes Senator Hiram Johnson’s surprising strength in the Republican presidential preference contest in Illinois where his name wasn’t on the ballot yet he drew about 50 000 write in votes. Johnson’s showing rivals expectations created by Gov Lowden and Gen Wood.
The text presents a puzzle about beam tests by a 54M loud caption, then a clock problem noting hour and minute hands offset to form a straight line. It discusses two poets' surnames hinted by the Tebus image and computes times on a 10 hour day, translating to 6 40 a m on a regulation clock.
Health talk by John Bl Huber and A Mu M.D. urges spring cleaning to remove invisible dirt. Emphasizes airing old garments, sanitizing closets, and using soap and yellow grease, sun and fresh air. Includes social notes on manners and dress codes for clergy and public figures.
A battered fragment shows a nature column asking why weeds multiply quickly and noting Bird migration patterns. It references mailing requests for digests and mentions addressed replies through this newspaper, implying a reader mail section for responses on Mondays.
The fragment recounts Imogene’s anger at Andrew over parsonly clothes and a preacher’s appearance, plus scattered Q&A style notes on orioles, fox tracks, tree roots, and a vanished societal sermon scene. Names include Imogene Andrew Henry and references to a church society and brass pants.
Fred Barton, a high school student, discovers a secret drawer in a mahogany bookcase left by his grandfather. Behind a hidden compartment lie a tin box, a letter, and ten bills totaling a sum intended for use by the boy in a future need. The story follows the widow Frea and her son’s forced sale to survive.
Frank L. Stanton poem depicts a cheerful country dream of wealth and contentment in a utopian Morning Land while a prose interlude follows Fred discovering a grandfather’s savings. The family decides to avoid selling their furniture and instead moves to a small farm near town, keeping the cherished bookcase in a prominent hall spot.
A testimonial from New Castle Indiana touts Milks Emulsion as a cure for a frail four year old, claiming rapid appetite, weight gain, and improved digestion. It emphasizes taste, live food content, and a money back guarantee with six bottles trial, priced 60 cents to $1.20 per bottle, sold by druggists nationwide.
Mrs Bowerman of Mesick Michigan reports her little boy’s eczema clearing after using four cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Ointment. She notes relief from itching and sleepless nights and suggests Cuticura products for toilet use and skin care.
A bygone habit of condemning a man for splurging on his back resurfaces as the old world’s critique returns. The era’s fashion remains a target, with critics railing against harsh, hollow pretenses and daring to call it irrelevant.
Strong second to Lowden. Lowden Wood and Johnson lead bic factions while Hoover trails. Each could command a bloc at the convention, but no single leader will control. After early ballots the convention appears open to many and not guaranteed to favor four men named. Davenport Times reports 23 bakers indicted in two southern states for conspiring to raise bread prices. The critique notes the South is unfairly labeled as slow and old fashioned.
A Syracuse woman shares relief from marked menopause symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She notes improved appetite and reduced fainting spells, urges others to try the herbal remedy, praising its safety and effectiveness.
A long lasting cold signals persistent inflammation in the air passages throat larynx or bronchial tubes. Nightly Vicks VapoRub applications aid by drawing out inflammation and delivering vapors via body heat to the inflamed areas.
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