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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
2
An aged local newspaper page discusses political party dynamics and Senator Johnson’s candidacy. It notes his rapid rise, losses for rivals, and the lack of formal organization supporting his campaign. The piece emphasizes enthusiasm and personal backing over structured party machinery.
The state faces a potential injunction filed by Herbert Myrick claiming federal time standards restrict state action. He argues shifting clocks would worsen farm labor shortages and raise food prices while Congress alone fixes time, as New Hampshire farms face abandonment and New York’s Cayuga county shows escalating migration from agriculture. Senator Johnson’s stance against a European league is noted amid a discussion of political races and local candidate prospects.
The preconvention campaign reveals strong momentum for Senator Hiram Johnson of California as he moves toward the Republican nomination for president. The notable rise challenges prior expectations.
The fragment references an incident described as an organism out of commission and likens it to a tumble from a Woolworths site scraper, implying a sharp decline or failure in a mechanical or organizational sense.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Nata Kendall proposes publishing his campaign expense accounts on May 1 and June 1 statewide, urging opponents to do likewise. He denounces lavish spending and calls for voter transparency, while noting reasonable costs and sources matter to voters. The piece also notes Claude Porter as a strong Democratic candidate for governor in a difficult race.
Sioux City Journal reports a Missouri farmer caused a large liquor stock to be buried on his land. Revenue officers and vets plowed the farm to locate the stash, but the farmer then planted potatoes. A separate note mocks Iowa Democratic process and candidate vetting.
In Milan Missouri the famed woman in black returns and stalks streets at night frightening residents. The mayor tried to force arrest of the night prowler but the frightened marshal threatened resignation over ghost duties. Curfew fears grow as townsfolk refuse to stay indoors.
A dialogue piece features Dr John B Hiber answering reader questions on dry scaly skin and a suspected alcohol related aphasia. It includes remedies such as emollients and baths, and notes on diagnosing speech disturbance from intoxication, with counseling on smoking and pregnancy.
A fragmented literary piece titled Witt Sweet Song and Story reflects on sorrow, faith, heaven, and judgment. The narrator notes contrasts between worldly cares and spiritual hope, mentioning verses about love, blossoms, and eternal glory. The text includes garbled passages and stray lines about church and the afterlife.
The prince Rayante learns that escape from the goblin dwarfs hinges on entering the marble castle and being lifted to the forest by Two Heads. The black cats lament they cannot become their human forms and fear only by the two-headed creatures destroying them can an exit occur.
Questions and answers on natural phenomena including cuckoos, hummingbirds, wasps, and spring attractions. The piece discusses sunlit activity of hummingbirds, mistaking moths for birds, and the early morning singing of birds like robins and sparrows.
Davenport Times discusses a provocative idea that workers wear overalls to cut clothing costs, noting public confusion and mixed expert opinions. It questions feasibility, fairness to an essential industry, and whether widespread overalls would reduce prices or harm merchants.
A puzzle from No. 360 features a milkman with two cans containing milk and water. He mixes and repours to create equal totals, leaving more water in can No. 2 than milk and asks how much more water is in can No. 1. The problem echoes the classic “A horse, a horse” refrain.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best and most harmless laxative for children. It emphasizes a fruit taste, calls for looking for the label Cali fornia on the package, and states full directions are on every bottle.
The article argues that it is legitimate to demand proper dress for those who need it and warns that widespread purchases by those not needing garments could raise prices, limiting access for the truly in need. It stresses the old custom of two people being well dressed and urges economy and prudent buying over extravagant excess.
An old advertisement touts Danderine promising hair regrowth with "a few cents" to prevent hair loss and dandruff. It claims every hair gains life, vigor, brightness, color, and thickness after use.
An advertisement claims Five grain tablets Arbolone dissolve fat, curb cravings for fatty foods, and restore appetite and digestion. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. L Holly of Imperial California who says she dropped from 205 to 152 pounds in seven months and urges others to try the product.
An old advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a blood cleanser to cure catarrh by removing germs from the blood. It claims the remedy has operated for over fifty years and is sold by druggists with free consultation offered from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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