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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
2
Reports from Waterloo detail factory walkouts and wage demands as workmen press for collective bargaining. Four plants idle, risking at least $75,000 weekly loss, while owners seek equitable settlements and possible arbitration to avert broader disruption.
A health column extols sea shore benefits for disease prevention and treatment. It notes iodine rich spray and salt air aid recovery from tubercular bone and glandular issues, praises sea climate for oxygen, sunlight, and temperate temperatures, and invites readers to send questions to Dr. John B. Huber. It also responds to hair care and hay fever queries with cautions on medical advice and injections.
Imogene laments loneliness and yearns for love beyond talk as Andrew flaunts bravado and exaggerates romance. He argues love comes in many colors and sizes while she compares married life to a monochrome routine, dreaming of vivid passion and a dream lover.
A moral tale set in Lombardy about an aged couple who lose their pot of gold to a forest thief. They seek help from the Elf King, who, unable to identify the robber, forces the forest to reveal the thief by a royal windstorm. A poplar learns its mistake and vows to stand straight to deter future crime.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes a Chau tauqua where William Jennings Bryan was the main attraction drawing about ten thousand attendees. It praises Bryans enduring appeal, his storied career, and his lasting influence on American public sentiment despite political ups and downs.
A playful Loyd puzzle text describes a mutinous plan to seize a ship during a noon nap with a bound captain, a hidden ransom scheme, and a casual mention of a 1928 copyright. The piece also references a separate arithmetic example where expenses rise 41 percent and income grows 16 percent, leaving a deficit.
Washington August 2 Senator Fall of New Mexico Republican derides Wilsons League of Nations and the German treaty urging firm American policy against entanglements. He warns the league would subvert Congress and curtail freedom, accusing the peace pact of exploiting weaker nations and surrendering sovereignty. He recalls reservations to arbitration treaties in 1922 and emphasizes American patriotism and democracy.
A humorous quip reflects on the man who slips in the saloon through the side door for drinks and ends up in the front door, as Cupid begins too many things he cannot finish.
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