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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1921

Page

3

A Job For The League In Silesia Case

The French and British teams remain at odds over Silesian boundaries and the league of nations council may hear the dispute after the supreme council failed to reach agreement. The league will select eight powers to review the case with emphasis on Germany Poland and allied stakes.

League Paris London de Valera Lloyd George Conference of the Supreme Council Briand Affec Supreme Council Council of the League of Nations Associated Press Lord Curzon England Marshal Foch Geneva Supreme Council Council of the League Aras Poland Germany Asso ‘Ted Assembly France Great Britain Italy Japan League Council Europe Teague Council Marshal Ford

Wets Fight to Undercut Prohibition Law in America

The piece argues that prohibition faces a concerted effort to ignore and undermine the Eighteenth Amendment. It cites Illinois officers predicting widespread liquor sales, calls for aggressive enforcement, and notes alleged reluctance among authorities to crack down. It also contrasts U S policing with international policy and mentions several political figures in a broad critique.

Illinois Landis Chicago

Health Talks on Gold Fish Life and Environment

A reader’s goldfish bowl illustrates how tank conditions affect vitality. The piece describes upgrading from a small sunlit bowl to a larger filtered habitat with plants and hiding places, improving fish activity and coloration. Inquiries to Dr Huber are welcomed via the Health Talks column and require stamped addressed envelopes for quick replies.

Huber

Call on the Farleys Sparks interrogation by a nosy neighbor

Imogene suggests visiting the Farleys but Andrew resists, describing a persistent questioner who grills him on random topics from eggs to religious belief. The woman, a living question mark, traps him with questions and never lets him answer. He ends silent, fearing arrest if she learned his thoughts.

Farleys Imogene Andrew Yachel Farley Jackley United States Weil Jeron

Rainy Day in Dixie and scattered Riverside scraps

A compact fragment from Frank L. Stanton features the verse Rainy Day in Dixie with lines about rain down south in Dixie and a jest about losing hat and umbrella. The piece is interwoven with stray clipped notes referencing an obituary poet, Tar and feathers in Oskaloosa, Ku Klux Klan mention, and fashion defiance by New York women with skirt remarks.

Dixie Frank L. Stanton Satan Oskaloosa Ku Klux Klan of Texas

Side Talks By Ruth Cameron The Man Who Can't Play

Ruth Cameron urges readers to cultivate outside interests and sports for meaningful leisure. She contrasts a man wasting vacation time with others who pursue hobbies, study, or collecting, arguing unsated longing adds spice to life and avoids stagnation.

Tye

Afterthoughts on wisdom age and politics in old prose

A reflective column comments on wisdom versus age and class terms in public life. It contrasts Emma Goldman, William J. Bryan, and social shifts like divorce with a skeptical tone about modern ballots and governance. The piece toys with language and era nostalgia.

William J. Bryan

Nature Notes by Burroughs Curiosities and Questions

A 1931 column blends social satire with reader questions on nature topics. It mentions evolving gender roles, road and pedestrian needs, and local quips about alcohol, bathing laws, and a Texas tale. The page invites questions on nature subjects and teases tomorrow’s answers.

Natura Motes Dept

Differences Between Doves and Plant Sightings in North America

The text notes differences between the migratory mourning dove and the common ground dove in Tennessee. It adds that black cohosh and Eupatorium perfoliatum occur in parts of Canada, with Euphorbia absent from the north, and mentions snakes possibly called painted due to bright markings, including Harlequin or Coral snakes and Rainbow snakes.

Tennessee Virginia Carolina Canada Britton & Brown North America Ontario Beehansberry Nova ‘Scotia Nova Sootia Wewfourdlan

Abe Martin Reflects on Circus Parade Absence

In a humorous Abe Martin quip, the speaker asks where the funny looking people stay when the circus parade is not in town, noting a desire to be Joe Lar and that not a trade or job is involved.

Buenos Aires Germany

Correct English Don’t Say

The passage presents multiple examples of incorrect usage and proposed corrections. It contrasts phrases like caught detected repulsed and proposes corrected forms for grammar and spelling errors.

Decid Decidunz

Brain Tests Puzzle by Sam Loud Solved

Five minute brain teaser asks for wordplay with items and animals to spell a Greek city. The puzzle yields the answer yesterday’s puzzle solution CORA RACKED CECILIA'S CHINA CROCK.

Sam Loud Cora Cecilia

The Leaflets Dance and the Moonlit Trees

A childhood tale explains how Leaflets complain of neglect until the Trees host a moonlit dance with Little Breezes and Brisk Wind as partners. The Leaflets dance happily, then continue dancing despite rain, while the Trees accept their tradition without fuss.

Trnes Mr. Moon

Wallaces' Farmer Advises 49 Cent Corn Contracts

The Iowa editor suggests contracting corn at 49 cents delivered at the station rather than waiting to December. It predicts December prices may drop to 25 to 30 cents briefly, due to prospects of a large crop from heavy rains. Frosts in August could raise futures to 58 cents in Chicago, implying 33 or 24 cents for new corn in the region.

Mae West Park Ave Deba C. Haron Ia. W. Peterson Treas Geo'l Mgr -Daili Curries Mall Ges Waterles Iowa B&g. Dougherty Washington, D. C O F New York Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Story Brooks & Finley Rep's Farm Journal Bret Marshalltown Times-Republican Chicago Mt South Central

Aspirin Warning and Bayer Trademark

Consumers are urged to buy only aspirin with Bayer on the package or tablets to ensure genuineness. The ad notes aspirin relieves colds headaches neuraglia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and other pains with Bayer manufacture. Small tins of twelve Bayer Tablets cost a few cents with larger packs available.

Bayer Physicianus

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