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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
3
A humorous Abe Martin quip notes folks can hide a quart without showing it yet stash 40 or 50 gallons where no one looks. The joke adds a jab about someone who would buy suspenders before apple picking season, tying everyday quirks to small foibles.
News from the Balkans reports the assassination of an Italian general and four Italian commission members. Greece faces demands for apology and funeral honors, while Italy seeks payment and punishment. The crisis draws in Serbia Austria Germany France Belgium Britain and the United States as tensions rise and regional stability hangs in balance.
A column blends royal intrigue with lighter notes on Princess Anastasia of Greece, the so-called dollar princess, Irish politics and De Valera, a mislaid gold hoax in Maryland, and a fanciful piece on Oscar Wilde revived by occult chatter. It reflects a tangled mix of society life, politics, and literary whimsy.
A columnist argues the United States should press for its prior claim on occupation costs from Germany, noting reparations payments were shared among allies without covering American costs. The piece urges polite but firm reminders to Europe, comparing forgetful nations to a three legged cat. Brusteir notes a clock wound by sun heat.
A humorous tale of T J Cat who in youth loved snakes and later bullied neighbors’ animals, injuring a grandfather with a swift paw. The piece urges aseptic wound care for pets and explains why minimal contact and proper dressing aid healing, contrasting cat hygiene with human care. It ends detailing how to contact Dr William Brady for health queries with stamped return envelopes.
Imogene and Andrew discuss a thief jailed for 25 cents worth of groceries. The man argues punishment should include all theft costs, from store overhead to police, courts, banks, and safes. If criminals bore these universal charges, only the very wealthy could afford crime, and many workers would shift to honest jobs.
Rinny Clay impersonates her murdered sister Lola Armant and enters Lola's life, while Terry Harkness struggles with debt and social ambitions. Irma, torn between affection and social pressure, wrestles with his flawed choices as the pair navigate love, family expectations, and looming consequences.
A fragment shows Abd forcing a embrace as a woman pledges certainty. She holds her face aloft and repeats Always as the door closes, hinting at a continuation. The scene centers on a vow amid impending events, with tension over what comes next.
The Sandman Story follows Toy Soldier in the playroom as a canary mocks the cuckoo clock's singing. After the cage is covered to quiet the bird, Toy Soldier reflects on keeping quiet and the other toys reward him with cookies for guarding the room.
Nature club column from 1923 offers reader Q and A on wildlife. Questions cover why spiders arenot insects what animals do to sharpen claws and presence of lions in Asia. Recounts extinct birds list and notes on climbing trees by bears with fragmentary text remaining.
The text explains how various animals interact with prey or objects, noting digging tools like blunt long elaiive claws and how black bears use claws to grip rough surfaces. It then discusses snakes swallowing prey such as eggs or whales and describes the process of swallowing and digestion, with specific mentions of martyrs birds and the mechanism by which egg shells are broken before ingestion.
Iowa editors reflect on a Marshalltown burial where a boy’s identity remains unknown. Mothers fear, write to your son, and cherish letters, for every boy away from home is somebody's boy. Also from Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Burton Sweet enters the Iowa senatorial race, challenging Col. Brookhart as primary voters decide next June.
Puzzle item presents a word evolution sequence from APE to MAN and a nautical riddle referencing a naval commander who recaptured the frigate Philadelphia. It outlines steps involving platforms, marine creatures, ship parts, and birds to spell a surname, with several misprints and odd phrasing.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women facing nervousness headaches backaches irregularities and related ailments. It claims 98 out of 100 users benefit and urges readers to try the product to become the woman they were meant to be.
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