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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
6
Berlin reports rising interest in military themed toys as holiday gift trends reemerge in German homes, with soldiers play returning to favor among middle and upper classes. Other popular items include flying machines and toy bands while dolls wane for lifelike animal figures.
The Tobacco Research Institute based in Forchheim near Karlsruhe reports Baden accounts for about half of Germany's tobacco. Rhine province and Bavarian Palatinate also grow some. The current home crop is around 13 000 tons yearly, about half prewar. Institute gardeners cultivate all varieties to weed out inferior types and improve quality to rival foreign tobacco.
Sloat & Fallgatter Inc files an amendment moving the chief place of business from Chickasaw to Cedar Falls. Capital stock rises from 30000 to 60000 dollars. Officers listed as W. A. Fallgatter president, Doris Fallgatter vice president, Kenneth Fallgatter secretary, C. K. Fallgatter treasurer. Mill long operated in Chickasaw.
Paris December 1 A thermometer is used to test claimants truthfulness about channel swims. French swimming experts say some navigators could not have stayed in cold water as long as claimed. Both men and women swimmers are involved.
The French have long questioned English channel crossing claims citing suspicion and naming swimmers. They argue no proof exists that claimants rode part way across on boats and insist details lack verification despite assertions of extreme cold water endurance.
Scrawny women urged to use McCoy's Tablets to gain weight and improve appearance. The ad claims ironclad guarantee requiring four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes to gain at least five pounds or get a full refund. Sold at Robert Drag Co. Wangler Bros. and J. Miller and many drug stores.
The note discusses how water at 80 degrees interacts with salinity and grease in an experimental setting. It references procedures and variables but lacks full context or clear outcomes.
The remark notes that modern meth practices feel almost as severe as past brutal methods, framing a stark contrast between eras and the brutality once common in illicit drug culture.
An advertisement claims Creomulsion treats persistent coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia. It describes creosote based action soothing membranes and inhibiting germs, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after following directions.
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