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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
A late 1910s style column argues that consumer strikes rival worker strikes in disrupting industry and rails, and urges supportive pressure on Armenia relief. It questions League of Nations efficacy, calls US leadership, notes Turkish aggression and European inaction, and critiques world economic policy and media.
Richard Banner Oakley, founder of the Co-Operative Credit bank, touted 18 percent dividends and 5 percent current-account interest while diverting funds to a railway bond. He built branches in Liverpool and Glasgow, then vanished as creditors seized assets and legal receivers took over.
Iowa editors riff on social mores and a new Polk County sheriff Chaplain Robb. They mock spooning on highways, link it to youth morals, and predict political shifts as Republicans push reform. The Davenport Times notes GOP aims to repeal the primary law while towns weigh changes.
John Finn of Decorah Indiana transplanted a hackberry tree from the woods in memory of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. The tree is nominated for the Hall of Fame for trees with a history by the American Forestry Association in Washington. It stands as a lesson urging an intelligent national forest policy and year‑to‑year forest crops akin to wheat and corn.
The text argues that unregulated caucuses risk abuses similar to primaries. It credits the primary as a reform to escape caucus fights, contests, and state-convention appeals. It warns that reverting to the old caucus would be a backward move.
Word puzzle appears with five letters. Clue: multiply fifth by 2 gives first, divide first by 20 gives third, divide third by 4 gives second and fourth. Includes earlier answer No 550 and list of place names Stowe Orwell Barre Brighton Troy.
A garbled OCR fragment reflects disjointed thoughts about a wax model at a window and a man attempting to pull a wife away. The text drifts between fright, clothing, and escape, with unclear actions or outcomes.
Health Talks by Joan R. Huber discusses scurvy its causes and infantile forms with emphasis on diet and recovery with proper nutrition. The column also answers readers questions on sneezing and bone tuberculosis and notes submission guidelines for future queries.
Andrew comforts Imogene who laments the exhausting holiday shopping rush and hardship faced by shop girls as Christmas pressures mount. Her sorrow centers on the strain described in papers, and she seeks reassurance from him.
A narrator recalls buying gifts early then frets over mismatched presents and changing fashions. Andrew teases Imogene about snooping in her bureau drawer as she defends the secrecy and both resolve to restart the holiday giving.
Mr Squirrel seeks nuts for his hungry family in a yard where Mr Man stores seeds on a stand. Birds Babble and test him with a ruse to prove his honesty before revealing the hidden stash. He pledges to keep promises and departs with nuts for home.
A fragmentary rural verse laments hardship and cold The speaker contemplates a bleak future as life and spring seem distant The lines hint at poverty and a harsh winter with uncertain prospects for change
Nature Notes presents questions about crow noise chipmunk winter stores hermit crabs and sea anemones with answers promised in tomorrow’s column. It also notes rattlesnakes strike after decapitation and explains parrots repeat words without understanding meaning. It ends with ichneumon fly parasitism details and host impact.
The Minneapolis Journal argues social change centers on expanding the middle class. It distinguishes genuine European proletariat from spurious American trends and claims both rich and poor seek middle class status, while noting American artisans brand salary as a middle class term.
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