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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
2
A Waterloo Courier front notices a debate on the end times with Humanitarian prophecies and a local clergyman’s view. It also reports on a 1920 skirt length decree by the National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers association and critiques strikes as an ineffective weapon while urging probity in oil price prosecutions.
A health column outlines newborn and child pulse rates from infancy to adolescence, adult respiration averages, and measurement tips. It notes variations by sex and activity, with faint narrative excerpts weaving in dialogue about a character named Jimmy and a Dresden dancer scene reflecting social mores.
A fragmentary dialogue scene shows Andrew and Imogene planning a party. Imogene scribbles guests while Andrew interrupts, calling a dubious entry a selling plate. Tsimogere balks at table talk as Andrew demands the king’s English.
The piece tells of a gilt Dresden cabinet with four delicate inhabitants a dancing girl a coach drawn by four horses a boy in lace and gold and a lacebound tale of a flute playing youth who eyes a Dresden lady in the coach A lace ivory fan arrives and unsettles the scene with its own mystery and allure
Tilford Moors, who saved for a rainy day, bought a closed car today using his war savings. The note cites that while many things rose in price during the war, few items have dropped in cost.
Iowa editors mock national coal scarcity while noting local mines lie unused. Des Moines debates coal access and fuel policy as Sac City Bulletin calls for a broader national policy to curb strikes when the public interest is at stake.
A noted chauteur describes a car journey from Passi to Part out 185 miles in two hours and from Fartout to Nulpart 104 miles in the next two hours. The power dwindled so the hourly runs declined by the same amount each hour. What distance did the speedometer read at the end of each hour? Answer to No 242, Cub plus Ape plus N minus: Pen leaves Cuba.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses liver and bowels overnight without gripe or harsh effects. It warns of biliousness headachy feeling and bad breath from a disordered system, urging readers to try Cascarets for quick relief.
An old doctor’s remedy called Number 4f For The Blood is promoted for blood trouble relief. It claims to cure scrofulous eruptions pimples and related conditions including glandular swellings and stomach trouble. Made by J C Mendenhall Evansville Indiana for distribution by Wangier Bros Co and other druggists.
The piece notes tigers as emblems of ferocity, cites Tippoo Sultan of Mysore using a life sized mechanical tiger to terrify a British soldier, and extols the animal's speed, strength, and prowess. It recounts feats like leaping walls and lifting prey, as described by sportsmen and observers.
Short, blinded in France, marries Miss Marjorie Green of Syracuse after a mother sends his fiancé a picture. He returns home, meets her while housed in convalescent care, and the marriage occurs as he learns a trade enabling daily work.
A home cough remedy claiming rapid relief in 24 hours with Pinex pine extract and sugar syrup. It promotes cheap preparation, tastes pleasant, and pledges complete satisfaction or money refunded. The ad urges asking a druggist for 234 ounces of inox and warns against alternatives.
The advertisement promises rapid cold relief with Pape's Cold Compound. A first dose eases congestion and sniffles, with doses every two hours for up to three doses. It claims to relieve headaches feverishness sneezing and stiffness, tastes pleasant and contains no quinine. Open nostrils and head pressure ease as relief arrives.
The piece outlines three vital Murman processes of existence digestion and nourishment extraction elimination of waste. Interference with digestion or elimination leads to illness including poor blood, weakness, anemia, and rheumatism. It questions the efficacy of medicines that do not correct elimination-related conditions and mentions WANGLER BROS. CO.
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