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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
2
The Waterloo Courier urges swift passage of sedition penalties, highlights Americanization efforts, analyzes the coal strike, and calls for lasting industry justice. It praises miners for wage concessions and warns against profiteers while urging civic action and press reform.
A health talk by Dr. John Huber discusses how poor digestion and indigestion fuel germs causing colds, plus the role of dental hygiene and reinfections. The column then shifts to a fictional domestic scene about finances, independence, and marital dynamics illustrated by Mrs. Swordfish advising practical demands over a lax husband.
A peculiar fragment hints at feather coats and childhood reminiscence, with hints of six cent cigars and rattan umbrella ribs evoking a bygone era. The text read as surreal cultural musing, lacking clear news events or identifiable people or places.
Davenport Times reports farmers forming farm bureaus nationwide to counter nonpartisan leagues and socialist groups. The movement aims to safeguard farmer and national interests, support government stability, and insist on 100 percent Americanism. Sioux City Journal notes youth diligence and a saying about early rising, plus an odd note on an oil from grape seeds used in soap making in Amygentina.
Andrew declares a daughter should quit school after high school. Imogene questions, and Andrew mocks a college education as folly. He cites Lucy Thurston as an example of worldly learning failing to yield virtue, while Imogene probes the tale.
Mrs Fish rebels in a seaside fable where she toils to feed her family while Mr Fish shirks work. She cleverly nibbles bait from hooks to bring home morsels, enduring a Monday morning burden with scales to wash and iron.
An advertisement touts four ounces of liquid arven to apply at night to dissolve dandruff and stop itching. It claims most or all dandruff will vanish by morning with further applications, leaving hair fluffy and glossy. The product is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
The ad warns that overdoing things harms body and mind, leading to blood and nerve depletion and disease. It cites symptoms like poor appetite, headache, wakefulness, irritability, and decline, then promotes Dr. Chase's Blood and Nerve Tablets to build blood and nerves. Sold by druggists at 60 cents, stronger 90 cents.
In a Swiss hike from Altdorf to Fluelen a party meets a girl who teaches a daisy petal game to predict marriage. Two players alternately cover one or two contiguous petals of a 13 petal daisy. the last petal wins the stump. Loyd notes the child’s skill and asks which player has the winning strategy.
In claims for rheumatism and sore muscles, Wizard Oil allegedly penetrates quickly to ease joint and muscle pain and treats cuts burns bites and stings. It is sold by druggists for 30 cents with a money back guarantee. Liver Whips are advertised as pink pills at 20 cents each.
Begg's Mustarine white plaster promises quick relief from neuralgia neuritis lumbago and rheumatism without blistering. The product is advertised as an updated mustard plaster with non blistering heat and is urged for chest colds sore throats pleurisy and influenza emergencies.
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