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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
2
The Waterloo Evening Courier outlines Liberty bond pricing and the lack of a government slump, explains discount dynamics with a mortgage analogy, and notes investors preferring immediate cash. It also touches on Russia, Balkan politics, and a cautious 1920 outlook, closing with a political line about public works and a GOP Congress.
A Des Moines Capital correspondent argues plain foods and restraint on luxuries improve health, urging no apathy toward profiteering while warning that real nutrition matters more than fashionable items. The piece contrasts with Civil War era labor conflicts and notes Milwaukee’s shifting fame away from beer to other trends.
The passage mocks the rich bachelor as the greatest nonessential. It also observes changes in beer wagon usage, noting they are no longer found in the burrows they used to frequent.
Dr John B Huber urges a social drive against tuberculosis noting it is preventable and curable with proper environment and nutrition. He explains that poverty and poor living conditions fuel spread and that recovery requires months in the country, good food, and sunlight rather than medicine alone.
Andrew denies egotism while Imogene taunts him about loving himself in a playful back and forth. Fragments show a comic exchange on golf and vanity amid restless banter between friends.
Answers to free questions from Nature Notes discuss snow insulating ground and warming soil, trout likely near streams, muskrat winter behavior, ocean fresh water springs off Florida with submarine outlets, ground a plant growth timing for crops, and maple sap production related to trunk vigor, noting sap flow tied to tree body rather than canopy.
A Little Tim Kitten learns a lesson about mischief from Granny Cat who narrates a fable of Witch Cat turning a bird into a tiger for a minute then a bird again. Tim Kitten vows to avoid the Witch Cat when birds appear, gaining a moral about proper behavior and a good home.
Rose V. Nolan, the first woman appointed in New York County clerk's office, gained notable success as a telephone operator. Her tips averaged 3 to 4 dollars daily and she celebrated a candy birthday weekly, earning the title queen of the telephone operators.
Puzzle note presents a Shakespeare play rebus to decipher and introduces a brain teaser page. It mentions a hypothetical 16 player contest where the winner faces last year’s champion for a new championship, outlining odds of defeating any one challenger.
January sky features Jupiter bright near Regulus with Sirius and Orion overhead. Capella near zenith, Vega Deneb and Altair in the west form a triangle. Sirius is the brightest star, a binary system with 49 year orbit. Earth at perihelion on Jan 3. Jupiter, Saturn visible later. Venus morning star. Mars evening star. Neptune visible at night. Astronomy in 1919 notes Shapley’s distance estimates and Hinstein relativity eclipse results.
A home made cough syrup using Pinex and syrup is promoted as a stronger, cheaper alternative to ready made products. The method suggests 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex, mixed with plain sugar syrup or honey to make a pint of cough syrup that soothes throat irritation, loosens phlegm, and aids bronchial conditions. The ad claims quick relief and recommends consulting a druggist for Pinex and directions, with a money back guarantee.
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