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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
2
A lengthy fragment from a Waterloo Iowa newspaper includes advertising rates, telegraph and wire service notes, and a prominent editorial section. It discusses democratic government, the presidency’s powers, and a health piece on American youth, with economic asides on British pounds, marks, and Dempsey Johnson boxing news.
A compilation of satirical editorials from Iowa papers commenting on the flu war metaphor, a peace treaty critique, calls for stronger action in Washington, fashion notes, a claim of Euclid disproven via highway logic, farmer labor doubts on strikes, and a take on modern politics criticizing political operators and agents. The pieces reference Iowa City Citizen, Linux City Journal, Marshalltown Times-Republican, Davenport Democrat, Mason City Globe-Gazette, and regional themes of health, policy, and economic life.
Health message by John B Huber outlines when meat is dangerous due to tuberculosis. It explains conditions for condemnation, inferior quality, or sale after processing, and notes exceptions if disease is confined to a single cavity or organ. U.S. Department of Agriculture offers more information on request.
Imogene teases Andrew about Maud and Charlie rehearsing their wedding as if a play. Andrew jokes a sausage stew lesson would be more useful. The dialogue shifts to mortgages, groceries, and life ahead for the young couple, with townsfolk weighing what truly matters before the altar.
A whimsy mix of a political piece about a speaker facing opposition and a fable about Mr Dog chasing woodland animals. The dialogue-mixed snippets reference a legislator, critics, and a gate scene, followed by a farmer’s tale of Silky Pajamas, marriage jokes, and animal antics involving Mr Fox, Mr Coon, and the cottontails, highlighting cautionary wit and woodland manners.
The story follows Mr. Fox who plans a nighttime dinner to win favor from woodland creatures. Animals including Squirrels Coons Possums and Bears attend, while Susie Cottontail and her brother Jimmy miss the feast as they linger at a farm. They evade Mr Dog’s watch as they approach the fox’s den and danger rises.
A rustic speaker laments the senate lacking bold figures capable of lasting impact. He quips that some men boast about cheap buys while their wives brag about being stingy, illustrating a culture of self serving posturing.
The brain teaser recounts a cardroom scenario aboard a Steamship where Baron von D and Sount Da C win early, then the Count and Loyd win the third game. Each player ends with the same chip count after two wins and one loss. Loyd notes a $100 loss. Determine Loyd’s starting money, with the puzzle also yielding the wordplay result HARE from a letter algebra.
The note prompts readers to find answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes, asking when a raccoon is edible and whether Canada violet has a fra grant, and in part II questions why and how hummingbirds thatch their nests.
A historical Q&A excerpt discusses sugar maple blossoms, noting brief sweetness at nightfall during perfect bloom. It also covers ice cutting, warning of sunstruck, shakiness, and the sun’s shafts. The robin’s diet is described as worms and grubs in summer, berries in winter, with warnings about locusts, droughts, and crops.
An advertisement extols Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a pure greaseless remedy for hair washing. It warns against alkali-heavy meat soaps and prepared shampoos that dry the scalp and harm hair. The ad claims a small amount creates rich lather, cleanses scalp, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair fine, silky, and easy to manage. It notes the product is cheap and widely available at drug stores.
A 1864 Paris fountain pen by Jean-Benoit Mallat still in use, the firm bearing his name claims it as the first true fountain pen. Mallat, famed for a gold pen with a ruby point, introduced iridium points in 1843 and a side screw mechanism for ink flow that proved prone to clogging.
Women often suffer from constipation leading to dull eyes, sallow skin, fatigue, and bad breath. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin mild laxative helps restore normal bowel function and trains the body to work naturally. Safe for babies, non narcotic, widely sold. free trial file offered by Dr. W B Caldwell, Monticello, Illinois.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S as a blood cleansing remedy for pimples and skin eruptions. It claims the tonic revitalizes red blood cells, improves circulation, clears complexions, and helps long standing conditions. Readers are advised to seek the product from druggists or write to Swift Laboratory in Atlanta for expert advice.
Prominent doctors warn tobacco harms, citing lung tissue damage, nervous degeneration, and diseases from smoking. The ad promotes Nicotol tablets as a craving suppressant with a money back guarantee, sold by local druggists including Wangler Bros and B. W. Schuneman & Company.
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