Mirrors in the Barn Teach Animals Self View
A 1914 McClure Syndicate tale shows farm animals discovering their reflections in a barn mirror. Duck, pig, cat, dog, donkey, rooster, goose and others misread their images, while the goat breaks the glass and all learn the truth about a looking glass. Tomorrow’s story previews The Beauty and the Sea Monster.
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Passie
Puss
Weill
Mercy
Billy
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Miona Stomach Tablets Offer Quick Relief for Indigestion
Miona claims fast digestion aid and stomach strengthening effects. Sold in fifty cent boxes at drug stores with a money back guarantee through Wangler, the ad targets indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and related symptoms.
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Wangler
A Beautiful Complexion
Advertises Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood cleanser to cure skin blemishes. Claims rapid improvement in days and promotes a 50 cent box from any drug store. Warns against facial eruptions like pimples, blackheads, and eczema as caused by impurities in the blood.
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Stuart
Foley Kidney Pills Glorified as Kidney Medicine
Backache and rheumatism sufferers are told Foley Kidney Pills relieve symptoms caused by weak kidneys. The ad claims the pills are a true medicine with quick effects on urinary irregularities and related aches. Sold by all druggists everywhere.
Elopement of Bristol Banker and Widowed Bride Shocks Bristol
Hartford dispatch reports Wilfred H. Nettleton, 48, director of Bristol National bank and wealthy industrialist, wed Mary K. Baldwin, 68, in a rushed elopement from Bristol. The couple, longtime acquaintances, tied the knot at the Garde Hotel after securing a license in secret. neighbors and family had long known them, dating back decades.
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Hartford
Conn
Garde
Wilfred H. Nettleton
Bristol National Bank
Mary K. Baldwin
Mr. Nettleton
Bristol
Nettleton
California
Nettleton Marries Bristol Widow After Ill Wind
In Bristol Connecticut Mrs. Baldwin, widow seven months, marries W H Nettleton who sought a secretary and reader after his eyes failed. The ceremony was performed by Rev P R Day of West Hartford. The couple then registered at a local hotel as Mr. and Mrs. W H Nettleton.
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Bristol
Baldwin
P. R. Day
West
Hartford
Nettleton
W. H. Nettleton
Bristol, Conn
Waterloo plans for Panama-Pacific exposition building
The executive committee overseeing Waterloo’s Waterloo building at the Panama-Pacific exposition will meet this week to discuss building details and finalize a funds campaign plan. Monarch Manufacturing of Fort Dodge submitted the first space application on Saturday, seeking Iowa building cost and exhibit rules, and the letter was referred to the planning committee.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Park
Board of Trade
Monarch Manufacturing Company
Fort Dodge
Executive Committee
Head Covered With Dry Scale and Hair Loss Cured by Cuticura
A mother describes her daughter's scalp illness a dry harsh scale turning into brown scabs with pus then hair loss and itching. After three months with no relief a regimen of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured the sores and regrew hair within three weeks.
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Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Mira
Walter Rogers
Quticura
Dept. T
Boston
Measles Outbreak Strikes New Hampton Children
Measles fills New Hampton Iowa with illness as pneumonia follows in several cases. One boy died, others near death. School attendance dropped to nine of 27 in the first primary. Scarlet fever reports are limited to rural areas with town cases minimal. Schools may close to prevent spread.
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New Hampton
Notice to Contractors for Russell-Lamson Building Wrecking
Bonafide bids will be received for five days at the Russell Lamson hotel office for the complete wrecking and cleanup of the Russell Lamson building including foundations, footing and floors. Bids may include salvage or without salvage as options.
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Russell-Lamson Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Sargol Flesh-Building Remedy Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Sargol as a safe easy way to gain 10 to 20 pounds by improving digestion and nutrient absorption. It claims dramatic facial and body changes, guarantees refunds at Joder's Pharmacy in Waterloo, and warns it should not be used by those who do not want to gain weight.
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Joder’s Pharmacy
Waterloo
Vicinity
Evening Courier Want Page Teaches OreonAl Success
Readers are encouraged to check the Want page in the Evening Courier each evening for a brief mix of news and advertisements with practical tips and updates. The notice highlights the habit of reading five to ten minutes nightly to stay informed and engaged.
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Evening Courier
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Mutt and
Jeff
MET
Rome
Mike
Shane
Srae
Susan
Waterloo Evening Courier
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Cortic
Logan
Harrison County
C. W. Hunt
R. J. Powers
KE. J.hollander
E. B. Smith
Lamson
Beach’s
Peosta
Hileman & Gindt
Mulberry Street
West Third St
L. J. Benser
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