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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
5
In western Iowa a female schoolteacher writes to H C Moeller about Black Hawk county needing male teachers. She describes an 18 pupil rural school with three girls and jokes a dancing man could succeed. She asks for contact details from Moeller for suitable applicants to improve her lot.
George M. Reynolds a Chicago banker known in Waterloo and across Iowa was stricken while on a train bound for Pasadena and taken off at Albuquerque New Mexico where he is described as seriously ill according to Chicago reports.
An advertisement warns against harsh soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and damage hair. It promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure, greaseless, and effective for cleansing with one or two teaspoonfuls, claiming soft, lustrous, manageable hair and easy rinsing. It notes the product is cheap and widely available at pharmacies.
A vintage page lists Pure Lard and Pure Creamery Butter prices with bulk pail sizes. Nuco Nut Oleo three pounds sells for 95 cents and Dinner Bell Oleo three pounds for 9 and a half cents per ounce. Prunes and raisins appear with pricing and a flour sale is promoted.
A brief notice advertises a sale on coffee and tea with prices listed as 9e 25c and 19c per unit. The legible text suggests discounts or promotional pricing from a local merchant.
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