Lincoln's Counsel NEEDED In Emancipation Anniversary
The Waterloo Evening Courier celebrates Lincoln's birth and legacy. It reflects on his leadership in freeing enslaved people, then shifts to a current debate on democracy, suffrage, and world peace. The piece debates Lincoln’s advice for America’s path between democracy and autocracy and notes recent Senate voting on the Susan B. Anthony amendment and related political dynamics.
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Brief European date line columns from Versailles talks
European date line columns show terse Versailles conference notes with little detail. Correspondents struggle to yield results as the appeal for fuller reporting appears to have failed.
Health Qs From the Courier Health Column
A reader asks about chronic nasal catarrh and throat discharge affecting taste and digestion and the risk of rheumatic illness from tonsil issues. Other questions cover wry neck in a child, possible brain involvement, and measles symptoms and care with general dietary guidance for recovery.
Small Pleasures and Photography Add Light to Life
The author extols simple daily joys found in photography and everyday events. They argue that collecting photos, sharing them with interested friends, and revisiting memory books enriches life, turning ordinary moments into meaningful symbols and steady happiness.
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the Postmen
The Sandman Story by Mrs. F A Walker
A garden by the sea blooms glow as South Wind seeks help from the Sun Man to save colors from the cold North Wind. Flowers follow the wind over the wall, choosing life and color over withering as night falls.
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Mrs. F. A. Walker
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South Wind
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier February 14 1869
A fragment from the 1869 Courier edition notes Andy Johnson approaching two days in office. advertisements include J. Parkhurst selling china glass and crockery in Woodruff’s block near Howe’s hardware. Train delays from a recent snowstorm disrupt westbound connections. tracks now clear and schedules resumed. Notices mention social gaiety, brick deliveries for a Megers Miller Farwell block, and a foundling left on a depot doorstep amid freezing weather.
Winter Longs For The Plains In 1879 Rock Island News
Forties era notes recall a severe cold wave with zero temperature and a northwesterly wind. Burglars steal revolvers from Cutler Parker hardware, woolen mills lose fabric and patterns, a professor’s trousers and purse are taken, and a newborn boy arrives to Mr and Mrs Bratober. Oak timber and cottonwood trees are felled, while local speeches and business moves unfold, including a clothing store opening and a lecture on Rome Eternal City.
Look at Child's Tongue If Sick in Print Ad
An old advertisement urges mothers to check a child's tongue for fever and illness and promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy. The note emphasizes using the genuine product and warns against counterfeits, stating it aids digestion and relieves constipation in young children and adults. The attached weather remark notes recent cold conditions.
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Jane Hoar
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America
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J. M. Molloy
Salendra
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Old St Jacobs Liniment Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment for sprains and strains. It claims instant pain relief, reduction of swelling, and fast recovery by rubbing into muscles nerves and ligaments. A trial bottle is advertised at local drugstores.
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The Horned Owl and Other Nature Talk Reflections
Iowa editorials praise horned owls and snakes as beneficial creatures for farmers, warn boys may shoot owls, and discuss nature’s balance with human reliance on pests. Other items touch on Bolshevism, tenant rent, and soldiers reunions as Iowa topics.
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Cedar Rapids
Iazell
Col. Roosevelt
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Clear Skin
Purported cure touts olive oil tablets as a blood and liver cleanse and a safe calomel substitute. Claims include relief from pimples bad breath dullness and constipation with a vegetable formula, sold by druggists in 10c and 25c boxes.
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All Druggista
Wizard Oil and Liver Pills Promotion Claims
An advertisement touts Hamilin's Wizard Oil as a simple treatment for sore throat and chest colds with gargle and chest rub uses. It also promotes Wizard Od and Wizard Liver Whips with a money back guarantee, priced at 30 cents, promising relief from various ailments and headaches.
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