Water loo Evening advertising and market outlook items
The page includes advertising policy details and rates, notices on advertising payment terms, and a long commodity price outlook by Roger Babson. It covers trends in metals textiles wool and grains, petroleum and cement, with expectations of price declines in many sectors but building materials staying high, plus commentary on Russia's convention prospects and political shifts.
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Roger Babson
Altho
India
Europe
Australa
Argentina
Obaimed
Iowa Editors Shrinking Violet Reflections in Iowa Papers
A collage of editorial snippets from Iowa newspapers. remarks on liquor age, cost of living, government ownership of packers, railway rates, legislative performance, Pershing’s presidential timber talk, Green of Iowa questioning cable info on soldiers, and travel distance between Camp Dodge and Fort Des Moines.
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Rolfe Arrow
Pershing
Preventing Overweight Through Mastication and Mindful Eating
The piece argues hunger arises from nutrition gaps and urges slow chewing to curb overeating. It discusses digestion, the role of liquids, and mastication's impact on fullness, referencing Dr Currier and public Q A format on health questions.
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Currier
Dr. Currie
The Ghosts of Friendships That Might Have Been
A reflective piece on intimate letter writing and lost friendships. The narrator laments not writing long letters to nurture close ties, contrasting near neighbors with distant, cherished friends and urging readers to revive worthwhile relationships through letters.
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Amy
Tate
Petn
The Terrible Calamity in Cedar Township Fifty Years Ago
The Courier recalls a 1869 tragedy in Cedar township where three Serogay brothers, aged 16, 14, and 9, drowned after ignoring a teacher's ice ban during a school outing. The third brother perished while attempting to save the others, leaving the family crushed in grief and the town expressing sympathy.
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Terrille
Israel Serogay
Cedar Township
George 5
Swa Gider
Walter
Scroggy
Mark Scroggy
Waterloo
Frank
Orange Township
Butler
Wichita
Kan
Twenty Years Ago In Waterloo Marriage Letters Obit Fire
Twenty years ago on February 18 1899 weddings were announced for John Rugg of Hudson to Miss Anna Asquith of Water. Invitations issued for the marriage Feb 21 of Burton B Wilson to Miss Celia Glenny. Community updates note severe weather freezing many water pipes with no snow cover. Kier W Krapfel announces candidacy for Waterloo mayor. Mrs Thomas Cascaden Sr dies Feb 15 at Be Sgane 810 Fourth Street East after weeks of illness. T J Kirkwood weds Mrs Mary Palmer Hewes at Cedar Rapids on Valentine’s Day. Pipes to Alcott school frozen causing dismissal as plumbers restore service. Richard Sweet Waterloo’s first barber sells shop to EB Morrison. Sweet opened the business in 1866. G R Witt’s home burns Feb 12. Witt family welcomes a daughter born Feb 15 after a near suffocation incident.
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Burton B. Wilson
Celia Glenny
Herbert M. Reed
Thomas Cascaden, Sr
Be Sgane
Fourth Street East
Alcott School
Richard Sweet
Waterloo
EB. D. Morrison
Sweet
Vanished Minstrel of the French Harp
A nostalgic look at the old time French harp players who entertained rural communities from livery stables with tunes like Home Sweet Home and The Irish Washerwoman. The piece laments their passing and notes towns now favor piano players over the wandering minstrel who once drew crowds with mechanical music.
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Gerpay
Lown
Distance from Camp Dodge to Fort Des Moines Echoes War’s Toll
Editors visited Fort Des Moines to see lads in khaki preparing for civilian life with hurt bodies after their wartime service. The piece notes the gap between a threatening national foe and a peaceful world shaped by people choosing their own borders, praising enduring spirit of the youths and the nation’s gratitude.
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Cganp
Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Sac City Bulletin
Camp Dodge
Therm
St Jacobs Liniment Advertises Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment as a quick, harmless remedy for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia lumbago and sprains. It claims instant relief without skin burning and urges readers to try a small bottle from their druggist. The copy emphasizes numerous prior users and broad applicability.
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St. Jacobs
Dr. King's New Discovery Relieves Cold Sore Throat
An old advertising claim promotes Dr. King's New Discovery as a fast relief for cold symptoms. It asserts the medicine loosens phlegm relieves irritation soothes a sore throat and speeds recovery with a price of 60 cents to 1 dollar 20 cents.
Make Your Bowels Behave With Dr Kings Life Pills
A short promotional note advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as bowel trainers that cleanse the system with precise, steady action. The copy claims relief from torpidity through diet or the pills, priced at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Actress Joicey Williams Reveals Gray Hair Remedy
American actress Joicey Williams, recently at the Imperial Theatre in St. Louis, shares a home darkening mix for gray hair. Combine half pint water, 1 ounce bay rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. apply twice weekly. It allegedly makes a gray-haired person look 20 years younger and is not a dye.
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Joicey Williams
Imperial Theatre
St. Louis
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