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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1921
Page
3
In a rural fable Mr Fox plans a joke with Possum Coon and Wolf that backfires when the animals confront him. The story contrasts clever deceit with community reaction and a caution about mischief. A separate note recalls that U S health service has reduced travel disease risk through testing and inspection of train supplies.
The letter column urges replacing the current assessment system with a three member tax commission appointed by the governor. It argues a businesslike, uniform assessment would reduce favoritism and ensure everyone pays a fair share. The piece also notes opposition hinges on beliefs in the present method. It calls for Iowa to act now to modernize taxation.
Health Talks by Dr John H Huber outlines nervous dyspepsia symptoms including burning stomach pain and neuralgia-like chest and back pain. He advises stomach analysis, lifestyle changes, regulated diet, and specific remedies for hyperacidity and subacidity, plus occasional stomach washing and Q A on red noses from hyperacidity.
A domestic humor piece centers on Imogene and Andrew as they spar over turkey prices and gender stereotypes. Andrew brags about a turkey’s two germiform appendices and a card index mind while Imogene counters with inventory of home details and asserts knowledge beyond his claims.
Puzzle item asks contestants to identify Italian city names within sentences about a city like Cairo a tower arch concept and a romantic loan. It includes a fragmented answer to No 624 about a little frog and an ox.
A reflective verse by Frank L. Stanton contrasts innocent youth with a claim by a long serving official who says the people owe him the office for faithful service and will give it to his eldest son upon realignment. The piece pairs devotional tone with a sharp jab at political entitlement and nepotism.
Imogene tells how she counts everything from streetcars to dishes and steps. Andrew asks where she learned the habit, and she explains she has counted since childhood and cannot help the impulse. The scene illustrates a persistent compulsion to quantify everyday details.
The article reviews preserving specimen butterflies and moths with professional mounts or improvised boxes, explains anthropoid meaning and primate relation to humans, and notes hummingbirds can be tamed using honeyed water baited in artificial flowers.
A speaker shares a personal habit of storing beautiful phrases in memory. The essay compares this linguistic collection to gems and music, citing lines such as a biblical verse and a Rhythmic echo of spheres. It muses on whether sound or thought creates beauty.
Chicago packers have been slow to buy with Armour not purchasing hogs on a recent day and overall hog numbers shrinking. Prices did not drop as expected in a light 20 000 head run. Packers worry about storage of unsold meat and lard while lent demand remains weak and European buyers sit out.
An essay fragment notes a shoe clerk who finds lines of a beautiful shoe as lovely as a beautiful woman. The writer contemplates how words shape business and hints at a future where readers feel a “vibration” or response to AI creativity and ideas.
The passage presents corrected English forms for phrases about location and intent. It replaces informal double negatives and awkward phrases with standard grammar such as I am not going anyhow and Come and see me. It confirms Mr Jones does not live anywhere in the neighborhood and praises the recommendation for the position.
In a rural tale the animals discuss attacks by Mr Dog on pantry stores. They decide to seek help from Mr Wolf who lives far away and is fearless. A moonlit night voyage carries a large basket of food to seek aid, and Mr Wolf responds with a welcoming smile.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound for instant relief from cold symptoms. It promises rapid nasal opening and headache relief with two to three doses every two hours at a low cost and pleasant taste. It warns to insist on the Pape's brand.
Dr Edwards unveils Olive Tablets as calomel substitutes. They use a soothing vegetable laxative with no griping to promote normal bowel and liver function. One or two tablets at bedtime deliver quick pleasant relief for constipation and torpid liver. Prices 15c and 30c.
An advertisement invites readers to mail a slip to Foley & Co for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds plus Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing and relief. It lists additional remedies for pains, rheumatism, kidney and bladder issues and promises sale nationwide.
Mrs. Wm. Seger of 9012 Nichol St Utica writes that Foley's Honey and Tar helped her little girl recover from whooping cough and stop coughing allowing sleep. The ad claims the product eases colds, stops coughing, cuts phlegm, and soothes inflamed membranes with healing effects.
Overpeck Ohio resident Mrs Carrie Williams testifies the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her before and after childbirth easing backache headaches and fatigue enabling her to care for her two sons. The ad claims the remedy has long restored health for women's irregularities nervousness and related ailments across the United States.
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