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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
2
A jumble of notices and opinion pieces from Watertog Evening Courier including advertising boilerplate, government critique on infections and radicals, Kaiser observations, frost and road drainage notes, and economic commentary on currency and labor issues.
Health Talks discuss filters that fail to destroy typhoid germs. Filters like sand, animal charcoal, or cloth strains may look safe but harbor microbes. Porcelain and infusorial earth filters offer better purification yet require regular cleaning. Immunization for typhoid is possible by inoculation.
In a playful dispute Andrew challenges Imogene to name one hundred friends within an hour while she insists she has thousands of friends in the city. The pair banter about social circles as Imogene accuses him of being hard to get along with and he counters with a childish wager.
Answers discuss animal intelligence, noting improvement possible in minds and the mother bird’s role in aiding young and the shell-breaking process. It covers seals’ homing instinct returning to breeding rocks and Chilean apple tree propagation from cut branches, highlighting local practices and fruit use.
A disjointed excerpt depicts a Brown Spider climbing over a bureau and spinning a web high above the floor by a window while characters discuss travels and honey, ending with a boast about keeping it secret. The passage blends odd phrases about food and a humorous, tense moment.
In Spider Town Brown Spider spurns danger and mocks warnings until a risky attic incident with Puss changes his luck. He boasts of fearlessness, learns a sharp lesson when Puss catches him, and drops from a high bureau, narrowly escaping capture.
A garbled 1921 election note hints at Iolanin Sim Lease as a Republican candidate for a post office post. The text also alludes to athletic events with back handsprings and broad jumps, noting few long jumps in the school of experience.
The puzzle from Sam Loyd asks to spell objects, perform adds and subtracts per signs, and derive the surname of a revered American soldier and statesman. It hints at references like I Answer to No 266 Learn Whoop Mother Six Skate Sell.
A Spencer News-Herald column notes Iowa candidates multiply this year with few offering substantial platforms. Other editorials mock political pitches, warn of hollow slogans, and cite varied quips from Burlington Hawk-Eye to Sioux City Journal on current electoral antics and public concerns.
Uncle Harry explains presidential booms and election timing. He defines a boom as a candidate’s announced bid and notes conventions set for June in Chicago for Republicans and similar schedules for Democrats. The piece lists possible candidates such as Pershing Wood Harding Cox McAdoo Palmer and explains why many booms fade. Falters note invites signed inquiries.
Thousands of men and women rely on Sloan's Liniment to relieve external aches such as sciatica lumbago neuralgia and stiff joints. It penetrates without rubbing and leaves no stained skin. A bottle costs about $1.40 and is advertised as a wise precaution.
A home made cough remedy claims to stop ordinary coughs or chest colds in 24 hours. It uses 20 sources of Pinex with sugar syrup or molasses honey and aims to provide a cheap family supply, with note on Pinex as a pine extract and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
Advertisement claims Massix Marlix relieves indigestion after years of suffering and failed treatments. Testimonials from Jos J Clark of Boston and E W Meriwether of Guthrie praise immediate relief. Product sold for $0.75 with guarantee by The Marlix Co Fort Wayne Indiana and retailers in Watertown and Cleveland area.
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