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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1922
Page
2
A mixed column critiques snow shovel design and praises inventor Mergenthaler while noting public policy disputes in the U S Senate. It discusses leadership, Debs, armament talks, and Irish questions, with reflections on national interest and citizen involvement.
John B. Huber discusses multiple sclerosis symptoms including tremors, eye movements, speech, and recovery possibilities, advising family doctors for management. The column also answers reader questions about recurrent nosebleeds with home care tips and urges medical evaluation for persistent or dangerous bleeding.
Imogene and Andrew clash over a singer who singled out Andrew during a theatre song. Imogene accuses him, he defends innocence, and their row attracts bystanders including Billy Sands before Paine serves their dinner as tension lingers.
An editorial lament notes the fading Pioneer spirit as a natural, divine law. It urges the young to seek new frontiers beyond the Iowa prairies, pointing to Alaska Brazil and Argentina as modern quests, while contrasting conquest in the wild with urban scientific and industrial paths.
An essay blends Frank L. Stanton’s verse on love with reflections on pioneer life, Antonin Dvorak’s New World symphony, and William James's idea of a moral substitute for war. It cites the immigrant prairie, the lone cabin, and outdoor sports as a potential channel for national vigor and character.
George Morton, in debt to Sylvia Planter, navigates postwar society and personal ruin as war memories, romance, and class tensions strain friendships. His complex path includes love rivalries, a looming marriage, and hints of scandal, ending with a tense, unfinished note.
The text compares correct and incorrect sentence forms. It shows corrections to subject verb agreement and pronoun usage, replacing has been and are with has been and are consistent with singular and plural subjects. It emphasizes proper agreement and possessive pronoun usage.
A cryptic instruction lists operations to form the word ANTELOPE from letters and names like Carmen and a binding. The accompanying diagram notes a course of hip straight tracks through the minefields as yesterday's puzzies answer.
Abe Martin Elmer Moots notes stores tempt with goods while wartime fear grows. John M. Nix, Optometrist, offers eye exams at 108 Logan Ave Waterloo, promising savings from 3.50 to 7 on a pair of glasses. Buses stop near the office and exams run by appointment day or night.
Nature club notes answer reader questions on coral, moth prevention, and chimney swift nests. Coral is an animal with a limestone skeleton, while moth control involves heat brushing vacuum cleaning and, if needed, turpentine or gasoline for infested areas. Swifts craft twig crescents by moistening twigs with saliva to form a base on rough chimney walls.
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