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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
2
A Pierre, Iowa style page blends stock tips, a civic notice, and long essays on social topics. It discusses investment yields, the aging bachelor stereotype, Canadian postwar plans, and returning soldiers, with speculative economics and regional opinions interwoven through the column.
A garbled dispatch mixes remarks on photography with George V, valet duties, and international tension. It references scrutiny of attire, warnings on diplomatic missteps, and bits about liberty funds and public sentiment amid a devastated war and political maneuvering.
Reader asks about progressive muscular atrophy its origin and possible cures. The text discusses hereditary links nerve root degeneration affecting voluntary muscles, symptoms like wasting in hands shoulders and chest, pain from cramps, cooling numbness and sweating, varying progression, and potential relief through gymnastics baths massage electricity good nutrition and tonics. Dr Currier offers general guidance via letters and personal answers. documented cures depend on cause and treatment adherence.
A discussion on daily exercise and care for the body compares neglect to mistreating a horse. It argues mind over body and body over mind, warning that overwork or underexercise leads to slow later revenges. A woman recounts years of overdoing and eventual reckoning.
A North American tale shows animals on a wall near moonlight watching shadows and planning a hunt. Santa Claus appears as a big coonskin figure driving a sleigh, prompting fox possum and jack rabbit to pursue a playful capture ending with a dog in a red sweater delivering gifts.
In New York City the American street railway association approved a resolution urging public ownership as a remedy for perils facing the streetcar system. The measure signals a shift in approach to the region's urban transit operations and may influence future management of electric railways.
Iowa editors note wartime sentiments and satire from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City. Columns praise Liberty Loans and fighting men while lampooning national figures and policy. Rifts between east and west perspectives surface in humor and political takes.
A resolution endorsed by executives from four to five hundred major electric and interurban railways urges member companies to cooperate with public requisition and enable legislation. It argues higher fares are needed to fund rising costs, but communities resist, risking near receivership as nickel fares fail to reflect true costs.
Uncle Harry discusses the freedom of the seas, Great Britain's naval dominance, and the push for a League of Nations style restraint on naval arms. He cites Churchill and wartime roles, warns against unchecked buildup, and notes the peace conference may address sea rights.
The ad asserts women's health affects complexion digestion and personality and claims Lydian E F Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health. It cites suffering from headaches backaches nervousness sleeplessness and the blues and promises reliable relief from a long running remedy.
Advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming rapid dandruff removal within ten minutes and no itchy scalp. It urges girls to use a small bottle to double hair beauty with new soft downy hair appearing weeks later, promising abundant lustrous hair.
Zemo offers quick relief from eczema blotches ringworm and rashes when applied. Available 35c for regular size or 1.00 for extra large bottle. It cleanses soothes and heals various skin diseases and is non greasy and easily applied. The B W Row Co Cleveland offers the product.
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