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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1920
Page
2
A column argues packers plan to stop hogging profits by quitting stockyards and groceries, claiming public prices may fall as efficiency rises. It notes debate over past greed, railroads, and government ownership while pondering if lower prices will materialize.
Treasury urges readers to keep liberty bonds until they mature, praising small regular purchases as life insurance and savings. The piece argues continued saving builds wealth, supports home buying, and avoids losses from selling bonds early, while noting Mr Morris refutes packer pooling claims and defends independent packers’ actions.
A reader letter from Iowa authors abroad in California claims widespread robbery by unscrupulous dealers. They compare modern costs to pirate days, noting six dollars a day buys little, plus crowded trains in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The piece recalls a Des Moines cafe where a $2.80 breakfast stunned a lawyer.
The piece muses on Mr. Bryan's possible breach of etiquette regarding a White House visit and meal with his former chief. It notes the Democratic national convention in San Francisco and the Dempsey Carpentier dispute in Lower California, suggesting railroads under private ownership will face scrutiny this spring.
The Dallas News quip suggests if cocoa milk were humanity’s first food, no wonder he is in a nut. The line plays on a pun linking nutrition history to a joke about nuts.
Health Talk covers gout myths Biorate crystals uric acid and purin foods. Advice includes heredity lifestyle limits on alcohol caffeine and temp changes. Also notes about cramps rupture and potential hernia requiring medical care. Ends with card game dialogue and apple nutrition remarks Spitzenburg and Jersey sweet apples praised.
Imogene and Andrew discuss a simple solitaire variant as he teaches her a five-pile method. He demonstrates dealing five piles at corners and one in the middle and explains building up on corners and down the middle as they play.
Answers explain that crows form rookeries and winter flocks for social warmth and protection, gathering in bands to cope with cold and scarce food. The text notes that social instinct binds them despite scarcity, and it asks whether animals experience grief, suggesting they feel grief for lost young but not for other losses.
A restless field vine leaves its group to explore beyond the wall. It climbs and shines on a stone wall as a blossom and a green pumpkin form, but the vine withers as winter comes. A wagon arrives with golden pumpkins, proving the other vines were wiser to stay in the field.
A fragment recalls a lone seedling ignored as its brothers bore large yellow pumpkins, each vine capable of pride, while the lone plant lingered unseen in a quiet garden setting.
Burlington Hawk Eye rails at critics who scorn spending on leisure gear from $15 silk shirts to boats and hunting dogs. It argues tastes vary, people enjoy outdoor pursuits, and thrifty savers deserve respect while condemning no one’s pleasures. The piece also comments on Col House’s gameness comparing him to other figures.
Berlin imposes strict new civil law limits on gambling as martial law ends. Individuals who gamble even in private clubs face penalties including imprisonment up to the maximum period and fines ranging from 100 to 1,000 marks for conviction.
Blue Drug House receives a consignment of 44 per cent alcohol thermometers priced at one dollar each. Constable Plum comments on the Mexican mess while debating whether the flag should falter amid oil well drilling discussions.
A Reader experiments with eye illusions: stare at a center dot for about ten seconds then glance away to see a blurred image form recognizable as a celebrated general. The color shift shows colors as eye created. The note ends with an answer to No. 271 the word THYMN.
Uncle Harry explains the Turkish question after World War I, noting the sultan's dual role and the Allies’ dilemma over Turkey's future. He discusses Constantinople's strategic position, geography, and the shifting power among Germany, Russia, and the Allies, with interest in the League of Nations' impact. Editor invites signed inquiries by mail.
Madeira lies off the west coast of Morocco and, lacking snow, uses oxen to pull sleighs over smooth round stones. The passenger sleigh features upholstered seats and curtains, protected from weather and curious gazes. The vehicle rides on springs and offers surprisingly pleasant, though slow, travel.
Miss Maud Birch testified in Southwark county court that her former lover, discharged soldier William George Cooke, sent her 10000 tender letters. Cooke sued to recover a diamond ring and brooch he had given Birch before she ended the engagement.
The ad promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, stamped with the Bayer name and Cross logo. It advises taking one or two glasses of water after dosing, mentions packaging with directions for various pains, and notes small tin boxes cost only a few cents with larger packages from druggists.
An old advertisement urges prompt action against pimples and skin eruptions warning they signal eczema boils and other conditions. It promotes Swift's Specific blood medicine as the sole cure reaching the blood and offers free advice from a Swift Laboratory adviser in Atlanta Georgia.
A vintage advertisement touts Resinol Ointment as effective for eczema ringworm itching and rashes. It claims the formula soothes burns and mosquito bites and is gentle on tender skin, recommended by druggists and sold by all dealers.
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