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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1929
Page
13
Uncle Wiggily feigns support for Lulu who is ill with measles. He blows ice bubbles that frost over and tinkle on the glass, delighting Lulu as a playful, healing distraction. A postscript teases a future bark gun surprise.
Martin Barnes, heir to a 89 000 pound gift from Lord Aldrington, travels to Norfolk to reunite with his benefactor and faces emotional turmoil. He recalls Laurita Perle and Blanche Banningham as rival affections while navigating a changed life, wealth, and a tense villa scene at Aldrington.
A playful Uncle Wiggily tale unfolds as Lulu Wibble wobble catches the measles and hopes for a visit from Uncle Wiggly to cheer her in bed. Her sister Alice faints at bright red spots while Lulu worries about missing school and longs for company.
The piece explains how volcanoes erupt lava and steam,{unfamiliar} describes Etna and other volcano activity, lava temperatures, cones, underwater emissions, and volcanic island formation. It notes lava flows from depth, steam power in eruptions, and a curious reference to Etna’s 100 day steam event.
The Abe Martin column humorously muses on President Coolidge stepping down and out, joking about the confusion a city enforcement officer might face and wondering if Coolidge has heard from anyone since leaving office.
Nature Notes column answers reader questions on passenger pigeons dead since 1914 and osage orange fruit and wood uses. It notes no wild or captive pigeons remain and Martha the last known bird died at Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Osage orange is poisonous to leaves and fruit though wood is useful for wagon parts fences and dye.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle remedy for constipation and liver sluggishness. It claims the tablets restore energy and beauty, sold in 150, 30c, and 60c sizes, with packaging described by their olive color.
An old Marmola fat loss method claims to use a natural element to turn food into energy. Discovered by researchers twenty years ago and sold for two decades, it promises new beauty and health with four tablets daily at one dollar per box.
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