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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
12
Thousands of flat dwellers pursue co operative ownership to escape rent extortion. Over 6,090 families control more than 30 million dollars in apartment houses citywide, forming tenant owned companies to buy buildings and lease to residents.
An aged Michigan blacksmith, J I Leon of Homer, credits an internal piles treatment for a complete cure after years of suffering. He praises its effectiveness, urges others to try the method, and offers a free trial by mail with no payment required.
An inexpensive home remedy uses 2½ ounces of Pinex mixed with syrup in a pint bottle. The mixture, easy to prepare with sugar, molasses, honey, or corn syrup, purports to relieve coughing quickly by loosening phlegm and soothing irritated membranes. Pinex is described as Norway pine extract. The ad promises satisfaction or money back from The Pinex Co.
The ad promotes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for coughs bronchitis and congestion. It claims quick relief and safer warming aid with pleasant ingredients and national availability at druggists for 30 60 or 120 cents.
The tenant serves as a director to the owning corporation that manages the property. Profit through dividends is basic to tenants. If a tenant relocates, their apartment is rented at full market price. Stock sale is allowed but firms restrict leasing rights to protect tenancy character and avoid undesirable secondary buyers.
Birth notices list a daughter Beatrice Mary for Mr and Mrs Edward J Stay of 821 Hawthorne Street lan. The Bruns couple at 2601 are also recorded with a newborn daughter.
A Marlix advertisement touts relief from indigestion and stomach distress. It features quotes from customers in Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama and Missouri claiming they regained appetite and comfort, with guarantees and distribution in Waterloo via local stores.
The page lists real estate transfers in Waterloo and surrounding areas with names such as Frank C. Murray, Miller, Phelps, Gobet, and Peterson among others. It also notes a church bake sale and a Central Christian church advertisement dated January 24.
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