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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1920
Page
2
The page critiques food price manipulation by profiteers and speculators, urges new laws to curb hoarding and cornering, and calls for a fairer system from farm to consumer. It also notes political party activity and cabinet-building as the country approaches an election.
The article analyzes post convention mood among Democrats noting bitterness and divisions over Prohibition and wet dry factions. It mentions Bryan Cochran Reed Gompers and labor reactions, plus Missouri political stakes and a linked fatal shooting incident.
The poem paints a sunlit world where bees hunt honey and skies glow with blue light. Summer appears as a lively season in woodlands with daisies violets and laughter as winds tease. Mockingbirds sing toward heaven while shadows and shine frame a tender scene of love and lyric sunshine.
Nature Notes discusses changes in bird migrations due to settlement and cultivation, noting increased subsistence and more numerous insects and weeds. It describes how tree roots grip rocks, and notes the red salamander and the mysterious piper bird expanding through May to November with woodland music.
A city note reports the Excelsior department store sold 184 tires and a Sunday suit last month. Meanwhile a trend centers on bosses staging political conventions from sick beds, a reported craze.
Health Talks by John R. Huber M D discuss Rigg’s disease pyorrhea alveolaris as a chronic, tooth destroying condition caused by neglect of hygiene jaw alignment and malocclusion, with toxins from decayed roots spreading to trigger rheumatic disease. early childhood hygiene and vaccine inoculations noted as curative options.
The passage notes two shereefa in the Hejaz who faced King Hussein without mortal fear. It highlights Shakr, Feisal’s cousin and the region’s wealthiest man, who kept his hair plaited to honor a Bedouin proverb about a well populated head. He split time between Mecca and Bedouin tribes.
A humorous dialogue between Imogene and Andrew unfolds as they banter about a planned movie date and the oddities of sleeping, with Imogene worrying about bears and hair mid moment while Andrew teases and jokes about waking rituals and back scratches.
Mr Fox traps a lean hen then longs for a duck found by Reddy Fox. Reddy warns of traps by a pond where a cross dog guards. A planned midnight hunt fails as gunfire and envy drive Fox back to the farm hungry and empty.
The boss proposes a yearly 100 rise starting now for his stenographer with weekly pay of 600 a year and increases each year. She suggests a phased 25 annual rise every six months after six months. Readers are asked to solve if the boss made a wise move, noted as No. 421 in Illinois and Hudson.
Des Moines Capital notes the reserve bank system has worked well with cooperation from national and state banks. It credits Senator Aldrich for the reform, mentions the Aldrich-Vreeland bill as a prior crisis mechanism, and predicts political debate as campaigns proceed.
A Cleveland based ad proclaims Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic liquid that stops itching and clears eczema, tetter, pimples, and rashes. It claims speedy results, non greasing, non staining, and sold by druggists in an extra large bottle for one dollar. The E W Rose Company markets the product.
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