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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1914
Page
10
Five baby robins clamor for worms while their mother and father work hard to provide. The greedy chick, the biggest, tries to hog every worm, but Mrs. Robin enforces sharing and punishes selfishness. The brood learns to be content as they drift to sleep under her warm feathers.
An old advertisement promises Foley Kidney Pills as a prompt healing tonic for exhausted kidneys. It claims the medicine restores sound health and kidneys and urges purchase from all druggists.
A reflective quotation extols books as toles of the distant and the dead and calls hooks true levers of faith. It asserts books grant spiritual life across ages and belong to a society marked by faith and presence.
Des Moines July 21 delegates to the Democratic state convention in Council Bluffs face major questions on the liquor issue. The party's stance ranges from enforcement of existing laws to avoidance of the topic, with pro prohibition and wet factions present and Maurice Connolly’s managers guiding strategy. Expect debate on liquor enforcement and economy in state affairs.
The office of patent attorney Wilfred C. Lane reports several patents granted in Iowa for the week ending July 14 1914. Notable items include a trusa or bridge for hoops of silos by Shard B Anderson and associates, a broom-banding machine by Norman H Beebe and G W Duvall, a Brovin and Tuster Co. assignment for a device related to crose lie George JP Brachway in Eden, and a self registering water meter.
Fragmented OCR text lists several names and items such as lawnmower sharpener and adjustable tool with odd spellings. The readable fragments mention Cedar Rapids, Seymour, Melching Miller, Edgard Richardson, and Spring tensioned rolling caller with no clear event or context.
An old style advertisement urges readers to use Foley Kidney Pills to protect the kidneys and bladder. It claims the product prevents Brights disease and serious kidney trouble, calling it the best protection and a trusted remedy sold by druggists everywhere.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a safe natural tablet to gain weight rapidly. It claims users can add ten to twenty five pounds in a month, with little danger, and cites Dr. Solor or Sirsol remedies sold by Joder Pharmacy and others. It links weight gain to improved digestion and tissue cleansing.
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