Rocking the Boat Fuel Shortage Warns Waterloo Readers
The Waterloo News urges residents and manufacturers to stockpile coal for next winter. It warns of a looming fuel shortage if preparations are delayed and recalls 1917 18 experiences while stressing prudence and financial readiness. The editorial also notes rising shoe prices and fashion trends, and touches on military fleets and public concerns.
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W. H. Hartman Co
West Park Ave
John Hartman
A.W. Peterson
Tress
Gen. Mgr.i
Iowa
Waterloo
Associated VQ
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Kings of
Agierussia
Washington, D.C
Blée
E.G. Doughert
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks _& Finder
Ren's
Bunion
Wide-Awake Sheldon Plans 150000 Hospital Project
The Sheldon commercial club in O'Brien county Iowa proposes a 150000 hospital with a fully equipped modern facility and a nursing training school. Groundbreaking is expected by September 1 as a model for smaller cities pursuing local medical facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
O'Brien County
Towa
Commercial Club
Health Talks and Self Care Remedies Advice
A health column by Dr. Joan J. Huber offers home treatment steps for dermatitis including washing with soap and water, applying various washes, and keeping moisture in with oil and gauze bandages. It also features patient questions on nerves after losing a child, vaccination timing for a scarred child, and motion sickness remedies with eye strain advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Joan J. Huber
English curate in local chatter sparks fashion and feud
Andrew and Imogene discuss Mel Anstruther the new English curate at St Stephen's. They mock his clothes and background while debating English influence on fashion and society. The lively dialogue moves from Boston tea to tea party satire and ends with casual disdain for crumpets.
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Andrew
Imogene
Mel Anstruther
St. Stephen's
Toogene
Paris
London
Madam Hen and the Fox Ruse in a Barnyard Tale
Mr Fox stalks Madam Hen by a riverbank and plots to fatten her chicks. He feigns sympathy and safety, hoping to gain trust from the unsuspecting hen, while planning to use her trust to approach the farm. The scene ends with Hen’s belief in his kindness, setting up a continuation.
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Madam Hen
Mr. Fox
Madam Ilen
Madam Yeni
Fox
Madam. Hen
Dog
Partisanship in Senate over league treaty debate
Senator Harrison assails Republican leaders for opposing the League of Nations and the peace treaty, alleging partisanship and personal dislike of President Wilson. He cites Lodge, Hayes, Borah, Knox, and others, urges open debate and ratification, warns reservations would delay world peace and erinnert opposition to labor sections and Ireland.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
League of Nations
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
League
Lodge
Hayes
Republican Committee
Borah
Idaho
Knox
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Versailles
Republican Party
Hays
Penrose
Wyoming
Warren
League of
Italy
Fiume
China
America
Japan
Germany
Milton
Infernal Gates
Great Britain
Ireland
United States
England
Samuel Gompers
Abe Marlin Tough Talk on Crossing the Avenue Ahead
A mock folksy warning prefacing a feature on careful steps in urban traffic. The tone hints at street-wise advice with a humorous edge and a nod to gritty city conditions.
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
A Loyd puzzle from 1819 presents wordplay steps to spell CALIFORNIA and notes a fence around a cross measuring 259 436 feet with a matching area in square yards. The item is attributed to Sam Loyd with a copyright date of 1819.
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Sam Loyd
Alkali in Shampoos Bad For Washing Hair
An advertisement warns that most shampoos contain too much alkali which dries the scalp and Brittle hair. It promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless cheap alternative that lathers well and cleanses thoroughly, leaving hair soft and manageable.
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Pacific
California
Atlantic
Radman
Dewey
Manila
Robley D. Evans
Earth
Armana Evans
Pacife
Cedar Rapids
Oxira Hession
Des Moines Register
France
Robbie
Efmrea
Uiopia
Spain
Mexico
Sioux City
Perry Chief
John B. Huber, A
Sehgul
Yix
Boston Harbor
Anstruth
Alnev
Twenty-first Century Press
Machaing
Missus Jones
Abe Marlin
Ascape
National Newspaper Service
Waterloo Evening Courier
Scott & Bowne
SCOTT
Beechams Pills
B.D
Ty D. D
Wanglerk Lros
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
F.C. LEE _ OPLOMETRIST
Sycamore Street
Mattie
Tonig
LYKO
Lyro Medicine Company
Kansas City
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