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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
2
A Indiana county launches a School of Commerce and Business Administration to teach advanced business arts. Experts and federal aid will guide instruction. The piece also argues for broader immigrant regulation and argues learning improves odds of success in business.
A column opens with Health Talks by Dr. Joan Hubler offering summer wellness advice and critiques fashion norms for men walking city promenades in heat. A humorous domestic vignette follows about squeaky shoes, wedding marches, and a couple navigating aging, fidelity, and hair loss with light, nostalgic exchanges.
Imogene teases Andrew over a new pair of shoes while he reads. He laments life’s pleasures dwindling and hints at financial strain, noting it would be hard to buy new shoes without mortgaging their home. The exchange reveals marital tension and resignation.
Puzzle item about Ann and her friend visiting the Smiths and a cryptic question. It notes an answer to another Loyd puzzle and includes ages 14 45 and 44 with a misprint. The text reflects a comic puzzle caption from a newspaper page.
Coroner Ike Moon warns that remaining at home on Sundays poses dangers. He comments that public behavior in the street, including couples, is linked to marriage status, reflecting local beliefs of the time.
A piglet named Piggie escapes his mother and wanders into the woods where Mr and Mrs Bear inhabit a cave yard. The bears decide to feed him for three days, planning to fatten him up before he becomes their breakfast, while Piggie consoles himself thinking his mother will not recognize him after he gains weight.
Poem describes a tranquil summer scene with swaying hammock winds and honeysuckle vines. It expresses a resilient outlook, urging readers to face trouble with courage and keep to familiar places and routines despite grief.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the total number of business failures in the past month is the smallest since 1881 and July’s failures are down from a year ago. It says the textile and shoe industries show strain but no ruin is seen, and a steady demand with controlled prices could restore health.
Davenport Democrat remarks on Senator La Follette describing him as able yet misdirected into politics. The piece calls him a delightful gentleman while noting his enduring status as a “dead number” and suggesting his influence remains unsettled.
A home remedy advises squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of skin lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles blemishes and brighten skin. Harmless and non irritating with inexpensive ingredients from grocer or drug store.
In the discussion Senator La Follette insists he alone is right, scarring relations as others quit or disagree. The text notes many men are capable yet share doubt, while Queen Alexandra is mentioned with her fondness for Yorkshire pudding.
Old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. It warns buyers to look for the misspelled Foalfornia on the package to ensure a harmless product and promises full directions on each bottle.
The piece asks if birds share fowl tempers and compares Saguenay with Yosemite while wondering which is more graceful the gray squirrel. It cites the turtle dove’s faint song and notes deforestation harms streams, brooks, and woods, with rabbits relying on speed and cover for defense as predators loom.
An old advertisement touts coconut oil shampoo as the best hair cleaner and claims alkali in soaps harms hair. It promotes a greaseless formula that lathers well and leaves hair soft and shiny. Also notes Chamberlain's Tablets for bilious attacks with a testimonial from Willis B. in Pattonsburg Missouri.
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