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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1920

Page

2

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Watering and mailing terms listed by WAKTMAN CO at 13 West Park Ave. Hartman as President Bayer, W Peterson as Treasurer and Gyb l 21g¢. Advertising rates and payment terms outlined. Associated Press dispatches credited. newspaper policies and offices noted.

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Showdown on the Iowa strike issue ahead of Monday vote

Iowa voters face a pivotal primary as the strike question dominates the campaign. The piece argues the 1900s style labor conflict harms agriculture and industry, cites the Chicago disruption last week, and urges voters to register their sentiments. It frames Senator Cummins against Gompers as a test of Iowa’s autonomy from national union influence.

Iowa Chicago Wallace Cummins Gompers American Federation of Labor Senator Cummins Washington

Prohibition Workers Rally Noted in Announcement

Various prohibition and temperance workers were announced in a regional notice highlighting ongoing anti drink campaigns. The event underscores organized reform efforts and community involvement across local groups.

Prohibition and Temperance

Don’t Worry About Bonds and Market Adjustments

The article argues liberty bonds’ price slump reflects higher interest rates and liquidity needs, not intrinsic value. It explains increased money demand raises rates, causing bond selling, while others seek cash and push securities to market. It predicts gradual adjustment and par resale of liberty bonds at maturity.

Mark Hat Liberty

Busy Businessman Watches Card For Possible Win

A terse, unclear note references a busy businessman assessing a card and bets on a yard’s outcome. The message hints at a potential play and urges action, with a casual tone and implied anticipation of a favorable result.

Injustice of Taxation and Memorial Day Reflections

The Sioux City Journal notes a citizen taxed for improvements like painting and planting while slums and neglect evade taxes. The Burlington Hawk-Eye laments the shift of Memorial Day from Sunday to Monday and calls for continued thrift and work.

Sioux City Journal Burlington Hawk-Eye

Brain Tests by Sam Loyd No 30 Simple or complex shape tricks

A puzzle item by Sam Loyd presents converting a diamond into a square by two cuts and into a Greek cross by dividing into three parts. The challenge asks readers to perform the operation and lists a word sequence ending with a playful answer.

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Courier backs Cummins versus Brookhart in Iowa race

In a blunt stance the Courier disavows union labor, endorses Cummins who opposes strikes, and urges a full Iowa vote next Monday to ensure a clear verdict from all voters rather than a partial majority. The paper says it supports majority rule and will accept any decisive result.

Courier United States Senate Cummins Iowa Brookhart

Nature Notes by John Burroughs Answers in Mondean's Nature Notes

Saturday Nature Notes presents questions on distinguishing birds of prey, the meaning of a blunder head, and a plant with a concealed Owen. The piece invites readers to compare clues and deduce the responses within the nature context.

Nature Owen Mondan

The Sandman Story and Joe’s Millionaire Crossing

A fragmented, early 20th century tale follows Joe a hungry boy cast from home who finds a gold cross and a jeweled pin. He contemplates selling to survive but decides not to steal, then journeys toward Riverside Drive to return the treasure to Mrs. Van Vossen, amid foggy streets and urban contrasts.

Smith Joe Vox

Friend Wife By Rok Fulker son

Imogene challenges Andrew to observe their home as a storm builds. He searches the room and reports nothing unusual while she coldly probes his claimed devotion, scolding him for failing to notice real signs of strain in their marriage.

Tonia Joe Dutver Imogene Andrew Jine Orange Andrew Meek Mike Jason Sarah

Cornbread Corn and the Housekeeper's Struggle

A collage of verse and prose sketches blends dialect poetry by Frank L. Stanton with domestic scenes. It contrasts corn bread songs, a suffrage debate, and a domestic quarrel as Imogene scolds Andrew for neglecting household labor while a doctor discusses medical advice and public questions.

Arrested for speeding claims rattle told tale in court

Ostbaum argues he was under the speed limit because he can tell by the rattle of his flivver. Judge Mix fines him $15 and advises a speed recorder after noting he once drove an ambulance in France. Raymond F. D. sn a St. Louis.

Baum Judge Mix Ostbaum France

De Valera to Attend U S Republican Convention

Eamonn De Valera president of the Irish republic will observe the Republican convention next week to gain a cinematic view of how a president is made in the United States.

Col Bryan Chicago Respad Haupt San Francisco Eamonn de Valera U.S

Platform to dominate Republican Chicago Convention

The upcoming Chicago convention will feature a major platform debate and a defining agenda. Party leaders promise a distinct manifesto not aligned with Washington dictates, signaling a bold, independent stance for the GOP.

Health Talks on Electric Mishaps and Medical Q A

Health talks by John R Huber A S MD discuss dangerous shocks from 110 volt or lower in bathtubs and kitchens and urge banning electric appliances in bathrooms. They cite deaths from wet hands touching live fixtures and warn about bulb changes and deflections in insulation. Questions cover nervous dyspepsia and serums. answers discuss gas in stomach from nerves and autogenous vaccines.

Het Kitchen Ata

Iowa editors: Hunt opposes third party shifts in farm union meeting

The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that Iowa union delegates heard C. W. Hunt of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation criticize labor backed third party plans. He warned strikes harm farmers, noting switchmen stoppages cost farmers 500 to 700 dollars per car and urged unions to abandon strikes. The Sioux City Tribune comments on state officials seeking new employment as they travel the state, advocating a short ballot and a well paid governor.

Hunt Fort Dodge Iowa C. W. Hunt Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Sioux City Tribune

Buffalo youths plan protective association after pistol incident

Buffalo youths afflicted with roving eyes consider forming a protective group after Miss Edna Gant reportedly drew an automatic pistol from her handbag and faced Herman J. Graef Jr as he moved toward a police station. The incident ends with a charge of annoyance against Graef.

Buffalo Edna Gant Herman J. Graef, Jr Iearch

Canadian Thistle Mystery At Downtown Drinkery

A tense patron whispered to the bartender requesting “8 Canadian Thistle” in a downtown Cleveland soft drink bar. The bartender rejected the order while another patron explained Canadian Thistle is slang for a stronger beverage, believed to be a prank or coded request.

Cleveland

Hog Saves Skew York Fire Hero Patsy an Irish Terrier

In a Brooklyn den fire Patsy the Irish terrier becomes a hero as firemen and patrolmen battle the blaze. Patsy dashes from the flames with a kitten in his jaws, then deposits the frightened kitten with other survivors on the street.

New York Patsy Brooklyn

Bradford Woman Turns In Garbage At City Hall

Bradford Pa a woman resident attempted to deliver two packets of rubbish to city hall after the city failed to provide adequate garbage collection. She left the waste with two clerks in the health office, insisting the garbage be picked up.

Bradford

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