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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
2
A vivid handwritten note critiques zoo life and animal enclosures, contrasting a colorful display of shapes and colors with cramped cages. The writer laments cramped conditions, questions comfort and cleanliness, and contrasts human gratitude with animal captivity.
This page surveys the German peace treaty crisis and predicts its signing, argues a favorable outcome, and notes progress toward a national budget system in Congress. It highlights Good’s budget bill, Kenyon's support, and McCormack’s push for a special committee to craft a budget plan by Sept 1, 1919, advocating fiscal restraint and targeted appropriations.
W Va Elkins reports George P Moore has served as postmaster at Edray Pocahontas county since 1853. He plans to continue 10 to 20 more years, balancing duties as merchant bank president farmer and pastor. Moore leads a busy life teaching two sermons weekly and regular prayer meetings.
Sage guidance on choosing healthful homes with clean air sunshine and good sanitation. Discusses pure water drainage ventilation and trash disposal as vital, plus personal habit hygiene and preventive measures. Includes reader Q&A on tuberculosis weight marital risk and treatment, advising chest examination and following physician guidance before marriage.
Imogene laments modern housework and gender roles while Andrew defends past vs present duties. The dialogue mocks the burdens modern women face from chores to social expectations, ending with a call for sisters to rise and demand rights. Century Press.
Miss Pinkie Mouse contemplates marriage to Jeddy or Tad as she learns of a large three story box with two doors. Jeddy reveals the open box and a plan to wed that night and move in before the cook returns, while Tad offers a barn life with grain and playful nights.
A collage of editorials discusses farmer earnings versus consumer prices, noting a $50 result from steer value and rising restaurant costs. It questions who benefits and contrasts farm thrift with modern changes. Other items mention Gov Clarke's senate bid being premature and shifts in cattle prices and urban garages replacing livery stables.
A 1919 Sam Loyd puzzle page notes city names hidden in sentences and playful misdirections. It features a timing joke about time and a Jumbo reference, with railcar stacking numbers and a note that the answer to No 92 is pending.
During the war millions of women worked in new vocations such as munition and chemical factories, metal works, street railways, ambulance driving, barbering, and prevator roles. The copy urges women with health issues to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to regain health and strength, claiming many have done so.
A health notice warns that careless living harms kidneys and can cause uric acid crystals and pain. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules from Holland as an immediate relief, with a money back guarantee if ineffective, and urges readers to seek early treatment.
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