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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
7
Waterloo city council will decide Monday whether to reestablish the city market this year and under what conditions. A petition from A. C. Ryan seeks endorsement of a privately run market at Eleventh and Sycamore, which would replace the old Third Street market.
Fort Dodge Iowa council approved a temporary increase of 12.5 cents per thousand cubic feet raising the rate from 1.37 to 1.50. The rise lasts until the valuation study by Alton D Adams and assistants ends. An extra 10 cent charge applies to bills paid after the fifteenth. The ordinance repeals conflicting previous measures.
The free Y M C A swimming school runs with 239 boys enrolled. The facility has fresh paint and a three day session begins with lessons in life saving and resuscitation. Boys who progress receive Rotary club buttons as awards.
A Detroit woman reports backache and joint pain eased by Kidney Pills. She says sleep improves and back and side pain diminishes. She plans to continue use. Advertorial tone claims broad availability and positive outcomes from the remedy.
Des Moines reports thousands sleep in the open air as the state department on tuberculosis promotes open air sleeping. The movement, embraced especially by farmers, claims improved rest, fewer colds, and greater bodily vigor, with many households using screened porches and open bedroom windows for cool, refreshing sleep. Iowa is said to lead the nation in open air sleep adoption.
Advertisement touts Hartfort's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing energizing drink for staying awake. Mentions Dr Shillenberger specialist in chronic nervous diseases and visit details at Hotel Bunsell Lamson Waterloo on June 6.
An article extols hair as the most conspicuous feature and offers a home remedy. Dissolve a teaspoonful of canthrox in hot water to create a shampoo that cleans dandruff oil and dirt, gives a soothing lather, leaves the scalp clean and hair glossy, and makes arranging hair easy.
A drugstore weight loss system promises easy reduction of 10 to 60 pounds for under 100 dollars with a money back guarantee or zero cost. It claims no thyroid use, no heavy dieting, no exhausting exercise and reports quick visible fat loss including under the chin and abdomen with firmer skin and buoyant feeling.
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