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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
2
A Washington press wire comment discusses liquor transport legality, bootlegging lore, and price surges. It notes Minnesota and Iowa border activity, Prohibition impacts, and banker speculation. The piece also mocks home rule Ireland rhetoric and questions U S policy on Gen. Wood while citing Chicago moral proclamations on pneumonia and wartime news.
The Iowa case challenges interstate liquor transport into a prohibitionist state. The decision affirms Congress power to prevent liquor imports from neighboring states. Expect appeals leading to a final federal ruling.
Des Moines Capital argues to keep focus on safeguarding the republic and opposing side-stepping tactics. Burlington Hawk-Eye reports 200 Iowa ministers will work on farms, gaining health and fresh sermons. Webster City Freeman-Journal notes Indiana Democrats discuss Wilson re nomination in 1920 and the Baltimore convention’s stance against consecutive terms.
A 1918 opinion argues the United States must declare war on Bulgaria and Turkey for aggression in the Balkans and Armenia massacres. It cites Bulgarian territorial aims, German methods, and calls Congress to lead in war to defend Serbs Greeks and western ideals.
A Washington Star snippet freights a gloss on prohibition era slang. The piece mocks rising prices and calls out the stubbornness of a brandy market while referencing a Crimson Gulch setting and a blunt remark on service costs.
The article argues dentifrices aid mouth health when used with proper brushing, help disinfect the mouth, and slow decay. It notes dangers of poor teeth in the poor, cites Forsyth dental institution support in Boston, and explains ingredients and preparation of dentifrices by pharmacists, with reader questions and a fiction excerpt interspersed.
The servant reports a beauty far surpassing the Queen and Bida is chosen for a harsh isolation. Queen Sari schemes to hide the girl from the King, while the child pleads to return to her parents as cruelty and fear rise in the palace.
A diamond merchant warns that women are often fooled by impostors as diamond prices rise. The article explains practical tests: place a drop of water on a clean dry diamond and use a needle to move it. a genuine diamond rolls the drop intact while a fake spreads the water. Test small stones in a tumbler of water to reveal clarity and distinguish real from imitation.
In a wartime Italian field hospital a surgeon asks for volunteers to donate skin to a wounded man. A soldier replies the man is the son of a usurer who has long exploited him, yet fighting bravely, so he should receive what little skin his father spared.
A writer argues for balancing loyalty to long standing friends with openness to new connections. An anecdote about hosting a friend who resisted inviting new acquaintances leads to a weekend where new and old friends mingle, proving fresh social ties enrich personality and energy. The piece urges continually forming new friendships, even after forty, to refresh one’s life.
Theodore Roosevelt argues for a genuine Americanization Fourth of July. He opposes racially segregated celebrations and urges all Americans to celebrate together as one nation. He cites personal ties to Germans and records public support from towns like Milwaukee and Martinsville.
A lighthearted health note cites historical figures alleged to live well past 100. Names include Apollonius the Pythagorean, St Anthony the Great, St Patrick, Attila, and a physician to a queen, with claims of ages from 105 to 130+. The piece argues the 70-year life expectation may be outdated.
An old note advises using plain clarified cocoanut oil as a shampoo to avoid harsh alkali in soaps. Moisten hair with water, rub in oil for a rich lather, rinse easily, and enjoy hair that dries quickly and feels smooth and manageable. The oil is inexpensive and widely available.
An advertisement argues aging can be reversed by keeping kidneys and bladder healthy and removing toxins. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the sole reliable brand, warning of fakes and urging purchase through first-class druggists.
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