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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
2
A Waterloo editorial urges stricter traffic controls citing the need for mandatory headlight rules and dimming devices. It argues many drivers ignore safety gear and warns a future law could make delivering cars without protective headlights a penitentiary offense.
The piece notes gathering clouds over the Pacific coast and pieces of discord in the Democratic ranks led by Wilson supporters. It cites J Ham Lewis, Marshall, Bryan, and McCombs on the league covenant and party strategy, while praising goodwill in Waterloo and urging cross-community cooperation. It mentions Wilson urging Tennessee to pass suffrage and Louisiana’s reaction, plus questions about Californian seismic activity.
Summer diet advice urges light meals and cooling foods. Recommends grapes citrus fruit tomatoes leafy greens and mild proteins with avoidance of heavy soups nuts spices and alcohol to prevent heat related discomfort and illness. Questions discuss overtaxing children and knee pain with guidance to seek professional care.
A speaker recalls Sally at home while the narrator is away. The mood is mournful yet tender as letters, gates, and weather frame the separation. The verse expresses longing for Sally and the urge to comfort with a hug and kiss despite the sorrow.
Uncle Ben announces a poultry show with a $50 prize. Ada nurtures a sick chick back to health and wins praise while Hal and Paul neglect their birds, only to see Ada's hen become the finest of the lot despite their late effort.
A humorous dialogue contrasts farm life with city entertainments. Imogene and Ken argue over returning to the farm, debating dances, music, and social duties while recalling chores, buttering cows, and chores like milking and feeding. The piece leans on nostalgia and satire about rural work versus urban leisure.
A puzzle note by Sam Loyd invites readers to spell names of small objects then perform add and subtract operations to reveal a man. The item hints at embossed cards and two-colored prints, mentioning Europe and a move likely future.
Uncle Ben brings Ada's prize hen to the show where it wins first prize blue ribbon. Ada earns a complete poultry yard and business setup as a reward for her patience and good sense, while Hal and Paul look on.
The piece poses questions about why cuckoos are called rain crows how plant size varies by latitude and whether nature is quiet. It also promises tomorrow’s answers and begins with a note about swarming bees and bee attacks.
An advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It describes the Bayer tablets in a handy tin box of 12 with directions to relieve headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain and notes larger packages are sold.
The piece reflects on chickadees as hardy winter birds native to New England and notes their foliage, insect prey, and resilience to frost. It raises questions about wood flowers and cultivation versus wild growth, and critiques political graft and campaign finance while mentioning Hoover and Harding in a newspaper-column voice.
Gov Norbeck cites that money's high cost blocks municipalities counties and states from selling bonds for public improvements at legal rates. South Dakota Linda notices bonds must sell below par to attract income, delaying road projects flood rebuilding school needs and state operations until money markets improve.
An advertisement-like passage promotes a cheap dandruff cure claiming it dissolves dandruff by morning with few applications. It shifts to political content praising Kendall in a Des Moines campaign, noting his personal effort and lower costs than rivals, urging support for candidates and discouraging barriers to entry.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine promising no fallen hairs or dandruff after one application. It asserts every hair regains life with added brightness color and thickness and urges readers to purchase a cheap bottle.
A letter from Hugh Kelsoe of Muskogee Oklahoma says Cadomene Tablets improved his wife’s nervous and run down condition and helped him sleep better. The couple, both elderly, report feeling like new people and endorse Cadomene as the best medicine for nervous, run down systems sold by druggists everywhere.
A newspaper ad promises removal of freckles with Othine double strength. Users should apply nightly and morning, with a money back guarantee if the product fails to remove them. The copy notes most cases need under an ounce and claims complete skin clearing.
A Los Angeles writer tests and praises Tenis Arbolone tablets in a poem style testimonial. The ad credits the product with suppressing hunger and reducing pounds, urging readers to ask at their local drug store.
Letters from Mr. Chas Atwell of Columbus and Mrs. M J Mafer of Pueblo praise Balmwort Kidney Tablets as the best kidney and bladder remedy. The ads urge relief from weakness rheumatic pains and blues with Balmwort tablets sold by druggists.
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