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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1923
Page
3
A columnist criticizes public officials who oppose enforcing prohibition. The piece defends President Harding for reaffirming law obedience and warns that widespread disobedience could devastate the nation. It highlights the need for lawful conduct and cites the Denver speech and broader political implications.
A compendium argues imagination fuels stock fraud greed and carelessness leading to losses from worthless securities. It also critiques U S immigrant detention at Ellis Island, urging private steamship firms bear detention costs and noting international pressure and the Berlin socialist convention delegate Richter Amerikas Penkin as emblematic of American internationalism.
Ivy poisoning is often misread as a simple cold. Dr. Brady outlines prevention via immunization and barrier care, cure with rhus toxicodendron injections, and relief through tepid soapy baths and calamine treatments. He also answers reader questions on water disinfection, strychnine safety, camp toilets, and postnatal corset use.
Andrew and Imogene navigate a chaotic dressing scene for a party. He critiques dressmakers and fashion rituals while venting about gender roles, freedom, and the burdens of underclothes and fasteners in a humorous domestic vignette.
Grundy Register extols Iowa boastful claims listing Waterloo Davenport and other cities as home to the nation’s largest creamery, furniture, basket, sash and door, button machinery, broom, and washing machine plants. Marshalltown Times-Republican adds Grundy county has top farm land value and least waste land, while commenting on political figures and wet issue sentiments.
A rough column argues the wet vs dry issue in the Democratic party, naming Bryan Taggart and Gov. Smith. It suggests the upcoming convention will reveal divisions over prohibition and notes Republican pressure toward a dry platform. The piece hints at political maneuvering and moral leadership within the party.
Readers are invited to submit questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes column. The paper promises answers in tomorrow’s Nature Notes, including requests about the meaning of names, bird tail steering, and whether any giant tortoises beyond those in the 200s era still live.
Answers cover loosening garden pits with a dust mulch to reduce evaporation and aid soil nitrogen, the California condor Gymnogyps californianus with a 8.5 to 21 foot wingspan and 20 to 24 pound weight, and tips to keep minnows longest in fresh aerated water with ice wrapped in cheesecloth and fed with fish foods and chopped meat/fish scraps.
A pasted brain teaser asks to complete sentences by repeating words. It presents a set of wordplay stunts with arithmetic style clues and a final line indicating a transformed result such as LURE plus STRING minus REST etc, ending with a mysterious 4UZON.
Malcolm Starmount, a rich young man about town, leaves his wild life for a quieter path while aiding Mary Devin and her family in poverty. He shields Mary from trouble as she faces love triangles with Ramon Graves and Naida Courteney, amid a shipboard drama, telegrams, and a looming funeral.
Mr Possum contemplates visiting a distant farm or staying in the woods to hunt nearby. He checks Mr Fox’s home under a dim light, assumes Fox is away, and slips into the pantry seeking food. The shelves are almost bare.
Abe Martin notes that Chinese bandits released foreign prisoners held from May 6 to June 11, defining the phrase a few hours as the time until release. He adds that a futile invitational event showed how falling from a ladder with window curtains can leave many sore spots.
Marion Indiana woman describes illness and fatigue and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength and weight. She notes using the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills as well, and recommends the remedies to other women suffering from female ailments. Her testimonial cites personal experience and calls for confidence in the product.
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