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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
7
City homeowners can achieve durable lawns by correcting soil moisture and feeding conditions. Use 100 pounds lime per 4,000 sq ft every two years and 20 pounds of acid phosphate per 1,000 sq ft twice yearly, water after application, and select grasses suited to local climate. Avoid overuse of stable manure and shallow surface watering. deepen roots with weekly deep watering and annual leaf mold topdressing.
An old advertisement promotes Pinex as a cheap, easy home remedy to stop a cough within 24 hours. It instructs mixing 4 ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or substitutes, claiming quick relief from throat inflammation and bronchial symptoms.
Advertisements tout Marlix as a guaranteed stomach remedy with years of trouble relief. Fort Wayne based claims include Mrs E H Gaskill and Mrs Olle Ladford praising Marlix for sour stomach and general digestion. the ad urges readers to obtain Marlix locally in Waterloo at C Z Miller and Wangler Bros Co.
Eagle township in Black Hawk county shows a blend of farm wealth and modernity with 106 autos among 105 farms yet persistent horse use. Largest owners Gunn Daily Schmitz drive up to 480 acres and multiple autos. ensilage storage totals 590 to 600 tons. A look back notes 30 years ago with no motors, mail delivery, telephones, electric lights, or furnaces.
Mr Steimel notes improvements in 11 homes with bath tubs and waterworks, 34 heated by hot air or steam, 23 with electric light, and most households getting daily mail and telephones. Eagle residents compare housing to Waterloo, reflecting good health and contentment in rural life. Belgium orders 4 million dollars in American locomotives.
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