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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
2
A Waterloo Evening Courier editorial argues that wartime excess profits taxes and surtaxes raise prices across the economy. It criticizes federal policy, notes lumber and automobile fees as examples, and urges tax reform to reduce consumer burden and debt.
A critical editorials warns of a failed Des Moines packing plant worth over 3 million dollars. It catalogs a bankrupt farmer who invested forty thousand dollars, driven by greed, losing nearly all. The piece urges readers to seek safe investments and to resist risky schemes. It reflects on money hunger, cautioning against tying fortunes to illusionary profits and highlighting broader Iowa losses over two years.
Dr Huber discusses tuberculosis risk in schoolchildren, urging yearly exams by family doctors to spot symptoms early. He notes signs of illness, poor nutrition, and possible lung issues, stresses prevention, and shares a personal example of a child who recovered with proper care.
Andrew asks about the afternoon while Imogene recalls a Culture Club meeting at Sallie’s house. Mrs Applegate was to have delivered a lecture on the leasehold order, but a boy named Sather Tiltie tugs at the tablecloth.
An uneven verse piece recounts a character John leading a joyful march with song banjo and dance. It reflects rural spiritual themes urging self-reliance and measured faith, contrasting tribulation with praise in a spirited march lyric.
Johnnie WiseDuck, a young duck urged by Grandpa Drake and Madam Duck to skip schooling, goes to a distant pond to learn. Mrs Duck fears foxes as she searches with siblings, while Grandpa Drake doubts schooling’s value, and the tale follows the duck’s journey.
A quirky item notes Miss Fawn Lippinent resigning after refusing a corset demand and failing to quit smoking. It recalls a long-ago character known for nail-picking and a bubble-tipped toothpick, as locals ponder what happened to the famed “fal ler” who once chewed his nail and kept a bubble on his toothpick.
Johnnie Wiseduck ignores a warning sign and narrowly avoids a passing train. Grandpa Drake frets over learning, but Johnnie credits education for his quick safety reaction and escape. The tale underscores the value of reading signs and paying attention.
Questions ask about ostrich pair bonds forest succession and fish eating larger prey. The note promises answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes, indicating a future column will explain whether ostriches are monogamous, why pines typically give way to oaks in forests, and whether fish ever prey on larger fish.
The phoebe perches on dead branches and circles to snare insects, eyes like a telescope, watching from air and ground. It waits for prey at all hours, tail stiff as it rests on a brown branch near apple trees.
Davenport Times reports Gov. Lowden’s push to reorganize the federal government on a business basis aims to appeal to supporters who view current systems as wasteful and inefficient. The piece frames his demand as a critique of national waste and a call for practical administrative overhaul.
Dennis earned 2.40 for a soft wood cord cut into 1 1/ inch lengths at four by four by eight feet. For hard wood, logs run eight feet and take three times longer to saw. calculate pay for the second cord. Answer is nineteen dollars. Mentioned places Hebrides Arno Sorrento Basel Borneo Po Orleans.
A drizzly January evening leads Harry Brewster’s wife to fear a cold would spoil her luncheon plans. After trying Weeks’ Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets, she recovers by morning and hosts successfully, crediting the remedy for easing her illness and avoiding postponement.
In St Paul a speech denounces duplication of effort waste and taxation as causes of high costs. Gov Lowden claims substance over rhetoric, pledging to cut state taxes 20 percent, a record achievement amid rising costs without sacrificing services.
Fragmentary text indicates concerns about maintaining efficiency of the stats service during postwar reconstruction in Washington. The note hints that readership needs and administrative function are tied to the period after World War II.
Burlington Hawk Eye notes growing concern within the party as the president’s administration shifts away from democracy toward a Wilsonian approach, dampening prospects for party success in the upcoming November elections.
The ad touts Bayer aspirin as genuine and safe, urging use with water and noting physicians have prescribed it for years. It describes Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross, lists common pains treated, and mentions small tin boxes and larger pharmacy packages.
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