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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1920

Page

2

Diplomatic Row Looms as Europe Reassesses U S Policy

The column forecasts a tense international scene with Europe reconsidering the United States stance on major issues. It contrasts British parliamentary power with American executive autocracy, warns of a potential clash over policy, and muses on global reactions and domestic impact.

Aiany United States Europe England Congress Caiverian Isielf Ibe Persia

Policing From The Sky Prompts Public Debate

A fragmentary column discusses aircraft use and surveillance potential. It hints that air centers may enter many walks of life and could provide safety from dangers, likening it to a modern savior figure and referencing historical figures in a speculative tone.

Meredith urges liberal federal aid for western road builds

Secretary Meredith of the Department of Agriculture advocates more liberal federal cooperation in road construction across western states with large public land areas. He proposed an annual appropriation of 100,000,000 dollars for four years to support the program.

Meredith Department of Agriculture

Health Talks on Insomnia and Sleep Remedies by Dr John B Hiebra

A column on insomnia treatments outlines quiet bedtime routines, cold packs, alcohol chest rubs, hot milks and stimulants where anemia exists, and warns against promiscuous drugging. Bromides may help nervous cases. hypnotics require doctor guidance.

Girkal

Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson

Andrew notes Pearl Maine seen downtown with weeds cleared and a blossoming, a widow in mourning. Imogene says the deadest thing in a young widow is her husband, and that Pearl’s actions are the natural response after Charlie’s yearlong death.

Wife Roe Fulkerson Andrew Paith Maine Imogene Charlie

The Popular Jingle and a Widow's Clever Move

A fragmented tale blends a ditty about money with a widow's cemetery dilemma. Facing a modest life insurance, she contemplates a monument for her late husband and a potential marriage with a neighboring suitor. She recalls her late husband's advertising success and spends the thousand dollars on clothes to promote herself, leading to a faster remarriage and a moral about advertising.

Charlie Losz Chartie Andrew

The Sandman Story Two Queens in a Garden

A garden tale shows Lily and Rose arguing over queenship while Mr. Bee mediates. Lily claims reign with a golden scepter, Rose insists her own title, and the bee proclaims both queens, restoring harmony in the flower yard. Additional brief notes discuss nest building in birds and how late-season growth affects plant maturation.

Mr. Bee Red Rose Jand Beeauiie Rose Miss Rose Lily Eich Hive Teign Mr. Beer

Nature Notes answers on orioles and squirrels

Answers from Nature Notes discuss whether orioles nest vary by location and if a particular animal cures grass for winter use. The piece contrasts gray and red squirrels, noting the gray’s hardiness and the red’s persistence, while critiquing the gray for starving the red and the red’s irritations to households and orchards.

Nature

Professor’s Per Capita Tax Idea Sparks Debate

Iowa editors lampoon a University of Chicago professor who suggests funding schools by per capita tax based on number of children. The Davenport Times notes the idea reveals gaps in his early warnings and frames the debate around tax fairness for communities with families.

Davenport University of Chicago

Brain Tests and Diagram of Donafl's Comet

Puzzle item asks six words to form one word. Includes an answer reference to puzzle 324. Diagram shows the course of Donafl's Comet in fourteen straight lines.

Donafl

Pimples on Face Spurred by Illness in 1919 Cleveland

A Cleveland resident M Lavre nuk reports a two month outbreak of hard festering pimples on the face. He credits healing in about two weeks after using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment. Address 1626 Riverbed St. Cleveland Ohio. Sept. 8 1919.

M. Lavre

Cutiura Toilet Trio Promotes Skin Purity and Comfort

An advertisement extols the Cutiura Toilet Trio consisting of Soap Ointment and Talour for cleansing soothing and perfuming the skin. It claims the trio maintains skin health and offers everyday emollient quality despite other products.

Absurd ideas on school taxation and postal remark

The article discusses equity in school tax limits tied to population rather than property values, noting higher districts with more children might bear higher taxes. It critiques the approach as absurd and laments communication issues, including a Sioux City Journal remark about distant planets versus postal communication.

Sioux City Journal Post Office

Simply Follows Her Training in Silent Drama

Some people are disturbed Mary Pickford refuses to discuss her Reno visit and divorce. They forget the true lady belongs to silent drama where talking is a poor art. Screen artists are paid fabulous salaries to be seen and not heard.

Davenport Mary Pickford Reno

All electric mill company to open Youngstown plant

A new firm is formed to operate the nation’s first all electric mill. The Youngstown Ohio site will host two electric smelters and rolling mills including 1 and 16 inch stands, with plans for a larger plant later.

Youngstown Iith

Milks Emulsion Advertised as Asthma Cure

An advertisement claims Milks Emulsion cured a Latrobe Pennsylvania man after severe asthma. It touts the product as a nutritious emulsion aiding digestion, appetite, and strength, with a money back guarantee and prices of 60c and 1.20 per bottle. Sold by druggists nationwide.

Géo W. Baker Latrobe Milks Emulsion Co Terre Haute Ind

A Friend Recommended Them

A reader recounts relief from thigh muscle pains after using Foley Kidney Pills, previously treated as rheumatism without relief. The advertisement notes benefits for backache rheumatic pains and stiff joints and claims wide availability.

W. N. Tohill Lottie Evansville Ind

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