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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1925

Page

3

Oil conservation debate roils national resource policy

A long discussion on oil supply and conservation follows references to petroleum as a strategic resource. It notes that oil rushes and drilling drain reserves, warns of depletion comparable to forest loss, and urges public hearings before a new government commission led by the secretaries of war navy interior and commerce.

GaAs Naval Coolidge Oil Conservation Commission Secretaries of War, Navy Interior and Commerce America

Mass judge backs second drunken driving sentence law

Governor Fuller signed a measure making prison terms mandatory for a second drunken driving conviction after the attorney general ruled the provision constitutional. The law requires judges to check defendants for prior records, with opposition noting the bill is not harsh enough. The piece also notes psychologists’ claims on when babies gain souls and ponders when babies reach discretion.

Save the Children Warns on Driverless Roads

Save the Children reports 1924 automobile deaths reached 19 000 with 450 000 injuries. Of the dead 40 percent were children of school age, prompting Secretary Hoover to urge school systems to teach accident prevention and tighten traffic near schools. Patrols and officers at school entrances are trial steps, aiming to hold drivers and pedestrians to account and curb needless loss.

National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Hoover

Dining room etiquette prompts from Fairmont Sentinel

The Minnesotan column humorously debates lettuce heads use and table manners including cutting lettuce with a knife and drinking coffee from a saucer. It mocks reforms by Olvia Tice and notes Governor Christianson’s reorganization plans while urging clearer rules for dining room etiquette.

Fairmont Minn Bess Wilson Frank Day Atiquet Frank Minnesota Editorial Association Christianson Sentinel

Abe Martin Sees Floriday Lot Owner Expect Telegram

Abe Martin notes a man in Florida owns a lot and expects a telegram any minute while spirits swooped down on Lesters Pine after he had free drinks before paying a dentist.

Friend Wife by Roe Fulker son

Andrew laments life’s futility while sharing a rainy day fantasy about robins and fishing. He reveals his sole joy is angling and gathering worm bait, contrasting human effort with a robin’s effortless foraging. Ima- Bene questions his wit as he sighs over worms, sod, and the limits of marital patience.

Andrew Ima- Bene Jeeps Pig Pen Angie Imogene

Sudden Sweat Check Is Not Harmful Science Says

William Brady M D debunks the myth that stopping a sweat after hot bathing or hard work causes illness. He argues that sweating simply cools the body and carries little waste, while chilling after exercise may hinder waste removal and cause soreness.

Ott Taig

Questions and Answers on Health and Food Habits

A column discusses bicycle safety and health benefits, epilepsy heredity concerns, and a wheat based breakfast anecdote. It notes epilepsy is not clearly inherited, advises expert confirmation, and shares opinions on grinding wheat as a breakfast cereal. Tea and coffee tannins are addressed with cautions about tannic acid intake.

Inke Asteiny Flivyer Epltepey Pamily Bower Sven Eugenics Record Office Cold Spring Harbor N. Y Leis

Uncle Wiggily and the Red Vest Br Why

A fragment from Howard R. Garis features Uncle Wiggily the bunny and Nurse June debating a trip to the eight and nine cent store to buy a new vest. Wiggily insists his old vest is fine for adventures.

Uncle Wiggily Howard R. Garis Que Day Wigsitly Bunny Gentienan Nurse June Jack Wiggily

Uncle Wigsily Seeks a New Vest in Farmyard Parley

In a chatty farmyard scene, Uncle Virgily contemplates buying a stylish vest after Nurse Jane and Mrs. Longears urge him to look sharp for an evening visit to Aunt Lattin the goat. Waele Wizguy approves, and the group plans a fashionable outing despite warnings to return home.

Nurse Jane Waele Wizguy Jane

Uncle Wiggily Gets A Vest From Red Feathers

Uncle Wiggily aims to buy a new vest but loses time in the woods. A robin frees a trapped bird, calls for help, and the bunny meets Mr Twistytail. As stores close, robins gather and weave red feathers into a vest for him with help from friends.

Uncle Skillery Scullery Alligator Alealor Twistytail Uncle Wiggily Mr. Twistytail Jane Dunnay

Bunny gets a new vest in Uncle Wiggily tale

In a playful newspaper vignette Nurse Jane calls the vest sporty and Rls. Longears calls it snappy as Uncle Wiggily laughs. The story teases how the bunny earned the new vest and promises more about Uncle Wiggily’s cake in a following installment.

Jane Rls Longears Uncle Wiggily

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers Prompt Curiosity

In 1923 Burroughs Nature Club Notes answers questions on fleas in cats icy water birds and penguins how alligator snapping turtles lure prey beavers use of tails and jaws. The column explains feather waterproofing penguin muscle development and turtle decoy feeding with concise natural history details.

Nature Notes Penguia

Views of the People on Preserving Pheasants

A reader from Dunkerton Iowa urges publication of views to save pheasants in surrounding counties. The letter argues predators and nesting disruption threaten eggs and nests. calls for public support to preserve nesting grounds and hatchery prospects.

Dunkerton Katibert

Ingrown nail turns outward with Outgro claim

A handwritten advertisement describes treating an ingrown toenail by applying a small amount of Outgro in the nail crease to reduce inflammation and pain. It claims the nail then grows outward naturally overnight, noting Outgro is an anticopic marketed for chiropractors and available in drugstores for home use.

Destruction of Nest Warns Buck Master Authority

A fragment urges preservation of wildlife discipline: eyes are destroyed and nests must be left untouched to conserve hatchlings, attributed to Buck Master. The terse note emphasizes protecting habitat and hatch viability.

TEN DAYS A QUEEN. Lady Jane Grey's brief reign and fate

Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts Lady Jane Grey born 1537 in Leicestershire, educated in multiple languages and arts. At 15 she wed Lord Guildford Dudley and briefly reigned after Edward VI. Mary I gathered support, Jane’s reign lasted ten days, she and her husband were imprisoned and executed in February 154.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Jane Grey Henry VII England Henry Grey Dorset Frances Brandon Broadgate Leicestershire Guildford Dudley Duke of Northumberland Jane Edward VI Mary Elizabeth

Lemon-Based Skin Bleach Promises White Complexion

An old advertisement touts a lemon juice and Orchard White mix as a gentle skin whitener and brightener. It claims two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White create two quarter-pint bottles to apply on face neck arms and hands. It says it cannot irritate and that stage beauties use it for a fair youthful look including freckle sunburn and tan reduction.

Andy

Hog Attacks Farmer's Son In Iowa Field

Wart Dicker, a farmer's son from Lett s, Iowa, was badly injured after a sow attacked him two miles east of town. The hired man, Will Jacobs, rescued him. He received medical care at Muscatine and was later sent to the University of Iowa City for treatment.

Letts Wart Dickerson Here Will Jacobs University At Towa City

Dissolve Blackheads with Ezln Lite Powder Method

A simple home remedy suggests dissolving blackheads using Ezln Lite powder sprinkled on hot wet cloth then rubbed over the area. The mixture purportedly dissolves dust and secretions in pores leaving skin clean and natural.

Mrs Jane Lee Praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription

Mrs Jane Lee of Salt Lake City credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with restoring her frail health before marriage and serving as a tonic during pregnancy and later years. She urges readers to obtain the remedy at local drug stores or mail for a trial bottle by sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce Buffalo.

Salt Lake City Ubah Dr. Pierce Jane Lee Second St West Buffalo

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