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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
4
A spoiled boy named Gus is transformed by elves into a donkey after constant grumbling. The mountain king and queen teach him a hard lesson, changing his skin to brown and rough, his feet to hooves, and his ears long. After a year of labor and hearing only brays, Gus returns home a reformed boy.
A Fayetteville North Carolina mother describes her delicate child gaining weight and health after Vinol. The ad promotes Vinol as a cod liver and iron tonic that increases appetite aids digestion and supports a healthy body, with distributors listed in Waterlo o Iowa and elsewhere.
Government and university records show how Smith Lever funds are distributed across meals and sewing education, canning clubs, and county agents aiding farm families. The piece discusses how to organize and fund home economics work, training for women agents, salary sharing, and balancing urban and rural needs while prioritizing farm women’s real hardship and leisure.
Darken hair to a natural soft dark shade with Q Ban Hair Color Restorer. It acts on roots to improve luster and thickness, prevents dandruff and scalp itching, and makes gray hair look youthful. Sold at Hansen & Pletcher's Drug Store Waterloo, with out of town sales by mail.
A German official defends a wartime sinking, arguing it was a hard but justifiable act of war comparable to bombing a fortress or an unfortified city, asserting the necessity of sending hundreds of men to their deaths.
Mrs Janet Sickenzie Hill presents a new method for apple dumplings using battered muffin cups filled with sliced apples and a soft dough. Bake twenty five minutes invert onto a serving dish and top each with hard sauce and nutmeg.
The piece argues that new warfare tools threaten peaceable inhabitants and asserts aerial and submarine warfare are increasingly recognized internationally. It notes Britain’s reluctance to engage submarines against the U S and cites the Lusitania sinking as a military necessity to shield soldiers from enemy munition attacks.
An old advertisement promises restored health and vigor for men and women affected by nervous exhaustion. It touts three grain eadomene tablets in sealed tubes with directions, claiming powerful toning and invigorating effects without opiates.
An old sales pitch touts Sal-Carboo as a powerful medicated preparation for pigs claiming to raise vitality and appetite while curing scours. Testimonials from Henry Byvank of Waterlas Iowa and William Conden of Waterloo Iowa praise its effects after two weeks use in 1915.
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