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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
2
The page includes Hartman Company advertising details and a lengthy editorial arguing over political critiques, Irish question, senate conduct, coal industry profits, miner wages, and public concerns about price distribution. The piece skewers Democratic and Republican figures, urges transparency on coal costs, and ends with weather and seasonal pleas.
The piece states that cancelling the miners chiefs order may allow production to resume but leaves ongoing questions about business terms and conditions. It urges the public to demand full facts and testimony from coal operators about the inside propositions and current conditions before resumption.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues labor unions are not enemies of government and that a majority of American workers support the government. It condemns radical leaders who demand extremes and threaten to overthrow the state, predicting even loyal laborers will desert such radicals.
A reader describes progressive leg weakness, possible muscular atrophy or Thomsen's disease, with hereditary links and spinal involvement. Dr. John Buber notes causes vary with spinal changes, advises medical examination, and promises future discussion on Thomsen's disease. The column emphasizes disease prevention, hygiene, and sanitation.
Imogene laments wealth and sees the fate of five Raleigh oil wealth sons from a farm tale. Andrew argues wealth corrupts or harms. recounts the Alexander boys’ tragic deaths through risky excess. He parries Imogene’s curiosity about oil and a club member named Alexander.
A fox named Mr Foxn seeks a hayloft ride after sneaking onto a farm while workers load hay. He hides under the hay in a cart but is injured when a pitchfork pierces his back during unloading. He escapes to his den and limps afterward, avoiding future field rides.
A Burlington Hawk-Hye column discusses labor and capital blame theories, urging self-reliance and a collective duty. It frames labor, capital, and the people as equally responsible, calling for accountability from all sides and hinting at a return to simpler home-spun goods and self-sufficiency.
A Manchester Guardian writer notes motherless heroines captivate audiences in novels and plays. Shakespeare shapes this trend with Desdemona, Rosalind, Miranda, Imogen, Hero, Beatrice, Celia, and Juliet. Scott’s heroines largely follow the pattern, with Lucy Ashton as a rare exception. Other motherless heroines include Jane Eyre, Sophia Western, Harriet Barlow, and Florence Dombey.
Constable Newt Plum says those involved in the payroll bandit issues are united behind higher wages while Abe Marlin notes rare cases of harming relatives in such contexts.
In a school puzzle the mistress notes that by moving three letter blocks the lines spell two words. The answer to No 220 is given as Red Ramblers, derived from a grebus picture suggesting the mix.
An early 20th century advertorial urges readers to use Cascarets for digestive relief. It mocks weak exercise habits and laxatives like Salts or Oil, touting Cascarets as cheap, gentle, and effective, claiming they work while you sleep.
Public health note urges rest and physician care for influenza. It touts Men-Tho-Eze as a preventive nasal moisturizer and decongestant claimed to break up phlegm and shorten colds that could lead to influenza. Promoter from Fort Dodge Iowa offers the remedy in 30c and 60c jars through druggists.
Scientists rebrand Seborrhes as a treatable condition. Femo introduces a new method to overcome it. Schärrhea is described as killing hair roots by dandruff bacteria, likened to decay of teeth by similar causes.
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