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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
12
A fragment quotes Mack Cratcher noting gendered play values. He says a girl needs dolls ribbons and fancy things while a boy can enjoy a toad grasshopper and angle worms, underscoring stereotypes of childhood toys.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as a world leading nerve energizer for men and women. It claims cures for insomnia nervousness and fatigue and offers a 50 cent free trial box, with price details and mail order coupon from F J Kellogg Co. The copy targets both genders with medical claims and nationwide distribution notes.
A nineteenth century tale portrays farmer Brown urging his son John to buy Simons tavern and grow rich. John's dream shows wealth and ruin, warning by a mother's wisdom and a night vision from which he awakens resolved to stay on the farm and earn his bread.
Chicago State's Attorney Wayman dropped the perjury case against State Representative Robert E. Wilson, ending the trial scheduled to begin amid investigations tied to the Lorimer U.S. Senate election. The brief notice notes the move as the last major criminal matter from that election period.
General market round up with Iowa weather forecast for tonight and Friday. cattle hogs and sheep receipts at major markets including Kansas City Omaha and St Louis with price ranges and opening directions. produce prices and cash grain markers noted alongside livestock quotes and wholesale terms.
Advertised beauty advice outlines hair care and skin products. It recommends frequent shampooing to refresh the scalp and a powder shampoo mix from orms root and thorox for six months supply. A magnesium lotion with magatone and witch hazel promises to correct sallowness and the shiny look, while Mother Salve is praised for healing sores. It also claims delatone powder removes wild hairs in two minutes and plain pyroxin can darken and lengthen eyebrows and lashes by massaging roots.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a rapid cure for catarrh and nasal throat inflammation. It claims direct application to sore surfaces relieves sneezing coughing runny nose and headaches, strengthens membranes and ends discharge. A 50 cent bottle is offered by drugstores.
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