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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
2
The Waterloo paper rebuts claims that new freight rates raise family costs by $1 daily. It argues real impact varies by item with many goods absorbing the change. occasional increases hit heavy items like hardware while most consumer prices rise only modestly. The piece also discusses European political realignments and current political fundraising concerns.
Observant readers note that England and France remain distinct powers with divergent aims after the war. France seeks a Europe that safeguards its existence while boosting prestige and power, while England aims to resume commerce and regain influence.
Readers are urged to guard basement apple juice kegs from rising temperatures to prevent spoilage and potential danger from contaminated alcohol content. Authorities warn improper storage could create hazardous conditions.
A sweeping look at treasure legends from Europe and the New World. Accounts of Ribchester, Mold, Cocoa Island, Trinidad, and Oak Island recount centuries of quests, costly expeditions, and elusive riches with little proven wealth found.
In Iowa editorials Kendall defends his stance on state funds, calling for keeping money in county treasuries. Simmering civil service arguments arise as Sioux City Journal notes postmasters dispute, while Democratic-leaning Washington figures face job terminations and potential abolitions.
The article notes a candidate with a presidential primary presence adopting Carrie Nation style tactics in Kansas urging strong anti tobacco measures. It highlights Kansas as the source or destination for those backing the platform and tactics.
Bunny Rabbit helps a lost Fairy recover her tinting wand near the river. He finds a frost covered silver bit and offers to trade his brown gray coat for the Fairy to tint his babies coats pink. The Fairy agrees and promises pretty tints for the family.
Poem in dialect notes how Thanksgiving Town evokes abundance while money dries up and troubles arrive. It humorously contrasts yearning for a turkey feast with poverty and fickle luck in a rural setting. The speaker laments unmet grace at dinner and the restless ache of want.
A whimsical tale recounts a Fairy helping Bunny tint pink into babies ears and even eyes. Mrs. Bunny rejects pink ears for winter, preferring the look of white coats. Some say a Fairy may have dropped pink into some babies eyes in the moonlit scene.
Health talks outline winter colds epidemics and prevention through hygienic living. Advice covers ventilation, sun, water, abstaining from tobacco, proper sleep, clothing, footwear, and avoiding damp air. Includes Q&A on nervous enlarged heart and how hearts change in response to stress.
Mrs Ell Moots appeared before the Shekesweare nbday and gave a short talk claiming she would not rely on others, noting she was not feeling well. The fragment hints at a public speaking event with a focus on self-reliance.
Andrew and Imogene celebrate privacy after guests leave their Maryville home in a lively exchange. He vows not to host once he saves enough, while Imogene recalls friendly visitors and a wish for hospitality. The pair discuss city life versus their quiet origins and future plans.
Nature Notes asks three questions about bird danger to others, acorn seedling survival, and national well being. Tomorrow's Nature Notes will provide the answers.
The article notes fur seals form harems led by a bull with many females, while bachelor seals remain apart. It also compares human mood to weather conditions affecting chimney draws, suggesting positive weather as a good omen and rain vs sun. A stuffed owl is used as a scare tactic to protect cherries.
A mixed text fragment blends a legal-sounding household pot and a vanity ad for Danderine hair tonic. The first block discusses four friends sharing monthly expenses with 25 dollars each, but the arithmetic is muddled. The second is an advertisement promising hair growth, shine, and scalp benefits with a 3d-can offer.
War in Europe dominates late news as Russia demands broader Black Sea access and Dardanelles and Bosphorus freedoms. French victories boost morale while prices for tea apples poultry and grains are listed. Local notes include Evarts rescue tale and a charity fair proceeds, a new bank building, a debate on women’s suffrage, and a church bell schedule.
Forties era items from a Des Moines area newspaper recap events of November 27 1880 including Mrs W H Hartman and daughter Genevieve returning from the east a farmer finding an old hen and brood in a snow filled barrel an upcoming railway project the Des Moines Waterloo and Northeastern Iowa railroad an eagle wood carving by Fred Ischer of Waterloo for a Turners fair prize local onion remedy for kissing a fatal Jackson County Mill employee Fred Knoche killed at Cedar Falls minor births and marriages noted coroner and surveyor appointments swept by county board proceedings.
A.J. Bawards forwarded a petition to Speaker Henderson seeking a site for a courthouse and federal building. R. C. Barrett backs consolidating small schools into larger units using townships as the base. The courthouse site and bond issue won by large majorities, with bonds totaling 125000 dollars approved.
The scene describes news spreading instantly from an owl in a cherry tree. Birds in town gather to see the owl and help themselves to cherries, causing the narrator to lose more fruit than if the owl had stayed indoors.
New York reports the fruit steamer Pastores carried President-elect Harding back to the U S after an aboard wedding at the pier. The bride was Miss Dorothy Shala of New York and the crew called the ceremony aboard the ship the luckiest event possible at sea.
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