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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
2
A reader essay proposes a College of Matrimony to teach essential principles before marriage. It argues marriage is a lifelong contract needing informed consent, warns against rushed unions, and suggests preemptive education to prevent later trouble and divorce, urging communal guidance from clergy.
In 1825 London investors chased a proposed Equitable Loan Bank promising 7 1/4 percent to aid the poor. Duke of York backed it, but critics and pawnbrokers warned against usurious aims. Shares soared then crashed as directors profited, certificates traded, and the office in Catton Street closed.
The Davenport Times notes twelve states have enacted cash bonuses for war veterans, with New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode Island, North Dakota and New Hampshire among them. Alabama Delaware Maryland and Tennessee rejected such proposals as next year may bring debate on a state bonus. The piece surveys the rationale, noting bonuses aim to bridge military and civilian pay gaps, though outcomes vary per veteran. It adds a hopeful view that towns may consider similar measures.
Health Talks by John and Huber discuss natural, proportioned feet and dangers of fashion driven foot shrinking. They note Grecian models as ideal, advise straight inner shoe edges, and promote avoiding pedal deformities. The column invites reader questions on circulation, anxiety, heart pain, tonics, and cold sponge baths, with replies via stamped self addressed envelopes.
The Sandman Story follows Hilda and a captive White Rabbit fleeing a witch. They reach a silver passage and spring, escape across a river where the Rabbit transforms into a girl, then reach the river’s far bank as the witch trails them.
A girl named Hilda frees a captive princess from a witch by water and a silver ring. The princess explains water breaks enchantments and reveals the witch’s trap, inviting Hilda to live in the palace and repay kindness to her aunt in later life.
A newspaper note recalls President's remark on Mr. Bryan’s suggestion and the press’s unfolding poke. The piece jokes about how Bryan’s political skin has hung on many barn doors, drawn by humorous critics and earnest observers in a lively frenzy.
A city couple’s party misreads Helen, a small town girl, as the scene shifts from literature to slang. Conversational vignettes reveal her confusion with urban manners, Bacon theorey jokes, and a clash of country vs city tastes in a witty social sketch.
A riddle with two tribe names written in puzzling shorthand. The challenge asks who can read them, implying a solver uses phonetic or visual cues to identify the tribes. The puzzle invites clever decoding rather than factual reporting.
Parson Say recounts a humorous Christmas eve tale about finding a turkey on the doorstep, warming it by the fire, and nodding off to sleep only to be surprised by a thunderous knock and a chimney incident as guests arrive. The verse plays on folkloric humor and rustic dialect.
A speaker extols small towns over cities for culture and brains. He cites Henry Clay and a cigar echoing praise, arguing country recruits fuel literature, art, music and religion. He notes Helen disliked a city party, attributing it to culture rather than mere refinement.
Questions reveal how birds learn songs and how toads prepare for winter. Birds respond to distress cries during breeding season, while squirrels store food to endure scarcity. Bumblebees and hornets seek ground hides for winter, whereas native bees remain dormant with queens surviving to found new colonies in spring.
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