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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1920
Page
2
An editorial argues that current world debt totals exceed 300 billion dollars, with annual interest near 12 billion. It questions Europe’s war-mad arms race and advocates fair taxation, urging wealth to pay its share while reducing excessive profits and government spending.
At the approaching session of congress the problem of taxation will come up for preliminary consideration. We now operate under Democratic war congress schedules that fail to satisfy both the average and the wealthy man. Government extravagance must be curbed as Republicans warned.
A column from the Jefferson Bee warns readers to apply common sense to profit promises and warns that sensational claims about money making ventures are often exaggerated or doubled in storytelling.
A 1920 retelling of the Ticheborne affair recounts Dame Mabell Ticheborne’s plea for yearly charity, the disputed succession, and a long legal saga ending with Arthur Orton’s conviction for perjury and eventual confession decades later. The case cost vast sums and captivated England and Australia.
An editorial urges readers to avoid flashy “big profits” stock pitches in mining and manufacturing sectors. It cautions that most such talk is hype and urges using common sense before buying any speculative securities.
Poem reflects on trees losing blossoms during wind and rain and the lesson that death leads to renewal. It contrasts autumn leaves and winter ghosts with a refrain that the summer beloveds remain in memory, a tribute to enduring beauty in the cycle of seasons.
A report notes the desire for a photograph of 12,000 Baltimore workmen who refused a wage increase as prices show signs of decline. The setting recalls late night scenes with snow, a paused train, and a lunch room clock at 2 30 a m.
The article discusses Evolution and parasitism using the hermit crab as an example, noting how environment and inactivity cause degeneration. It emphasizes human effort for well being, cautions against indiscriminate charity, and includes reader questions on pencil lead and inquiries to Dr Huber with notes about future answers.
A reader presents questions about animal laughter, the brown thrasher’s beak use, and fall trout behavior. It explains why animals laugh less, describes the thrasher digging with its hook beak, and notes trout spawning in November with speculation on seasonal food and behavior.
Imogene sits in a corner of the davenport in a pink negligee with a boudoir cap and ribbon as Andrew admires her. He praises her looks and tells her she is pretty while she blushes and smiles, trying to please him.
Andrew compliments Imogene with humor and romance as a rural street fair scene unfolds. He praises her beauty and wit while joking about poker, fishing, and a shooting club as they discuss luck, temperament, and future plans in a playful, lively dialogue.
In a tale set around a wedding, a clock in Auntie Great's attic holds a faded letter revealing a long vanished lover. The clock speaks of happiness in a new home as the aunt realizes her lover was true, and old-fashioned keepsakes outshine newer gifts in a wedding party.
A brain teaser about six oil and vinegar barrels with capacities 8 13 15 17 19 and 31 gallons. A customer buys one fourth of each liquid at twice the price of vinegar, draining all but one barrel. Identify the remaining oil barrel and its potential value at selling price. the puzzle hints at two names DAWNEBE and ONET.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple directions for dyeing all fabrics including wool silk linen cotton or blends. It claims fadeless color and guaranteed perfect results even for first timers, with druggists offering a Diamond Dyes color card.
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