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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
2
A long fragment from a 1919 issue voices skepticism about U S foreign policy after World War I, criticizing Wilsons Idealism and self determination. It warns against risky international entanglements while noting Hoover and Tafts daughter Heten Taft. It also discusses potential strike dangers and Jazz controversy.
A medical column explains pneumonia stages and signs including abrupt fever, chest pain, rapid breathing, rusty sputum, and potential complications. It notes infants show convulsions with broncho pneumonia, alcoholism worsens outcomes, and includes a reader inquiry about tobacco appetite with a cautionary answer.
Andrew and Imogene quarrel over a house fire and insurance payment for a burned curtain. He insists the payout belongs to him after 15 years of premiums, while she counters that the money is hers to replace the curtain. The couple argues about who pays for new curtains and finances, ending with a burst of exaggerated frustration.
The tale tells of a king's daughter transformed into a brindle cow by a witch. To regain her shape, a pear from a mountain tree guarded by a three headed troll is sought. A poor youth accepts the dangerous quest proving his bravery, while other details recount recent local notices and a fire at a furniture company.
Twenty years ago at Waterloo Hel retires after thirty three years service starting in 1866 as director and secretary. Mrs Corson and Mrs Knowlton hosted a lecture at Pythian temple. Mrs Glover, widow of a Waterloo dry goods merchant, died. she came from New York in 1867 and joined First church. Belle Nralnober sang at Grace M. W. church. Lewis Lilty retires as school board member in East Waterloo.
A calm image of sitting on a stream bank waiting for a moment of quiet, reflecting a country in need of rest and simple pleasures. The narrator imagines a scene that offers solace from current times and a universal appeal for outdoor calm.
A 1869 notice highlights contracts for two new schoolhouses in First and Third wards, with prices of 12 765 dollars and 4 10,000 dollars. It reports a drowning death of John Franklin, nine, in Black Hawk creek, and city woes like Fourth street sloughs and a fatal depot accident. Citizens debate drainage, dog control, saloon licensing, and new business partnerships. Local clergy reshuffles note Rev. Daniel Sheffer as pastor and Rev. J. Miller assigned to Grace Church.
Forty years ago in 1879 reports from Waterloo Tama county and nearby: marriages of A M Perry to Nellie Taylor September 28 and W M Lane to Maggie Bason September 30, plus Robert Mitchell to Louisa Scotthorn September 21 at Six Mile Grove. Butter 7 cents a pound eggs 10 cents a dozen potatoes 20 cents a bushel amid rising prices. Cedar Valley Tribune launched under I Van Metre with Democratic alignment. Obituary notes: Mrs Cartie E Orcutt died September 25 of typhoid fever. survived by husband and two children. Cider mill begun by Wowler company. Press mishap delayed publication yet paper released. Livestock changes: William Winter’s herd of 1,780 cattle in Gerro Gordo county saw only 10 yearlings die. plans to herd next year with same 5 the present season, at $1} a head. range covers an entire township with running water. Fowler company pays 7.50 cents a hundred for milk for cheese factory. Patrick Muldoon injured a finger while working. Schuyler Mitchell of Hudson exhibited one of county fair’s finest horses.
A Calhoun county farmer cites 68 cent per acre costs to plow with a tractor, contrasting with horse-fed expenses. He notes horses cost about 1.50 per workday and argues tractors reduce farm labor costs as high-priced help drives adoption. The piece suggests renters resist poverty and emphasizes machinery’s role in modern farming.
A fragmented misread page shows a playful brain teaser titled Brain Tests No 184. It features a ciphered line and a playful exchange between two gentlemen and ends with an answer to No 183, suggesting the word COWSLIP as the solution.
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