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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1920
Page
2
A lengthy notice discusses penalties for misrepresentation in ads. It cites merchants stock promoters and real estate dealers and criticizes Claude R Porter for alleged false claims about labor laws. The editorial praises Jenny Lind and recounts her career and influence.
The Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind will be remembered on her birth centennial with events planned for tomorrow. Born in 1820 and died November 2, 1887 at age 67, she remains regarded as one of the greatest sopranos in history.
The Ames address by Vice President Marshall drew cautious approval from some Republicans and skepticism from Democrats. He urged restraint and warned that post Spanish American War imperialism would be hard to reverse, while noting Wilson era aims push to join European affairs. The debate centered on the league of nations and future war thresholds.
An excerpt from the New York Times compares rising railway fares in England with prerailway prices. It cites inside passengers paying about 52 dollars for London to Glasgow and about 28 dollars for London to Newcastle, plus meals and tips for guards and coachmen.
Health column outlines pneumonia prevention methods including hygiene for caregivers keep rooms ventilated and sunlit. It urges avoiding exposure to the sick room for the healthy and emphasizes regular hand and mouth cleaning and disinfecting the patient’s environment. Also includes questions and answers about dreams visions and a fable about a king and a canary with a note on reader inquiries.
A lyric listing verses about long separation and longing for home and love. The speaker speaks of stretched hands in strife, storms, and vigil fires, seeking reunion with a sweetheart and rest in love's embrace.
A king's rage over a daughter leads the queen to seek witchcraft in the forest. The witch offers a shape changing spell turning the infant into a canary. The stork later brings a real prince, and the king's mood shifts as he enjoys the royal household again.
A fragment quotes Miss Tawney Apple debating October 4th registration timing and mentions finishing with domestic chores and a roasting car, reflecting informal local speech and daily life.
A shopper learns French locks are sold by weight at 20 per founce while her daughter investigates ermine scarfs. The puzzler should note two wordplay or puzzle angles suggested by this scene, referring to Loyd’s style and the given answer cue FOXGLOVE.
A playful dialogue mocks the “sweet girl graduate” archetype. Imogene and Andrew trade quips about graduates being overglorified, college learnings, and the contrast with real world jobs. References to college, teachers, and public perception appear through satirical banter.
A fragmented column titled Nature Notes I asks playful questions about birds killed by locomotives and which animals may sing as duets, followed by puzzling stray letters and phrases.
A reader ponders crow cheerfulness in Bermuda and nature notes. The piece asks why weasels catch rabbits and describes a rabbit’s fate when hunted. It muses on how insect life endures winter and imagines fields with autumn truths revealed.
A Monticello Express note echoes editorials urging Iowa women to exercise voting rights at the general election. It stresses duty, balance of power, and using the ballot to influence public affairs, while contrasting male and female suffrage history.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as safe overnight aid for biliousness headache constipation upset stomach and bad breath. The copy claims no griping and convenience for adults and children with prices listed at 10 25 and 50 cents.
An old style advertisement urges buyers to say Diamond Dyes and to insist on the brand. It promises easy directions in every package and highlights the product for dyeing needs.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into a quarter pint of Orchard White pick up at any drug store. Massage into face neck arms and hands daily for a soft rosy white complexion. Beautiful stage stars use lemon juice to fade freckles sunburn and tan.
An advertisement promotes Mi O Na tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia. It claims quick relief from belching and post meal distress within five minutes and presents Mi O Na as a stomach tonic that cleanses, renovates, and strengthens stomach walls. Wangler Bros Co and druggists offer it on a money back plan.
Franklin County Cor Hampton Chronicle notes a Waterloo Courier article about a corn ear in Black Hawk County containing over 1000 kernels. The report claims ears with such abundance are common in Franklin County and mentions local corn crops.
Diamond Dyes come with simple directions enabling anyone to dye faded garments, draperies, and coverings in wool silk linen cotton or blends. Buy Diamond Dyes for fade resistant color and guaranteed results even first time users. Druggists display the Diamond Dyes Color Card.
A health note stresses constipation as the start of many illnesses and urges regular towels to maintain health. It recommends diet and exercise, then suggests Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild, gentle remedy, easy to take, and costing a quarter for a trial.
An advertisement urges readers to mail a 15 cent slip to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products. It lists Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back issues, Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness, and notes the products are sold everywhere.
Advert says Peterson's Ointment cures old sores ulcers eczema and itching piles. It claims testimonials from William Nichols Rochester Major Whitney Vineyard Saver Mrs Weiss and others, with price 60 cents and money back if not best ever used. Sold by all druggists and by mail order from Peterson Ointment Co Tuc Battalu NY.
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