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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1921
Page
3
A sprawling column notes the paper’s editors and staff, cites science hopes for latent power in coal and explosives, and refs the Versailles treaty debate. It contrasts U.S. tax burdens with Bulgaria’s levies while quoting Henry Ford on postwar price cuts.
A jumble of editorial fragments discusses former President Wilson pushing senators to oppose the peace treaty with Germany. It notes Democratic leaders may ignore his stance despite views of Wilson as president and educator. The text references Wilson’s former Navy secretary and a few theatrical crowd remarks, with unclear cohesion or dates.
Inquiries to Dr Huber cover vision disturbances from impure blood and insomnia healing by exercise and regular routines. Advice notes blood quality affects the brain, suggests gymnastic work and posture improvement, and mentions considering militia or a professional exam for height concerns. Readers are encouraged to send stamped self-addressed envelopes for quicker personal replies.
Andrew bursts in grease smeared and exhausted after a chaotic drive with an instructor. Imogene consoles him as he recounts a comically failed test run, including stalled engines, a canal chase, a hill climb, and a police escort, ending with a plea for care and recovery.
A jumble of quotes on wisdom after events and idle spending. It cites six and a half billion in losses, discusses Texas and Waterloo unemployment plans, and notes sensational headlines about crime, insurance scams, and car mania. Comments on horoscopes, safety at crossings, and world being round with a reward.
The passage notes that moonshine will paint his nose crimson and that Mr. Average Man may suffer amid blocs devoted to special interests in Congress. References famine in Russia are offered to remind readers they live in a land of plenty.
Questions from Burroughs Nature Club readers about early flowering hardy shrubs that shade beds, coping with seedless bloom gaps, and where screech owls spend winters. Next column promises answers.
The notes discuss coat making from long nine inch rodent skins from Peru and Chile, the shift to explosive methods for harvesting due to high prices, and how ants can indirectly harm crops by farming aphids and disrupting plants. It also explains that geese and ducks swim for locomotion and identifies waterfowl in North America with short legs and flattened bills.
In Waterloo business revival grows as piers for a new bridge progress and Farwell Manson block rises as a leading central Iowa edifice. Wheat and butter prices noted as farmers urged to dig wells for water with winter approaching and potential drought risk. Navy beans sell at 54 cents per bushel.
Forty years ago on October 5 1881 the Art Association displayed paintings in its studio drawing attention to works by Mrs I M Hay Mrs Matt Parrott Mrs D H Geddes Mrs J S Glover Mrs J L Girton Mrs J W Richards Miss Coolidge Miss Butterfield Miss Lola Smith Miss Lizzie Goodrich Miss Etta Morris and others A C A Raymond shows fine decorated china W M Robe of Fox township grows 18 acres of corn yielding 75 bushels per acre described as best in the township Round trip tickets to St Louis for the exposition are on sale Gratitude expressed to F H George of the B C R N railway office for a fine portrait Garfield obituary Eben Hershiser dies Oct 2 age 20 after weeks of illness.
The St Josephs Catholic church will be dedicated with Archbishop Keane of Dubuque officiating assisted by Monsignor Ryan and other priests. The article notes the church size, spire height, and lighting details. It also reports local obituaries and various civic notices, including clergy assignments and marriages.
Ambrose Doane faces arrest after a failed Indian ambush at Fort Enterprise. Watusk blames him, while Doane seeks to prove his innocence through a note to Germain Grampierre. Colina, unexpectedly moved, hints at a fragile plea for justice as Ambrose pleads for her help.
Fragmentary reads mix Indian Gusmer title with half garbled verse about an Indian summer and weather images. Several lines reference birds, blue skies, a cabin, dreams, and a character named Breer Williams with a cryptic chant about the devil.
The text corrects a sample of faulty English usage, replacing miswritten words with proper forms. It clarifies pronoun usage, verb spelling, and punctuation to render coherent sentences from a garbled version.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye notes the motion of worthless stocks in many enterprises as a troubling feature of American finance. The Wall Street Journal cites reports that enough worthless oil stocks alone could fund government operations. Millions invest in ventures that pay no dividends or recover original investments. A Cedar Rapids paper predicts future cheap coal but warned it may become a black diamond with high prices.
A shopper at a delicatessen challenges a store clerk with a cost of living quip and a puzzle. Loyd frames a three minute brain test about cheese weight and price, ending with a rebus puzzle representing URN SID. The reader is asked to deduce the missing amount and answer.
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