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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
2
A long, opinionated column critiques Wilsons league of nations article X and declares it an obligation not an option. It contrasts American debate with Italian factory occupations, warning of radicalism and praising traditional caution while mocking Franklin D Roosevelt and Kentucky politics.
A large group of workmen in Seattle attempted to seize control of manufacturing plants to run them for profit. The plan, centered on a few leaders, was thwarted early and blocked by authorities.
The text honors late United States Senator Crane of Massachusetts. It notes his long power, limited public speaking, and tireless work sealing peace across regions from Dalton to Skowhegan. Even The Springfield Republican lauds him in eulogistic terms.
The scheme of Secretary Houston of the Treasury to start deflation with the farm fails to appeal to Midwest farmers. After a glittering failure as agriculture secretary, Houston is pushing to “rush it in” on agriculturists. One week more and the pigskin will have nosed out the helmet.
The health column urges vaccination as the main smallpox defense for all ages and epidemics. It describes calf lymph use, scarification technique, and aftercare. The page includes Q and A on arthritis, hardened arteries, and pneumonia recovery, noting rheumatism is curable but arthritis is not, and guidance on resuming work after pneumonia as strength returns.
Imogene weeps and confesses to stealing collar buttons from a shopping trip with Andrew listening as she reveals being urged by a manipulative figure, a fear of prison or hanging, and a plan to hide the items while explaining how the bag was taken during an afternoon downtown shopping errand.
The note questions whether the office will pursue the woman or if she will refuse to wait. It describes a day spent trying to cross the street and then make calls, leaving the entire day consumed by attempts.
Nearer to the cage the king halts as the bird sings thinking of the princess. The witch will restore the girl only if the king grants a bridal fund for every girl-born in his realm. The king agrees, the bird becomes the princess, and harmony returns as the realm learns right living. In a domestic episode Imogene confesses a shoplift to Andrew who jokes about the handler Simms and a drink.
The excerpt discusses similarities between fail and spring in a Nature Notes section. It mentions horned larks killed by locomotives in Minnesota, with birds perched near rails seeking wind shelter and being struck as trains move. It notes katydids and their activity driven by warmth, then their decline as heat drops, and references other questions about singing animals and trees.
Odd class bench riddle asks how many scholars sit with Johnnie left alone. Puzzle frames seating by fours and fives per bench, with Johnnie always alone on rear bench. Occupations suggested include chauffeurs and waitresses, hinting at wordplay.
A short dialect piece urges calm in hardship, promising happiness over trouble. It reassures the reader to keep faith that luck and resilience will endure, suggesting simple joys outweigh woes. The verse ends with a rhythmic admonition to believe joy will persist.
In a frosty October morning at nnk grove a red squirrel beats a tuba on a branch while a new kind of quet accompanies itself, voice splitting into a guttural part and a shrill nasal part creating an unusual soundscape.
Des Moines Capital reports President Wilson’s letter aimed at aiding the Democratic campaign. The piece argues Wilson promised U S entry into the league without authority, blaming him for blocking ratification of the peace treaty. It notes Senate Democrats largely opposed the treaty and suggests four Republican amendments could unlock adoption before the November election if Wilson would concede. Winterset News item describes two wagonloads of walnuts gathered by boys with a nostalgic prompt about future memories.
The 1870 Iowa census returns show 998673 for the state excluding 14 counties with 164400 in those counties, Black Hawk County growing from 8244 to 21366 and its gain 13122 behind only Polk and Benton. Tracks open on the Cedar Valley road, daily trains to Chicago, and first wheat shipment occurred. Also notes tracklaying curiosity, a cider jugging incident with Grocer RH Brown, Hon. W. B. Alli son's Union speech on tariff, changing seasons, a near accident to H. B. Alten, market prices for wheat potatoes eyes and butter, and a push for an elevated railroad on Commercial street.
Local snippets report office moves for George Ordway Captain Edgar Pickett and Judge Sylvester Bagg to room suite over I M Hay store. Norman Beekly leaves Gwynne’s shoe shop for Mt. Morris to attend college. Dr S M Eby and family die of typhoid at Lanark IA, granddaughter unlikely to survive. Antelope leg set for $13 after board rules fee. Barclay township votes to pay teachers $30 a month for four months winter term.
A Waterloo Chronicle column recalls events from twenty years past in October 1900. Highlights include community support for the Waterloo City Hospital association, W C T A and other groups pledging aid, Pickett touring Indiana for the Republican committee, students returning to Cornell, Atkinson winning a 21000 block contract, bar exam success by Brough, and Crandall Brothers planning a 3000 bushel apple harvest. Also Kenyon’s district judgeship nomination, Coburn and Van Metre’s work plans, Will Yate buying a paper route, and Yate seeking outdoor work.
The excerpt portrays families picking two to five bushels of walnuts from trees, recounting nuts under big trees and aragon loads. It shifts to a Mason City Globe-Gazette reader query about defining the modern girl, then mentions Nate Kendall pledging to clean up quarry promoters and influence on Iowa politics, referencing Des Moines chamber of commerce and potential governor candidacy.
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