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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
2
A Waterloo fire prevention day article urges year round vigilance after recent blazes, lauds the city fire department, and urges residents to remove fire hazards from premises. The second piece discusses President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt as a notable wedding, plus local civic notes on YMCA membership and public discourse.
The text lampoons seamstress schemes and dressmaking hustles, detailing dubious timing phrases and shady tactics to lure clients. It mocks pretension and urges practical skills, censure of bribery, and warns against false promises while exposing opportunistic methods.
The piece ponders two birthdays and a yearly stock taking of life through two hundred questions. It considers self inquiry on friendships, character, finances, health, beliefs, and personal growth while urging readers to reflect on their past year and set a course for the next.
A composite Iowa page reviews gravel road debates, winter prep, and political rumors. It notes Gravel and Its Champions factions arguing over hard surfaced roads, GOP talk about gubernatorial prospects, and chatter about Roosevelt and state offices as year end approaches. The piece blends editor views and local anecdotes from Granville to Grand Junction.
Bobby, fishing by a creek, frees an Umbak that grants a wish and transports him to the Island of ToilIness where everyone spends days playing with no real work. He longs for hard labor, returns home, and decides to fix the fence at once. Copyright 1915. Tomorrow's story Bess and the Belfry.
A dated motivational piece urges the reader to dare to act, take risks, and push beyond fear. It emphasizes courage, initiative, and self-improvement, urging ongoing daring to create progress and overcome timid habits. Strong language frames daring as essential to personal power and achievement.
Post congress library activity returns to routine as exhibits drew rural extension interest and library patron questions. Beginning October 4, hours expanded by one hour. Chautauqua station moves to Broadway, reopening Fridays 3:30 to 5:50 p.m. Book returns by October 25 without lines. Town Library association.
Miss Brace librarian and Miss Brainard reference assistant and state association treasurer plan to attend a Colfax meeting on October 12 to 14. Frank Warner of the local board of trustees will speak on rural extension on the program.
The Hyomei discovery changes catarrh care. Previously drugs and sprays offered limited lasting relief. Hyomei delivers a balsamic air to throat and head, entering the blood with oxygen to kill germs, with a complete outfit and a money back guarantee from Weaver Bros. Co. Start now to combat catarrh before health declines further.
Raitola and Traxo are advertised as complementary remedies. Raitola softens congested waste and aids elimination while Traxo, a tonic, strengthens systems weakened by illness. The Pine laboratories publish many customer letters praising Fruitola and Traxo. Availability is arranged through local stores in Waterloo at Wangler Bos Co and C J Miller on West Fourth Street.
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