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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
2
A columnist argues central Iowa coal customers pay $2 to $4 more per ton through a reconsignment scheme. They urge Washington to curb the practice, accusing coal brokers and a lax administration of profiteering while contrasting Harding and Cox on policy and integrity.
In central Iowa farmers receive 53 cents per bushel for new corn while facing coal costs of 15.60 per ton from southern Illinois and 102 per ton from Iowa. The piece questions how freight and mine prices drive a $4 per ton consumer increase, noting mine costs remain steady though retail prices rise sharply.
A reader shares a 70 year health autobiography noting fruit and apples, sparing cold water, hot baths, daily coffee, and long tobacco use. The editor replies cautious about cold baths and tobacco’s youth effects, endorsing moderate coffee and balanced routines, and explains Health Talks letters are answered in turn with time.
Andrew voicing a blank appetite complains of fish hunger and Imogene suggests meals, while dialogue reveals his craving for strong, representative American fish rather than simple broiled Spanish mackerel and weak, easily discouraged catches.
A rambling, period voice extols a mythic catfish dish as the ultimate meal. It mocks modern cooks, praises a stout Black woman for cooking, and mocks store corn meal while detailing a rural, humorous kitchen scene. Ends with a distant remark on African bridal customs.
A mouse named Skinny climbs to the library each night to nibble a dictionary rather than eat. He is teased by fellow mice but proves clever, unlocking a back door to rescue five trapped friends. The tale crowns Skinny as Mr Wise Mouse and promotes learning over gluttony.
The puzzle from New York to Philadelphia runs a return trip with speeds of 15 mph outward and 20 mph back. Compute the overall average speed for the complete journey.
A lyrical lament recalls a beloved’s hair as a symbol of love and trust. The speaker vows to feel the soft fall of that hair in life and in death, describing memories of beauty, fear, and prayer, and hoping to reunite at God’s morning.
A fragment from Nature Notes presents Burroughs discussing animal behavior with questions about vocal powers of a buzzard walking advantages and chipmunk home range. It includes assorted Q and A on groodborers stopping work in cold weather, luring a fox by squeaking like a mouse, and whip poorer will awkward movement with young in woods, reflecting observational natural history tone.
Iowa industry notes say a large woollen company will cut production to seven standard patterns this year instead of 400 to 500. The move aims to reduce costs from pattern changeovers as prices remain a key factor for consumers seeking low prices. The discussion contrasts diversity with efficiency in production.
Fifty years ago The Courier notes Republican gains in several states including Iowa with a 40,000 lead. It mentions Leavitt Johnson and Lusch taking possession of a new banking house, medical references to Dr. Buechly, and a tribute to General Robert E. Lee's death. It also covers Y.M.C.A. officers, a note on a railway line, and local scenery near Cedar Rapids.
Forty years ago in Grundy county Herbert Arthur George died after haystack fire, J S. George also died aged 75. Fire department foreman and city marshal resignations noted. J W Martin of Cedar Falls shot a blue heron six feet seven inches. Michigan apples hit Waterloo markets at two dollars a barrel. Local youths chalked «329» on Republican property at La Porte City, George Gallarno tied to Progress-Review, warning to keep child indoors. William Winter from Cerro Gordo delivered 1,850 cattle to patrons after summer herding, all safe.
Twenty years ago a Waterloo visit for Mr and Mrs Harry T Howland after a Decorah wedding. Also mentions marriages in Arak Kistner and J A Earl home, Potter and Eva Bonham wedding in Chicago, and local pastors reassigned. Mentions potatoes in Ackley, theft report from Kaltenvdach, Steeper shoes, tariff politics, Democrat speakers in the area, and a Cedar Falls normal school trolley supper. Includes editorials on election climate and national politics with Iowa figures.
The Humboldt Republican voices opposition to Article X, arguing the meaning is unclear and dangerous. The notice emphasizes skepticism about the article’s implications and urges caution in its adoption.
An old advertisement touts Freezone for corns claiming immediate pain relief and easy removal. It promises a tiny bottle from the druggist for a few cents, removing hard or between toe corns without soreness.
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