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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1921
Page
3
A long piece reviews human greed for gold and the allure of treasure seekers. It cites the mining bureau facing endless requests for divining rods and accuracy tools, noting there are no such needles. The article contrasts speculative faith with real geological methods and warns against hoaxes.
President Obregon engages Col. George W. Gor Thals to survey and map Mexico. The proposal aims to unlock vast natural wealth and reduce friction with the United States, presenting Mexico as a future Eldorado with immense possibilities for 15 million people.
The piece discusses the 435 member House, reapportionment bills, and potential shifts in state quotas led by Missouri Iowa Maine California Michigan and others. It questions the House size, efficiency, and the political dynamics of a tariff bill, plus a note on Beresford Davis’s court martial and a side remark about Marl Spencer and castles.
Dr Huber discusses Glenard's disease or floating kidney, its causes such as loss of abdominal fat and lax walls, symptoms like abdominal pain, and treatment options from binders to surgery. Questions address child constipation with diet and care guidance, urging careful replies via Health Talks department.
In a playful marital exchange, a group discusses a proposed law requiring married men to wear thumb rings. Andrew resists jewelry while Imogene presses for visibility of marriage. The couple quibbles over privacy and societal expectations, ending with Andrew amusedly promising to “try.”
A collage of dated observations and wry remarks touches on probation rules, New York politics, North Dakota snow storms, Iowa corn fuel, Chicago churches, Kansas air records, disarmament hopes, a Tennessee moonshine tale, dime novels, political reform rhetoric, and sensational headlines. The tone blends humor and social critique with references to prominent figures and places of the era.
Iowa editors urge action at unemployment conference noting wages and prices must adjust together. Prices have fallen but production costs stay high, limiting profits. Minority favors high wages to sustain buying power. Economic law may drive change, slow and costly, requiring hustle and effort from producers and workers. Inaction leads to rust and decay.
Magazine John Bull keeps growling at America like a bulldog yet the two nations remain on a stable basis. The piece argues friendship rests on solid ground despite such displays.
In a blunt stance Abe Martin Weill urges readers against fooling others at political events and mocks the rising chatter about Mrs. Stillmay being visible in the papers, highlighting the notion of fleet reporting and public scrutiny.
A fragment from Keeping Time contrasts dancing life’s dream with aging and fate. It weaves Joy, memory, and the idea of costly pleasures, with a humorous aside about real estate in the Hereafter and a nod to Solomon’s vanity. The piece blends lyric quips and brotherly sayings amid rustic dialect.
Newspapers from the Fourth Iowa district meeting at Delwein urge immediate reduction of excessive railroad freight rates. The Second district publishers in Ames adopt a similar resolution calling on senators Cummins and Kenyon and state congressmen to press the Interstate Commerce Commission for relief, backing Governor Kendall's efforts.
A 1921 Burroughs Nature Club Notes item by Houghton Mifflin presents three questions about wildlife. It asks how long a fone lives, whether porcupines are wholly vegetarian, and if turkey vultures use any mest, providing informal mnemonic style answers.
The text explains ostrich feathers have loose webs unlike flying birds whose feather vanes lock into a water-shedding surface. It discusses the warm climate origin and nonflight status, contrasting with stiffer, hooked vane structures in other birds.
The text contrasts archaic phrasing with modern grammar by correcting errors. It notes I do not remember him, that he was born in 1860, I will try to pay you next month, and an election took place yesterday. It also fixes than to from and terday to today.
A puzzle line hides a surname of a U.S. Navy commodore and a signer of the Declaration. Yesterday's answer hints that familiar girls names appear in the sequence. Phonetic hints point to Emily and Effie among others, with Ivy and Emen in the center segments.
A staff AP correspondent recounts entering Soviet Russia via the Black Sea and visiting Batum and Tiflis. He notes fear of hardship, widespread movement of people, and wealth disparities as the Cheka’s reach looms, while observing leisure amid poverty, guards, and shifting social norms along the Black Sea coast.
A long ad claims Diamond Dyes can dye or tint worn garments and draperies without streaking. It promises guaranteed results for home dyeing even for beginners, advising shoppers to tell their pharmacist the fabric type and offering a history of the product used by millions of women for decades.
A noted authority says a few drops of Outgro on skin around an ingrown toenail reduce inflammation and pain and toughen the tender skin so the nail turns outward almost overnight. Outgro is an antiseptic used by chiropodists and sold to the public in tiny bottles with directions.
A 17 year medical figure touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for liver and bowel issues. The ad claims olive colored tablets normalize action and remove waste, promising a pale face and dull eyes improve with nightly use.
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