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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1916
Page
3
Dr E House spoke at First Presbyterian Church detailing the tripartite mind. He described the conscious mind as reason and will, the subconscious guiding memory and healing via suggestion, and the superconscious as the spirit mind and the link to truth and God given insight.
A flock of 25 passenger pigeons, long thought extinct, has been feeding on a buckwheat patch in Watson township near Warren. Jesse J. Garber identified them as the species sought by authorities and the Smithsonian offered a $2000 reward. An effort to trap the birds will be made.
Dr House spoke on The Superconscious Mind emphasizing mind realms and spiritual healing guiding man from below to a higher plane. CARD OF THANKS: Mrs A Klaus and children thank friends for kindness during illness and death of husband and father. Shoes repaired at old prices. phone 2164 for pickup and delivery.
A French railway guard, mobilized since 1914, stands watch with a rifle while his wife and aged parents labor in fields nearby. He remains at home opposite his house, sleeping if allowed, and supports the war effort as his family toils to harvest crops, grateful to serve near home.
Washington Oct 24 Bamboo may replace wood pulp in papermaking as global forests deplete. A Manila commerce department investigator cites Philippine science bureau findings on bamboo and other tropical fibers as promising pulp sources.
The article notes rapidly growing bamboo and other fibers for paper in the Philippines, with sulphite and soda chemicals readily available. A soda pulp mill with capacity of twenty tons daily could be built for about 206,000 dollars, producing pulp at up to 21 dollars per short ton, and, despite heavy freight, may compete as American contracts with Canadian mills push prices to 4 to 5 cents per pound. Francas currently pays 9 cents per pound for newsprint.
Cincinnati report notes Dr. W G Rucker, assistant surgeon general, at the American Public Health Association argues health is more than a medical issue. He says public health programs are plans for communal existence and warns against treating heart health as solely a medical problem managed by physicians.
The creation and spread of sickness demand expert disease knowledge for health department work, but public health must extend beyond a simple absence of disease to guide broad policy. It argues health policy requires more than mere disease control.
A fragmented note outlines ringworm symptoms on the scalp and suggests easy topical remedies. It mentions washing the scalp and using products to relieve irritation and prevent spread, with references to a doctor’s advice and specific products.
A sensational ad claims actresses gain lovely hair by a homemade shampoo of two teaspoons of canthrax in hot water rather than soap. It promises rapid drying, uniform color, dissolved dandruff and oil, fluffy volume, and healthier scalp to spur hair growth.
Overweight readers are advised a weight loss method using Korean capsules taken after meals and nightly. The ad promises safe, noticeable results without starvation or exercise, urging open-air time and regular weigh-ins every two weeks. Supposedly harmless, the treatment is pitched by Hansen & Hensen or Wangler Bros.
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