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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
2
A Waterloo Iowa page fragment highlights community gratitude for Allen Memorial Hospital, plus editorials on democracy and Wilson era policy. It weighs local charity, governance ideals, and political commentary with references to Waterloos civic life and figures like Secretary of War Newton D. Baker.
Eminent diplomat Davie Jayne Hill writes in the North American Review on democracy and Wilson era policy. He argues that the founders’ concept of democracy has been distorted and that Wilson abandons the original aim of democratic government.
Health talks outline dairy to baby practices from the doctor’s view. Cows must be tuberculin tested and not fed on fermented waste. Milk cooling, refrigeration, pasteurization, and clean handling are stressed to prevent germ growth and ensure safe distribution.
Wanda a Hindu boy faces oppression under a district lord who bans hunting on his land. After befriending a wounded blue bird and a clever wasp, Wanda is jailed but the talking wasp promises help, hinting at a future aid to his fate.
Puzzle lines present with charade clues and references to rivers Black and Platte. It asks for answers to four and five and hints at a station exalted, denying the most thing, and a disdainful land.
Imogene recalls a defective almond dish won as a bridge prize and contemplates gifting it to a church bazaar. Andrew mocks her talk as she defends the messy chain of prize exchanges and reflects on doing the right thing.
Early returns from Tuesday's Louisiana Democratic primary show Edwin Broussard leading Rep Jared Y Sanders by about 3600 votes with Donelson Caffery conceding. The Times Picayune reported the incomplete tally as the statewide race remained unsettled.
Gov. Cox of Ohio, running for president, praised Republican Sen. Hiram Johnson in a California address. He lauded Johnson as a progressive force who opposes big business influence and criticized party leaders allied with Harding. Cox warned of party entanglements and urged independent voters to back reform.
The column discusses wintering crows robin association with country life during cherry time, red squirrel nest materials from cedars and birches, and the elusive nature of hearing bird songs. It muses on how birdsong differs from human music and the special perception some readers lack.
Iowa report tells how BHI Jones 45 of Texas and fate of Vetter La were linked to a plot to poison Otto Stillman and his family in Yetter. Minnie Stillman, a 14 year old girl, survived after prompt doctors treated her. Dogs tracked the suspect from the Stillman farm to a bridge northwest of Yetter before Jones fled by train to Council Bluffs and was captured there.
Fifty four living Medal of Honor recipients from World War I have been invited by the Cleveland convention committee to attend the American Legion's second national convention in Cleveland September 27 to 29. All expenses are paid. Several have already accepted and a permanent MOH veterans group may form during the gathering. Notables include Ralyn Hill, Benjamin Kaufman, Sidney Gumpertz, John L. Berkley, Joseph Adkinson, M Weldo Hatler, Harold Johnston, Earl D. Gregory, Alan L Hegers, E R Talley, and James Dozier.
Davenport Times notes Senator Tom Watson is nominated by Georgia Democrats and expected to win, signaling fireworks in the Senate beyond Republican battles. The piece predicts strong contest from Johnson and La Follette, while Hoke Smith faced defeat amid nerves.
A vintage advertisement promotes liquid ayron as the only sure cure for dandruff. It instructs applying four ounces nightly to moisten the scalp, claiming dandruff dissolves after one night and soon disappears with repeated use. It also promises relief from itching and shinier, softer hair.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye questions if female political bosses will rise and be respected by voters, while a Chicago meeting advised meat packers that higher prices may not ease. Consumers welcome relief but producers wonder why farm prices fall while retail meat stays costly.
A vintage advertisement claims Freezone instantly eases corn pain with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few rents. It promises quick relief and easy removal without soreness or irritation from corn between toes or on calluses.
Alr and Mra, B. Soith, Selver ville, Leon, have no baby boy, the twelfth child for each. Smith is father to 11 children from former marriages, Aire is mother to 11 children from former marriages. One of them has been married four times and the other three times.
A poem titled Thru mists of rain explores memory and lost love. It recalls a familiar landscape and a face from the past, with lines about love pain and longing. The speaker imagines a loved one gazing toward love again in the misty night.
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