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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
2
The editorial argues against widespread strikes as a harmful weapon for workers and notes recent walkouts in Chicago. It discusses union tactics, employer justice, and the broader impact on nonstriking colleagues and the public. It also covers U.S. foreign policy debates around the League treaty and remarks by Senator Kenyon. The piece contrasts firemen loyalty with policemen during a city incident.
Health column discusses constipation as a lifelong issue rooted in childhood, noting varied bowel patterns, diet influences, and linked conditions. It advises medical evaluation for causes, highlights nerves and mental strain, and mentions sedentariness, age, and certain drugs as factors. The piece also addresses timid behavior and hypnotism as topics of public interest.
A dialogue in a 1919 style vignette centers on gossip about Andrew and Imogene and their friends. They challenge rumors about Jimmy Beall and Mamie Snow, exposing rumor as harmful calumny and the danger of repeating unfounded stories.
Mr Fox plots to trap farmyard poultry for winter by luring Mrs Black Hen and others to a cellar show. He promises harmless entertainment and free entry to prove honesty, while plotting to fatten the chickens and ducks for his own meals. The tale follows his scheme and its barnyard gossip.
A cunning Mr. Fox lures Mrs. Brown Hen and others to a show instead of hunting. He beds on their trust, but Rover quickly exposes the trick and drives Fox from his home. The barnyard learns not to trust him again. An English flax harvesting machine is also described briefly.
A quirky observation from the local pages notes that some fighters lighten up after a knock, as the idea of shaving neck hair becomes a lighthearted badge of notching a win. The item reflects colorful, compact humor typical of the era.
Iowa newspapers reflect mixed views on the president and postwar policy. Editors praise public enthusiasm for visits but warn against assurances that undercut treaty clarity while noting Iowa debates over soldiers’ bonuses and national memory.
A Minnesota judge sentences three months in jail to Marshalltown leaders of the nonpartisan league for teaching disloyalty. The piece contrasts Iowa’s handling with Minnesota’s, then shifts to England’s exchange policy and export push, noting German imports and the indemnity issue amid wartime economic debates.
Great Britain removes wartime import restrictions on Sept 1, reopening markets for U S exporters. Despite embargo removals, a persistent pound sterling discounts and high financing costs blunt demand, with coal dyes and other goods still restricted and exporters seeking long term credit schemes.
Puzzle item from 1919 by Sam Loyd asks for the least number of lights to extinguish so that no perfect square remains among eighteen lights on an electric sign. It notes the Rome mob count of 31 and comments on the state manager and his twenty supers moving in a circle.
An irritable and fault finding disposition is often caused by indigestion. A man with good digestion and regular bowels is usually good natured. When troubled with indigestion or constipation take Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. They also cause a senile movement of the bowels.
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