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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1915
Page
1
Assistant Attorney General Pletcher presents a brief summary of 14 bills and resolutions on liquor laws. Proposals include prohibition of manufacture and sale, tightening search warrants, harsher penalties for bootlegging, carrier records, and extended injunction and enforcement powers. The measures target persistent violators and aim to curb illicit liquor activities statewide.
A reader testifies that Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured his young son of bladder or kidney trouble after other doctors failed. He reports family benefits and urges others with kidney or bladder issues to try the medicine, praising its curative properties and hoping for wide sale.
Letter from Kilmer Co. of Binghamton urges readers to prove Swamp-Root by sending ten cents for a sample and booklet on kidneys and bladder. Waterloo Evening Courier ad notes regular fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes available at all drug stores.
A woman overwhelmed with kitchen duties finds relief after using a new product sold by a grocer. The couple notes lower egg and milk costs and easier meals as the product enables quick salad dressings desserts and creamier foods. The husband asks what is in it and credits the White Stokes Company for the aiding product.
The Dart Manufacturing Company completed a new omnibus style jitney for Waterloo, boasting streetcar like features with rear and front entrances and a window for each passenger. It seats twenty four and is pitched as a novel attractive design for urban transit.
The Waterloo Savings and other banks report initial deposits to a Belgian relief fund organized by the Waterloo Woman's Club. Funds from meal ticket sales and donations aim to ease food scarcity in Belgium, with volunteers led by Mrs. James D. Easton and aides coordinating ticket sales. Generous support from residents and local businesses signals the campaign's strong start.
George Peirce, former police chief, to be sentenced next Tuesday by Judge Anderson in the Mattie court after a conspiracy trial. The defense signals possible grounds for a motion for a new trial, while the crown process and timing remain unsettled.
Dr. Harry W. Sigworth will become City Physician, a new post created by the council with a salary of 35 dollars per month while he remains City Health Officer. He will treat city employees injured on duty and city prisoners, and provide X-ray images to the city attorney when required. The council also approved a contract for care of city and county patients with the Waterloo Medical Society. Governor Clarke and Waterloi official George Lichis will speak at the state dairy and food departments conference in Des Moines May 11 to 18. Ames President A R Pearson will give the closing address.
The Baltic exchange in London doubts that starvation can force Germany to surrender. It notes Bulgaria and Roumania sold surplus wheat to Austria and Germany, narrowing Britain’s leverage. Roumania buys corn but Germany rejected purchases, raising hope Roumania may side with the Allies. Wheat prices rise nationwide, with Dorchester, Bedford and Nottingham selling top parcels at 63 shillings a quarter. The text also mentions pest information and an advertisement for household cleaning aids.
Muscatine news reports an outbreak of black flies plague affecting residents. Residents who ventured into woody areas have encountered the pests that disrupt outdoor activities and threaten enjoyment of country trips. The article notes the annoyance and hints at historical context of the flies.
In federal court New York April 1 the $210000 damages suit by Max Frederick Kliest against Edward N Breitung over alienation of his wife was dismissed in fede ral court. Kliest, a former coachman in Breitung household, testified Juliet Breitung had asked him to marry her and charged her parents with...
The opinion notes parents are not bound to approve a child's marriage or admit a chosen partner, stating their actions stem from proper regard for their daughter. The ruling emphasizes that no act by defendants damages the plaintiff and rejects moral criticism.
A remedy claim promotes Parmint Double Strength with sugar and hot water to cure catarrh advising four daily doses. It warns against inhalers and sprays, claiming constitutional disease and risk of lung involvement. The ad-style notice urges all sufferers to try the prescription.
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