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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
3
A short tale in which Bachelor Mouse, living alone after his brothers marry, faces hunger and a frightening box man. To avoid starvation he marries, learns to share, and ends up happier with a wife. The story ends warning youngsters to wed young.
A Chicago specialist warns against daily cathartics for weeks, citing dangers from bile accretions and severe stomach and intestinal diseases. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is advertised as ideal for stomach liver and intestinal troubles, claiming to have restored millions. sold by Sievers Drug, Wangler Bros, Hansen and Hanten, and other druggists.
A drive to record seed wheat data in Black Hawk County moves forward as W F P Parrott, chairman of the county council for defense, mails 200 data cards to township members. The card requests acres harvested, seed on hand, variety, planned wheat sowing for 1918, and winter-kill acres, aligning with a governor’s call and the slogan Ten acres of wheat to each farm.
The Aug 24 Indianapolis dispatch reports Marshall McMurran of Evansville, once a tramp, leaving $27,000 to Mrs. Mattie Hannum of Vincennes. The gift stems from her act twenty years ago when she gave him a cup of coffee.
The Indiana Supreme Court has declared a portion of the estate valid. McMurran, who died May 10, 1943, left a will from September 1888 bequeathing all money and property to Mattie Grain, now Mrs. Hangin, who cared for him during hunger and illness. The estate includes about 21,000 in U S government bonds and roughly 6,000 in cash, turned over to Mrs Hangin by McMurran’s heirs.
John Spargo denounces the People's Council of America in a New York reply to an organizing secretary's letter seeking support. He calls the council betraying democracy and states he has no sympathy or confidence in the body. The letter continues with brief, unclear lines about Mi Lella Faye Secor.
By reason of thorough distribution with the drug trade in the United States and lower selling costs, reduced prices are now possible for Eckman's Alterative for throat and lungs. Stubborn coughs and colds now less costly with alcohol or narcotic free options and two sizes. Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
A damaged wartime letter to the People’s Council in New York objects to democratic aid to Germany and accuses the recipient of aiding autocracy. It condemns anti communism and voices concern over labor standards, taxation, and moving policies while asserting sympathy for German autocracy. The writer signs as John Spargo.
An old advertisement warns against sprays and douches for catarrh and urges using S S S blood remedy claiming to purge disease germs. It claims Splendid results and directs inquiries to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia for medical advice and treatment details.
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