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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1920
Page
12
Pleasant View stock farm near Cedar Falls hosts annual Farmers Cooperative meeting naming a 6 member directorate headed by P A Lund as president and C I Hearst as secretary treasurer. Community updates include farm moves, funerals, school changes, and upcoming local weddings.
The national conference on rural consolidation methods begins in Cedar Falls at Iowa State Teachers College with delegates arriving from across the country. Highlights include opening addresses by state and national education leaders and evening talks by Gen. S R McKelvie and C G Sargent.
Iowa House speaker Arch W. McFarlane received a telegram from F I McCarthy of the New York American reporting Massachusetts senators unanimously urging the president to defer the sale of the German merchant fleet and consider government operating of ships. The message hints Iowa action, though the assembly is not in session. Also noted is a police case: Capt John Farrel and McFarland arrested after a girl’s letter to her mother disclosed funds given to travel to Des Moines for entry into a home, mother ill with pneumonia.
A 36 year old machinist Harry P McFarland is in the city jail without bonds on a serious charge after a 13 year old girl daughter of a widow who was reported missing Friday was found in Des Moines. McFarland, who lived with the grandparents and had been rooming at the house, was taken to the police station with the grandfather after a late Saturday visit.
London dispatch reports the Times airplane arriving at Monte Runa in southern Egyptian Sudan during the Cairo to Capetown air race. The Air Ministry was advised of the milestone as the contest progressed.
A Newark father testimonial extols Father John’s Medicine for his son, who recovered strength after a three year illness. The letter notes the product’s pure food elements, lack of alcohol or dangerous drugs, and claims it has been used for over sixty years.
The Saturday performance of Somebody's Sweetheart at the Waterloo drew strong praise for its tuneful color and engaging cast. Arthur Hammerstein's production was praised, with Violet Beasey as Zaida the Romani queen delivering a standout violin performance and solid singing from Burton Lenihan and George Dunston.
In Washington on February 16 the House trimmed the hog cholera fund by 100000 from 500000 and refused 300000 for European corn borer control as it sent the $30000000 agricultural appropriation bill to the Senate.
The Wood farce Mabvels Room, praised as the funniest of its kind, comes to Waterloo with Wallace Reid in a double bill. The plot follows a newly married man and a pink chemise belonging to a past love causing complications during his honeymoon, sparking farcical antics.
Cadomene tablets billed as a great medicine tonic claim to rebuild strength in worn out nervous and impoverished individuals. Advert reads testimonials from J W Biges of Fort Worth and F W Barbeau of Denver praising renewed vigor and health, urging all druggists to stock Cadomene.
Palace Theatre presents a breezy comedy The Double Speed about a young millionaire robbed en route to visit his inheritance and posing as a chauffeur to win his love. Majestic showcases The Stronger Vow with Geraldine Farrar, Sills, Santschi, Short, Lester, and Davidson amid Apache scenes and lavish settings.
Advertisement touts Zemo as a solution for eczema pimples blackheads blotches and ringworm. Sold at drug stores with a 33 cent small bottle or one dollar extra large bottle. Described as a clean antiseptic liquid that is non sticky and easy to apply. E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs. Nellie McGinn of New York writes that Balmwort Tablets relieved her yearlong kidney and bladder trouble with back pain headaches nervousness chills and fever. She seeks to help others find relief and notes the letter is on file in the offices. Balmwort Tablets sold by leading druggists at $1.10 per tube Ady.
An advertisement touts Papo's Diapepsin tablets claiming relief as soon as they reach the stomach. It describes neutralizing acidity to stop souring and gases, with benefits for digestion and allowing favorite foods without distress, noting low drug store cost.
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