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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1926

Page

5

Lead Roles Chosen for The Tailor Made Man Comedy

East High junior class presents a four act comedy The Tailor Made Man by Warry James Smith with Frank Wille Katherine Connolly and Kathryn Wildes in lead roles. The cast of 19 in the high school auditorium Friday March 26 benefits fund the junior senior banquet. The plot follows John Paul Bart aspiring to join society amid humorous incidents featuring Tanya Huber Corinne Stanlaw and other family and staff characters in a New York setting.

Frank Wille Katherine Connolly Kathryn Wild Warry James Smith East High Ruth Hiller Wille Ohn Paul Bart Miss Connolly Tanya Huber Miss Wildes Corinne Stanlaw John Paul Bart Hast Hish Franz Wille Huber Doin Kathering Connolly Pot Ca Tele Charles Hollman New York City Céption Toom American Oceanic Slip Building Corporation

East High Declaimers to Meet Dunkerton Tonight

East High declaimers Frances Stotts and Eneatha Ken You will compete in the preliminary contest at Dunkerton tonight with Hazleton Jesup and Dunkerton entrants. This marks the first elimination round toward district and state titles. East High holds the district meet and may enter one speaker without preliminaries. Miss Hiller has chosen to hold out the district contestant.

Wast High Frances Stotts Eneatha Ken- You Dunkerton Hazleton Jesup East High

G A R Men Join Legionnaires in Honor Washington Lincoln

Guests packed Memorial hall for Becker Chapman post banquet honoring G A R and American Legion members. Joel Murtagh spoke on Washington and Lincoln praising patriotism and shared praise for G A R and Legion, with readings and music closing the evening.

Legionnaires Washington, Lincoln Robert Anderson Post Memorial Hall Elven Becker- Chapman Post American Legion Auxiliary Washington and Lincoln Joel Murtagh Murtagh Jie Grand Army the Legion Rales J. Y. Meyers Audrey Anderson Myrtle Wite Kenneth Smith Charleston David Sisson la Porte City Robert Anderson

Miss Little Named New Welfare League Visitor

Miss Helen Little of Minneapolis is appointed temporarily to the Social Welfare league staff as visitor in Waterloo. Miss Denton notes possible permanent position after three months if demand justifies it. Little, a Detroit Normal Training and University of North Carolina graduate, has four years of settlement work and moves from Kentucky. Lorene Standish arrives March 8 from Columbia to be public health nurse assisting the venereal disease clinic under Dr. A J Staudt with an $800 emergency fund appropriation. Dr J R Thompson will supervise the clinic.

Helen Little Minneapolis Social Welfare League Anne Denton Miss Little Denton Thomas Normal Training School of Detroit University of North Carolina Waterloo Kentucky Loréne Standish Columbia A. J. Staudt Iowa J. R. Thompson

Mother and son come to Waterloo to make home

Mr and Mrs T J Ellis of 319 Cutter Street have returned from Wymore Nebraska after the death of Charles C Ellis a longtime merchant there They are accompanied home by widow Mrs Minnie Ellis and her son Max who will live here for a time Mrs Ellis entered Allen Memorial hospital for treatment and Max enrolled in East High senior class. Negro hanged in Georgetown m of Sussex jail Farry Butler 21 was hanged for an attack on Eimera Steinmetz 12.

T. J. Ellis Cutter Street Wmore Neb Ellis Charles C. Ellis Wymore Minnie Ellis Max Allen Memorial Hospital East High Georgetown Tel Sussex County Farry Butler Einera Steinmetz

Hem-Roid Internal Piles Remedy Ad

A dated advertisement touts Hem-Roid from Dr Leonhardt as a safe home treatment for piles. It claims to remove the cause by restoring blood flow in the lower bowel, promising lasting relief without surgery and urging immediate use.

Leonhardt Wangier Bros. Co Robert Drug Co

Negr ess suspect waives hearing in larceny charge

Jennie Stoward, facing one count of larceny in municipal court, waived preliminary hearing after being arraigned before Judge J. C. Beem. Prosecutors allege she shoplifted a dress and three pairs of stockings from James Black Dry Goods. Judge reduced appearance bond from 500 to 300. bond posted.

Jennie Stoward Walved J. C. Beem James Black Dry Goods

Overflow crowd to hear Brougher by telephone radio

An overflow gathering will hear Rev. James Whitcom Brougher of Temple Church Los Angeles via a telephonic radio setup. Walnut Street Baptist installs a line to First Presbyterian Church to transmit his voice and music, amplified by a Western Electric unit, due to seating limits at the Walnut Street church.

James Whitcom Brougher Temple Church Los Angeles Cal Walnut Street Baptist Church First Presbyterian Church Walnut Street Mr. Brougher Presbbyterfiin Western Electric

Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Regulates Childs Bowels

Dr W B Caldwell of Afenti jous feverish from a cold aged 47 practitioner warns mothers about constipation in infants and touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe regular laxative. It claims to ease digestive discomfort, promote natural bowel regularity, and is marketed as a dependable remedy for constipated children.

W. B. Caldwell Afenti Jous Cello Stirtedi

Robert's Mentha-Pepsin Ad Promises Quick Digestive Relief

An advertisement from Robert's Drug Company extols Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as a cure for stomach agony gas indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief within ten minutes and asserts one bottle cures chronic indigestion removes dizziness headaches and sleeplessness while promising renewed well being. The copy notes large sales in a New Jersey town and guarantees a bottle to prove the stomach comfort.

Dave Robert Drug Co Dare New Jersey Cmmenty

Apparatus Demonstration Delivers Clear Church Sound

A Radiola power loud speaker system was tested today with perfect success. The human voice carried clearly in a Presbyterian church and music from the Walnut Street Baptist church organ filled the block away, played as if in the organ’s own hall. Sylvester LB Howell installed the system with instruments finished courtesy of Black Hawk Electric and Waterloo Electrical Supply.

Presbyterian Walnut Street Sylvester LB Howell Black Hawk Electric Company Waterloo Electrical Supply Company

US Men’s Glee Club to Sing at Cedar Heights

The US Men’s Glee Club will perform at Cedar Heights Community Church with Mrs. Truman Wagner opening the program and harp soloist. Special numbers feature Janet Little, John Welles, and the Y's Men's quartet directed by Max Noah, with Noah serving as director of the glee club.

Cedar Heights Truman Wagner Lear Cedar Weights Janet Little John Welles Karl 4cHhoefer Max Noah Charles McElroy Glee Club

Spas Ting Kill Kish Ice Breaker Incident Near Bridge

Several fish were killed by dynamite explosions used to break ice on the Mississippi River bridge approach under construction. The blasts were intended to clear an ice jam near piers. Local authorities investigate the blasts as a possible hazard to the river environment and construction site.

Mississippi River

Burns Died of Heart Disease Not Alcohol

London reports poet Robert Burns died of endocarditis driven by rheumatism rather than alcohol. Sir James Crichton-Browne, in a new life of Burns, asserts alcohol did not initiate the illness though excessive use may have hastened progression.

London Robert Burns James Crichton-Browne Burns James

Silk stockings for animals aims to curb desert fleas

Mrs. F. K. Hosali, a philanthropist, seeks to clothe donkeys, mules, and camels in northern Africa with silk stockings to protect them from flea bites. She traveled from Tunis to London to collect worn stockings, saying animals tolerate and even enjoy the coverings and related salves she provides.

London F. K. Hosali Africa

London Treaty Room to Get New Decorations

London February 26 The foreign office plans elaborate redecorations for the room where the Locarno treaties were signed to honor the ceremony. Backers hope the room will gain fame comparable to Versailles Hall of Mirrors.

London Versailles

Dying for Fifty Years Elderly Man Passes in Enfield at 102

Lonnon February 26 report that Joseph C Weld of Enfield has died at age 102. Doctors believed he had only two weeks to live fifty years ago due to heart disease, yet he outlived all his children and survived a long life despite medical expectations.

Lonnon Altho Joseph Weld Ol Enfield

McCoy Cod Liver Oil Tablets Advertise Quick Strength Gain

An advertisement claims McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets boost convalescence after severe illness and grippe. Sugar coated and candy‑like, they allegedly help gain weight and improve health, with a money‑back promise if five pounds aren’t gained in 30 days.

Wangler Bros Robert Drug Co O. J. Miller McCoy

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Wille, Connolly, Wildes Welfare League Woods Millinery Bridge Street Sohela Dr. Caldwell Robert’ Drug. Co Mili Woerderhoff East Fourth St Waterloo, Iowa Targest Exclusive Children's Shoe Department Mhiraga Ting Kish Falan- Fleming Co The Falan-Fleming Co
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