27 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
1
Irvin Cobb, visiting Sioux City, delivers satire on liberty and reform. He argues freedom is endangered by reformers and jokes about penalties for alcohol and cigarettes while condemning laws that curb personal liberty. He claims earth is becoming hell under attempts to create heaven.
Des Moines officials and state district leaders register for Iowa towns planning conference to be held March 4 and 5. The event aims to develop general programs for pure municipalities, beautified streets, public buildings, and city expansion. A permanent state organization may be formed with a constitution and by laws adopted on March 5 and officers elected. The conference aligns with similar meetings in other states and supports a national organization initiative.
A cautionary health notice urges abstaining from drugs and alcohol, referencing Father Otin and a 3 ivine formula as a reminder that the product contains no intoxicants. The message emphasizes safety and personal wellbeing.
Claim that Hyomei clears a congested head in two minutes and relieves cold and cough quickly. Promotes complete inhaler kit with eucalyptus antiseptic, easy breathing, and money refund if relief not seen. mentions availability at druggists and Wangler Bros.
Fred C. Williams of Hugo Oklahoma told a reporter in Council Bluffs about a railroad mishap. He said his wife and three children were separated from him when the Burlington train to Sioux City headed for Omaha instead. The family spent the night apart and searched for the Pullman car. Williams asked when the next train to Sioux City would depart.
Des Moines police face a new inquiry as city officials announce a probe set to begin March 3 at 8 p.m. at the First Maptial Church. The study aims to examine youth programs and community outreach in the civic effort.
Lawrence Hudson, driving a stolen Hudson car, was arrested in Hamburg and confessed to stealing about six more vehicles. He also implicated himself in a family hold up near Percival last week. His arrest occurred while he was taking his young bride to her school. she was humiliated by the episode. All cars stolen within a 10 mile radius.
A historical notice warns that infant mortality is high in civilized countries with up to one quarter dying before age one and over half before age fifteen. It advocates Castoria as safe, alleging narcotics in other remedies cause deaths, and claims Castoria contains no opiates when bearing Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature.
The plan starts with Ab. Day, chief of police, and extends to department heads following residents' request to the Chamber of Commerce for expert manhunters amid months of rising theft and holdup incidents.
The police declare full protection and urge an investigation to show their best efforts. The probe will be directed by Corporation Counsell W. Byars to address gang activity in the city.
Wigan Smyth, longtime Cedar Rapids attorney and assistant general counsel for the Iowa Railway and Junction Company, died at 4 a.m. after a period of heart trouble. He was 68 and had a storied career as a pioneer in Iowa law, earning recognition for defending high profile cases in his school days.
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