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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1924
Page
12
An amiable sun and a purple and yellow pansy from Mrs. WE Sheik’s garden in Lafayette arrives as a pre spring omen. The flower, praised for outpacing rivals in heralding warmth, appears with a wistful, mustache like bloom and is offered as a neighbor’s buttonhole bouquet. The plant shows a few buds and spans over four inches.
LeMars Iowa February 2 Howard Remer a national guardsman was shot in the arm during target practice at the armory and is expected to recover Physicians said the bullet glanced from the floor and struck him the rifle was thought to have been accidentally discharged
Huchanan advertises eye care while C E Pickatt and A Short travel to Chicago on business. Mrs Hazel Weddington journeys to Sapulpa Oklahoma. J Y Winn KC railroad official visits. Clifford Knox reports Ford theft on Mulberry near Fourth with local license. Universalist church repairs cost 2000. C Volker seriously ill at 710 Walnut with pneumonia. Roy Vaughn and Theodore Ott seek entry to next summer’s citizens military training camp. New fire alarm boxes installed at Fifth Biff Fourth Jefferson and Fourth Washington. Merle Moser files for divorce from Doris, custody sought of Kenneth Merle. Radio conversation between Explorer MacMillan in Arctic and eastern US heard. Ed wards letter notes Town picnic Feb 22 drew many Iowans. Dr Charles D Darling to Waterloo Westminster Presbyterian service tonight. House goods arrive from Cleveland. Chicken dinner at Graves Memorial U B church Friday. Permanent wave ad from Rose's Beauty Shoppe.
A Federal Reserve district report shows savings accounts in 55 Iowa banks totaling 101,913,866 on February 1, 1933, up 9.2 percent from February 1, 1932 and 1.1 percent above January 1, 1924. The district total for savings deposits was 894,968,494, down 0.7 percent from January 1 but up 8.8 percent from February 1, 1923.
Sioux City Feb 29 negotiations concluded at Decatur by Thomas P. Craig president of the Western Barge Line. Machinery ordered and a nine barge boat will be in operation by summer. Barges carry 30 000 bushels of grain each and the steam boat has a 320 horsepower engine.
An old advice piece promotes Mulsified coconut oil shampoo as gentle and greaseless. It warns against harsh soaps and suggests using two to three teaspoonfuls to produce rich lather that cleanses scalp and hair without damage. The recipe claims the hair dries quickly and remains bright and manageable.
An advertisement extols a DIY cough remedy using 24% ounces Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or molasses. Claims include quick 24 hour relief, soothing throat membranes, and suitability for bronchitis and asthma. Encourages asking for 244 ounces Pinex from The Pinex Co. with a money back guarantee.
Waterloo enjoyed its warmest day in more than three weeks as the thermometer rose to 50 degrees above zero. The high marked nine degrees below the February 2 record of 59 above. Last night’s low reached 24 above and tomorrow’s forecast calls for fair and warmer weather.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe remedy to settle upset stomachs and relieve indigestion. It claims rapid relief from pain and sourness, with all druggists recommending this stomach corrective.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a daily remedy for liver and bowel health. It claims the tablets cleanse waste, improve complexions, and relieve symptoms like pale skin dull eyes and headaches. Available in 15 and 30 cent sizes with a history of use spanning 17 years.
North Carolina jurist Whitehead Kits will address an open meeting on Playgrounds at the Greater Waterloo Association this evening. C Murtagh, president of the Country Inn association, urges as many lawyers as possible to attend. The meeting is conducted under the Waterloo Federation of Women's Organizations.
In Wa ter ton reports, J J Bailey, a real estate man, may enter the race for state representative. T. Pat Crellar Fells urges his candidacy, noting Bailey’s past on the board of supervisors and involvement in road improvements and funding for bridges.
Dek Molies reports that Russell J. Cockburn, awaiting appeal in a reformatory case, has a bond set near 50,000 dollars by a district judge. An Iowa Supreme Court petition for bond reduction was filed by Cockburn’s attorney as part of the appeal process.
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