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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1923

Page

20

Gas Tax Bill Ready for State Assembly

Des Moines dispatch reports the Iowa General Assembly nearing reconvening after the governor's inaugural address. A two-cent gas tax bill drafted by Senator Caldwell is expected to be introduced to fund hard surfacing on trunk line roads, plus anticipated steps on insurance, licenses, and bond taxation. The session opens amid plans for code revision in regular and possibly special sessions.

Des Moines Fortieth General Assembly Gov. Kendall Kendrick Senate A. C. Savage H. N. Donhowe Story County Ames Board of Education Caldwell Walter Ramsay Buger Muscatine County Calswell Mahaska Mead Butler New York Hammill

Stiff Upper Lip Recovered After Glass Splinter Probe

New Jersey report describes Fire Chief Reginald H. Bowker who retained a stiff upper lip for 15 months after glass from a wind shield lodged there when his car hit a telegraph pole while responding to a fire. A recent shave removed the last fragment, ending the stiffness.

Passagc N. J Reginald H. Bowker Bowker

Sixtieth Birthday Dinner Feeds 126 Guests at Matthews Farm

Atlas Tex Jan 12 G W Matthews farmer near here held a birthday dinner for 60 years. Food served to 126 guests in inlays over four and a half hours. Only one table seated 16, dishes cleared between courses. No rush as others waited. common house flies observed migrating up to six miles in a day.

Atlas Tex G. W. Matthews

Dunkerton Quintet Visits Hudson In Hoops Clash

Hudson hosts Dunkerton tonight for the second meeting of the season as the visitors bring a strong lineup. Hudson counters with an exceptionally formed five this season in a high school basketball showdown.

Ifudson Hudson High Dunkerton High Hudson

Intimate Strangers at Waterloo With Miss Ryan

In Booth Tarkington’s new comedy The Intimate Strangers Miss Risa Ryan stars under Augustus Pitou at the Waterloo next Tuesday. The play, set in upstate New York, features a role tailored to Ryan’s charm, with Tarkington’s vivid character drawing. Also announced is a separate attraction at the Balt Theatre featuring Willanox’s A Fool There Was.

Risa Ryan Augustus Pitou Watterloo Booth-Turkingtom Xeon Aiss Ryan New York Mr. Tarkington Wathrloo Wheatriz Ool Willanox Manuzer Frank Ralto Theatre Waterloo Adam Byu James King Adan West USA

Adam and Eve in the Waterloo theater lineup

A fragment from a Waterloo theater program notes passing mentions of Estelle Taylor as a vampire lead in a production. It highlights wardrobe from one hundred twenty watercolor designs and a palette of roles and titles including Mary’s Ankin and Around the World in 80 Days styled features.

Mins Estelle Taylor Miny Jactresses Iketeshy Tayior Anahly Lealse Tiana Sehich Iwalto Simatha Play Square Clovnr Jalmin Walker Hil Fang Edna Murphy Fox Mia Willian Desmond

Fragmentary record from Briwn of dia North theater scene

A garbled OCR fragment mentions Crystal titsa and CAINE "Gypey Passion" as a mort likely within a theater page. It also references a novel Marke and a child of the bear, with unexplained lines about prominent parts in a local production, suggesting a misread listing of plays and performers.

Dia North Ite Crystal Titsa Laypreksiy Dbo Jeu

Plaza Theatre Feature Stars French Actress KHojano

KHojano, famed French actress known for Romany Kile in the film, headlines Plaza Theatre program. The production draws attention to her latest performance and the film’s showcased scenes at the venue.

Khojano Romany Kile

Pinkham's Vermali n for Women’s Health Gains Fame

A 1972 advertisement touts Pinkham's Verulabin by L M Pinkham of Lynn Mass claiming remarkable relief for women. It cites three generations, local neighbors, and a 98 out of 100 success rate among women who try the remedy, presenting it as a trusted household standard.

Pinkham Laydin MW Lynn Mass

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