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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
3
Women clubs and supporters press for a statewide minimum wage for women and teachers. Bills propose weekly pay scales and monthly rates, with ranges from two to a hundred dollars for teachers based on certs and experience. Local employers in Waterloo fear plant impacts as bills move through Iowa discussions.
The piece reviews The Family Manor and The W Victor Palaisque display of Southern elegance, plus notes on Mack Sennett s Married Life and The Poor Simp at Crystal. It highlights funny body parts debates and the misadventures of a young American who mislays his fiancé and mother while running a trifling errand.
A fragmented notice lists showings at Crystal Theatre including Buster Keaton's Memveid 13 and Hooded titles. It mentions Ring of the Circus with Joe Martin and various other acts, with scattered phrases about dates, insurers, and a "Body not Soul" listing, all in a garbled review of the theater scene.
An advertisement extols Milks Emulsion as a tonic for sickly children, claiming it strengthens appetite and digestion, helps bowel action, and raises energy. It features a testimonial from Wm. Heart of New Castle Indiana, urges trial with a money back guarantee, and notes price per bottle. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and general energy.
The Strand launches a new film about Train love with Reginald Barker supervising, promising an elaborate Scotch villa setting and strong characters. At the United Theatre, Count Per rulle and Oliver headline a vaudeville show with a singing Frou point routine, tracing Italian entertainment and a variety program.
An old advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a cold and grip remedy and laxative with pure food elements to boost resistance and purity removal. It claims no alcohol or dangerous drugs and notes 65 years in use. The piece emphasizes safety and a guaranteed alcohol free formula.
In Paris the bill includes Joan Da Rexzke and a troupe of performers led by Jack McClusky with Weeks and Morgan. The American Legion compares its stage hit A Day of army sic with the listed numbers and other acts completing the lineup.
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