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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
10
A film program includes the Jaunts and Journeys feature with four other acts on the bill. The lineup combines travelogue style scenes with additional shorts, promising varied entertainment for patrons.
A theatrical week features Panhandle Pete a breezy three act musical comedy with lively dialogue and pretty girls at Water-20 on Sunday plus Jack Lait’s Help Wanted at Waterloo Saturday with two performances. The production is praised for realism humor and the wholesome love story amid modern American life. A 50 cent matinee is offered.
The Majestic offers two performances ending the Sunny Side of Broadway engagement led by Max Bloom who has drawn crowds during a three day run. Vaudeville resumes tomorrow headlined by Carter the great magician and his troupe with spectacular illusions including The Lion's Bride in a cage of Nong era.
A Page County mule sale ends with a shock as one mule dies by hanging after the sale. A dispute over payment follows when J R Weaver withholds the $265 check, leading to a district court action to determine ownership and liability.
Marshalltown Jan 16 Nowa farmers shipping stock to market gain interest as district court awards $104 against the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad for losses in transit. John Mackin of St Anthony loaded two cars for Chicago. extreme weather delayed movement, two hogs died and remaining weighed less, jury says proper care would have avoided damages, case likely appealed.
Ottumwa reports Dan McCoy age 7 of Des Moines found dead in an outhouse with a bullet wound amid questions on unemployment. Davenport sees Henry Lichner, 40, commit suicide by shooting himself after failing to find work. widow and two children survive.
Yowa Falls, Jan. 16. The paving case from last week is being appealed to the supreme court. The dispute centers on whether payments should follow the old or new law for paving around the corner Jota on several downtown business houses. Judge Wright ruled for the new law, but the case is now in higher hands to avoid further trouble.
Fort Dodge January 16 Father L. S. Coffin, 93, noted philanthropist, is dying at his home Willow Edge near Fort Dodge. Doctors say he cannot live more than 48 hours. His large gifts to charitable institutions made his name known nationwide. He has suffered ill health for six months due to a complication of diseases.
Cedar Rapids expects a new 12 story bank building within three or four years after Merchants National Bank bought the Kimball block for 210600 dollars. The site fronts 140 feet on Third street and 76 feet on Second avenue. The projected cost is about 250000 dollars. Construction will start once current leases are cleared.
Urreu government inspector travels to Sioux City as part of a dubious inquiry. Reported lax public safety conditions and ongoing investigations trigger alarm at local hotels and city authorities amid tense police activity.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for womanly ailments and a bolster to national strength. It promises restored health, asserts safety with printed ingredients, and invites readers to request free medical advice and a 136 page book.
A fragment notes lower town firms feel slighted by federal agents. It predicts troubling developments and a return to open activity with hotel gambling hangers targeting unsuspecting visitors. One former political hotel serves as a noted violator of the law.
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