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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
12
County treasurer Ed Madigan warns that cars lacking 1923 license numbers cannot legally be operated. Police will seize noncompliant vehicles starting next week. penalties rise from 1 to 3 dollars by March 1. About 6,611 licenses issued, with over 3,000 cars unregistered and 10,0906 total cars in the county pending registration.
Harvey E Lincoln, formerly of Waterloo, has settled in Santa Ana California. He bought two lots and plans to erect a house on each. A clipped January Los Angeles weather note shows temperatures of 88 and 90 degrees, noted with a cheeky remark.
A testimonial from Mrs. Katie Scheffel of Lowell describes years of female health trouble, multiple doctors, and relief after taking Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin from March to August 1914. She reports weight gain, restored appetite and sleep, and better work capacity, endorsing the remedy for catarrhal inflammation. The ad urges readers to ask for the original Pe-ru-na.
A Waterloo woman in a Greek convent appeals for help locating her husband Stavros Kapaklis who left with their child in Palestine nine years ago. The letter, dated December 16 and certified by church authorities, asks whether he is alive or dead and seeks information for relief. Local Greek residents say they do not know him.
A fragment notes several prominent Greeks fail to remember him or whether he was ever employed in the city, leaving unclear his life details and city ties. The terse comment hints at a forgotten figure tied to local social circles and employment status, with no further biographical data.
The will of D R Murray former manager of L R Steel Service was filed for probate with J W Thompson yesterday. It leaves clothing books and all office effects to his associates and medicine monies and insurance policies to a local physician with Toronto relatives noted but no property details given. The document also mentions another will of Daniel Burbank filed for probate detailing his estate.
The will notes no provision for any child to allow the mother a share by will or otherwise. H. Burbank, a son, is named executor of the estate.
Police dogs owned by O B Beck and city detective tracked suspects at Cassville Wisconsin yesterday and provided information that may lead to arrests. A Tuesday night party burned two summer cottages owned by the game warden and damaged a river boat owned by the county attorney. A farmer confessed that members of a party at his house had kept the deed as spite work.
The article urges eligible veterans to file an affidavit of service with the county auditor before Sept. Exemption totals vary by conflict: $3,000 for present war veterans, $1,800 for Spanish American War veterans, and $500 for World War I veterans. Assessed values above these exemptions are taxed. claims should be made where assessors are working to avoid loss of benefits.
An old time remedy starves gray hair with Sage and Sulphur mix now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. A sponge or brush through hair darkens naturally restoring gloss and fullness after a few applications.
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