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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1914
Page
4
Orphan Sally to be adopted by kind elderly couple after a fairy grants her wish for a father and mother. The tale follows her rescue from hardship, arrival into a loving home, and lasting happiness with the elderly pair. A concluding note promotes Foley Kidney Pills in an embedded ad.
An advertisement urges men to treat thinning hair with Parisian Sage. It promises dandruff removal, scalp itch relief, and new hair growth, sold by Wanglur Bros Co with a refund guarantee. The copy promotes a medium priced 50 cent bottle and a trademarked slogan The Girl with the Auburn Tail.
The Fremont Herald praises Dr Richard T. Van Metre for an Address on The Physician and the Community delivered before the Men’s club. It highlights his career, aims to improve public health, and notes his long tenure in Fremont with growing success.
Interest in revival meetings at Linden Methodist church has grown. Rev W XII Baker of Low Moor preached a hopeful sermon on the text I am the way the war no man cometh unto the Father but by me. Rev Karl Baker sang He Lifted Me. Tonight Rev W N Baker will lead with choir music. Some show conversion and others seek prayers. Last week of meetings, cottage prayer services at 2 30 Wednesday at three homes. Courier advertisements get business.
Telegraphy by portable phones installed on all passenger and freight trains across the southern division to speed dispatch communications. Aimed at safety, the system lets train crews report delays and hindrances to headquarters, using a pole, wires, and a hand‑held instrument in cabooses and baggage cars. The device proved practical in trials and is now in regular use with audible conversations comparable to standard telephones.
A fire in Jesup on January 20 damaged a home owned by Whi Chaplin. The blaze started from a furnace cold air duct defect and was hard to locate, hindering firefighters. Significant property damage was reported.
Orange Twp. residents report Russell Cline and J. J. Kough left last Monday for a visit with friends in Pennsylvania. Word comes from W. H. Lichty that his Kansas City surgical operation has not proceeded as feared and he is recovering.
A resident remains in care for several weeks for treatment after an illness. Joe Lichty of Rock Lake North Dakota visited the Grant Miller home last Tuesday. A young daughter arrived at the Jerry Stark home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and their young son visit friends in Oakley and Milledgeville. A. B. Zuck entertained friends at dinner last Friday. At the Farmers Dairy association annual meeting, directors elected include Clyda Bechtelheimer Wilbert Miller Sam Sweitzer A Blough W W Blough and B M Harbaugh W O Tannreuther. The first three named named president vice president and secretary-treasurer respectively.
A Roxbury Ohio mother describes her two week old son developing eczema on the cheeks that spread to fifteen locations on one arm and the head. Nighttime scratching caused restlessness until Cuticura Soap and Ointment allegedly cleared the condition after three weeks of treatment. The advertisement promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples and a 32 page skin book.
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