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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
10
A church based program aims to train laypeople for modern Christian life with three divisions Bible missions and social service. Classes run 45 minutes with exams and no entrance fee open to all denominations through First Congregational Church.
Invitations announce a great gathering for commercial bodies in Omaha February 18 20 under the Chamber of Commerce jointly with the national chamber. Eighteen states to participate with speakers including H A Wheeler David F Houston J Ogden Armour Arthur Reynolds and governors. Invitations also sent to Waterloo Waterloo Pace Smokeless note and further local ads appear.
John Howell Janney dies at 2 45 am in Chicago where he had gone to recuperate from influenza and pneumonia. He was born Oct 24 1891 in Springfield Ohio and grew up in Ottumwa Iowa where he worked for the Ottumwa Courier before moving to Chicago. He married Sarah Karpen and leaves his wife, his Waterloo mother Mrs W W Majors, sister in Ottumwa, and brother G Campbell Janney Jr serving in France. Funeral plans not yet set.
The Perpetual Building and Loan association held its 28th annual meeting to re-elect officers and directors. Warren Brown remains president with G F Dunham as vice president and Co W Stilson as secretary, H C Schulta as treasurer. Directors with expiring terms—Warren Brown H W Wente F M Michael J D Liffring F T Bentley—were reappointed for three years. Authorized capital stock stands at 14 million dollars with assets near 950 thousand. The outlook is described as promising and last year’s report satisfactory.
Some fifty members of the Walnut Street Baptist church men’s Agoga bible class gathered in the church parlors for supper and a booster meeting. Dr. J. R. Macartney spoke of Mt Barer and urged men to support a larger Waterloo movement, stressing the church and open Bible as key factors for a greater city.
Opinion piece argues against importing European labor reforms and internationalism as a threat to American individuality and domestic progress. It critiques Versailles Conference aims and warns Bolshevik influence may reshape democracy away from American ideals.
An old advertisement promotes Salinos as a thorough laxative to cleanse the digestive tract and prevent influenza and pneumonia by removing toxins. It claims the product is pleasant to take and available in various bottle sizes at low prices, urging readers to purchase immediately.
The Majestic offers a three act Sunday bill headlined by the College Quintette with four youths and a charming woman presenting A Fraternity Rehearsal a lively mix of mirth music and song Old John Barleycorn in Mr Booze Dick Burtons comic act Viole Lewis Co with strong voices and a real young comedian Warry and Etta Conley present At the Old Crogs Roads Polley and the Allied War Review close the show three performances Sunday Lois We handles Borrowed Clothes final act
A survey finds actresses rely on a hair shampoo mixture rather than soap to reveal natural beauty. The method uses hot water with a teaspoon of canthrax from a druggist, applied across the hair for even drying, fluff and lasting luster.
A Midwest patient with a six year chronic cough and catarrh reports relief after using Milks Emulsion. The ad touts the product as a systemic builder and digestive aid, with a money back guarantee and local availability through Wangler Bros and J Miller Drug Co in Terre Haute Indiana.
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