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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1923

Page

9

Daddy Longlegs Comedy Ready for East High Play

The Orange and Black Annual benefit play Daddy Longlegs is set for Friday in the East High school auditorium. Miss Carolina McFarlane leads rehearsals, with James Wood and George Reynolds as business managers and Merrill Knote as property manager.

Daddy Longlegs East High Samuel “French & Co New York Carolina McFarlane James Wood George Reynolds Merrill Knote Chester Stilson Howard Holman Edward Anderson Marion Renz Francis Hudson

Prison Guard for 32 Years Quits for Quieter Life

Anemosa Iowa January 23 T B Patterson longtime state reformatory guard and the oldest employee by service resigns after 32 years on the job. He has witnessed countless inmates enter and leave the facility and notes how many return as repeat offenders. Patterson plans retirement to pursue a calmer life away from the walls and riots.

Anemosa T. B. Patterson State Reformatory Patterson Iowa

Girl Uses Bogus Checks to Net Sixty Dollars

Cedar Rapids Iowa January 23 Bessie Krug a young woman enrolled herself as a top bogus check operator she cleared about 60 dollars on six bad checks given to downtown drug stores for a hot water bottle throat gargle and other items The items were found later by police where they had been discarded and the cash balance totaled 100 dollars in each case

Cedar Rapids Bessie Krug Bessie

Waterloo in Brief Reports and Local Notices

Robbers failed to steal from the Waterloo water works office on Sycamore Street last night as police found a pried rear window but no loss. C A Castle elected president of Electrical Repair and Manufacturing Co at stockholders meeting. Earl Henney VP and George W Bird secretary treasurer. Frank J Wagner of 501 Saxon is ailing but improving after surgery at St Francis hospital. Busby Poster and Advertising donates billboards for Y W C A building fund posters. G V Orr elected president of Des Moines Chamber motor trades bureau. Orr manages Clements Automobile Co. Delegates Mills and Crowell attend diocesan meeting for Christ Church. Waterloo reps expected home tonight or tomorrow. Lucille Smith who joined Emma Bruch on the Denver hike was Misidentified in a prior note. P Rehmeier will show a motion picture and G C A Castie a radio program at county hospital wards, with same program at East Janesville Methodist church tomorrow. Middletown ministers request no Sunday funerals.

Waterloo Waterworks Sycamore Street C. A. Castle Electrical Repair & Manufacturing Co Earl Henney George W. Bird Frank J. Wagner Saxon Street Llinosis Central St. Francis Hospital Busby Washington Fifth Jefferson Almond G. V.‘Orr Lucille Schmidt Independence Avenue Emma’ Bruch Denver Courier P. Rehmeier A. Castie Rehmeier East Janesville Methodist Church

Patriots Bidden to Gospel Feast at St. Pauls

Revival services at St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church invite Grand Army of the Republic and other patriotic bodies. Evangelist W A Huell urged eternal life over material wealth and urged laymen to seek Christlike character amid a crowd that filled the church. Another liquor cash entry noted E F Mickley, 332 Webster.

St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Grand Army of the Republic Co. K. l Luce W. A. Huell Evangelist

Missing details from Mickley home search prompt

Police entered the Mickley home with a search warrant and found a complete still and a quart of inguishing. The fragment provides no clear names, dates, or locations to clarify the full incident or charges.

Mickley

Homemade Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief

A home made cough syrup blends Pinex with syrup to yield a pint of potent remedy. It soothes sore membranes, loosens phlegm, and relieves bronchitis and hoarseness. The ad touts ease of preparation and urges asking for two ounces of Pinex from the druggist with directions.

Pinex Co T. Wayne Ind

No-To-Bac Helps Break Tobacco Habit Easily

An old advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a simple aid to quit smoking chewing or cigars. It claims cravings vanish, the habit ends, and users feel mentally and financially better, with a money back guarantee if craving returns.

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