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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1923
Page
8
Dr. Edward W. Alford of Waterloo voices urgent call for stronger laws to stop pollution of Iowa streams. He warns ten years of factory and domestic waste degrade water, harm fish, cattle, wells, and farming profits, urging immediate national and state action to preserve rivers and public health.
In Rockford Iowa commanders of the Town American Legion condemned Ku Klux Klan methods in an address to Nora Springs Greene and Rockford legion posts. The speaker said the legion works openly while the klan operates in secrecy and urged stamping it out.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant cathartic laxative that works overnight. It claims to soothe dizziness, indigestion, and stomach upset without causing cramps, promising gentle cleansing of bowels for a penny or so per box.
Rankin Meliride, a Rhodes scholar from Oxford, has been added to Coe College’s social science staff. Former Coe student, he fills a vacancy created by Dr Wickok’s leave of absence as he recovers from illness after wartime service. The record also notes McBritte’s earlier studies at Coe in 1916 and 1917.
Stomach misery and gas are claimed to be relieved by Pape's Diapepsin with quick action against indigestion, flatulence, heartburn, and fermentation. A few tablets supposedly calm acidity and distress, sold by druggists in millions of packages.
A fragment outlines United States air service links and a student who spent two final college years at the College of Emporka Kai, earning a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford with a degree conferred last June. It notes relief work in Poland during the summer of 1920 and mentions further summers.
A dubious health ad touts Mty's Cream Balm as a nostril unclogging remedy. It claims pure antiseptic cream clears head congestion, relieves chronic catarrh, and lets you breathe freely with dramatic, magical results.
Des Moines January 21 A member of Argonne post Org ia Wo Knott is noted in a public notice. The brief item links the name to wartime service and civilian record. The fragment confirms the individual studied at Grenoble University in 1923 and 1922 and at Dresden.
A woman named Who Was listed as a slacker in War Department records in Washington, despite a documented navy service during the war. The case highlights misfiled information and potential administrative confusion in veteran records.
Through the efforts of J F Barten, the state adjutant, a concerted push sourced support and coordination among local units. The report highlights his leadership, organizational work, and the mobilization of resources to advance the agency's goals.
A 19th century advertisement argues that tired nervous mothers cause unhappiness at home. It claims fatigue weakens wives, strains husbands, and unsettles children, urging women to seek Lyall BE Pinkbumn’s Veretibla Compound as a remedy, promising relief without unsafe side effects.
A testimonial claims four months of persistence with Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured a long standing stomach ailment in a wife. The ad asserts the product clears intestinal mucus, reduces inflammation, restores appetite, and even aids complexion. One dose allegedly suffices. money is refunded if not convinced. Available at all druggists.
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