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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1923

Page

4

Maternity Clinics Planned Across Iowa Counties

Des Moines July 19 A state program under the Sheppard-Towner act plans infant and maternity clinics in every county seat. A $70,000 federal grant will fund promotion of child welfare nationwide. In Warren and Allamakee counties clinics are slated this month. Early results show three quarters of examined children have defects, two thirds of which are curable, with many parents taking children to family physicians for correction. The national health council and US Public Health Service push a campaign urging regular physical exams.

Des Moines State University of Iowa Towa Warren County Allamakee National Health Council United States Public Health Service

27 Other Colleges Represented in T. C. Basketball Classes

Cedar Falls July 19 Special Twenty seven colleges other than Teachers were represented in the basketball classes part of the summer season for coaches, covering six weeks ending yesterday. Of 10 from Cornell College Mt Vernon five were better men. Frank Birch to conduct a three day school for interpretation of football beginning about Aug 1. Dates await new rules.

Cedar Falls Cornell College Mt. Vernon Frank Birch

Alden Man Shoots Self by Accident

Eldora Newton Lawton aged 63 and long a Alden resident died Tuesday in an accidental shooting. He reportedly carried a shotgun outbuilding on a farm and discharged it while leaving, the shot hitting the back of his head. County Coroner W H Longnecker ruled no inquest. Survived by his widow and three sons.

Eldora Newton Lawton Alden W. H. Longnecker

Daugherty's Son Seeks Fresh Start in Chicago Coal Trade

Maj Draper M. Daugherty son of the United States Attorney General was found today employed as a coal salesman in Chicago. He recently left Stamford Hall sanitarium Connecticut and had been missing since. he plans to live in Galena and start a new life.

Chicago Draper M. Daugherty United States Daugherty Stamford Hall Sanitarium Connecticut Galena

Cool Weather Liked by Waterloo People

Continued cool weather is enjoyed by Waterloo residents with temperatures ranging from a high of 96 degrees to a low of 45. The government thermometer rose to 30 degrees above zero, and the forecast calls for fair weather with little temperature change tomorrow.

Altho Mercury

ABE MARTIN On Th Vacation Season

ABE MARTIN notes vacation season disrupts store service as clerks switch, customers buy things they do not want to escape the gruff bluntness of temporary help. He recalls shopper frustrations with inconsistent fitting, novelty hats, and the intoxicating lure of bargains. The piece humorously contrasts seasoned clerks' familiarity with the chaos of holiday shopping.

Charley

Local notices and travel updates headline city in brief

Numerous short items report visits and departures among residents of Waterloo Cedar Falls and nearby towns plus local events. Names include Mrs J M Hurley Mr J M Hurley and A W Peterson with addresses in Waterloo. transport and health notes. a farm bureau picnic. road paving progress on Grant highway. and an advertisement promoting Swiss Toggenburg goat milk.

Black Hawk County George Peterson Cedar Falls G. W Brinkman

Jolson Quits Drinking Jokes On Prohibition Abroad

Paris July 19 American entertainer Al Jolson announced his conversion to the dry cause before sailing home on the Leviathan from Cherbourg. He said Americans abroad should show belief in prohibition and that he would not drink again, despite having done so in the United States. He praised prohibition as the best thing for America and noted happier lives since the end of wide open saloons.

Paris al Jolson Cherbourg Jolson United States America

Chicago Woman Is Kidnaped on Street

Chicago July 19 Mrs Elsie Malcatte 28 mother of three children staggered into Ravenswood hospital saying she was kidnapped drugged robbed and thrown from an automobile into a vacant lot Three young men and a girl 16 abducted her while she waited for a surface car One man forced her into the car at gunpoint she lost consciousness from a drug she told police

Chicago Elsie Malcatte Ravenswood Hospital Moen

Ford for President Buttons on Broadway

Travelers from the Midwest arrived on Broadway in New York on July 19 bearing Ford for president campaign buttons pinned to their lapels. The white disk features a black auto wheel trim with the word Ford across it.

New York Middlewest

Earthquake felt in Messina near erupting Mount Erie

Rome reports a tremor felt in Messina today with only minor damage. Messina lies close to Mount Erie, the volcano that recently erupted violently, drawing attention to seismic activity in the region.

Rome Messina Mount Erie

Daughters sue old farmer for back pay on farm

Frederick Leiser, an 82 year old Missouri farmer, faces a lawsuit from his two daughters seeking 31,990 back pay for years of farm labor they say went unrewarded. Leiser, who has lived alone in Kansas City, defends himself, claiming the daughters urged him to leave them his property and did not work in the fields while he paid for education and upkeep.

Old Farmer Frederick Leiser Corder Nsas City United Press Kansas City Agaloet Nelser Hyves Lesser Leiger Feld Carder Lena Rey

Woman's Health Restore V Vegetable Compound Testimony

Milwaukee Wisconsin woman Mary Sareeneen describes severe fatigue after one child and housework, says she felt run down before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement and gratitude, noting nearly fifty years of praise for the product.

Milwaukee Wis Mary Sareeneen 28Th St Wisconsin Lydia E. Pinkham

Unclear OCR Fragment on Married Life Faithfulness

Fragmentary text shows a speaker claiming faithfulness while referencing a wife or partner. No clear event, date, or proper nouns to ground a full record.

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State Board of Health State Medical Society Iowa Tubercular Society State Dental Society State Council of Social Workers T. C Waterloo Abe Martin Barry Binkley Niagary Copyright National Newspaper Service Bome Buchanan's Stephen D. Brown Frank C. Wyant Josephine Hurley J. M. Hurley Mullen Avenue Harry Fishel Dane Street Frank Fishel Shell Rock Mark’ R. Basford Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co Washington, D. C Jackson McCoy A.W- Peterson William Raab, Jr Billie Esther Robert Beloit Kan H. C. Dunlap Denverstreet Morris,Ill J. A Fouch Arthur A. Duba C. E. Adams Miss Marian Riceville Mary Murphy South Street John L. Billings Eunice Lois Denver Colo Omaha Mr. Billings and Son Charles Mabry St. Francis Hospital Arthur Ford John Elgin J. Batham Santa Fe Railway J. R. Macartney St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester Minn Macartney A. A. Hoffmann M. M. Hoffmann Dubuque Gull Lake Leo Hoffmann Hoffmann Neb Will Hearst Alma Hearst Brown Centralia George Montague Irving. Kan J. G., MecAlvin Hearst Water‘joo Mt. Vernon Township Seedebaker I Buttons Edna Studebeker O. B Tomring Romderer Roederer Pestim Sager Lina Ourt Hou Studebaker Woman's Health Restore Cass Chamberlain Iowa Cera Te Peepgertan Black Hawk Tire & Rubber Co Auto Tire Service Co J. ¥. Thomson W. 5Th St Generals Wulcanizing Midland Tire Co Fifth Lafayette Waterloo, Towa First National Bank Building
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