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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
10
A young boy named Kenneth craves candy and eats his way through a roomful of furniture, believing it all to be candy after his mother withholds more sweets. He melts into perspiration as the furniture proves not to be candy, and his mother returns to find him soaked and asleep, lesson learned.
The Department of Agriculture outlined its policy on milk safety stressing no fixed bacterial standard for interstate milk and emphasizing education over policing. Dairy division demonstrators advise farmers on clean milk practices, pasteurization, and barn improvements to raise quality and profits without enforcing rules.
The record notes about 37,000 gallons of milk used each day in Cincinnati with 28,000 gallons pasteurized and the remainder from tuberculin tested cows.
Waterloo theatre presents The Builder of Bridges in its final performance at Gorrell company lands tonight amid strong crowds and hot weather. The bill also features Shorty Dolan in vaudeville at Electric Park on Sunday plus Sebastian Marrill and the Yip Yaps bicycle act, Count the First monkey, Grace Patterson in BONES and stories, and the Desmons duo with singing and imitations. The week’s show is described as exceptionally good with robust attendance.
Ja Alvord July 26. Mrs Carl Meyer, a bride of less than a year, lies near death at her home after a second brutal assault. Six months ago she was struck on the head with a buggy spoke and left unconscious. No one in the Meyer household can identify the attacker. Locals suspect a woman angry at her marriage. Bloodhounds are being used by Sheriff Wheatly to track the culprit.
Rev and Mrs Dalton Galloway were wed at Monmouth NL on Thursday and arrived at Prospect Hill home of Mr and Mrs Paul F Scheie last evening. Amity church near Reinveck plans a reception next Monday evening as neighbors and boyhood friends extend best wishes for a long happy life together.
In Osceola Iowa on July 26 C Allen, residence unknown, was shot dead while seated with his wife in a Burlington train near New Virginia. A man naming himself W T Slattery was arrested. he claimed Mrs Allen was his divorced wife. Slattery fired five shots, four hitting Allen. The conductor detained him and the train returned to New Virginia for local authorities.
Local firemen from Manning and nearby towns competed in a state tourney held in Omagh. Sam Marshall led Atlantic athletes with rapid times, as Manning teams smashed records in several events including a 260 yard dash and hub races. Des Moines and Council Bluffs crews posted strong showings though wind hindered some efforts.
In Central Africa a tribe grants citizenship and marriage rights only after a man has descended a perilous precipice. The ritual tests endurance and courage as a prerequisite for social status and union within the community.
W H Easign, pastor of Manchester Presbyterian for over a decade, received a call to the Hopkinton Iowa church. His decision is not yet made. In Manchester, E signs regime grew the church, especially among youths, and both he and his wife are Lenox College graduates. Also, food inspector Ritner announced fines of $1 and costs for eggs sold rotten to Lovett & Divs, and the cemetery association approved constructing a large mausoleum at Clinton cemetery, to begin August 1 and aiming for December 1 completion.
The article describes acne as attacking skin glands and asserts a blood purifier named S S S to cleanse impurities. It claims S S S stimulates tissue repair, helps the blood feed new skin, and eliminates irritants, acids, and parasites. It urges consulting The Swift Specific Co Medical Dept for more guidance.
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