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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1927
Page
14
A clipped ad promises a trial bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and throat irritation plus a string of Foley Pills and Cathartic Tablets. It urges sending name and address with 19 cents to a Chicago address to receive the packet.
Hugh W. Taggart a longtime druggist in Waterloo for 17 years died in a local hospital from uremic poisoning. Born April 10 1871 in Eagle Center he worked various jobs before buying a drug store in 1904 at 537 Commercial Street later moving to Bridge Street. He retired six years ago and recently worked as a safety register salesman. He married Elizabeth Brown in 1907 and was a member of St Josephs Catholic Church. Surviving are his widow a daughter Kathryn and nine sisters and three brothers preceded him in death. The body is at O Keefe & Towne mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
Iowa Supreme Court sustains wage agreements of Des Moines Street Railway. Company argued the deal violated public policy. court affirms Polk County Judge Joseph Ey Meyer ruling. Case reinforces existing labor terms and employer commitments in Des Moines transit.
Mary Cabell a 15 year old New York debutante missing for six days was found in an ice cream parlor in Lake George Adirondacks. Police Chief Usher reported she was brought to the city by Leona Vaughn daughter of a retired farmer. She refused to discuss her trip and awaited her parents.
Washington report cites Faik Konitza praising Albania's leader Zogzu as a remarkable state head. He rose from revolution at 18 to interior minister and war head at 26, prime minister at 28, and defeated large Bolshevik and rebel forces, shaping Albania after centuries under Turkish rule.
Stanford University junior Liaonard Keeler earns money by handling six foot rattlesnakes and selling venom to laboratories. He aims to develop a rattlesnake antitoxin, building horse blood immunity over eight months to produce a serum. Keeler pursues scientific goals, citing successful cobra and South American serums as context for progress.
St John’s Catholic church in Linden district will install a pipe organ donated by parish friends. The pastor Rev Ni Je Lentz said procurement will wait on available funds as contributions continue. Three years since ground was broken the parish has shown rapid growth and needs expansion.
An old advertisement extols Father Jonns Medicine as pure nourishment free of drugs, claiming 70 years of success in treating colds grip throat troubles coughs and as a tonic and body builder to strengthen the patient during recovery and prevent further attacks.
Four bids for the erection of the Waterloo Boat Club and River Improvement Association clubhouse at the foot of Second Street West were received at the club meeting last night. The bids ranged widely in cost. Former Governor S. R. McKelvie of Nebraska, who was to address the club March 23, has canceled all speaking engagements.
Brussels reports King Albert III of Belgium confined to his bed with influenza today. Officials say his condition is not serious, and all audiences at the royal palace were suspended.
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