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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1921
Page
9
A Boy Scout group plans a savings program with 25 cents weekly for 18 weeks plus a $1 enrollment fee before July. After 18 weeks each scout earns 10 cents of the camper fee. Camp location to be announced and rules restrict firearms food and camp departures. A director from each troop will oversee the savings club.
A jumble of notices mentions Simon Clasey traveling to Vina Minnesota for business before moving to Waterloo. Local updates list police officers on the headquarters sick list and several hospital happenings including operations and recoveries at Presbyterian hospital. A Grinnell College theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing features Elizabeth Haswell with others visiting from Chicago. An Iowa community reports a chicken pie supper and revival services alongside unrelated ads about footwear and health.
Mrs. John Emerson writing as Anita Loos ranks among American women earning over 25000 yearly. Once a dramatic writer she moved into Hollywood scenario writing and now dedicates herself to scripts for a top film star, earning about 100000 annually.
Local dealer Harter B. Hull urges owners to wash polish and wax as an Easter car parade theme. He notes Dodge Brothers factories opened with 4 000 workers and 20 000 soon to be employed, with Waterloo shipments expected mid April after a shutdown ended.
George Shannon who faced intoxication charges had a partial bond kept, failed to pay the remaining 3 dollars or appear for trial, was rearrested and jailed for three days. Fred Chambers of Waverly Indiana pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 22.50 and costs.
Vernal Equinox marks spring begin but real spring differs from the astronomical date. Signs of spring include hepaticas, early planting, spading for soil, and leaves swelling on apple and gooseberry bushes as farmers return to fields.
An old Musterole ad touts a mustard oil ointment to ease neuralgia sore throats bronchitis croup and other pains. It promises quick relief without blistering and lists 25c 65c and hospital size 3 dollar jars as prices.
Miss Sophie Gerling of Highland addition was robbed on Maple street near First Lutheran church as she walked with a friend. A man grabbed her handbag from the strap and fled across the street, taking about the contents. Police were notified but description of the suspect was vague.
Lumps of undigested food cause pain and indigestion. If you feel revolted, gassy, and dizzy after meals, take Pape's Diapepsin to neutralize acidity and end distress in minutes. The ad touts this harmless antacid as quick, sure, and inexpensive at drug stores.
An advertisement describes kidney and bladder irritation from uric acid and promotes Jad Salts as a simple, inexpensive treatment. It claims neutralizing urine acids stops bladder irritation, with a four ounce dose in water before breakfast for two to three days. It touts safety and wide use among urinary disorder sufferers.
London reports Greek war minister Demetrios Gounaris says Constantine mobilization of three classes signals a likely offensive against Turkish nationalists. Gounaris arrived in London to attend sessions of the supreme council.
Frank Smith of Hudson reported to police that his car was rammed by another vehicle after he stopped to inspect the gasoline stage. The other driver, a deaf mute traveling alone, caused the collision on Falls Avenue near Sunnyside at 10 15. Both cars were damaged but no injuries occurred.
The report describes a driver named Smith who tried to stop another vehicle after a collision in Dike, Iowa. Smith pursued the suspect, who fled after grabbing elements of the car, then disappeared before police arrived.
The driver, unable to argue with the man, chose not to throw money away and accepted the settlement. He reported damages to his car totaling more than 45 dollars, describing the amount as substantial.
Comforts with natural wool filling and silk and sateen coverings advertised at low prices. Wool blankets in heavy weight plaid styles and larger sizes on March sale also sheetings and muslin by the yard with various weights and bleaches offered.
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