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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1924
Page
3
A political column discusses Senator Wheeler and the Republican National Committee. It argues the smear campaign backfired, turning Wheeler into a martyr and suggesting Democratic sympathy could aid election chances.
Workers protest a new pension levy requiring employer contributions amid wage disputes. A general strike threatens bakers, harbor workers, tailors and others, as commissions study removing the wartime rail surcharge, seen as obsolete, to ease travel costs.
Edgar Lucien Larkin, 77, longtime director of the Lane observatory on Echo Mountain, has led New Windsor and Lane observatories since 1960. His health deteriorates as his work continues amid fading public recognition.
Dr Brady explains acidity does not equal acidosis and urges consultation with a physician for stomach or blood concerns. He outlines how diet affects acid base balance, naming fruits vegetables cereals and tomatoes as alkali increasing and plums berries as acid forming, plus a Q and A section addressing nervous conditions and home remedies.
A fragment from a serialized tale centers on Aunt Virginia's telegram confirming safety, a film schedule clash with a football game, and a tense film rehearsal. The actress Virg ie faces pressure from Theo Stratton while navigating romance and career in a studio environment.
A comic dialogue notes Texan fuss over a kiss lasting long on screen and in memory. It parodies censorship zeal, comparing a mayor and traffic rules to a censor’s view while musing on kisses between couples and Maiden’s Prayer tunes.
Questions and brief answers from the Burroughs Nature Club column cover topics such as deer antlers, rattlesnake development, hairy woodpecker identification, and a note on Harry Finley Ray’s 12 day furlough from Great Lakes naval training. The column invites readers to submit general interest queries for future issues.
Springfield Mass May 6 The Methodist Episcopal bishops urge lifting the ban on worldly amusements not allowed in Jesus name They say the ban has not corrected evils in recreation and harms church youth They endorse peace efforts and world court support for US entry They push standardized divorce laws and cite prohibition as reducing crime and misery
Jack is captured by a giant who mocks his courage and forces him to breakfast on a cave feast. The giant eats vast amounts while Jack hides under bones on a platter, then falls asleep as the firelight and strange tiny men dance nearby. Continued tomorrow.
Kansas City May 4 thousands of southwest coal miners on strike since April 2 returned to their jobs today under a wage agreement reached by a joint meeting of miners and operators. The agreement provides for a panel of the 1823 wage scale for three years.
An aerial ambulance being built at the Hampton Roads naval air station aims to serve emergency calls from Tempte Points along the coast. It would transport patients to Norfolk by air, a major advance over prior trips which could not safely carry seriously ill persons.
Keokuk police and government hospitals in Knoxville Tennessee and St Louis Missouri aid in locating a man who boarded a southbound train here and forced taxi driver William Hicks at gunpoint to take him toward St Louis. The suspect fled on foot after gas ran out near Wayland Missouri. Hicks recovered the taxi and suitcase near Canton Missouri and police believe the escaped patient belonged to a government hospital.
In Wheeling West Virginia rescue teams recovered nine more bodies from the Benwood mill mine of Wheeling Steel, increasing the death toll from the explosion last Wednesday to 115. Some miners were found alive and 10 still unaccounted. Crews have not yet reached the mine’s deepest sections, and more bodies are expected. The Benwood mill will resume operations today.
Fire of unknown origin damaged a barn on Tenth Street between Washington and Bluff, owned by Henry Happs of Jesup and used by Wintertoo Window Cleaning. Contents included rags and equipment. building damaged beyond repair with no loss estimate yet. Two other fires reported Sunday damaged a Grant Avenue residence and a Tinweed chicken house.
A puzzle titled A Chara de asks for a word from clues about Aprisad a young family and an estate. It notes 240 stops in the Great Pyramid and a math progression showing a total of 28 920 units.
A reader reports using a product called Outero to treat an ingrown toenail. The article claims drops on the surrounding skin reduce inflammation and harden skin so the nail grows outward by next day, noting Outera is an antiseptic sold to chiropodists but available to the public in small bottles.
The Associated Press reports the permanent organization of Eight Wines and Beer League of America Inc. Albert B. Wonderly was elected national chairman with backers including Judson Maxim Senator Edward J Edwards Dr G C Ploya Haviland and more. Meanwhile at Columbia University some students oppose President Butler's repeal stance but decide his personal views do not justify resignation. Butler notes receiving over 10 000 letters and 2300 telegrams with most praising his remarks.
Washington May 5 Senate Republicans reach a decision to advance farm relief legislation after tax and appropriation bills, aiming for adjournment before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Night sessions to begin tomorrow to speed the program.
In the week including May 1, 130 Waterloo households moved within the city. The moving week saw 102 families change residences, 9 leaving the city, and 1% new residents, netting a gain of 10 in the city population per Russell De Gon of the Waterloo Retail Merchants association. Newcomers include Theodore Gibson 1104 Jefferson and G B Weyant 213 Park Road among others.
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