Galloway Seeks Name for Auto Fast Little Car
William Galloway, longtime maker of manure spreaders and engines, plans to market a light four cylinder automobile. He offers $50 in gold for the best two syllable name suggesting strength speed and beauty. Six names per person encouraged. The car costs 289.50 and averages 35 to 40 mpg. Test run shows 42 miles on one gallon. Public prize submissions appear via coupons in Thursday’s Courier and Reporter.
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William Galloway
Galloways
Galloway
the Courier and Reporter
Waterloo Plan Delights State Medical Delegates
Delegates at the state medical convention praised the Waterloo plan where the city medical association receives 5200 annually for overseer of the poor work. Dr Thomas F Duhigg will bring the proposal to Polk County Medical association advocating using funds for a physicians club and monthly physician calls. Dr Harold A Spilman of Ottumwa lauded physicians charitable work and urged Iowa adoption of the Waterloo plan to better care for the poor and contagious diseases.
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Waterloo
Polk County Medical Association
Thomas F. Duhigg
City Medical Association
Duhigg
Harold A. Spilman
Ottumwa
Iowa
Woman finds strength with Vinci tonic after illness
Mrs James W. Eddy of Fair Haven Vermont says after two years of poor health she could not do chores for her family of three. She credits Vinci cod liver oil iron tonic with restoring her health and appetite and urges friends to try it.
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Fair Haven
Vinci
James WH. Eddy
Wangler Bros. Co
OC. J, Miller
Waterloo
Robbery at Rooming House Reported in City
C. E. Stistworth reports to police headquarters that he was robbed at his rooming place last night. A pocketbook containing $35 was taken. A party under suspicion remains unfound. Chief Leighton offers a $10 reward and a week’s vacation to the first officer who arrests a robber.
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C. E. Stistworth
Mr. Stistworth
Leighton
Things Theatrical Here At Home
The Majestic box office stays open daily through the Sunday engagement featuring five acts headed by the Ralph Bayhl Co with a unique scenic surprise. Crouch and Davenport perform ragtime harp comedy, Harry Daves Co. presents a shooting novelty, Kale and Indetta sing and dance, Jahboe’s dogs and pictures round out the program. Two reel feature Snatched from Gurning Death stars Helen Gardner and Mex Hitchcock at the Grand, with three other General Film company pictures added by Manager Nelson. At the Plaza Are You a Mason features John Barrymore in a comedy of crooked loyalties and mischief, projected there after a snicker.
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Majestic
Ralph Bayhl
the Grand
Helen Gardner
Mex Hitchcock
Nelson
General Film Company
Eckman’s Alterative Credited With Lung Disease Recovery
An affidavit from Griffith, Lake County Indiana, recites a mother-in-law’s recovery from catarrhal pneumonia and tuberculosis after using Eckman’s Alterative. The letter claims improved health, increased weight, and ongoing vitality. The ad asserts the product aids bronchial catarrh and severe lung afflictions, with no harmful drugs.
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Jos
Grimer
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use darkening treatment. It claims it restores color, adds gloss, reduces dandruff and itching, and hides gray hair by daily application with a sponge or brush. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
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Wyeth
H. W. Taggart
Sevelons into a scream at Plaza patrons
Sevelons play is shown to Plaza patrons with the same film slated for tomorrow. W. C. Schoomer of Gilbertville reported his Ford missing after leaving it near the Barker feed barn in Waterloo. Police reported no trace of the auto. Robbers are active across the country and cars are being offered for return. The Waterloo Canning Co. car stolen recently remains unrecovered. This is the second vehicle taken from the city in the past year.
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Plaza
W. C. Schoomer
Gilbertville
Waterloo
Waterloo Canning Co
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Georgette
Cinghams
Apparel Assurance
Copenhagen
Coats
North Carolina
Waterloo Way
Orrine
Wangler Bros
Pruggists
John Barrymore
Kinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Corn Belt Telephone Company
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