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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
5
Iowa bankers and farmers discuss the June 7 primary as the Republican convention in Chicago looms. Officials warn a party split or nominee with questioned business ability could shake confidence and the economic outlook. Voter turnout and absentee ballots add to the planning as costs deter some delegates.
Tama residents have turned to gathering edible mushrooms as a popular pastime with widespread participation. Wooded slopes near Tama yield plentiful varieties, led by the common white mushroom size and ease of recognition, drawing diverse groups from professionals to children.
An advertisement touts Danderine as stopping hair loss and dandruff after a single application. It claims every hair regains life, vigor, brightness, color, and thickness, suggesting a dramatic cosmetic effect at a low price.
A note on city market rates mentions meat at about $2 per pound, with families assembling a $5 dinner and enjoying a small profit or pleasure from the outing, highlighting frugal dining opportunities.
Des Moines reports currant worms damaging the currant bushes. State horticultural chief AR. B. Merrick urges spraying with arsenate of lead or arsenite paste at prescribed mixes to protect the fruit crop. The pest is deemed manageable if the spray is applied promptly.
May 21. The state painting department seeks replies from state banks and Gust companies under its control about the number of promotional paper holds in stock. A questionnaire asks deposits held directly or indirectly for stock in promotion companies. The department will tabulate holdings once replies arrive. State Banking Commissioner Henderson proposes a similar survey to national banks in the state.
Quotes indicate frustration that action should have begun earlier and concern over timing for securing needed banking support. Officials contend that promotion efforts were already underway before taking charge, while the department asks for alignment on paper quantities in the state banks.
Washington officials face a new dry law challenge as reports say a nighttime aircraft flies from Canada into Montana. The plane supposedly drops a parachute carrying whisky for bootleggers to retrieve and dispose of, then returns.
A fragment notes prohibition era concerns over bootleg liquor transported by air to Canada without landing. It mentions the Volstead act not covering this method and says Montana agents were instructed to watch for such inane trafficking.
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