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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
9
Des Moines reports new Iowa laws require state service wages for convicts to cover trial costs. After costs are paid, funds may reimburse counties, with dependents paid first. State aims to reduce county criminal costs while ensuring competitive wages for incarcerated workers.
In Monticello Iowa prominent business men and local farmers push a cooperative packing plant. About one quarter of the needed funds has been raised with total capital estimated at 150000 to 200000 for a new plant and equipment. The Franklin Manufacturing company stock has sold and Heaussler building prep begins for barn and dairy equipment production with 10000 capital. A separate item reports Mrs Herman Buschhom of Lamoille died after being kicked by a horse Saturday afternoon resulting in shock and internal hemorrhage.
Paris reports that the girl scouts of France are active outdoors near Paris every Sunday, practicing camp life experiences similar to the boy scouts. They engage in supervised drills and outdoor activities as part of their regular program.
Des Moines reports W. W. Marsh’s Guernsey herd purchased from J. Pierpont Morgan’s estate in England may be released by federal authorities at Hawthorne on June 1. Dr. J. J. Gibson and a federal bureau committee will accompany the herd, with risk of further disease testing and possible return to Iowa. The herd, valued at 8000 to 16000 dollars, includes 1915 Town State Fair champions, and French and Davenport stock may also be released after curing cost discussions.
Des Moines May 25 Attorneys for John Scharf Haynes in a 70000 divorce suit led testimony with two witnesses called as the hearing resumed. The defense faced new claims about Ida Thornton Haynes and an inheritance motive as jurors heard of alleged plans and rooming arrangements.
Burlington May 25 The life of Charles Feiertag was crushed out when a big touring car skidded on mud on the Agency road five miles west of Burlington and turned over pinning Feiertag and driver H G Jones beneath the heavy body. Felering died almost instantly. three others survived with minor injuries. The crash occurred 11 36 Sunday morning as the car moved toward the county farm. Feiertag, father of nine, worked at Derby Mills Elevator Co and lived with his wife at 2058 Osborn street. This marked the third fatality in Burlington in the past week with two other accidents near the city threatening more deaths.
Washington reports Iowa Republican leaders endorsed Senator Cummins for the 1916 presidential nomination. Eastern papers show many favorites remain under consideration. The Root movement shrank after Aldrich’s death and Barnes’ fall, Roosevelt talks persist but may not campaign. Cummins backers push a vigorous Iowa campaign to boost his national standing.
J Powell, 23, unmarried assistant civil engineer of the railroad, living in Oskaloosa, fell faint on a Minneapolis and St. Louis passenger train on Monday morning. Both feet were run over by car wheels near the platform. the right foot was amputated and part of the left foot also removed. Powell, suffering cramps, stood with engineer J R Cummings and assistant John Reid near the coach platform as the train neared the west end of the platform.
A Chicago reader describes six months of scalp itching and pimples spreading across the head. After receiving a free Cuticura sample, persistent use for four weeks cured the problem and led to continued trust in Cuticura products. Postcard offer included for a free sample and skin care booklet.
Warning to all overal dealers to beware of торгов flavoring extracts with alcohol and risks of bootlegging. Iowa retailers urged to ensure flavors are used only for legitimate flavoring and not as intoxicants amid a looming crackdown. A separate report cites 5,192 officers and 269,944 soldiers moving through Omsk to Siberia since the war began.
An ad links women's suffrage to broader rights while insisting good health is essential. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful menses, backache, headaches, irritability, nervousness, and depression, claiming it restores normal health.
W F Grossman of Manchester elected captain of Company D Iowa National Guards to replace Don A Prevasner who resigned. Grossman, traffic manager of Manchester & Oneida railway, plans for a new brick armory on three blocks with first floor garage and second story armory. Cigarette enforcement to continue.
A boy under age was involved in a pile incident on streets and public places. Lloyd Grommoan cried foul after his mother wronged Watminex and filed in justice court for smoking cigarettes in a restaurant. The county attorney plans to enforce the law despite potential public pushback.
May 25 issue from Terlin notes rye and wheat flour mixing rules apply to housewives and bakers. A christening party in Berlin faced a surprise when a pollen official demanded a slice of an elaborately decorated cake, disrupting the celebration.
A legal action alleges improper seizure of property and notes a later imposed fine. Details remain unclear in the fragment.
An old advertorial claims a painless home method to remove hair using a Delatone paste. It instructs mixing gomie powdered delatone with water, applying to the hairy area, waiting about two minutes, then rubbing off and washing to leave hairless skin.
A promotional ad touts Benetol as a harmless general antiseptic and germicide for mouth throat nasal cleansing and internal use. It claims many cures and health benefits, warns against toxic substitutes, and offers a ten cent trial package mailed to any address. Distributed by the Benetal Company and sold in Waterloo by Henderson Drug Co and others.
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