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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
13
Figures from the Service league show Waterloo leading in home bond ownership with 13 791 purchasers across about 7 000 homes nearly two bonds per home. The Fourth Liberty Loan drew 4 538 new subscribers and total bond sales included 5 433 at 50 2 674 at 100 and 182 at 1000.
Local brief records arrivals and illnesses including Mrs W A Pratt and Miss Etta Johnson arriving to take up residence and jobs, Miss Belle Hanna ill in Indianapolis, Lieut Ehrig overseas, and Amos Mz visiting his daughter Lois Mann. Ballots delivered for county and Waterloo precincts, clothing issued to district soldiers, a butter keg found near Portadown, and MA A outreach planning plus naturalization night school arrangements.
Society notes report the marriage of Miss Alpha Rigdon to George Bloeser at the groom’s parents’ Waterloo residence. About 30 relatives attended the ceremony conducted by Sr. John Hobertson Macartney, with Miss Florence Bloeser and A. Hf. Daniels as attendants. The bride wore a light blue traveling suit and wore Lea roses as corsage.
Letters from Corp. Lewis Deits of the 4th Co. Holgre. Bn. in France show a shift to farming as he describes working on a government hog farm building hog houses. He laments long unpaid service, recalls a brief Parisian courtship, and vows to avoid factory work, dreaming of a farm life in America.
Advert shows Danderine bottle from drugstores to treat dandruff by rubbing into the scalp. Claims most dandruff disappears by morning and itching and hair loss stop after two or three applications.
A 19th century style advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims quick relief from feverish, constipated, or unsettled stomachs and urges mothers to ask for the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company, warning against counterfeits.
Miss E M Walker, R N, testifies Vinol helped her after grippe and bronchial pneumonia left weakness. She says only Vinol liver oil form restored appetite, strength, and weight, and notes Vinol combines beef and cod liver peptones with iron manganese peptonates. Wangler Bros Co and C J Miller advertise. Saxol Salve offered for eczema.
An ad extols Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a skin health aid claiming calcium sulphide in the product nourishes the body and improves clarity by drying pimples and blotches. It urges readers to buy an ad cent box at drugstores and send a coupon for a trial.
The article notes Mrs New dhewrt Kupper was married during a formal wedding at Leavenworth Kansas with Rock Island Railway Malls staff, and mentions family ties to Waterloo schools and Wells Fargo Express. Private Broeser plans overseas service as a radio operator.
A North Billerica woman reports severe rheumatic pains and indigestion prior to using Dr Williams Pink Pills. After three boxes her pains eased and strength returned, with the firm claim the pills built up her blood. A free booklet on Diseases of the Blood is offered. pills sold 50 cents a box or 2 50 for six by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
Democratic and Republican leaders report no gubernatorial candidate appeared in Waterloo last evening, signaling a lack of city engagement. Porter’s chances appear cautious while Harding is favored to outperform his previous support, with party members split on prospects.
Two French bacteriologists contend modern ventilating systems spread germs in places with poor air exchange. The US Bureau of Mines reports officials worked three years on rules for electrical work, with circulation among brick manufacturing workers at Mifflinstown, Pa.
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