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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1927
Page
15
Rev Thomas R Niven of Portage Wis was elected unanimously to lead First Presbyterian Church Waterloo succeeding Dr J R Macartney who left last June. The 35 year old minister, in ministry 12 years, will receive vacation and housing, with plans for December 1 start. The church is among Waterloo area’s largest.
Memphis Tennessee November 1 The Columbia Savings Bank with deposits of 665000 and Christmas savings accounts of 30000 was closed by state bank examiners following the death by his own hand of Charles L Tucker 49 president.
Mrs. Della Barlow declares health failing and draggy until she began using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She reports renewed strength, clearer complexion, and improved energy after taking the medicine in fluid or tablet form.
A vintage ad touts Emerald Ol antiseptic for bunions and soft corns. It promises rapid relief from intense pain and inflammation, claims corns shrink and drop off, and offers a guarantee with Robert Drug Co. distributing the product.
A vintage note touts Outaro as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists that relieves inflammation and pain from ingrown nails by a few drops in the nail crease. It claims the nail grows outward overnight and notes the product is purchasable from drug stores with direct advertising copy.
The Piney Woods Mississippi group Cotton Blossom Singers perform for multiple events this week. They will sing at a women’s luncheon, West High auditorium, First Presbyterian, and Graves Memorial churches on Wednesday. The group also planned programs at Plymouth Congregational and St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal churches and attend lecture by Lew Sarett.
The Greater Waterloo Association annual report outlines its fiscal year achievements closing today. It notes general efforts for Waterloo's improvement and direct support to private firms in diverse business matters. Two concerns were added through the association's efforts.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe herbal remedy for infants easing colic fussiness and sleep disruption. It urges maternal care and notes the genuine product carries Fletcher's signature and a free book on baby care.
The report notes Hawkeye Steel Products and Best Company moving to Waterloo plus help given to the Waterloo Automobile Club to establish an office as part of the American Automobile Association. It details Know Waterloo week exhibits, freight bill audits saving shippers over 3 000, about 15 000 tariffs filed, 400 shippers informed, and Harry K. Rogers speaking during Fire Prevention Week. Invitations were sent statewide for Waterloo to host its next convention. All new Bank of England vault workers sworn to secrecy over guarding treasure stores.
Two European dictionaries on display in Cedar Falls show French American and German language references. The French American volume measures one by two inches, has 647 pages with 6 000 word definitions and a metal case with a magnifying glass. The German dictionary runs one by two inches with 440 pages and similar case and reading glass.
A Pennsylvania mother touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for croupy children and feverish colds. She notes no opiates or chloroform and urges mothers to keep a bottle at home, saying it provides security and is sold everywhere.
Real estate transfers include BH Bantes to Susan M Gould for lots in Spycer Hartman’s Addition Cedar Falls transfers Polly A to lob a in Cedar Falls land in sec 24 69 11 and Sherman et al to Sherman, and William Gronberg to George Weltze for Lot 22 Block 4 Soash Park Addition.
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