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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1925
Page
15
Postmaster Ray Eggert announced that Waterton Rice receipts for October 1925 totaled 384,344.59, up from 34,444.11 the previous year, a gain of 32,200.45. If trends continue, 1925 receipts may exceed 50,060 more than 1924, signaling a steady upturn in business.
National Guardsmen of Company B and Company C will receive a total of 950 dollars this week as pay, with Company C preparing for indoor shooting season at the Armory. Capt. Clyde Davis announced the indoor shoot will use 22 caliber rifles matching the Army rifle’s size and weight. The course and targets will be sent to Des Moines after completion, as Iowa units compete for battalion and state championships.
Paris reports a quarrel over who owns Napoleon's death bed as heirs and collectors push competing claims. The Countess of Laperouse, Montholon's descendant, and Prince Murat each lay claim, while an American amateur seeks the real relic amid protests it may be a camp bed. A few other owners await outcomes before decisions.
Firefighters were called at 4 10 p m yesterday to quell a fire in a tar pot in an alley behind East Fifth Street Hardware company store at 101 Fifth Street East. The ad notes a contact for Herman Miller and mentions tar hair in violin bows sourced from white horses with supplies from Sibert.
The oldest English Bible in Black Hawk County is in the possession of C. K. Stout at 208 Oaklawn Avenue. Printed by the Company of Stationers in London in 1629, the volume has been handed down through the Stout family for generations.
Des Moines reports the senate privileges and elections committee may take up the Brookhart Steck contest by December 1 or 2 and possibly dispose of it before Congress opens. Attorneys Mitchell and Parsons plan to travel to Washington to review 8,000 disputed ballots and push for quick hearings once admissibility is decided.
The committee faces a task with few ballots needing more than technical review. Brookhart and Steck are both expected in Washington for hearings. Steck aims to claim the junior seat if the committee rules for him, while Brookhart leads by about 100 unchallenged votes as Congress opens and the contest moves forward.
Des Moines high school students must drop membership in high school fraternities and sororities or drop their classes by December 1, 1925. The school board adopted resolutions amid protests from parents, promising expulsion for those who do not renounce unsanctioned clubs by the deadline.
For fifty years genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been prescribed by physicians to overcome three times as much acid in the stomach and neutralize fermentations in the bowels. It is touted as gentler, less gaseous, and more pleasant than soda, with twenty cent bottles available at any drugstore.
Mrs J B Manning could only eat bread and milk as everything else soured her stomach. After Adlerika she can eat anything. One spoonful relieves gas and bloating so she can sleep. Adlerika cleanses the system removing poisonous matter that caused headaches nervousness and sleeplessness. Waterloo retailer Robert Drug Co lists it among leading drug stores.
Independence Iowa residents mourn Thomas G. O'Brien who died at People’s hospital after erysipelas. Born 1857 in Pennsylvania, he moved to Ohio then Iowa, married Carrie Kingsbury, survived by four children, four grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral set Thursday at 2 pm at Presbyterian church. Chinapows Party Planned for Christmas tree event in Chester Independence Booster club considering lights and candy distribution for December 24 on Main and See One avenues. plans for a business district decorated tree program.
Thirty Illinois Central railroad employes boilermakers helpers and apprentices in the boiler shop attended a cooperation banquet in Bishop's cafeteria last night. Speakers were George Harper Adolph Reisner Fred Seicher K Eicher and Joseph Budock. The committee in charge was A J Inparsol Fred Winslow and Fred Seidler. The banquet promoted a better spirit of cooperation between the various employees of the toller stop. The first book defending tobacco was written by Po Sellamy in 1502. Much of the sugar content in bread and ice cream is derived from corn.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for colds and persistent coughs. It claims creosote calms inflamed membranes and halts germ growth, with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. The copy promotes its use for bronchitis and respiratory ailments.
An ailing reader recalls multiple surgeries for appendicitis and gall stones, claiming relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad asserts the product clears intestinal mucus and reduces inflammation, promising refunds and availability at all druggists.
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