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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
6
East and West high schools prepare for crunch games with a chance at state title. West meets Marshalltown at Locust Street. Cedar Rapids visits West High’s rival as both teams push for the championship. Injuries thin squad rosters.
A fragmented verse appears to recount a sorrowful figure seeking welcome, a doorway marked Welcome, and a hoped for haven among humans. Peace marches on as the devil blocks entry, yielding a stark, rhetorical chorus on glory and exclusion. St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Confusion over the ruling on sending Christmas packages to U S troops abroad continues. Packages require a 4 coupon from the service member, with no change to the Expeditionary Force rules. Red Cross shop offers guidance and a form for relatives to request boxes for those serving with Red Cross or allied armies. Last mailing day is Tuesday November 20. Mrs. Scane will assist at the Red Cross shop on Saturday Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Cedar Falls Nov 15 The S A T C eleven of Iowa State Teachers College meets Camp Dodge depot brigade in a benefit game for the united war work campaign. Cedar Falls backs Fuller ton McKinstrs McCreery and Mat te lead a strong ground attack while Camp Dodge fields former college and high school stars. A jazz band will accompany Camp Dodge before kickoff.
John J. Farrell of Auburn predicts a strong revival of baseball in the minor leagues as soldiers return from France and training camps. The National Association settled a dozen player and club disputes through arbitration, with eight or nine leagues expected to resume next spring and more to follow in two years. A Chicago meeting after the new year will set definite plans for the 1919 season.
S S Clears Skin of Eruptions sic Poison From the System. Get it fixed in your mind that skin eruptions, Scrofula, Eczema, burning, itching skin, and all skin diseases are due entirely to impure and infected blood. If the trouble was on the outside of the skin, by simply washing and keeping it clean you could obtain relief. S. S. S. is a purely vegetable treatment, a blood tonic that will purify your blood and abate your trouble, making you entirely well. Fifty years ago S. S. S. was discovered and proven to relieve thousands of cases of disease caused by poor blood. Take S. S. S. even for pimples, and consult the Medical Director at 428 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
In Dubuque Iowa on November 15 three men were daubed with yellow by angry Milwaukee shop workers as punishment for an alleged pro German attitude. The first victim, John Sill a machinist, reportedly offered only 50 cents when approached about subscriptions.
Short ad style note claims quick relief for rheumatism and backache. Mentions penetration to ease soreness and restore mobility. Uses promotional tone with uncertain product name and unclear origin. Describes health benefits in a compact, period voice.
A new vegetable butter called TROCO is made from coconut white meat and pasteurized milk, tasting like premium creamery butter. It is labeled oleomargarine due to old laws, contains no animal oils, and costs about the same as the best oleomargarine.
A mob of two to three hundred workers overwhelmed a man as someone threw yellow paint over his face and clothes. He fled to the police station for justice then to a doctor to remove the pigment from his eyes. Two accomplices had jackets caps and tools painted yellow and were left unavenged as the crowd dispersed.
A United Work solicitors report states there was no further trouble in obtaining subscriptions, signaling steady progress for the campaign.
Coughs and bronchial attacks threaten with dangerous aftereffects if unchecked. The ad claims the remedy quickly checks symptoms, soothes inflamed membranes, loosens mucus, and promotes restful sleep. Available at druggists for 60 cents and 1.20 dollars, sold since 1865.
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