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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1915

Page

4

Education Report Urges Public Service Training At Universities

Ny State Schools praised as Protiscor Charles A. Beard of Columbia discusses training for public service at the Urban Universities convention in Cincinnati. He cites Michigan Texas Harvard and New York academic programs, notes credit refusals hinder progress, and urges merit-based civil service practices to broaden career paths across cities and states.

Cincinnati Association of Urban Universities Heard Protiscor Charles A. Heard New York Training School For Public Service Columbia University Beard E. H. Harriman University of Michigan University of Texas H. G. James Indiana University Capitol John A. Lapp Harvard University Butler Columbia Minnesota University William A. Schaper College of the City of New York F. E. Breithut Civil Service Greater New York

Travelog Series to Claim Interest at First Presbyterian

First Presbyterian church at Park avenue and Mulberry street presents travelogs on alternate Friday evenings. Each night features 100 hand colored slides with animated descriptive lectures, showcasing the western portion of the United States including the Grand Canyon and petrified forests of Arizona. Open to all, these Sunday school events aim to provide wholesome entertainment for young and old.

First Presbyterian Church Corner Park Avenue Mulberry Street Arizona Grand Canyon Colorado San Diego San Francisco

Newport Society Women Have Nothing on the Negritos

Mrs P M Woods wife of a Cavite naval officer says Negritos in the Philippine islands carry small lap dogs everywhere. She notes the habit mirrors American society women though the people and dogs differ in appearance.

Newport Society Philippine Islands P.M. Woods Cavite

The Westward Trip Season Announcement

A listed series announces a winter through spring travelogue lineup with titles including The Story of the American Flag and The Land of the Kor an. Reads like a public invitation with no admission charged.

Things Theatrical Here At Home At The Waterloo

The Waterloo presents Sis Perkins at matinee and night this Saturday with Obrecht Stock Co. and returns next week with Sis Perkins and The High Life Girls featuring a ragtime orchestra and two musical revues Country Vacation and Pekin Cabaret. The Old Soldier Fiddlers arrive at the Majestic as national defense debates intensify.

the Waterloo Sis Perkins High Life Obrecht Stock Co Arama Waterloo Theatre High Life Girls Frank Calder Pekin Cabaret

The Old Soldier Fiddlers Star in Black Hawk Show

Colonel Pattee and his act headline a three day engagement at the Majestic. Civil War veterans from Black Hawk county are admitted free Saturday night. The program features Billy Schoen and company, Lee Barth, Burke and Burke, and Orville Stamm. The Money Master screens today and Thursday with a star cast led by Sheridan Marino and McAllister.

J. A. Pattes Act Black Hawk Jos Hosmer Old Soldier Fiddlers Pattee Majestic Black Hawk County Billy Schoen Lee Barth Burke and Burke Laugh Factory Orville Stamm Hercules

Farmer Compelled to Sell Load of Hay for 50 Cents

In Hamburg a farmer was forced to sell hay for two marks after a telegraph error left two digits out. The buyer accepted the two mark offer, and court ruled the telegraph office not responsible for the mistake, upholding the sale.

Hamburg Navy Supreme Court Imperial Telegraph Office

Standish O'Grady, noted writer, dies in England

London dispatch reports Standish O Grady, noted essayist and historian, a leading figure in modern Irish literature, has died at Hale in Cheshire England. The obituary highlights his prominence as a writer and historian.

London Standish O’grady Hale Cheshire Eng An Pot O'Grady

California Syrup of Figs Advertises Gentle Laxative

An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe, gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to relieve constipation by cleansing the bowels without griping, notes a sweet taste, and warns to verify authenticity and price with the California Fig Syrup Company.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Work seen as Celtic Renaissance starting point O Grady noted

The text recalls work regarded as the Celtic Renaissance starting point. O Grady is described as a lawyer journalist and author. He is noted as a native of Tipperary and six decades old.

O'Grady Tipperary

Des Moines Missing Farm Girl From Hamilton

Des Moines reports a 16 year old Iowa farm girl Clara Afflier vanished four days after arriving for her first visit to Des Moines. She left her Poling employment on Monday afternoon, stayed briefly at the YMCA, and may have returned home to Hamilton. Police seek her, describe her as a short, light haired girl in a blue hat and coat.

Des Moines Des Motines Iowa Clara Afflier Hamilton Charles F.poling Fortfieth Street Aho Miss Miller Poling Hamittan

Have You A Child Paragraph Follows Health Claims

A vintage ad style snippet asks if you have a child and notes many women long for children. It claims several women were restored to normal health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, urging readers to share their stories.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Praised by Expectant Mothers

A collection of Mrs. responses from New York Pennsylvania West Virginia and Florida praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy preparation and building up the system. Testimonials claim it aided before childbirth and produced a healthy baby girl with strong affirmations from numerous mothers.

Lydia E. Pinkham A. M. Myers Gordonville, Ato Lydia E. Pinkiham

Anonymous marriage proposal note shocks Baltimore reader

An anonymous letter proposing marriage to Misa Smith is described in a Baltimore American clipping. The exchange shows a man denying influence by name or position in his estimate of her, then admitting he sent the unsigned note to request marriage.

Misa Smith Baltimore American

A Message To Thin Weak Scrawny Folks

A promotional notice urging thin individuals to gain weight using Sargot and Sargel flesh building tablets. It claims tablets boost fat absorption, promising rapid facial fullness and firm flesh, with a disclaimer about nervous indigestion and a refund guarantee through the Joder Pharmacy.

America Joder Pharmacy

Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Darker Hair

A newspaper ad touts Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair naturally in a few applications. It claims hair will look glossy and luxuriant, dandruff disappears, and hair loss stops, with a 60 cent ready-to-use product available at drug stores.

Wyeth

Flush kidneys with salts back in style advert

An old advertisement promotes rad Salts as a kidney flush. It claims meat causes uric acid that overworks kidneys and links sluggish kidneys to rheumatism headaches liver trouble nervousness dizziness and urinary issues. It advises four ounces of rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to restore kidney function and purify blood.

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Neesmen NBL Sonenge Ny State Schools IRS New Hebrides George Standish O'Grady Trish Writer Marky Girl Capital City Jon Mitchell Blasleenas Lydia Pinkham E. M. Dorr Conshohocken, Pa B. W. Saupens Rowlesburg, W. Va Winnie Trunigs Winter Haven Florida East Fourth Street Waterloo, Town Bostos Confectionery Phelps Glasses Phelps Gis Jefferson Street PAMIS Featuring Fania Marinoff Margarette Greene
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