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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
4
A Des Moines court session prompts questions about Justice Gaynor’s Fort Dodge interpretation. Justice Ladd declines comment while lawyers debate whether a state wide vote or city election governs saloon petitions and licensing control.
A compact classified style blurb lists Dr BW Sigworth with contact numbers 2125 and 1128 in a Russell Lamson business directory, suggesting an advertisement or professional listing.
Washington Nov 26 Sen ator Kenyon plans to place in senate records figures and data supporting government ownership of railroads. The move follows a state railroad commissioners meeting and endorsements from Col Brooke Brookhart of Washington Iowa. Brookhart aims to organize data gathering to counter publicity backing private control.
Western Union keeps about 50 000 telegrams in storage for safe keeping, representing a year of business says manager ROL Cary. The piece notes a 1 year retention law for copies filed with transmission firms and mentions large cities opposing permanent retention. It also highlights daily dispatch volumes and a sample nighttime terror anecdote about croup and a Chamberlains Cough Remedy ad context.
Ruth Campron shares a column about shopper indignities. A woman resents stocking exchanges and a store check acceptance while another customer objects to rules that curb dishonesty. The piece reflects on appearance and trust in retail interactions.
A nurse from a Catholic institution endorses D. D. D. as a standard eczema remedy in hospital settings. The pamphlet claims the treatment soothes oxidation pain and facial rash, with the firm price and supplier details cited, referencing Warner Bros. Co. and 2290 Mast 4th St.
George Wilson a one legged man known for sharpening edged tools and repairing clocks left Waterloo for East St. Louis seeking better patronage after claiming bias against cripples. He had led a Walnut street church shower to aid his business and is about 50 years old. President Wilson announced nominations including several secretaries of embassies and legation staff in Washington.
Miss Ella Shantz of Chicago lectured at the Y M C A on Patriotism and liquor control praising Des Moines residents for celebrating their Iowa Supreme Court victory. She denounced pro-saloonists and lauded the Business Men's Temperance Association of Black Hawk County. A New York doctors' cold prevention crusade urges simple remedies and Chamberlains Cough Remedy is recommended.
In the Peter Kiene & Son bankruptcy examination before Referee Longueville, William Zeumhaf admitted that after Peter Kiene’s death securities worth $Ate nua, owned by Carrie Kiene and recorded in the firm’s banks as hers, were appropriated by the firm to pay interest on other debts. The witness testified proceeds from these securities were used to cover $1,000 worth of securities and other firm obligations.
Reader questions cover canthrox shampoo for scalp health and rapid hair drying, delatone for unwanted hairs, fat loss tonics, spurmax lotion to clear pores and freckles, quinzain hair tonic for dry scalps, crystal eye tonic to revive eyes, almoroin jelly cream for wrinkles, and Kardene blood cleanser to improve skin and headaches.
The fragment references Vania at Caracas and Sheldon Whiten House of New York with Managua, plus a Secretary of Legation at Peking and Frederick A. Sterling of Texas, signaling a shift through diplomatic postings and connections.
Washington appears to have reacted to the death of United States Marshal Frank Clark of the southern Iowa district. Judge McPherson designated a deputy to act as marshal until the vacancy is filled, prompting expectations of swift administration action on Iowa patronage.
A fragment notes possible early appointments and mentions a new grocery. It lists H. A. Ogline at 413 West Fifth Street and a phone number 1484 for inquiries.
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