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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
10
Davenport readers learn that starting January 1 railroads will charge for folders, a move touted as saving about one million dollars yearly. The plan aims to curb waste from free distributions seen at stations and hotels and may switch to penny slot machine dispensers.
Nearly three hundred horses from this vicinity were sold in Waterloo to a French government agent in the last three weeks. They were shipped to the front for cavalry and artillery service. Tomorrow another group will be taken over by the inspector. The piece notes average horse lifespans in service and prices ranging from 86 to 180 dollars depending on class.
Evangelist L C Moore spoke at Central Christian church during a Thanksgiving service, with four new members added and 29 total additions in meetings. He will give his famed temperance lecture on booze Sunday at 3 pm, after baptismal rites tonight. chorus practice closes with leader W J Webb urging attendance.
At the Palace Theatre the film Cabiria is explained as set in the third century BC during the Second Punic War. The story follows Hannibal, Mt Etna eruptions, the Battle of Canne, Archimedes and Syracuse, and the fate of a Roman child saved from the Molech altar by a Numidian slave and his master.
Iowa residents prepare a winter tour to sunny California. A chartered Pullman will depart Manchester next Tuesday carrying Mr. William Hockaday Sr and wife along with Mrs. M. H. Williston Mrs. Geo. W. Ford Mrs. A Coon and son Harlo Mr. and Mrs. K W Kingsley of Strawberry Point George Ebler of Oelwein and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drybread of Greeley Mrs. C B Fish of Albuquerque and Mrs. Redding of Indiana accompany the party.
More than 400 members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and friends attended the second annual Thanksgiving dinner and dance at the Eagles hall last evening. The main floor hosted dinner with the room converted into a dining space while the ballroom and clubrooms featured national chalets as decorations. President L B Roberts served as toastmaster and Mayor R C G Thompson delivered the principal address.
The Agoga Class hosts a mock trial titled The Kangaroo Court of the Agoga Class at 7 30 PM in the Walnut Street Baptist Church men’s class rooms. The class treasurer is accused of embezzling 50000. Judge 3B Howrey prosecutes Matthew Westrate and defense J S Tuthill lead a jury with subpoenas issued.
The advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel stimulant that clears the blood and purifies the system to combat bad breath. Marketed as a safe alternative to calomel, the vegetable formula is sugar coated and sold for 1 60 per box by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio.
During a football game between East and West High yesterday afternoon thieves pried open lockers in the East High gymnasium and stole watches rings money and a gold watch from players including Clarence Stubbs and Arthur Simpson. The gym was unlocked making entry easy.
A vintage advertisement touts Lace Tea and Sulphur as a trusted method to darken faded or gray hair. It claims a bottle from Wyeth's Sare and Sulphur Hair Remedy at about 50 cents, applied with a sponge or brush for even, natural results. Sold by H W Taggart.
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