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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1914

Page

12

Perjury charge in plea for new trial in Stribner case

A motion for a new trial in the Charles Stribner vs. W. FL & N. railway case accuses J. W. Ackerman of perjury. The suit awarded $8,500 for a boy's leg amputation after a street car incident. Pinkerton detective Goodman and others support the perjury claim with affidavits.

Charles Stribner Glen Serbner FL & N. Railway J. W. Ackerman Loren Risk D. J. Gooman Pinkerton M. A. Welsh Shores Hoxie Matthew Westrate Goodman St. Paul Corn Belt Telephone Co Cedar Falla Ackerman

Exquisite mirror praise for Stuart's Calcium Wafers ad

An advertorial claiming Stuart's Calcium Wafers restore clear complexions by stimulating skin excretion and removing pimples. It promises quick, dramatic skin improvement and urges purchase at drug stores, noting a 50 cent price and free sample offers from F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.

Stuart F. A. Stuart Co Bldg Marshall, Mich

Resinol Cures Severe Itching Overnight

A testimonial states Miss Celia Klein of Columbia Street suffered six to seven months with a red rough itchy hand. After using Resinol ointment and Resinol Soap once, the skin healed by morning and did not return. The ad urges others with itching or skin troubles to try Resinol products sold by druggists.

New York Celia Kleinan Columbia St Kieinman All Druggieta

Ackerman Testimony In Perjury Case Promised $100 Reward

An affidavit claims Ackerman was paid to testify and that Goodman, Welsh, Parker, and Westrate overheard a scheme to alter his statements. Ackerman was arrested on perjury charges after a room overheard discussion in the Metropole hotel. The affidavit says attorney Risk offered $100 for testimony.

Lita Ackerman Goodman Metropole Hotel M. A. Welsh Herbert Parker Mr. Westrate Risk Welsh Hoxie Sherriff Shores Westrate T. Sullivan

Quarantine Lift Planned as Foot and Mouth Disease Subside

Washington officials announce the foot and mouth disease outbreak among cattle is under control. The bureau of animal industry plans to lift quarantine in areas as infected cattle are destroyed, starting with eastern Iowa and southern Illinois.

Washington, D. C Bureau of Animal Industry Bureau Iowa Illinois

Attendance and receipts at yesterday's football game

Attendance reached 3 551 with receipts totaling 1641 dollars. Many spectators climbed fences around the park. Last year receipts were 1332 dollars with slightly fewer than 3000 in attendance. A fruit store owner was fined 50 dollars for permitting gambling at his shop and allowing minors to play candy card boards.

Sam George Fourth Street West

Local notices and social updates from Waterloo area

Town notes report Charles Manahan medical certificate. Miss Sraith seen in Waterloo. families visiting farms near Independence. Hinkles visiting in Evans ton. Thanksgiving visits across Des Moines New Hampton and Riceville. Various local residents ill, recovering, or traveling. court and legal items noted. waterworks sand removal. Remington nuisance hearing delayed. social gatherings and theater outings mentioned.

Charles A. Manahan Margaret Sraith la Porte City Waterloo B. Reed Independence

Library attendance figures on Thanksgiving prove value of holiday hours

The report notes 181 patrons visited the library on Thanksgiving, with more adults than children. Arthur McGreevy returned from Winona where he saw St. Marys College vs city high school football with a 0 to 1 score. Traimmen observers saw the girl protest during the first gose.

Dee Traimmen Arthur McGreevy Winona Minn St. Mary's College of Brary East Weet

Noted Playwright Mulgrew Visits Waterloo a Week

John P. Mulgrew, famed vaudeville playwright, was in Waterloo to view his play Bringing up Father staged Wednesday. His stage history includes Tango Ang Hannah Honey Moon Hannah and The Girl from My Home Town, with 50 50 set for January starring Mr and Mrs Floyd Mack at the Majestic.

John P. Mulgrew Waterloo Father Tango Ang Honey Moon Hannah Fils Floyd FP. Mack Mack the Majestic

New Packing Method Aims to Eliminate Tree Mixups

Watrous Nursery Company describes new practice using sixteen dollar bins and label boxes. workers match each order to a specific variety and bin, reducing chances of sending the wrong tree. The letter asks customers to report weekly on progress for four months.

A. Olney West St. St United States Richmond Harry Richmond Watrous Nursery Company

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Reopens Monday at 10 A.M.

Philadelphia announces the stock exchange will reopen on Monday November 30 at 10 o clock for trading in all securities listed in regular and unlisted departments. A private Cabiria exhibition will be held for city ministers at the Palace theatre next Monday at 10 A.M., promoted by manager W L Myers and Harry Raver.

John Sheal St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery R. J. Williamson Grundy Center E. A. Bogen Calgeron Philadelphia Philadelphia Stock Exchange W. L. Myers Palace Theatre America Harry Raver Cedar Falls

Smash the Washboard to Pieces with SKITCH Wonder

An old time ad touts SKITCH as a washing aid from Milwaukee Wisconsin. It claims the product replaces rubbing with a device that cleans clothes cheaply and safely, even stating you could eat it without harm. A sample offer is extended if grocers won’t stock SKITCH.

Skitch Fitchenberg Milwaukee Wis

Would Challenge Iowa Champions Game Proposal Stirs Local Talk

Local sports circles discuss a potential Iowa high school football contest featuring top teams from Stax City Minton West and East Des Moley. Coaches Geissman and McClain would lead a short notice squad to face the leading state contenders in a bid to showcase the city’s football depth and draw a big crowd.

Sevorth Waterloo Tuekens Thin-Ely Rae Tamauryay Blrang Wrater Geissman and McClain Iowa Artim

Weather Snapshot for November 27 in Local Bulletin

The record shows temperatures with a midnight reading of minus two. Maxima ranged from 34 to 55 in various entries, while minima varied from 21 to 44. Several garbled notes mention daily highs and lows alongside dated figures from 1913.

Bruckman Opti.al Go

Bids Wanted for Hospital Furnishings and Supplies

County auditor J J Rainbow invites sealed bids for furniture hardware dry goods and queens wire for the new county hospital. Bids due by 2 oclock December 2 1904 with board reserving the right to reject any or all bids and to award as deemed best.

Queens New County Hospital Losxpital Fem Arteles J. J. Rainbow

Stockholders of Dairy Cattle Congress Meet in Waterloo

The stockholders will meet Friday evening December 4 in the Waterloo Club rooms. Election of officers and directors for the coming year will be on the agenda. Plans for the next show and a review of this year's activities will be considered.

Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo Club

Neal Treatment Promises Quick Cure for Alcoholism

The Neal Treatment is described as a pleasant, quick, mild internal method avoiding injections. It claims to purge alcohol’s effects, strengthen mind and body, and leave patients able to return to work within three days. Published from the Des Moines Neal Institute at 502 Fifth Street with contact details for G. U. Neal.

Neal Des Moines Neal Institute Fifth Street G. U. Neal Broadway

Ward Off Winter Complexion With Mercollard Wax

Advice on skin care using mercollard wax to smooth the face in winter. Apply wax at night and wash off in the morning to replace chapped or discolored skin with a fresher layer within a week. Cautions about creams and powders causing visible effects due to skin expansion and contraction in cold weather.

Death of Margaret Cheliys Detei at Jesup

A fragmentary notice from Jesup dated November 27 reports the death of Margaret, age six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Joint. Details are garbled but indicate a pediatric death with unresolved references to waking and burial.

Cheliys Deatie VE Jesup Ality Margaret Psa M. J. Joint Betel HL Wess

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Featured as Female Remedy

A Florence South Dakota woman describes relief from menstrual and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other women to seek the remedy and notes three decades of use for conditions like displacements inflammation and irregularities. It invites confidential letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.

Florence Dakota Lydia Pintham Lydia I. Pinkham P. W. Lawsenc South Dakota Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Medicing Co Lyon Mass

Real Estate and Employment Notices Mixed in 1914 Ledger

Classified items indicate a sale of a near new gemi bungalow with features listed and rent guarantee offered. also a hiring call for women to sew with prepaid delivery and reliable work promises. Public notice names Q F Miller as administrator of Fredericka Carle estate in Black Hawk County Iowa, with payment and claim procedures and clerk’s filing details.

Holt Tn Morm Keloola Galle Allen Ifo Universal Co Boule A State of Iowa Black H Lawk County Prederinka Carle Black Hawk County Q. F. Miller Dwards Longley, Raneler & Smith Fred §. Petitt

Wanted I Take Private Orders For Saturday Delivery

Private orders invited for Saturday delivery of fancy spring chicks roosters broilers and fresh eggs direct from Broad View Poultry Farm. Phone 2397 Black.

Broad View Poul Lery Farm

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