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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1923
Page
3
Waterlog Evening Courier issue entry from OL 83 NO, published daily by W OH Hartman Co. Courier dig corner Pack Ave and Commercial St. Phone John O Harte.
The piece argues for school savings banks to teach thrift, tracing the movement from 1859 founder John Henry Thiry to about 2,000,000 depositors in the U S today with roughly 12,000,000 in deposits. It stresses building a saving habit early for national prosperity and cites civic duty and immigrant integration within American society.
The Spokane area race saw judge Samuel B. Hill defeat state senator Charles E. Myers as Democratic jubilation rose. Hill campaigned on price supports for wheat and elected federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, by popular vote. If Democrats push these planks nationally, Republicans may welcome a sharper contest.
An health column by Dr. William Brady warns pools may spread infections from swimmers excretions and urges pre swim baths, nose plugging, and regular water changes. The piece discusses coryza, transmission risks, and practical hygiene measures for poolgoers. It also includes Q A sections on neurasthenia, hay fever, corns, and calls for mailed responses.
A dialog between Tetri, Andrew, Imogene, and others centers on a crepe de chine blouse and fashion norms. Imogene argues style reflects choice and societal constraints, while Andrew critiques exposing arms and neck. The exchange shifts to broader views on how fashion pressures women to dress.
A 1923 nature club feature asks readers and offers Nature Notes Department answers. It poses questions about oysters native to North America and training hunting dogs, inviting general interest inquiries and promising responses in future columns.
A reader asks for a single term for a taxidermist collection of animals, while noting museum classifications by department. The second item explains why colors seem to appear from a clear issue, discussing spider silk remnants and windborne threads, and warns about bark damage from improper tree tampering and potential disease entry for trees.
Mr Fox laments abuse from Jimmy Crow and Ung as he frets over why neighbors meddle in his poultry. He argues he never harms Jimmy and considers payback while noting Tam’s kindness and his own efforts to trouble others.
Four minutes to answer a word puzzle. A charade clues a word related to virtue or strife. A previous day’s answer is used as a base. The sequence moves from first to second to third to home with times 10 13 20 15 seconds.
The Cedar Falls Daily Record notes farming incomes may rise by about 200 million dollars over last year. Higher prices for various crops offset lower prices for traditional staples, improving overall farmer welfare. Mentions past low costs for goods and contrasts with current profits. The piece also touches on golf anecdotes and a Berlin gambler story before citing Cedar Rapids Republican on trainmen wage demands.
Wekin quips reflect on breakups and divorce with a dash of humor about a man resisting authority. The piece notes tourists judge towns by coffee and now draw impressions from traffic cops, delivering a satirical local flavor.
Waterloo Ministerial association opened fall meetings at the Y M C A Rev C V Allison reviewed Dr Newtons Living Masters of the Pulpit with Rev D W Middents leading discussion Rev A B Curran shared experiences with Dr Newton formerly Cedar Rapids pastor Rev Otto S Rappe outlined fall and winter plans including out of town speaker reviews of ministerial books Also program committee members Hurlburt Fr Bunnus Blough Middents and Cohagan announced plans for Oct 14 Sunday school parade and Father and Son week Nov 11 18 Guests Rev C G Rogers and Rev C Bi Herbstead from Waverly attended the session.
The navy dirigible ZR-1 left Lakehurst at 6 59 am for St Louis on a nonstop mission. Flying 2000 feet altitude at 44 knots, with Commander Frank T. McCrary leading a crew of four officers and men, and Army observer Col C G Hall aboard, the ship aimed to return and reach St Louis by tomorrow morning between 7 and 5 o'clock if weather holds.
In Cedar Falls two bus operators the Motorbus company and the Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co are nearing a compromise over jitney service to College Hill. Observers say both sides are prepared to drop claims to serve the bill and handle transfers after weeks of conflict.
Passengers from hill lines will transfer to interurban buses as fares for interurban traffic are set to rise to 25 cents by both firms. Regulation of bus traffic in College Hill is on the council agenda for a special session tonight.
Iitchfield Minn Oct 1 Jumping to escape when a Great Northern extra freight train from the west struck a broken rail in the center of town shortly before 1 am today fireman W H Palmer of Wilmar was crushed to death under the engine two firemen were injured and 17 cars piled in a jumbled mass Palmer's body lay under the wreckage at noon
Washington D C Oct 1 The United States Supreme Court opened its fall term at noon with nearly 600 cases on the docket It was not expected that any decisions would be handed down today The court received several formal motions related to pending cases and planned routine business of a minor character Separately reports indicate in Russia over four years about 30 000 000 cases of typhus have occurred
Des Moines scene centers on Harry B. Roshon held by Los Angeles police after confessing to seven marriages without divorce. Grand jury reconvenes but jurors face reluctance from women he wed to press charges. Wives Mag E. Roush and Belio Parker appeared, Parker having wed him after his marriage to Roush, prompting Wisconsin proceedings.
Michigan filed a motion in the U S Supreme Court to permit a suit against Wisconsin to determine the boundary along the Menominee and Montreal rivers. The dispute over the state line has persisted for years and the court reserved decision.
A dramatic dental product pitch claims film on teeth causes decay and staining. It touts Pepsodent as a two-antagonist toothpaste that disintegrates and removes film, improves saliva alkalinity, aids starch digestion, and offers whiter teeth with daily use. A 10-day coupon is urged to try.
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