Poplar Bluff Judge Ties Nuptial Knot Record
Kansas City dispatch reports Judge D. B. Deems of Poplar Bluff Missouri has wed 8946 couples seeking marriages amid a surge of letters and telegrams from across the United States. The marrying justice offers to propose for suitors and even helps bashful men, while noting he will not find wives. District telegraph firms weighed installing a “Japp” to handle the flood of requests.
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International News Wire
Kansas City
Pergy Hopkins Joyce
Solomon
Justice
Poplar Blut
D. B. Beems
Missouri
Gretna Green
Bashtull
Justice's Office
O Hava
Free to Asthmas and Hay Fever Sufferers
An offer invites asthma and hay fever sufferers to try a free trial of a method at the sender's expense. The ad promises relief regardless of duration, with focus on hopeless cases where inhalers or other remedies have failed, urging immediate action via a coupon mail-in.
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Jewett
Jewett Six
Welfare League Annual Meeting Brief Program Planned
Waterloo Welfare League sets annual meeting for Wednesday October 24 at 6 30 p m at Black's ballroom. Board decided at the last session to keep a brief program with several speakers led by Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer Dow Maines as principal speaker. Dorothy Taylor will direct a musical prelude and Louise Cottrell of Iowa University Extension will attend as guest. Organizers hope every local organization attends and churches and schools were invited to send representatives.
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Waterloo Social Welfare League
Eugene Mannheimer
Dow Maines
Spearer
Dorothy Taylor
Louise Cottrall
Iowa University
Mrs M A Glaus Dies Suddenly at Residence of Son
Cesar Falls Oct 11 Special Mrs Margaret Anna Glaus died at 5 am today at the home of her son Walter five miles southwest of town where she had lived since her husband Sebastian died in 1911. Born in Germany 88 years ago she came to the United States at age 12 and lived in Weatertoo until her husband’s death. Surviving are two sisters and a brother in Cedar Falls and Temple Texas and several children including Walter Ella Cedar Walls Charles Mear Lake Mrs Huttis Heiser Zion City IL and Mrs Frank Rasanberger Bruno Minn.
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Cesar Falls
Margaret Anna Glaus
S A
Walter
Sebastian
Glaus
Germany
United States
Weatertoo
Wierman Tastlaba
Erneset Ganschow
Cedar Falls
Leonard Heke
Temple
Tex
Ella
Cedar Walls
Charles
Mear Lake
Huttis Heiser
Zion City
Frank Rasanberger
Bruno
Minn
Waterloo librarians attend state convention at Fort Dodge
Four members of the Waterloo Public Library staff Miss Maria C Brace Miss Blanche Stewart Mrs Charles Gillalan and Miss Virginia Heston are at the state convention of Town Library association in Fort Dodge which began Tuesday morning and ends this evening.
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Waterloo Public Library
Town Library Association
St Fort Dodge
Maria C. Brace
Blanche Stewart
Charles Gil-lalan
Virginia Heston
Pyramid Pile Suppositories Free Trial Offer
An advertisement targets sufferers of itching and protruding piles urging them to ask druggists for Pyramid Pile Suppositories, promising quick relief and a free trial package by sending name and address on coupon.
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Bettef
Mrs A Van Arnam Praises Favorite Prescription
Mrs A Van Arnam testifies that after nine bottles of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription, her health improved during and after middle life. She reports relief from right side pain and avoidance of heat flashes and dizzy spells, maintaining strength akin to years past. She cites lasting wellness and urges others to consult the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for advice and trial price details.
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Pierce
Alice van Amam
Fourth St
Sioux City Lawyer Jailed for Shooting Three Boys
Sioux City attorney WR Metcalf, 70, was jailed after a night incident near his home left three boys wounded by a double barreled shotgun. A related 1920 shooting of a woman saw charges dismissed by the Iowa Supreme Court. The youths, Johnny Perry, Louis Cherpakey, and William Leckband, were playing near a pile of sand by Metcalf’s residence.
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Sioux City
Metcalf
Metcallf
Iowa Supreme Court
Johnny Perry
Louis Cherpakey
William Leckband
Women Garments Drapery Sale Notice
An advertisement listing women garments and drapery items including kimonos dresses and sweaters for sale or clearance. The notice emphasizes women’s wear and related fabrics without specifying brands or prices.
Diamond Dyes advertisement promises easy home dyeing
An advertisement for Diamond Dyes claims the cent pack includes simple directions enabling any woman to dye or tint worn items at home. It notes drug stores carry all colors for dyeing and that no prior experience is needed.
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Teven
Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener
A druggist advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a reliable way to darken gray or faded hair. It claims natural, even color, vanishing of gray after one or two applications, and promises a youthful appearance within days.
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Wyeth
Hecanes
Algo
Metcalf Exit Home Incident Sparks Community Turmoil
Neighbors testified that Metcalf appeared from his residence with a weapon and fired. The injured boy Perry was taken to a hospital with life threatening injuries. Police faced a hostile crowd at the Met-1 exit home, as threats to lynch the elderly attorney were made.
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Metcalf
Perry
Met-1
Court session reports intoxication and speeding cases
A police officer testified a woman driver sped along Logan Avenue despite her denial of fast driving. Two teenage defendants, ages 16 and 17, faced Judge O. B. Courtwright on intoxication charges after spending the night in Fall. Details on a liquor case at a dance hall surfaced during the morning, with a trial postponed to 2 p.m. William Goodfellow faced a 30 day intoxication sentence. Three motorists were arraigned for wrongful parking, with fines and costs set or waived. An article note adds Afghanistan’s isolation from the Infidel remains in comment.
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Logan Avenue
O. B. Courtright
Polee
Wiquor
William Goodfellow
Huntley to attend Morris Plan Bankers meeting in Atlantic City
Georges W. Huntley vice president of The Morris Plan Bank of Waterloo will attend the Morris Platt Bankers association fourth annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey October 15 to 18. Dr. Finley noted educator and associate editor of the New York Times will address the bankers next Tuesday evening. A banquet ball and golf tournament are social features of the three day session.
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Georges W. Huntley
Morris Plan Bank of Waterloo
Morris Platt Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
N. J
Dr. Finley
New York Times
Bankers
Home Mission Meet Opens at Sioux City
The forty second annual convention of the board of managers of the Woman s Home Mission opened in Sioux City Iowa with delegates from across the United States. Bishop Homer Stuntz of Omaha and representatives from several foreign countries attended the session.
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Sioux City
United States
Board of Managers
Women’s Nome
Mission Go Giery
Methodist Episcopal’ Church
Homer €. Stuntz
Omaha
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