West High junior class presents three one act plays
Mystery and atmosphere fill three one act plays by West High juniors in the auditorium. Director Dorothy Seifert leads casts for The Kitchen, Trifles, and Maker of Dreams with music by John Meriney Elna Christensen and Evelyn Christianson. Cast includes Marie Ada Emily and more with local support from Waterloo firms.
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West ‘H
Specer
Iss Dorothy Seifert
West High
Music Jr
John Meriney
Elna Christensen
E Evelyn Christianson
Witchen
Mary Paulson
Marie
Ada
Prirl
Eva Oore
Emily
Josephine Lumry
Anderson
Carveleen
Peters
Clifford Hoag
Hale
Allan Ford
Ruth M
Jane’ Marks
John Hildebrand
Harold van Hoesen
Pierrot
Maxine
Orner
Pierrette
Harry Priams
Wen I Webb
Aaron Miller
Helen Easley
Waterloo
Des Moines Street Cars Stalled Over Franchise Action
Oct 18 report shows Des Moines grappling with a stalled street car franchise as politicians argue over terms. Judge Miller promises a redraft for public inspection, while city officials seek immediate service restoration and debate surplus electricity provisions.
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Kes Moines
Berny
Wade
Servia
Fone
Equitable Moves Head To Cedar Rapids Residence
H M Shove district manager of Waterloo Cedar Rapids Equitable Life plans to move to Cedar Rapids with no change in the company’s organization. He will spend two days weekly in local offices and will relocate with Mrs Shove tomorrow. Y B Naumen remains city manager.
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H. M. Shore
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Equitable ‘Life Assurance Company
Black Hawk National Bank
Cédar County
Minnesota
Shove
Y. B. Naumen
Speeding Auto Leaves Roadway Kills Driver in Pisgah
Milton De Guibert 26 a traveling rep for General Cigar Sioux City Iowa was killed two miles north of Pisgah after his Dodge roadster sped into a ditch. He was found buried under the car and died soon after. De Guibert recently married Gladys Hedden and served overseas in World War I, severely wounded at Chateau Thierry.
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Pisgah
Milton de Guibert
General Cigar Company
Sioux City
Tuesaday
de Guibert
de Guilbert
Chateau Thierry
Gladys Hedden
The Idle Class Keeps The Palace Stage Busy
The Idle Class draws big crowds with Charlie Chaplin's comedy, extended over to Saturday by manager Heston. Buck Jones debuts as Northwest Mounted police in Get Your Man at the Palace Theatre with Gas-Arabian Night at Strand offering One Arabian Night featuring Polar Nexii and Mile. Negri dances amid intrigue and romance.
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Charlie Chaplin
Heston
Buck Jones
Northwest Mounted Police
Man
Palace Theatre
Polar Nexii
O. E
Mile
Mile. “Negri
Home-made Pinex cough remedy praised for quick relief
A home prepared cough syrup using 234 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or molasses is touted as cheaper and faster than store bought. The remedy claims to stop ordinary coughs within 24 hours, soothe throat membranes, loosen phlegm, and help bronchial conditions. It urges readers to ask pharmacists for 234 ounces of Pinex and promises satisfaction or money refunds.
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Pinex
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Grand Old Remedy Restores Sleep Against Coughs
Mrs ER D Drake of Childs Massachusetts shares that after a flu attack she suffered a severe cough until Foley's Honey and Tar eased irritation, loosened phlegm, and soothed air passages. The ad touts it as widely sold and effective.
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ER. D. Drake
Childs
Foley
Trutona Touted by Trained Nurse as Cold Remedy
Mrs. F. C. Walters a trained nurse from Waterloo praises Trutona as a strong health tonic. She claims it wards off pneumonia coughs colds and sore throats and urges readers to buy at Wangler Brothers Drug Store and local druggists.
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F. C. Walters
Butler Street
Waterloo
Besin
Wangler Brothers
Dramatic Roman martyr tale at Strand Theatre pageant
Fragmentary read from a Strand Theatre feature describes brutal guards tormenting martyrs as Rome watches with forced crowd approval. The scene unfolds with fear and resolve as the doomed proceed toward their fate amid jeers and turmoil.
Pantage and Star Acts at Bard’s Waterloo Tonight
The new bill at Bard’s Waterloo theatre features Pantage "Getting the Money" a funny comedy by Harry Mason and His Players plus Hihel and Ward Shat tuck "The Flower Shop" and a violin piece by "Street Urchin." The program includes Jack and I Berlow and Benny Marks with Dolly Wilson and a vamp dance finale. Also shown is the feature motion picture "The Old Nest" by Rupert Hughes praised as a heart gripping true-to-life drama with prologue by an older actress and songs by Ella Warner-Davis. The Crystal management is lauded for the production and the "Quo Vadis" revival is presented as a separate historical spectacle for modern audiences.
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Harry Mason
Bard
Waterloo Theatre
Hihel
Ward
Jack and
I Berlow
Wiss Sac
Benny Marks
Dolly Wilson
Rupert Hughes
Crystal Management
Leo Farris
Ella Warner-Davis
Boston Ideal Opera Company
Sana
Crystal Theatre
Foley Cathartic Tablets Promise Relief for Constipation
An advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a wholesome laxative that cleanses without eroding health. It claims relief from headache, biliousness, bloating, gas, bad breath, and coated tongue with no nausea, urging Salem resident Mrs. H. J. Marchard to keep them on hand. Sold everywhere.
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H. J. Marchard
Lawrence St. Salem
Mass
How to Treat an Ingrown Toenail With Outgro
A home remedy suggests applying a few drops of Outgro to the skin around an ingrown toenail to reduce inflammation and pain. It claims the skin thickens enough to push the nail outward overnight and notes Outgrow is a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists but available to the public.
Garden Theatre Prompts Terror in Holiday Scene
A fragment describes terror and prayer as Christians resist a horrific display of depravity, invoking the cross repeatedly while seeking solace. The vivid scene centers on a Garden Theatre setting, with mournful stakes implied in the holiday context.
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Major Rhodes
Daly & Berlew
Marks & Wilson
Bert Smith
Marguerite
Myrtle Hughes
Prizma
Crystal de Linx Orchestra
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Muldoon Shoe Co
Better Shoes
East Fourth Street
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