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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
1
The piece warns of a possible coal strike delaying production and shutting down factories, railroads, schools, and power plants within a month. It notes limited household stockpiles, ongoing heavy demand, and potential price rises if miners win wage gains.
Des Moines reports work begun in the house chamber on an automatic voting machine funded by a $15,000 appropriation. Plan is to have it ready when the special session after Jan. 1 convenes. The device claims speed and accuracy with use in several states. State Auditor Shaw observed it in Wisconsin. House has 108 members, Senate 54.
Dez Bones Ort 16. Dea Moles spent more money on liquor prosecutions since town well dry than all other state cities combined, state agent told Safety Commoner Ben Woolgar. Ben blames his booze squad as funds bought drinks for investigators to test intoxication and determine if it was alcoholic.
An old advertisement claims Femo stops seborrhea and prevents hair loss by targeting sebaceous glands. It pledges a money back guarantee and notes sales at toilet goods counters and barber shops with listed distributors in Detroit and Chicago area.
A manual training professor Mike Cornwall was caught in the act of raking bones with pupils at the high school. The Mane! Soth school board condemned the actions while vowing to uphold standards and discipline.
Des Moines October 16 Attorney General F C Olson sent a letter to county attorneys about charges by clerks of the district court for permits to buy and transport sacramental wines. He notes clerks should collect a fifty cent fee on each permit or certificate issued and cites lack of uniformity after the last general assembly.
Dr Effie Jones longtime Universalist pastor in Webster City will take a two year sabbatical for a lecture tour. Rev Harry Shoaks formerly Army chaplain will serve as active pastor and deliver his first sermon Sunday. Jones, 29 years in ministry, will remain in Webster City and team with sister Luella McCollum for lecturing. She has long been active in suffrage and club work in Iowa and nationwide.
Funeral services for Frank Nichols were held yesterday afternoon at his brother Judge Nichols’s home with Rev. J. Arthur Young of the Methodist church officiating. Nichols, a Tunols Central railroad worker in Chicago yards, reportedly fell from a front engine after becoming dizzy, resulting in the loss of both legs. He was taken to the hospital where the limbs were amputated but he could not recover. Judge Nichols attended to arrangements and related duties.
Quick relief for cold and grippe symptoms promised. Take every two hours for three doses to open nasal passages, stop runny nose, relieve head ache feverishness and sneezing. Tastes pleasant and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
A lengthy obituary details Major Bryton’s life from Urbana where he was born on a farm and educated at the state university to years teaching, legal practice in Virginia, and county posts in Power County. It notes his service in World War II, travels to Marengo and German campaigns, and his death after a battle following a train accident. The piece mentions survivors and hospital care at St Luke’s. It ends with a Camp Dix flag ceremony and a salute to the fallen.
A local appeals to mothers to trust physicians and buy Fletcher's Castoria for children. The note emphasizes doctors' real care, warns of imitations, and claims the product is familiar, not experimental, with assurances of genuine Castoria bearing the signature.
An advertisement touts Howard's Buttermilk Cream as a cure for sunburn freckles and dull complexions. It claims rapid visible improvement, no shine after use, and vanishing effect at night. Stores including Hansen's and Henderson Drug Co offer money-back guarantees if users are dissatisfied.
An advertisement urges readers to evaluate health by appetite sleep and energy, claiming Acid Iron Mineral as the only soluble iron form absorbed to boost blood, nerves and muscles. It touts rapid, lasting results and recommends asking a druggist. Wangler Bros Co and C. J. Miller sell it.
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