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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1921
Page
12
Describes a W C A effort in Des Moines urging state officials to join an eastward campaign to deter two or three girl groups from long walking trips for work. Automobilists aid wanderers, prompting a nationwide movement by the W C A to raise funds for railway fare back home to avoid “hoboism.”
A jobless veteran, described as an overseas veteran, bold robber climbs into a car driven by W G Close at East Second and 3 Moines streets at 2 a m. The bandit steals about $60 and vanishes into darkness after Close hands over the money. Police receive a description and investigate the holdup.
On October 17 at Fayette College a sophomore, Alvin Edwin Edgar, was buried alive by his class for five hours as part of a campus scrap. Two coeds guarded the grave while freshmen outnumbered the sophomores three to one. At nine o clock the sophomores claimed victory and Edgar was dug up with no lasting ill effects beyond exhaustion.
Last night's lunar eclipse offered a striking twilight sight as the moon moved through Earth's shadow. Observers reported hazy edges and a brightening half moon around 5 30 p m with the shadow receding and October hunter's moon fully visible by twilight end.
Iowa state insurance commission report shows September deposits and withdrawals. Total securities on deposit increased to 147 390 053.61 by October 1 with net changes across life, fraternal, bonding, fire and livestock groups.
Shell Rock Iowa Oct 17 Mrs S H Pillsbury 62 longtime Shell Rock resident died Sunday morning after a long illness at the home of her daughter Mrs R S Stoddard. She previously lived here when her first husband managed the creamery and later remarried Mr Pillsbury who died. Survived by two daughters Mrs Stoddard and Mrs George Slade of Kansas City Mo a brother at Bandalla Ja and three grandsons Sanford Stoddard and two Slade boys.
Waterloo residents warmly welcomed Arthur E Weld back to Waterloo to run the Strand theatre. In the last 24 hours a thief stole the car motometer and a local eater hid a new bonnet lid, yet Weld remains cheered. At the Strand yesterday he premiered a cine-spot effect showing song lyrics on screen as organist L A Webb played Remember the Rose, a stunt new to the region and praised by the audience.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cas carets as a pleasant laxative that thoroughly cleans the bowels. It claims rapid relief from dizziness headaches and malaise and states the product costs only a few cents per box.
The Rock Island railroad ordered 14 Mikado locomotives from American Locomotive Works for freight service to be delivered in December 1922 and January 1923, adding to 35 units delivered earlier. It also ordered 200 composite coal cars from General American Car Company for December delivery, boosting next year’s freight capacity.
The Garden Theatre reports strong attendance for Quo Vadis attracting ministers and nontheatregoers alike. Blaine Hammerstein's Pleasure Seekers ends today while Eugene O Briens The Last Door debuts tomorrow. At Crystal Theatre Musical Comedy Dolly Deane showcases Billy Malone and Ragtime Wonders with a racing tale about Dolly Deane the racehorse winning the purse.
Healing Cream Stops Catarrh it your nostrils are clogged and your head stuffed because of catarrh or a cold get Hly's Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little of this pure antiseptic germ destroying cream into your nostrils and let it penetrate through every air passage of your eye and membranes. Instant relief. How good it feels. Your head is clear. Your nostrils are open. You breathe freely. No more hawking or snuffling. Head colds and catarrh yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed up choked up and miserable. Relief is sure.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cleanse waste products from the blood, claim improved vitality, and combat skin eruptions. It promotes a 56 page book and free personal medical advice from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, urging readers to begin taking S. S. S. today.
The review praises Sue Hale and Helen Curtis as polished artists with strong dramatic ability and a hit with an awhistle song. A comely chorus and Fred Schneider's orchestra accompany a versatile cast including Dolly Deane in a lively vaudeville program at Waterloo Theatre, with strong showings at Majestic.
An old advertisement touts St Jacob's Oil as a fast acting remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. It urges a small trial bottle from any drug store and rubbing two drops on the aching area to relieve pain within fifty counts. The copy emphasizes the product is magical harmless non burning and always effective.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease harming nose throat and lungs, digestive organs, taste, smell and hearing. It urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier to remove the cause and provide lasting relief, citing Mrs. M. Jen ney Shaw of St. Johns as a user.
An old-time remedy for gray hair, Sage Tea and Sulphur, resurfaces as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. Available ready-made in drugstores, it offers darkening results and a natural-looking lustre with multiple applications.
The bill features Miss Jean Gordon and a Scotch quartet from Cameron Highlanders, with strong character acting and stunts by Leslie and Sterling. The act includes a comedy duo Lynn and Loraya, an irresistible vamp, and a canine-educated performer in Sap the Wire Around. Ralph Ince’s "Out of the Snow" closes as the powerful feature.
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleaning remedy. It urges drinking water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush kidneys, reduce urinary irritation, and prevent backache, claiming the effervescent drink cleans and stimulates kidney function.
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