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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
5
A 1913 tale recounts Stubby the tailless mouse who longs for a long tail. He borrows ends from friends to grow a tail twice his body length, then meets trouble when the maid and butler discover him and a cat awaits. The lesson: extremes in anything should be avoided.
McGregor Oct 23 A full blooded Sioux woman Mrs Lizzie Townsend sues Lawrence Bruckner in Elkader district court for 14000 damages claiming her husband Henry Townsend was given liquor by Bruckner and died intoxicated. Townsend's body was found days after disappearing from the George Washburn farm. The suit seeks 5000 for Townsend's wife 3000 for her son Sugar and 4000 for her daughter Violet.
Dr W T Shepard and associates of Ta plan to organize a company to manufacture Wheat Nuts breakfast cereal. A company factory building will be erected in the city.
The Charles City Western railway plans to electrify its line and extend 180 miles to meet the Chicago Great Western. A canvass will urge farmers to support the project and negotiations over land compensation will be conducted. A experienced manager has reduced expenses and improved service.
In Des Moines on Oct 23 Stella Stone sues A R Hanson for $5,000 in the interest of her minor son Cecil Stone. The suit stems from a prior information alleging the boy threw decayed eggs at 1790 Walker Street, a charge later dismissed.
Vermillion Oct 23 The expulsion of five South Dakota university students for hazing sparks a critical mood with a mass meeting declaring a holiday and calling for a faculty student joint session. The football game with University of Denver in Sioux Falls next Saturday is canceled and three expelled students were football team members.
Advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers clear complexion by cleansing blood of impurities causing pimples blotches and boils. It asserts rapid skin improvements without poisons or opiates and urges immediate purchase from a druggist for a transformative result.
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