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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1920

Page

14

Expect Strike Of Wheat Raisers To Get $3 A Bushel

News from Topeka and Wichita reports a nationwide wheat strike by the National Wheat Growers Association. Members were urged to withhold wheat from market until a $3 per bushel price is secured. State agriculture officials and market operators monitor potential effects on southwestern markets.

Associated Press Rensus City State Board of Agriculture Southwest National Wheat Growers’ Association W. McGreevy Wichita Kan Reery Topéka Secreas State Board of I Was

Watchers and Artificial Pearls Head Jewelry List

Chicago October 26 This piece notes a New York jeweler C G Alford answers what women buy most bracelets watches and artificial pearls He says bracelet watches and scientifically made pearls outsell others The young generation is the best customer and wedding rings and silverware sales peaked in June There is demand for small diamonds The London market cited high British taxes as a factor delaying large diamond sales and tax reform is awaited

Chicago C. G.alford New United States London Wade

Parker Overturns Car Which Burns With Its Contents

Fire destroyed F. K. Fedder son traveling man’s automobile on Correctionville road near Sioux City after a hog ran into the road and caused the crash. Fedder son was thrown clear. he escaped with minor injuries. Clothing, sample cases, and contents valued with the car total about 5000 dollars.

Parker Sioux “City F. K. Fedderson Cherry Street Kansas City Correctionville Fedderson Sioux City

Osage Woman Elector Casts Absent Ballot at 89

Osage Iowa report notes Mrs Fran Chambers aged 89, living alone since 1896, signed an affidavit for an absent voter's ballot while away on election day. She expresses pride in being a great great grandmother and supports Iowa's absent voter law. Also reports Emily D Lewis, 94, long Rock Island County resident, died from injuries after a fall in Bentonville Arkansas.

Osage Fran £E Chambers Chambers Witchell Iowa Davenport Emily Lewis Rock Island County Bentonville Ark Weary

The Vanishing Lady and Modern Girls Rise in Speakings

Mrs. George W. Plummer of Chicago contrasted the vanishing lady of a New England town with today’s modern girl at Hoyt Sherman Place. She described shifts in education, dress, work, and social roles, noting the modern girl often holds college degrees and dominates typing, banking, and store work.

Des Moines George W. Plummer Chicago City Federation of Women's Clubs Hoyt Sherman Place Plummer New England

Not-so-Heavy Republican Tide in Midterm Math

A commentator argues the Republican tide three weeks ago was not statewide and its strength remains uncertain. It notes the revulsion among pro league supporters and the lack of Democratic machinery to mobilize unsettled voters. It estimates party ground efforts could swing 10,000 to 25,000 votes statewide in key precincts, stressing Republicans have organizers with cars while Democrats often lack them.

Johnson Des Moines Cox

You can have clear skin with Zemo

Advertised skin remedy promises clear healthy skin by using Zemo obtained at drug stores for 35 cents and in large bottle for $1.00. It targets pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ring worm with a clean antiseptic liquid that stains nothing and is easily applied. The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio backs the claim.

E. W. Rose Co Cleveland, Q

Robinson Signs Three Year Brooklyn Manager Deal

Wilbert Robinson officially signs a three year contract to manage the Brooklyn club on his terms, with a bonus for winning the 1920 league championship. The Brooklyn club also acquires pitcher Sam Poe from Portsmouth via waiver.

Ite New York Wilbert Robinson Rookin Charles Hbbets Robinson Brooklyn Sam Poet Pittsburgh Portsmouth

Come Along Mary at Waterloo Theater Promises Spectacle

THINGS THEATRICAL previews Harvey D Orr's big new musical comedy Come Along Mary at Waterloo Sunday. A cast of syn[porated fiends and a production of dazzling splendor with pretty stage pictures electric effects sensational dancing and fast stepping chorus gifts in creation gowns. Also mentions The Girl in the Timeusine in the program.

Harvey D_ Orr

Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Dye for Fabrics

An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for rejuvenating old faded fabrics. It claims perfect results on wool, silk, linen, cotton and blends, covering garments, curtains, draperies, and upholstery. A Diamond Dyes Color Card helps select shades.

The Venalty and My Sunshine Lady at Crystal and Plaza

A tight, bustling lineup of musical comedies and photoplays at Crystal Theatre and Plaza. Otiose misprints aside, listings include The Girl With the Jarxr Heart, My Sunshine Lady, Something to Think About, and a photoplay Pheleadewa Sax plus Curtain in Katherine Macdonald.

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Palace Theatre plans wedding themed comedy show

An unclear OCR fragment hints at a planned event at Palace Theatre involving a wedding themed comedy piece. Names, dates, and concrete details are unreadable, but the note suggests a playful stage production scheduled or contemplated by News Weeks.

Palace Theatre

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