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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1923
Page
12
Des Moines reports social diseases pose the greatest risk to Iowa health with infant deaths up 5.5 percent in the first nine months and births down. Total deaths at all ages up about 5 percent may reach 10.4 percent later. Tuberculosis falls 1 percent. Cancer deaths rise from 1 824 to 1 018. Smallpox and diphtheria deaths decline.
Alira Happel ten year old daughter of Henry Happel a local farmer died after a sudden neck swelling appeared six months earlier and progressively worsened despite medical efforts. Doctors had warned she could not live last summer.
Des Moines reports youths caught observing Halloween in destructive acts. Four celebrants spent the night behind a barn after complaints from residents. Police Chief John B. Wammond said charges for destroyed property would be filed and offenders jailed as soon as apprehended.
Iowa City police report ten watches and a small sum of money were taken from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house last night. The theft was discovered when students woke this morning.
Des Moines report notes a sharp cold wave after a heavy snowstorm sweeping Des Moines and northern Iowa. Temperatures fell steadily as crews cleared roads and residents bundled against the early season freeze.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick cure for hard or soft corns and toe calluses. It promises immediate relief followed by easy removal with bare fingers and costs only a few cents per small bottle.
Snow fell in Sioux City and was forecast for the east and south areas. Temperatures dipped below freezing overnight with extreme east portions beginning to feel the chill while other areas show a slower drop.
An ad promotes Modease comfort shoes by J. and T. Cousins with flexible arch support. It urges customers to try on pairs that fit feet first, highlights new shipments of pumps and oxfords in satin and suede, and notes stock is plentiful on the main floor footwear section.
The copy touts the comfort and appearance of wearing a properly corseted figure. It emphasizes that the right Binner Corset, with its boning, gore shape, and elastic insert, yields a confident, flattering silhouette and prevents a gown or suit from looking dowdy.
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