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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1927
Page
11
Farmers in many counties resist an open pheasant season citing benefits of insects control outweighing corn damage. Petition drive for signatures fell short with only 16 names from three of five circulations. Public objection centers on bag limits and concerns over hunters trespassing on fields.
Roy E. Curtis former postmaster at Hundred West Virginia is charged with taking 559.43 from the Hundred post office. He left for Cedar Rapids with U S Deputy Marshal Mike Healy after appearing before U S Commissioner J E Dempster. Curtis was ordered held in Linn County jail until Federal Judge George Scott orders his return to West Virginia for trial. Judge Scott is in Denver Colorado.
Joe Netley seeks a divorce injunction to prevent Effie Netley from entering the Summit Street home or disturbing his possession of household effects. He alleges threats to personal safety and cruelty, notes she owns real estate valued at 2000 with 15 a month income, and mentions disrespect toward his child and former wife. Netleys married March 16 1926 at Waverly. Nels Anderson files for desertion by Hazel Anderson since July 4 1925. married in Des Moines March 13 1919.
At the fourth quarterly conference of First Methodist Episcopal Church District Superintendent F C Witzgman presided. Reports from home and foreign missions Ladies Aid and Sunday school showed unusual activity and good results. A resolution unanimously urged the return of Dr J Arthur Young as pastor for the coming year and will be reported to the bishop and cabinet at the Upper Iowa conference in Cedar Falls next week. A condolence resolution mourned the death of Gene Frye, the 3 year old son of Dr Ermil Frye of Osage, killed in a Saturday automobile accident. Dr Young, who became pastor three years ago, has seen church membership rise and all departments energized under his leadership.
A high of 97 degrees was logged yesterday on Ralph B. Slippy's government thermometer, with the Courier's clock at 99. The date's heat matches seasonal peaks seen in earlier years, noting 1926's 70 and other Sept 12 readings from 1922 to 1925.
An advertisement asserts constipation causes headaches pimples and vision issues and claims Kellogg's All-Bran offers relief. It urges two tablespoonfuls daily, suggests versatile uses in cooking and serving contexts, and notes production in Battle Creek with broad distribution through grocers hotels and rail dining services.
A vintage advertisement claims S S S provides lasting relief for rheumatic pain. It cites a testimonial from Earl Campbell of Johnson City Tennessee who says after a course his swelling subsided and he regained health, praising S S S above other medicines.
The record lists September 12, 1921 and September 12, 1920 as 73 and 82 degrees respectively. It notes a 102 degree high on September 6, 1922 and a 101 degree maximum on September 4, 1923, reflecting extreme heat in early September over consecutive years.
A court heard testimony that Mil suffered mental distress, humiliation, and injuries including cuts and bruises to the head face and body after a Labor Day incident in Kemmerer. The case seeks damages of 500 dollars.
Ton Kemmerer former advertising manager of The Best company sues G. P. Beaston president for 500 dollars in municipal court. The suit stems from a Labor day altercation in front of the store alleging injury to character and recurring headaches from a latent sinus condition.
An old advertisement recounts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe simple laxative based on senna and pepsin. It argues modern drastic purges are unnecessary and urges adults and children to use the mild remedy. Free sample offer mailed from Monticello Illinois to readers requesting “Syrup Pepsin.”
The notice states mail orders will receive immediate and personal attention and be mailed the same day they are received, indicating prompt handling and dispatch for customers.
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