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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1920
Page
10
A visitor was cautioned by Madrid police after kissing his wife in the Puerta del Sol area. The incident led to remarks on Madrid's laws against kissing in public, with critics saying respectable behavior is punished while vice goes unchecked.
In Sing Sing Ossining New York John Berger serving a three year burglary sentence was ostracized by fellow inmates for buying a manicure set delivered to him in prison. He was once considered the best groomed convict in the institution.
During fair week Justice Monlux visited a sideshow featuring Noreen the Head Without a Body. The judge realized the bride she married the prior Saturday was the same woman. Show proprietors Joan Harry Brumley and Grace Packard were linked to the act. A British surgeon’s motion pictures on bones and muscles is also noted.
A severe wind hail and rainstorm west of Marble Rock caused major corn damage Friday afternoon. Farmers Guy Barr Glenn Gates Glenn Ikenberry and Claude Rex suffered heavy losses as lightning struck a barn and its contents. Little insurance coverage was available.
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