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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
10
Two slovenly dressed men sold fake metal polish in Waterloo yesterday in a fall chill, charging $22 a gallon for a bona fide container. They demonstrated the polish, claimed it must cool, then vanished as detectives seek the missing dollars.
Des Moines report recounts Rev Otis Spurgeon recalling his earlier role as an enthusiastic organizer of the Ku Klux Klan milieu. The piece notes his disclosures about internal society secrets and regional activity dated around September.
Mrs Hughes of Mapleton Kansas testifies that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cured her severe sick headaches after thirty years of suffering. She used six bottles and was never troubled again. The remedy, alcohol free for fifty years, is now available in tablet form and a ten cent trial package can be requested from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
Spurgeon accuses national Klan leaders of favoring southerners as he circles Des Moines politics. The former Minnesota King Kleagle, once ousted, now vows to expose the order, courting independents and a U S senate hopeful against Cummins. He claims 1,000 Klan members in Des Moines and 10,000 statewide as organizing spreads.
Last in a city series by A. R. Kroh was given last evening at the Great er Waterloo association rooms, with M. L. Bowman presiding. A permanent committee to direct amalgamation of county town and rural interests will be appointed soon, Bowman announced.
Central Labor union pledged full cooperation with the mayoral relief effort this winter. Thomas Dolan and Joe Rickert were chosen as delegates to the mayor’s meeting at City Hall, with John J. Miller and C. C. MacKay as alternates. Delegates were sent uninstructed for the permanent organization to be formed tonight. Plans include debates, public addresses, and civic topics, plus a program for fall and winter meetings. The group may invite A. B. Repford to discuss the single tax. A unanimous resolution urged the Upper Town Methodist Episcopal conference to assemble soon in Davenport.
Dr Carey’s Marshroot claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles with a money back guarantee. The advertisement urges readers to watch for symptoms such as specks in vision, puffy eyes, backache, and clammy feet and directs readers to Henderson Dr Co and other pharmacists to obtain Prescription No 777.
Port asks the return of Dr. EB J Lockwood to Waterloo with compensation and a vote of thanks extended for his Labor Day address at Electric Park.
The concrete stadium will be erected on East High athletic field this fall. The board of education awarded Currie Simpson Construction Company a $6,945 contract. Work starts immediately and the grandstand should be ready in about a month. The decision to build now cites providing work for the unemployed and low costs.
Four bids up to sixteen thousand dollars were submitted and officials expect a saving of about two thousand compared with next year’s costs. The planned grandstand in university stadium style by M. B. Cleveland will measure 210 feet by 22 feet with seven rows of seats. Under-seat space will house tile dressing rooms toilet rooms and storage areas. The text also lists births and a notification from a registrar about a death, with several names and dates.
Official birth record details for Calista Gertrude Welbes and Melimin Thomas Maher. Includes addresses and dates. Also an advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief for backache, rheumatic pains, and urinary issues with a note about widespread availability.
The text notes an instruction to invert in the blank space on a certificate and cites a law requiring births to be reported within ten days after occurrence. It reflects regulatory language about birth reporting timelines.
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