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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1912
Page
1
Tonight in the Courier office at 6 o'clock representatives of city employed staffs will discuss forming a baseball league for the summer. The nonmonetary jobbers league will avoid Sunday games and admission fees, appealing to fans who want baseball for the sport, though many players can earn more with out of town teams.
A fragmented sports note recalls Detroit Tigers figure John Dubuc, his college path through St Michael's Purlington Holy Cross Fordham and Notre Dame, and notes on Pirates star George Chalmers missing weeks with a torn ligament. It also covers Braves’ Johnny Kling predictions, King's regulars’ fourteen hits, Campbell's acquisition, Ty Cobb Nap Rucker Eddie Cicotte Clyde Engle’s Augusta season.
In Littleton on April 1 Miss Bertha Liob visited J. B. McGlaughlin home. The marriage of Ida Stout to Marion Ludden occurred in Independence on March 27 with a modest ceremony and wedding dinner. The couple then traveled to Waterloo where a home is prepared for them, as friends extend best wishes. Also noted are visits among neighbors, mumps in Anna Stout, the ice breaking the river and causing some damage, and various travel and work updates from area residents.
Miss Katheryn Cortright attended the teachers' convention held in Waterloo last week. Genevieve Cortright is on spring vacation at home. W. H. Eickelberg visited Waterloo Thursday. Mrs. Fish started the spring term in the district. Shell Rock and Westfork rivers flooded lowlands, suspending traffic for days. Louis Bartling visited Waverly last week. Mr and Mrs W H Eickelberg hosted relatives for a dinner Wednesday for their wooden wedding.
Boston Mass April 2 George W Baker of Tilton Illinois announced he accepted a settlement and would withdraw from the Eddy estate litigation. He filed suit March 11 1911 seeking to bar George W Glover of Lead South Dakota and Dr EB Foster Eddy of Waterbury Vermont from continuing suits against the estate under released terms.
Officials sworn in and committees appointed as Mayor R C Thompson outlines vows to govern with integrity. Council president R M Dewey leads as city clerk chosen R L De Gon. bonds approved for mayor and officials with a $100000 bond for the treasurer. New committee rosters place Dewey in multiple chairs and the chamber crowds applaud the transition.
A druggist promises a money back refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding prolapsed piles within six to fourteen days. The ad claims relief for itching burning and discomfort with a simple topical treatment.
Invitations mailed for Thursday 6:30 pm Town Criers meeting at the Pythian temple main dining hall. Program features speeches and committee reports, dinner, and a 75 cent cost. attendees urged to notify secretary. News includes plans for a special Dallas train and a call for Waterloo projects like a coliseum and boulevard system.
An advertisement extols Capudine as a sure remedy for headaches caused by heat cold grip stomach trouble and nervous headaches. It claims Capudine quickly reaches the cause and cures cold and grip feverishness aching and nervousness, restoring normal conditions. The liquid medicine is sold in 20¢ 25¢ and 50¢ sizes at drug stores.
Musterole ointment offers fast relief from neuralgia and general aches with claims of not blistering unlike mustard plasters. Advert text touts wide use for cold symptoms, chest congestion, headaches, lumbago, and sprains, urging readers to keep a jar at home and buy from druggists with 25c or 50c sizes.
The piece notes that few peers in Ireland win popularity among the masses who remember their country's history. It cites Lecky on Irish memories linking many titles to shame, and compares a "Union" peer to a Cromwellian landholder in the eyes of staunch old-stock loyalists.
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