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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1910
Page
2
Fifty head of light horses and about 250 draft horses sold last Friday and Saturday at the Waterloo Livestock Commission sale. The approximate proceeds reached fifty thousand dollars. Buyers praised the market, with one noting superior value in the northwest. Compliments extend to manager William Holland for the Waterloo operation.
Cedar Rapids reports say Harry Rierson a Rock Island news agent was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Gladbrook wreck robbery. Rierson admits possessing Mae Hoffman of Waterloo's pin and claims she gave it to him as a keepsake and that he sold it for six dollars. Authorities pursue Fielding in Des Moines and note cash and valuables missing from victims.
An advertisement promotes Poslam as a quick remedy for pimples eczema and blemishes. It touts its flesh color non greasiness and daytime wearability. Wangler Bros Drug Store handles sales with fifty cents supporting cures and an offer of free mail supplies from Emergency Laboratories in New York to treat small eczema or clear complexions overnight.
Henry W Savage presents Miss Patsy a clever Waterloo season opener by Sewell Collins with Gertrude Quinlan Frances Ring and Hardee Kirkland in stock company roles. The program promises lively farce and witty scenes as Waterloo audiences await opening night.
In a courtroom scene Anty Drudge urges leniency for a prisoner while suggesting a humorous sentence: buy Fels-Naptha soap to ease wife’s wash-day burden. She extols its saving power, claiming it cuts washing time and effort, and promotes the product’s red and green wrapped packaging.
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