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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion and sour stomach in minutes. It touts relief from heartburn belching gas and headaches, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case at any drug store. Strong claims about rapid action and broad effectiveness are made.
L. C. Barber, early Waterloo resident and brother in law to former Governor Horace Boies, died at Swea City and will rest at the Boies home before his funeral. His widow is frail, his only living child Mrs. Clifford D. Ham is en route from Honduras and due April 16 for the funeral. Barber, over seventy, native of New York, was a civil engineer and long operated farms in Black Hawk Grundy and Kossuth counties before planning a Waterloo or Cedar Falls home.
Des Moines April 7 A motion to recon sider the vote failing to pass the Bruce bill seeks to cut milk fat requirements from June 15 to September 13 to a lower percentage. The current law sets 12 percent year round, Bruce argues summer cream is hard to obtain and the reform would not harm health or flavor. The measure did not reach a constitutional majority.
Cedar Falls items note Mrs. Ti L Chogu and daughter returning from Chicago. Cedar Falls Elks and band attend a Waterloo reception for Dr. Dunklebure and Willy Fegles. Local firms promote products, bids open for government building lots, and residents engage in teaching, church, and civic events.
Local notes report Mrs. Conrad Vink wandering from her home on Twentieth and Tremont while suffering temporary mental trouble. She has returned home after several days abroad and appears unaware of her departure. A sun stroke years ago is suspected to have caused the lapse, with Cedar Falls authorities noting her full recovery of exposure effects.
Miss Sarah Ann Dickey born Searsport Maine 1841 died at her brother G W Dickey’s home 1316 Main street Cedar Falls after long illness and asthma. She moved from Grinnell Iowa to Cedar Falls about 13 years ago with her brother and family. A service will be held by Rev Titus Lowe and remains sent to Grinnell for interment. She leaves brothers G W Dickey Cedar Falls and Joseph Dickey Idaho and sister Mrs Clark Binghamton New York.
Mrs. Julia Heath of New York, president of the Housewives' league, told the American Academy of Political and Social Science annual meeting in Philadelphia that the high cost of living partly stems from how housewives spend. She argued marriage is a partnership with women as spenders and urged bulk buying to reduce costs.
London April 7 All birth records disrupted by Barrow Lancashire wife who at Feb 24 bore a son and yesterday a daughter. medically they are twins yet Greenwich time they are six weeks apart. Insurance act impacts maternity benefit payments and twin status for father. Waterloo Lodge, No.105 A F & A M holds a stated meeting at the Masonic temple Tuesday evening. all Master Masons invited.
Congress man Connolly left for Washington for a special session. Louis H. Brede is the probable new Dubuque postmaster, with term for the current postmaster Ternes expiring February 20 and Brede expected to receive his commission around May first. Brede is a longtime local German family member, Democratic organizer, and officer at two companies and a bank director, with no prior public office.
R. M. Geiger of Battle Creek Michigan moved his household goods to Waterloo last week and will make this his future home. Mr Geiger is a brother of Hugh Geiger residing in Orange township.
An old promotional piece touts Mother's Friend as a vital external remedy for pregnancy, promising relief from pain and strain, quicker recovery, and healthier infants. It urges purchase at $1.00 a bottle and requests readers write Bradfield Regulator Co. for a free book.
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