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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
10
A 50 cent Diapepsin case is advertised as a sure cure for indigestion. It claims to digest food instantly, relieve heartburn, belching, fullness, and headaches, and leave no sour breath. The ad urges readers to ask pharmacists for the remedy.
In Littleton on Saturday Mrs. 8 F Searles traveled to independence for business. Hazleton guests Mr. and Mrs. Diehl and daughter visited their daughter Mrs. Alton Manross. Chas Sankey of Arlington stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm Sankey. Roy Eck returned from Cedar Rapids for a visit. Mr. McWilliams visited the Wm Sankey home. D H Hayes and Harvey Hayes and wives hosted relatives. Mrs. Lloyd Werling spent time with her parents the Manrosses. Mrs Charles Pratt and her sons, with sister Mrs Guy Stoddard, visited the area.
An advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cure for grayness and hair loss. It claims Sage and Sulphur support hair color and vitality, notes dandruff and itchy scalp relief, and offers a fifty cent bottle with a money back guarantee. H. W. Taggart, 537 Commercial Street, endorses.
A Tampa letter features Mrs. B C Corum praising Cardus, claiming it strengthened weakened womanly organs, refreshed nerves, and eased mental and physical overwork. The ad-like testimonial promotes the vegetable tonic as time tested with fifty years of use and includes a request for information and a Home Help booklet. Local notes mention visits, illnesses, and camp duties among residents.
Fragments relate to neighbors visiting relatives in Independence and surrounding towns, church sermons and Easter services, a minister search, weddings and engagements, community social events, benefits and sales, and local travels. Names include Duram, Sankey, McGlaughlin, Fish, Patten, Emerson, Stevenson, Depuy, Waller, Hittle, and many others with dates around Easter and April.
Mrs Duncan returns home after a week with relatives in Hartley Mon day. Miss Selah Buckholz of Greene visits town. Two measles cases reported southwest of town. Mrs C J Van Vinck and four children visit Shell Rock parents. Miss Ethel Cruthers ill with mumps. Lindsay Neal and daughter Grace depart for Crocker Mo. M M Mossberry ships hogs to Chicago. Beth Burling suffers go gathering in head. Mrs Ed Shipman and Mrs Geo Jones visit H W Kitchen family. Miss Fredonia Camp of Waterloo visits over Sunday.
A local ad promotes immediate eczema relief with D D D wash. It guarantees itch stopping and offers a 25 cent trial bottle, with a no pay guarantee on the first dollar bottle. Wanlger Bros. advertises the product and assures satisfaction.
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