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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
4
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a superior cleanse for the liver stomach and bowels. It claims to purify internal organs remove undigested food and toxins and prevent headaches biliousness coated tongue and indigestion. The box costs 19 cents and the product works while you sleep.
The civil service commission will hold examinations for applicants seeking police and fire department positions on Monday at 2 o'clock in city hall. Medical examinations for applicants will be conducted at Dr J A Jerger's office each evening from 7 to 10 o'clock.
A old style health claim extols Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple method to shed weight without exercise or meals cut, offering one tablet after meals and at night for a pound a day loss. The Marmola Co. Detroit Michigan markets the tablets at 75 cents per case.
Cedar Falls Iowa April 11 Special the Cedar Falls Automobile club marks its first year with labeled highways and guide boards to reduce confusion. At the annual meeting officers were elected for the coming year and plans for further improvements were announced alongside city projects benefiting automobilists.
Miss Mae Decker a city auditor stenographer married Frank Woodard on December 2, 1911, at Parkersburg. The pair kept the marriage hidden for over four months, traveling to Fort Dodge and returning to Waterloo before resuming work. Woodard, 23, is a salesman. Mae Decker, 20, remains in her job.
Waterloo selects routes for a special train to Dallas for the national aimen's convention May 19 to 28. The train will depart around May 14 to Omaha via Nichols Central, then Burling ton to Kansas City, then Dallas, with return via Rock Island and Great Western sharing legs. railroad reps meet Saturday evening to fix schedule.
Winter travelers return and plan moves as Cedar Falls residents wrap up notes. The Bennetts describe a severe winter in Oklahoma and return home. Snyder and Jane Hazlett expect to return from Long Beach around May 1. D. N. Hurd improves from bronchitis with nursing care. Cedar Falls D A R meets Saturday at 3 with Mrs. D. Pierce and Miss Anna Gertrude Childs directing. George and Robert Frisby depart Monday for Canada with landseekers. Rasmus Rasmussen revisits Denmark then returns to the U S. Lars E Bladine travels to Marathon to manage drainage tiling. Mrs A G Thompson and Mrs Edward Townsend prepare to leave Long Beach for Cedar Falls.
The Louisiana Toy company presented Louisiana Lou at the Cotton theatre last night drawing general satisfaction. The 58 member cast traveled Waterloo to Cedar Falls and back after supper, prompting criticism of management. Cedar Falls raised nearly 1000 dollars for the show and locals expect visiting cast to lodge and dine. Also noted is an upcoming wedding in Whittier California between Miss Emma Phillips and Mr Gregg, son of C Phillips, with the groom directing a large fruit market.
Mrs J W Wilimek at Excelsior Springs Mo reports town overrun with health seekers from across the country. She is recovering through treatments. Mrs Barrett of Raleigh N C guests of sister Mrs Walter Taylor. Jacob Pfeiffer sends seed corn to brother Washington in Bologna Italy as he aims to raise corn there. Mr and Mrs H Gilkey in Chicago to close a contract for another train load of canned goods for the coming season.
The Baptist laymen conference and banquet will be held this evening in the First Baptist church. Banquet at 6 30 and a public meeting at 8 30 invites 150 attendees and representation from thirteen Baptist churches. Leading speakers include Rev C L Ketman D D and others from Baptist publications and missions.
The report of a mock trial at First Congregational church is false. The event will be held Friday April 18 at 8 p m. Attendees may laugh and get a refund if they forget to laugh.
The Regal "30" car driven by B H Bass of Los Angeles beat the scheduled Regent passenger train from Los Angeles to San Bernardino and Victorville along the Tejon Mountain pass. Bass completed the journey eighteen months after the car’s service with no tire puncture, finishing ahead by fifteen minutes to San Bernardino and three minutes to Victorville.
Eagle Center reports most farmers will start field work this week as Mr and Mrs Sam Lumbus attended local events and the community continues spring preparations.
An advert claims a simple home method can cure deafness regardless of cause or prior failures. It offers a free investigation and charges only after satisfaction, citing thousands of successful cases and a method usable at home with no need for doctor visits.
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