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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
10
Article warns that fat deposits threaten kidney function and overall health. It promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets from Marmota Co of Detroit as a safe weight reduction aid, promising 10 to 16 ounces daily loss with exercise and dieting avoided.
Iowa State College extension warns state potato farmers could add 7 million dollars annually by matching Maine yields with better soil, seed, culture and spraying. Bulletin notes low per acre returns, imports, and potential profits from improved practices including drainage and Fertilizer.
The Waterloo Evening Courier promotes an illustrated Bible claimed to be the only one of its kind. Each picture ties to the text and all engravings are integrated with the type. Readers are urged to clip certificates on another page to obtain Catholic or Protestant editions.
Capudine claims to clear the mind by removing headaches and addressing underlying causes from heat, cold, stomach, or nervous tension. The liquid medicine is advertised as pleasant to take and fast acting, available in 10c 25c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
Social items note farewell gatherings for Walter Haehlen and Miss Flora Haehlen as they depart for Hampton Iowa and Toronto Canada. Welcome events for Rev. and Mrs. Killoren mark another year at Rishon Avenue Evangelical Church. Town residents plan district conference travel and hear Rev Dyer speak at Mt FE Church.
Downe teases Jownes about money woes in a comic quick exchange. Jownes clarifies he does not bet on horses but loses more money in human affairs. Shray Storley
Miss Clara Kruse, 21, of Ackley originally, was shot by her brother in law George Wilson at her parents’ home near Lansford New Jersey. Wilson then killed himself with a gunshot, after planning the crime with a revolver and a bottle of strychnine found at the scene. The funeral was held in Ackley after the remains were brought there for burial.
Despondent Mrs L G Selda attempted suicide by jumping into a flooded river after flood damage from a Missouri levee breach. She was rescued. The Selda family recently moved from the Ozark mountains and blamed real estate agents for the land sale.
An old style advertisement extols TIZ foot bath claiming to ease aching feet and reduce bunions and corns. It touts foot rejuvenation, smaller shoe sizes, and frost protection, urging readers to buy at 25 cents a box through Walter Luther Dodge & Co of Chicago with store recommendations.
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