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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
3
An advertisement offers a free recipe claimed to cure weak kidneys and bladder issues within a week. It invites readers to mail for the prescription from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit and promises home treatment with a small set of remedies.
The Underwood manufactures two main models, No 4 and No 5, identical except No 5 adds extra keys for fractions and special characters. Model No 3 serves specialized work with wider carriages up to 26 inches, used by banks railroads insurers and professional firms. Sales exceed all other makes.
Des Moines acting Chief Jack son and Chief of Detectives John ston brace for a surge of crooks amid a union streetcar strike. Police will station at depots and detain suspicious entrants, with long shifts and reserve officers ready at the station. Riot guns and shotguns cleaned for possible use, while downtown boats operate in pairs to deter violence.
The Faith Mission at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson, organized May 10, 1911, preaches conversion through repentance, sanctification, divine healing, and the Second Coming. Open two and a half months, street meetings nightly, mission run on faith dues about $32 monthly, $50 rent, seeks vehicles and home visits for the sick, invites prayers and financial aid.
Threshing is delayed by recent rains though the rain is welcomed. Miss Iva Glessner, burned by scalding water last week, is able to move about again. Ray Lighty left for a West trip visiting Kansas, Coalnrads, lohn, and California. John Harbaugh was slightly hurt operating a threshing machine. the blower started unexpectedly and he was protected by the help.
In Denver on August 1 Rev D Kendrick Roberts of the Welsh Presbyterian preached that a young man should wed now. He fulfilled his pledge by marrying Emma Evans the church organist in front of the congregation. The ceremony involved a fellow clergyman and marked a spontaneous wedding in an unusual setting.
The wrecking train was summoned to East Junction near Freeport to clear wreckage from a rear end collision between a freight train and gravel train on Thursday evening. No serious injuries, but several cars damaged. A. G. Kneble addressed Waterloo shopmen at noon and discussed Y M C A railroad work across multiple lines. H. B. Hobart of Des Moines visited Waterloo. Engineer Fred Stearns, hurt in a prior collision near Dubuque, has returned home to continue recovery. Other local notes include machinist apprentices planning a visit to Independence and Louis Burk planning to return to his Illinois Central post.
Rev E J Forsythe, noted evangelist, will deliver a Sunday afternoon talk in Lincoln Park at the M C A meeting. J E Bates, president of the Men's Personal Workers League, will preside as Waterloo singers perform duets and other selections to boost interest. Forsythe has collaborated with Mr Sunday and is regarded as highly successful.
Representative Jackson of Kansas introduces a bill calling on the president to invite all nations to Washington to form a worldwide alphabet. The plan asks delegates to study recording all elementary sounds of human speech and to develop a graphic notation usable for every language and form of expression.
The Vinton Chautauqua association plans a special Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad trip Sunday August 24 from Waterloo to Vinton to hear evangelist Billy Sunday. Train leaves Waterloo at 12 30 p m and returns from Vinton at 6 30 or 6 p m with stops at Washburn La Porte City and Mt Auburn to pick up riders from Cedar Falls area. Bernard Murphy editor of the Vinton Eagle promoted the trip.
The New Hartford Grain company sold all its holdings in New Hartford to P. Welch who assumed possession Friday and will run the coal grain and feed business. Local items note visits and births plus a death report from Ellsworth Wisconsin recounting pioneer Thomas Walker’s passing and burial.
Mrs Yetta of Omaha in a 1911 letter lauds United Doctors for a thorough exam and effective treatment after multiple doctors offered conflicting diagnoses. She claims one month of care restored her health and notes she has remained well for two years, urging others to seek their care.
The narrative recalls a man named Tom born in Mississippi who served as a hostler to a noted general during the Civil War. After the conflict he joined the free black community migrating north in the fifties via a so called Underground Hallway. In 1866 he settled among the colored colony on Nigger Hill and Jerusalem Corners, remaining there until death at about sixty six.
New York reports the bronze gown of the Goddess of Liberty on Bedloe's Island deteriorating from water and air. Engineers find about seventy five holes varying from pinpoints to quarter size. Proposed solution: remove and replace perforated plates with duplicates. Foley kidney pills advertised in the same column offer quick relief for ailments.
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