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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
2
The Hold Over Paper dominates Waterloo readers with a Saturday edition that anchors weekend digest and discussion across town, shaping Saturday night chats and Sunday reflections for a broad audience.
The Evening Courier calls for immediate city action to remove heavy metal refuse dumped along the riverbank near Commercial Street and the cutoff between Black Hawk and Cedar. It urges penalties, stricter policing, and civic responsibility to prevent future dumping and keep the area presentable. It also notes public sentiment turning against smoking in public places and cites Dr. Wiley and The Outlook on the issue.
The piece warns of a major rail shopmen strike across western lines if demands are rejected. It notes business unease during tariff revisions, federal rate regulation, and political change, arguing a stoppage harms workers and the public while urging careful consideration of consequences before any walkout.
An old poultry remedy advises dissolving one ounce of Aseptazone in a gallon of warm water and giving a tablespoonful per quart as a drinking dose to cure cholera bowel trouble roup colds and canker in hens.
Wauk on Standard reports Dave Palmer as a possible governor candidate while Cedar Rapids Gazette notes city market activity despite today not being market day. Des Moines Register hints at reciprocity debate impact, with Davenport Times recalling Taft’s earlier Iowa role and Lafe’s senate stunt. A reader testimonial from H M Youngpeters praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets.
An aunt recalls how a ship's carpenter, John, was believed left behind after a Calcutta voyage. Grandfather doubted planning ahead, then learned John had risen from hospital and sailed with the vessel, prompting a tense family reveal and a quiet shrug at fate.
The speaker reflects on how a grandfather believed withholding worries can spare others. A tale of real physical heroism inspires renewed respect and pride in the grandfather, while provoking personal shame for not sharing anxieties. The point is that darkening another’s heart with fear serves little purpose.
A well known Des Moines woman, after suffering miserably for two days from a bone complaint, was cured by one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers.
Mrs F W Robertson reads a homecoming poem at Waverly Bremer County Fair inviting Bremer’s children home. The piece recalls early memories, prairie life, and ties to Bremer as Queen of the West, urging former residents to return and renew friendship and community.
Mrs. Margaret Gunn recalls a Boston to England trip in 1909 during which her baby developed a widespread itchy rash diagnosed as chicken pox. After doctors failed to help, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for about nine months, the rash disappeared and no scars remained. The letter promotes Cuticura products and urges readers to request samples from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
President Taft vetoed the wool tariff measure saying it blends revenue and protection with a stated protective aim and is not in harmony with his elected platform. He urges careful revision schedule by experts after adequate data and notes tariff board report due December. He cautions no tariff bill should pass before that report. J. K. Joder & Son note Foley Kidney Pills ad.
Jesup Herald reports Hiram Beter of Fox Township near Jesup collapsed at breakfast Monday, suffered a sudden illness believed heart trouble. He regained consciousness within fifteen minutes and is slowly recovering under medical care, at age 76.
A Paw Paw Michigan woman reports severe displacement pain and hospital stay, but after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered fully and can do housework. The letter urges others with female ailments to try the remedy and avoid surgery.
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