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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
6
An aging mare named Jennie, once strong, falls behind in usefulness. When a toddler slips toward a lake, Jennie riskily saves the child, earning forgiveness and a renewed place in the family. The farmer’s wife relents and Jennie becomes a cherished pet, fed with sugar and corn.
In Des Moines on August 22 Judge Hubert Utterback freed 25 year old Harry Mennes and his 14 year old wife Edna on manslaughter charges over the death of their six month old Eva. The preliminary hearing found no criminal neglect, noting pitiful ignorance rather than wilful harm. The infant died August 14 and was found at their Hast Court apartment. Neighbors testified the mother kept the child clean and the husband worked daily. The court considered the case a distressing example of lack of knowledge rather than crime.
Rockford Louisiana Mrs B J Wadey reports her ten year old daughter suffered a severe crust on the scalp with itching and sores. After using Cuthears S039 and Ointment the trouble cleared in six weeks and hair grew back, with no recurrence up to the daughter’s age of twenty six.
A Milwaukee man describes a painful itchy eruption starting as speckles on the chest arms and legs that formed blisters and burned. He reports relief within a day after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and full recovery in a week.
Henry Sternweis 49 and his wife 42 and three children Arthur 8 Inez 5 Ruth 1 found dead in Sherrill's Mound farm ruins near Dubuque Iowa August 22. Fire destroyed house barn and granary with cartridges found in the lane suggesting foul play. A lone adult body believed Sternweis in barn. lantern and kerosene odors imply arson. Neighbors and local residents, including Sternweis sisters and others, mourn the wealthy farmer who left a large 400 acre estate damaged $20,000.
Ames Iowa August 22 The largest single photographic print in the world has been completed by F B Colburn the college photographer at Iowa State College. It measures sixteen feet long and nearly four feet wide and is an enlargement of a panoramic campus view taken from a 110 foot tower. Every building on the campus appears in clear detail and the picture will be exhibited in the state college building at the state fair for advertising purposes.
A letter from B L Dooley of Roanoke reports relief after using Mayer's Wonder ful Stomach Remedy for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. Doctors warned of surgery but the remedy allegedly cured gall stones and restored health with no lasting side effects. The note urges readers to ask their druggist or request a free book from the chemist in Chicago.
Waterloo party arrived at Riverside park camp in Waverly on August 22 for a mass meeting to elect officers. Jacob Bintz was named judge, Harry T. Fisher mayor, R. M. Armstrong camp secretary, H. Nauman treasurer, C Hoover chaplain, R. Smith bugler, Innes and Bragdon photographers, Bob Nauman editor, Frank Gratton postmaster, lifeguards Douglas Bragdon Earl Spears Lawrence Leonard Bob Nauman Dillon Thomas, and councilmen for four tents. Early difficulties included food delays prompting a farm wagon to Shell Rock for a life sustaining supply of doughnuts rolls and coffee.
A prominent physician endorses a freckle removal cream called Othine. The advertisement claims an ounce removes freckles with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. Even few applications promise noticeable improvement, with lighter freckles fading completely. Seek double strength ethine from the druggist.
The advance party including Bob and Henry Nauman Hart Spears Dillon Thom as George Cockburn and Jacob Bintz reached the watermelon patch camp where a main party joined later by Lawrence Leonard Harry Kauffman Kenneth Innes and Douglas Bragdon who traveled by bicycle The day featured baseball and swimming with a three inning game and lifeguards testing swimmers Hank Nauman got lost four miles from camp A household goods auction is set for Saturday at 2 pm on the corner of 6th and Sycamore Streets
A Dubuque reader petition describes Vurpillar's New Discovery as a cure for stomach trouble rheumatism catarrh kidney and bladder issues. Pills and Vurpillat's Relief are sold at Schuneman's Drug Stores with a dollar price and a claim of rapid joint relief and even deafness and paralysis aid.
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