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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
10
Local store reports unprecedented stock levels with new freight and express daily. Highlighted items include Cardinal and Rockwood bats at marked sale prices, plus White Rose and Pearl brand pieces, with fall wool challies arriving tomorrow.
Buffalo August 26 delegates to the Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene heard Dr D P MacMillan director of the Chicago public schools discuss factors hindering pupil development. He cited hereditary and environmental causes, diet, sleep, and the need for education to promote hygienic habits and proper mental and physical growth.
Mondamin Iowa August 25 The Soldier river has been replaced by a man made stream a large ditch that removes its curves and drains swamps reclaiming land for rich crops. The project took more than a year to complete and is one of the largest ditched efforts in Iowa in recent years.
Albany reports say Governor Sulzer allies plan to press indictments against several impeachment active legislators and high Tammany figures on criminal conspiracy charges. Lawyers have gathered evidence to present to District Attorney Whitman, potentially derailing the impeachment trial.
The weekly outlook from Chief Marvin forecasts generally moderate temperatures across the nation, except the far southwest, with irregular rainfall. A moderate disturbance is expected in the west midweek bringing local showers and thunderstorms across the middle west and eastern states by week’s end. Also noted are social notes of the Renne visit to Waterloo and Mrs Hall's improving condition after a Denver trip.
A quartet of Waterloo men returning from a Denver outing sang How Dry We Were as they crashed a buggy on Mulberry Street in front of City Park. Two riders fled after frightened bystanders aided bystanders gathered broken bottles and dust settled.
The twenty sixth annual Church of God state conference and camp meeting unfolds on a hilltop grove in Waterloo with 35 to 40 family tents and a large daily tent. 250 to 300 delegates are expected. meals cost 10 cents to ease travel burdens. Co J Allard of Fort Dodge presides. F L Austin of Niagara Falls spoke last evening. The creed centers on biblical faith and the return of Christ with earth destined as the redeemed’s home.
Mayer of 923 Lincoln street has not left the city this summer and could not be the man who, while en route to Minneapolis on the Chicago Great Western, took another’s shoes by mistake. Railroad officials questioned E R Mayer, but family members say the inference was unjust. Mr and Mrs Campbell of Chicago visited Waterloo over the weekend and will travel back via Davenport to spend a few days with friends.
An advertisement lauds doctors and proprietary medicines as superior, claiming most effective remedies improve public welfare. It asserts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long trusted standard for female illness and compliant with the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Health Officer H. W. Sigworth ordered sanitary work at the union station. A Rock Island official said steps were already taken and that plumbers were scarce. J. T. Ryan was unaware of the notice due to travel. The item also includes unrelated notices about Adrianople and a newborn girl in Waterloo.
London reports that Thrace has been made desert as direct negotiations begin with Bulgarian delegate M.
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