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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
3
Promotional notice from The Swift Specific Co claims rheumatism can be cured by a blood purifying tonic made from roots herbs and barks. It warns against external treatments and urges purification of uric acid. It promises a permanent cure and offers a free book and medical advice from Atlanta, Georgia.
A Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is advertised as a safe solution to darken hair, restore vitality, and treat dandruff. The Wyeth Chemical Company offers the product for fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to meet claims. H. W. Taggart at 437 Commercial St endorses and sells the remedy through druggists.
Mrs J C Green of Meetze Virginia says she suffered with womanly troubles until she lost all hope. After trying doctors and medicines she used Cardui and recovered, noting the pains vanished and she feels like another person. Cardui tones the nervous system and boosts cheeks. The ad urges others to try it and requests readers write for information.
A Saturday night sermon extols children as divine heritage and the nation’s future. It argues that childbearing sustains life, strengthens families, and shapes communities, urging parents to sacrifice and cherish their little ones while reflecting on loss and heavenly reward.
A community church notice lists Baptist services on Walnut Street and Corner Lime, with sermons at 10:36 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., plus Young People's Union at 6:30 p.m., and Thursday prayer meetings at 7:30. Multiple churches and pastors are named with service times, Sunday school, and midweek meetings. The piece invites all to attend.
German Krupp employees distinguish long-term workers by a platinum shellpin set in silver for new enrollees and a gold version after twenty years. Engineers and clerks wear sleeve pins, while rank-and-file workers display the distinctive shell insignia as a badge of service and pride.
An advertisement promises a $35.50 free recipe to relieve weak kidneys and urinary symptoms within a week. It claims painless, at home relief using a harmless remedy, offering to mail a copy from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit for free, normally valued at $2.50.
An old time advertisement touts Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets as a disease cure for stomach digestion problems. It argues the product heals diseased stomach cells rather than physically digesting food and warns against harsh digesters, promising relief from symptoms like heartburn, vertigo, insomnia, and digestive distress. It cites free sample requests from Morris Drug Co, Morris, WL.
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