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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1912
Page
9
An old style ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to hide gray or faded hair. It promises a single night application for lighter gray, with multiple uses restoring natural color. The product also claims to remove dandruff, cleanse the scalp, and promote hair growth, offered at fifty cents with a money back guarantee from druggists. Agent H. W. Taggart.
In Waterloo theatre Marshalltown business leaders argued closing saloons boosts business. Litchfield presided as Arney and McDowell tout dry town benefits including more housing, higher rents, fuller factories, and stronger wages. Clerks, merchants, and editors urged steady, two year proof amid weather woes and boycotts.
The official board of St Pauls Me jis church will meet this evening in the Brotherhood rooms. District No 2 members are asked to meet tomorrow at Mrs Waller Dewers home to tie comforts. District Bible classes gainst will meet tomorrow evening at specified hosts to study the Acts fourth chapter. Epworth league session listed with various hosts and locations.
A call to corn belt farmers to enter live stock farming amid beef shortages and rising meat demand. The piece urges feeding to maturity, avoiding market timing, and expanding feeder production with silos and manure for soil health. It promotes cattle loans from bankers and prudent, steady market shipping.
Wednesday afternoon the Womens Foreign Missionary society meets at Mrs. Carl Bresien’s home 611 Lincoln Street with topic The Chinese Woman led by Mrs. William Hansen. Thursday after prayer service the Sunday school board holds a business session. Friday the Standard Bearers meet at Mrs. B J Reed’s home 426 Riehl Street, with the Queen Esther circle and Brotherhood events at the church rooms.
Sale bills for farmers auction sales are a specialty and always used to advantage in the Courier's advertising columns. The W. H. Hartman company publishers Waterlown Evening Courier 209 213 Park avenue west advertisement.
Town Falls Iowa December 2 Special Frank T Slayton a former well known Iowa railroad man who made good in the east has been visiting his old home here He was with the Great Western years ago and later served as superintendent for the St Joe and Grand Island road His success drew attention of Virginian railway officers and he was called east to become superintendent of motive power for that road which now uses the Virginian system
The Virginian Railway extends more than 400 miles from tidewater Norfolk northwest through the Alleghenies toward coal fields in West Virginia, aiming to connect coastal resources with inland production.
Rev W W Denham of Carthage I who led Central Church of Christ was summoned home after telegram said his daughter was seriously ill. He left by afternoon train for Fort Madison then twelve miles to reach home before today. Congregation hopes illness is brief as he preached well yesterday despite bad weather. In the evening Rev Ferguson filled the pulpit.
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