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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
3
An advertisement urges households to keep Pape's Diapepsin for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims five minute relief from symptoms like heartburn, belching, fullness, and nausea, with a 50 cent case available at drugstores.
A concert at St Joseph’s Catholic church features Rev Alphonsus Tress organist Marjorie Rose Ryan soprano Ralph M Hix organist James Kear baritone and an admission of 50 cents Tickets available at local drugstores A children’s matinee will be held earlier at 2 00 with 10 cent admission The Waterloo Traveling Men’s Association plans its annual banquet December 28 at 7 pm in the K P temple with Senator Kenyon as possible speaker and an expected 400 attendees
At Saint Pauls Methodist Church in Waterloo Evangelist Forsythe and assistants led services including a Sunday school rally where 49 children chose Christian faith and women prayed at the altar. Donations funded the evangelistic party with gifts noted from local supporters and a strong focus on motherhood in sermons and leadership. The final night featured Forsythes strongest address on The Way to the Scripture with continued meetings planned nightly this week except Saturday.
Jave Walked in the Wake of Con valescenet, Iowa City, Dec 4. A fever patient and a nurse with skill and care forged a romance. Clarence Henry of Atalissa married Roma Walleser, a University of Iowa Nursing School graduate, at the English Lutheran parsonage with Rev F M Martin officiating.
The remains of Robert Moore, pioneer of Clarksville, were interred at Antioch cemetery after funeral services Sunday. He died Friday night at his daughter’s home near Plainfield and leaves three sons Eli Levi Ora and a daughter Mrs Walters. His wife preceded him in death. He was about 75 and an uncle of F G Phillips. Also noted: a fatal auto wreck claimed FE Chambers near Lawler. Gough and Kephart relatives to visit New Hampton. Interment planned for Linwood cemetery today.
Invitations issued for a Town Criers smoker at Waterloo club rooms on Wednesday evening December 6. Guest speaker Mr. Sherwin Cody of Chicago, author on business subjects, will discuss advertising campaigns and how to get the egg. Short talks by business men and an instructional program follow. no reservations needed.
World Champion Frank Goteh retires after a Waterloo wrestling show on Tuesday evening in a two out of three finish format. He faces Pat Rooney while Mahmout meets Young Sandow. seats expected to be premium as fans plan to attend the farewell event before Goteh moves to a Humboldt-area farm. Also on the card The Millionaire Tramp returns for an annual visit at the same venue, presenting the touring act from New York after touring the country.
The All Star English Company brings Henry Seton Merriman's great play Paris Girl in Train to Waterloo for Saturday matinee and night. The production features Victor Leon's operetta roots with Leo Fall music and an augmented orchestra. Hamilton Deane leads a cast fresh from 1200 performances in England and Chicago praised as one of the finest ever shown here.
Advertisement promotes Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe calomel substitute that cleanses the system, improves bowels and liver, and purifies blood. It claims rapid relief for bad breath with no griping or harsh effects, produced by the Olive Tablet Company in Ohio.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as fix for thin fading hair dandruff and gray tones. It claims quick dandruff removal scalp cleansing hair regrowth and color restoration with a safe dressing sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle from HW. W. Tagsert Inn Commercial St.
An ad touts Meritol Cough Remedy as an effective cure for croup and a remedy for colds and throat irritation. It claims rapid action and long use in thousands of homes and lists Henderson Drug Co. and Red Cross Drug Co. as retailers.
The advertisement boasts the dictionary’s unparalleled illustrations with six hundred fifty subjects shown on colored plates nearly fifty on monotone plates and twenty eight on charts. It notes Senator Ingalls as a powerful orator who trained by searching the dictionary for words that are hard to find and using them in public speech.
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