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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
3
A fifty cent Diapepsin case claims to cure indigestion within five minutes by digesting food and restoring appetite. The ad touts relief from sour stomach, dyspepsia, gastritis, and biliousness with harmless pepsin, urging readers to buy now and keep in the home for family use.
Dec. 7 dance at the hall in Boies announced with all invited. Local notices report visitors from Cedar Falls Waterloo and Waterloo relatives visiting, several residents ill recovering and attending family events. Various families entertain relatives and attend fat stock show in Chicago while cemetery associations plan picnics. an advertisement for Hair Parlor goods from New York closes the page.
An advertisement urges use of Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore natural hair color and reduce dandruff. It claims rapid results in days and promotes a fifty cent bottle via druggists with agent H W Taggart.
The Iowa Good Roads Association will hold its annual meeting in Des Moines December 17 and 18 at the Coliseum. Delegates from across the state will discuss road construction and a possible bill for permanent roads, with a legislative program likely adopted for the thirty fifth General Assembly.
Nellie Hackett married Fred Wescot of near Washburn last Thursday evening at the Hackett home. The ceremony was by C. S. Fisher in the presence of seventy five relatives and friends. A three pound supper followed. Mrs. Wescot has taught in rural schools and Mr. Wescot is a well regarded farmer.
A wall of brief visits and travel notes from Clarksville and surrounding communities. Residents and relatives from Fort Dodge, San Antonio, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Greene, Traer, Alden, Waverly, Ames, Des Moines, Mt. Vernon, and beyond are listed with Thanksgiving and weekend visits, extended trips, and family gatherings.
Women who bear children and remain healthy prepare their systems before birth. If the mother aids nature in pre-natal work, the body withstands demands and avoids weak health or chronic ailments. Mother's Friend relieves strain, soothes breast inflammation, and supports a speedy recovery after childbirth.
Mrs J Leeper and daughter Mahala hosted a visit by son Claire and wife at Waterloo. Families Ugenfritz of Aredale joined relatives, Zelma and Helen Moulton visited Cedar Falls, and a large M E church Thanksgiving service was led by Mrs Lea. Myrtle Agnes Detra married Ace L Shaw with reception nearby.
A promotional notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a dependable, pleasant, and safe treatment for coughs and colds. It claims long experience in selling the product and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
Mines Florence Ulstead of Traer visited friend Miss Zoe Hanson. Mrs Eid Speer and children left for Gettysburg. Mr and Mrs R J Bragonier spent Thanksgiving with Morni ng Sun friends, returning Monday. Earl Hopkins and sisters visited cousin C E Tambert. Mrs Mabel Speer had an illness. Florence and Salome McElhinney visited brothers R C and A R McElhinney. R M Gunn reports dog losses from disease. Harl Kerns suffered a facial illness. Frank Taylor was thrown from a horse and injured.
In Warren Pennsylvania on June 14 1918 a mother reports her baby with eczema suffered pain and sleeplessness before using Reginol Soap and Resinol Ointment. She notes relief the first night and complete recovery within days. A Michigan mother cites her four month old son plagued by eczema until treatment yielded calm sleep healed skin and full recovery within a month.
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