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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
10
A staunch promotion for Pape's Diapepsin claims rapid digestion aid and relief from indigestion. It asserts digestion of heavy meals in minutes, cures stomach discomfort, and eliminates symptoms like heartburn belching and nausea. The ad urges readers to ask their pharmacist to show the 60 cent formula and notes it can serve a whole family.
Typhoid fever strikes a Parkersburg family leaving four members ill. Mrs Chris Doescher Sr dies after aiding her son and daughter, both sick, while a trained nurse cares for all four. The daughter is ill and diabetes complicated her frail condition. Funeral plans pending.
Mount Pleasant Iowa December 6 Friends here announce the wedding of Miss Mary Eva Gregg to the Rev Franklin Mary shall Wilson on January 2 in Graciehall Muttra India Miss Gregg a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan college class of 1889 has for twelve years been principal of the Deaconess Home and Training School for Girls at Muttra After February 1 the couple will reside at the Methodist mission in Delhi India
Dr. F. M. Edwards of Portsmouth Ohio unveils Dr Edwards Olive Tablets a vegetable laxative well suited as a calomel substitute. The tablets made from olive oil and plant materials aim to tone the liver clear the system of impurities and spare bad calomel side effects. Endorsed by the physician musician promote gentle yet effective relief sold in 10c and 25c sizes by The Olive Tablet Company Portsmouth Ohio or Columbus Ohio.
The Waterloo club chamber of commerce approved a tentative three year lease at $90 monthly for the first two years and $100 for the third. The club gains third floor access for six meetings yearly, hires a house committee with a steward and secretary, and will lease dining room privileges to Mr and Mrs Standish. Membership drives and charges for resident and traveling members are noted amid broader club achievements.
Viennese musical comedy The Girl in the Train arrives at Waterloo in Dillingham’s production featuring two prima donnas Olga Steck and Violet Seaton. An English company from Whitney Opera House also presents With Edged Tools, noted as a premier acting pairing. The Millionaire Tramp returns Thursday with a blend of humor and pathos, priced 10 to 50 cents, with seats selling fast. Wizard Carpet Clean follows.
John Peterson of Chicago a painter was arrested on an Illinois Central passenger train near Dubuque yesterday afternoon charged with stealing $28 from George Monahan a companion. The men were traveling from Waterloo to Chicago after working in Mindrs Central shops. Monahan reported his pocketbook missing and the conductor found money of the same denominations on Peterson and the pocketbook in a coach corner.
County supervisors met with nurseryman Westphal to plan a 140 tree apple orchard west of the county home. A berry patch with raspberries currants and berries is planned plus a windbreak of evergreens. Old orchard to become a flower garden under landscape plans from Ames with emphasis on winter storage for apples and summer ornament.
Manchester Iowa December 6 Special David Waugh one of the county s oldest residents died at his Franklin street home Monday afternoon after a brief illness with blood poisoning. Born in Ireland December 1824 he came to America as a young man. Recent injury from a cow stepping on his foot led to infection and severe pain before funeral services were conducted.
An advertising notice promotes Mother's Friend an oily external emulsion by BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO Atlanta Ga as a remedy for the discomforts of pregnancy and a smoother pre and postnatal recovery. It promises preparation for the crisis and urges readers to request a free book for expectant mothers.
The article promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a public solution to gray hair, claiming it darkens hair, stops shedding, and promotes growth. It cites use by grandmothers, notes ease of preparation, and mentions availability from druggists at fifty cents a bottle through H.W. Taggart of 637 Commercial St.
Alva Shelley, a 20 year old groom, swore before Justice Berry that his Wayne Street rental is haunted by ghosts. After reporting bloodcurdling noises and rope-echo sounds, he fled with his wife at 11 PM and filed an affidavit as proof of the haunting.
Mr Waugh, a longtime Presbyterian elder, passed away at the family residence on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment followed in Manchester cemetery. A respected figure in local church life for over fifty years, he served as elder during his tenure. A reader letter extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cold cure, recommended by Waverly resident W Hall of Waverly, Va.
In New York a mob of 200 women, survivors of the Triangle waist fire that killed 146 people, clashes with men amid chaos and smoke as police intervene. The unrest underscores ongoing labor and safety tensions following the disaster.
In a court appearance, Isage Tlarris and Max Blanck faced manslaughter charges as their Walst Co. case unfolded. Police reserves mobilized, defendants wore torn clothing and went under heavy guard. women witnesses were summoned. A separate note from Dr Shallenberger in Chicago cites successful goltre treatment in 1902, with no recurrence after nine years.
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