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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
1
James Bellinger of Washburn aims to face Harvey McPeak in a proposed city match this month. Bellinger cannot weigh 75 pounds for the bout, having not weighed under 200 pounds in years, and McPeak’s terms include either split of gate or winner takes all under the 75 pound plan.
A forward look at Chicago Maroons basketball with Minnesota prospects and conference aims. Notes on Eddie Dennis advancing to lightweight boxing and Connie Mack’s pitching strategy. Mentions Pat Dougherty and other baseball figures with trade rumors and winter moves, plus a 1912 managerial appointment in Racine.
The piece traces primogeniture to patriarchal times when the first-born son led the household, managed property, and held authority in the father's absence. It argues the unwritten rule is unfair and superstitious, a remnant judged by common sense and justice.
Public improvements in Waterloo are nearing completion after months of work. Bridges on Whitney road near Electric Park and the wagon road have been finished or nearly finished, with concrete spans and space for future double tracking. A larger Virden creek bridge on upper Fourth Street is under reconstruction after the original proved too small for floods. City prison labor macadamized the old Cedar Falls highway north of Chau tauqua Park, using crushed rock from Litchfield quarry to create first class road surface.
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pies by H. W. Taggart can cure kidney or bladder disorders, promising rapid results and effective treatment within reach of medicine. The copy stresses simple relief with no further details.
Miss Jessia White reports a tall man in a fur coat grabbed her by the throat and choked her near Leenst Street, causing her to collapse at the Casper home. She screamed, alerting nearby residents, but the assailant fled. Her throat bears finger marks for days.
Secretary Wilson releases the annual report outlining the impact of cold storage on prices, urging public disclosure of storage quantities, and noting that long storage raises costs. He covers potash, health bureaus, crop rotation, domestic animals, Egyptian cotton, Sahara dates, poultry value, and soil conservation.
A vintage advertisement touts Miller’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a non‑digestion aid that restores stomach and intestinal function without opiates or irritants. It claims to heal diseased gastric cells, eliminate need for cathartics, and offers free samples from Morris Drug Co. of Morris, Illinois.
Advertisement for Capudine claims quick relief for headaches and colds with liquid formula. Promotes use for nervous tension, feverishness, and stomach trouble, with easy administration and availability at drug stores.
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