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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of notices and editorials describes the Waterlo Courier in Europe and a 16 page 1 cent issue. It condemns free dynamite sales and urges strict laws on explosives while discussing women’s suffrage and Western state trials as persuasive for voter participation.
The siege of shops grows as stores deepen their focus on holiday trading from now until Christmas. Retailers anticipate rising customer traffic and seasonal sales.
The Iowa census bulletin reports Black Hawk County farms in 1910 total 2168, with one nonwhite tenant and several small parcels. It notes a county farm value of 43,469,145 dollars, average per farm value 20,050, land value 94.90 per acre, and farm ownership versus tenancy figures. Major crops listed include corn 3,495,697 bushels and oats 1,686,616.
A collage of short notices and opinions from several papers including the Davenport Times, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Des Moines Register, and Mason City Times. Topics range from women voting in California to labor tactics, editors as preachers, and the McNamara trial’s impact on labor.
Miss Winnie Zemanck of Dundee and W Guy Williams of Independence were secretly married at the Blanchester Methodist Episcopal parsonage by Rev J F Black. The couple will reside in Independence.
Ruth Cameron argues gifts carry real meaning whether bought or handmade and urges readers to visit and aid asylum residents. She cites the value of thoughtful actions over mere spending and suggests delivering food and small comforts to the elderly and infirm in almshouses and asylums during the holiday season.
A historical ad offers a 100 dollar reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from J Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Endorsements by WALDING Kins and MARVIN Wholesale Druggists claim F J Cheney is trustworthy. The remedy is taken internally with testimonials and a 75 cent price. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Washington report by the railroad securities commission headed by Arthur Hadley of Yale argues federal control is premature and urges comprehensive publicity for all railroad financing. The panel, created in 1910, recommends state concordance and consideration of a federal incorporation act while Congress studies exclusive federal authority.
A historical advertisement promotes Morris Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related stomach issues. It claims to heal diseased gastric cells, restore stomach function, and offers free samples from Morris Drug Co. in Morris Illinois. No opiates or irritants used.
Funeral services for Daniel Watters who died yesterday will be held at his late home in Hudson at 9 39 tomorrow morning and at the South Waterloo church at 11 o'clock. The Rev A F Blough will officiate. Interment will be in Orange township cemetery.
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