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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
3
An old advertisement promises Cascarets cleanse and regulate the stomach while you sleep. It claims to remove sour undigested food, excess bile, and decomposed waste, offering a 10 cent box for the whole family and appealing to children for their taste. It contrasts Cascarets with laxatives and oils and asserts quick morning relief.
Des Moines announces the next annual convention will be in Marshalltown. Gus Brooks of Des Moines will retain the presidency. Officers elected include W. H. Clifford of Cedar Rapids as secretary-treasurer, Go Sweeney of Marshalltown as first vice president, and R. R. Reed of Waterloo as second vice president.
National officers and local members of the Universalist church workers of Iowa and the state plan hold the fifth annual conference in Iowa City on December 6 and 7. Education and religious workers from across the United States will attend. the event is expected to be the largest in the organization’s history.
The Iowa state fair board votes to reelect G. Gilbertson as treasurer and A. R. Corey as secretary while Charles Cameron of Alla is reconfirmed as president of the state board of agriculture and A. Olsen of Forest City as vice president. No board changes occur and 1917 net receipts reach 41082.16, second only to a 1908 peak.
Des Moines reports Iowa remains the leading soil products producer in America with an estimated value of 488.991 million dollars for 1911, up 30.6 million from 1910. The record includes vast crops and livestock, though corn output fell from 354.5 million to 281.37 million bushels.
Waterloo Evening Courier promotes Webster's New Standard Dictionary as a form of employment insurance. It claims possession and use of the dictionary boosts spelling and English usage, aiding job security and wage potential. The ad urges clipping coupons for a chance to receive the book free, with testimonials and Chicago-style promotional language.
An appeal argues that crowded unventilated classrooms expose 20 to 60 children to stale air and disease. It cites immigrant and American children sharing air, warns infantile paralysis spreads via dust and nasopharyngeal entry, and urges mothers to visit classrooms to demand ventilation.
The Pythian bazaar remains a local attraction as Waterloo residents flock to this event. It closes Saturday at midnight and urges shoppers to complete Christmas purchases from the booth displays and country store. Supper is served 5 to 7 pm daily by Sac Red Heart Altar society.
Hastem moving picture men from a large film concern arrived at kkenkuk Ta to film the new water power dam. The production aims to show the dam in thousands of motion picture houses across the United States in the coming months.
George Webster of near Cedar Falls is jailed on $200 bond after being charged with stealing fresh water pearls valued at 125 dollars from W. J. Cassaday of Finchford. Hearing before Justice Dempster was postponed until tomorrow at 10. Webster denies the charge. pearls reportedly removed from a box shown to friends.
Ottumwa Iowa December 14 public reception marks end of first year of municipal ownership of the water works and completion of the filtration plant giving the city mire water for the first time in two decades. City bought plant for 280000. 89000 spent since. first year net 20900. Lecture on Dickens life and works Friday at First Congregational Church tickets at libraries Knapps or Jod ers reserved seats still available.
At a Linden M E Sunday school board meeting last evening officers for the coming year were selected. George L. Dixon was named superintendent with J B Howe as assistant superintendent. A B K Burgess became secretary with Carl Bachtell as assistant secretary. Paul De Long was chosen treasurer and Miss Viola Nesfield as pianist. A Zuchike serves as chorister with Mrs Paul De Long overseeing the home department and Mrs John Koch the cradle roll.
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