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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
8
Des Moines reports Lt. Gov. Harding seeks a state editor to condense all department reports before printing saving space and money. The editor would also revise journals, aid bill drafting, and supervise session laws and code annotations after each legislative session.
Beatrice Nebraska woman credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with ending long standing left side pain after doctors proposed surgery. A Cary Maine woman reports relief from side pains backache and nervous fatigue after using the product and says she feels like a new woman with restored health.
Des Moines reports a revived effort by Camanche in Clinton county to legalize its 1856 charter after bond buyers challenged it due to an erroneous Des Moines newspaper address in the original act. Attorney William T. Oakes presses for a legalized act while lawmakers hesitate over ordinances, taxes, and revenue reform.
Mrs. 8S. 5. 8. of Van Buren Street Kingston N Y reports strong relief from bronchitis and laryngitis after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She says her voice returned and she recommended the remedy to many others. Sold by all druggists. Licensed to wed Elmer J. Rodgers Dunkerton 25 Louisa K Schneider Dewar Wilbur E Shimer Hudson Lucille Smith Hudson
The Divorce Question brings comedy and truth telling drama as Father Jerome untangles a couple’s troubles with humor from Patrick Clancy. the Waterloo hosts this Saturday with Kitty Gordon in The Enchantress and other attractions including The Spring Maid and Old Homestead next week.
Des Moines reports holdover senators will be paid $500 next Wednesday as half-session pay at the new rate of 1000 dollars per year. Lawyers debate the constitution’s wording and whether members can grant themselves a pay rise before renewal.
A fragment lists sugar prices with terms like 1 26 for 100 pounds beet sugar and 5.15 for a 25 ton sack of beet sugar. It includes cane sugar quotes at 1.35 and 5.30, and references AT H. KIGHMEY'S as the location or trader.
Salem Massachusetts February 6 The Rev Charles H Puffer pastor of the Salem Universalist church and cited in a 1907 divorce suit secretly married Violet Empy in New York City January 23. The union disclosed after he preached and called a church committee meeting revealing the marriage.
An advertisement claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach and bowels while sleep, removing sour undigested food, bile, and toxins. It urges readers to take a 10 cent dose tonight for a morning reset, noting children like the taste and that Cascarets do not gripe or sicken.
Jury awards H. T. Clothier $75 in a Waterloo flood case over Virden Creek overflow on February 14 1911. The suit alleges a too small bridge at Logan avenue caused an obstruction and seeks damages for city negligence. Attorneys are listed for both sides.
Four men claimed to represent the Union Doctoral Specialist, Medical and Surgical Institute association of Sioux City. The leader Kilbourn had no itinerant license. Kilbourn and Haskett were arrested. Haskett pleaded guilty and served 90 days. Kilbourn’s case was dismissed for faulty indictment.
An old newspaper ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur hair remedy as a magic darkener. It claims rapid transformation from gray or faded hair to lush, natural color, with benefits like improved scalp and reduced dandruff. Sold by H W Taggart and others in local drug stores.
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