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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
1
A Meritol cough remedy advertises equal price to other cough medicines but promises greater value. It claims sure cure quality in every bottle and warns neglected colds can worsen. Sold at 25 or 50 cents by Henderson Drug Co. and other druggists, members of a trade association.
The Sporting News column notes Waterloo wrestling fans and local sports chatter as rumors swirl around teams withdrawing from the circuit and a new league. James Bellinger may appear for a championship, with contract talks and unresolved league governance timelines looming over the Three-I season. The piece cites Springfield as a source of change and mentions Texan and Midwestern factions debating who plays where.
Chicago February 8 Ad Wolgast world lightweight champion embodies a dramatic ascent from Michigan village apprentice to boxing king. He built a large farming life with 122 sheep 37 cows and 27 horses plus a 260 acre dairy operation. He plans six to seven fights in Feb and Mar then return to farming and plowing.
A Floral Arkansas reader testifies she was weak and nervous but after using Cardui, a natural herbal tonic, she recovered her health. The letter claims Cardui strengthens the female system and regulates womanly functions. It notes Cardui contains no minerals or glycerin and is sold by druggists with a Chattanooga Medicine Company inquiry option.
Indianapolis battery men eye Hot Springs and French Lick Springs trips with Worried peers. Watty sends Burke with ten pitchers and catchers to March resort, while Murray’s decline draws St Louis critique. Tenney seeks Mattern as pennant nucleus. Carrigan and Tenney wage holdouts. Manager Chase may ship La Porte or Austin to swap for Hartzel. Commissions balk at auto gifts for players amid bias fears. Harry Davis re-signs with Philadelphia. Murdock contract drafted by Kennedy in Bloomington.
The Bloomers beat Galveston with Kennedy directing play as Murdock’s acquisition promises a slugging team. Godwin and Madigan uncertain returns may shift outfield duties to Kennedy Murdock and Godwin. Missouri Illinois league expansion to eight teams discussed at Peoria meeting with Beardenstown and either Pana or Business invited into the circuit.
Terry McGovern, once featherweight king, is said to be in critical condition in a Hot Springs hotel room. John Cullen, who brought him to Hot Springs, refuses to disclose the ailment, and access to the fighter is restricted. He arrived last Friday by Cullen.
The show after a 250 performance run at La Salle Chicago began a road tour on Feb 5. It features a connected story with songs and is shown tonight at the Norwoods. Prices are 10 20 and 30 cents with matinee options. Obituary notes Hannah Stolp Eickeltberg born in Priesen Germany in 1812 died in Winslow Town aged 98. Funeral at Waverly church with burial in Finchford cemetery. Harold Smith of Lawrence Kan demos speech typewriting at local colleges posting 114 wpm copy and 217 wpm memorized sentence.
A fragment reflecting on a man’s end of life, noting how his fears of imagined evils weighed more than the evils that actually befell him, and how four men’s sorrows and disquietudes are summarized in his lingering apprehension.
Danville February 8. Hildebrand has signed with the Speakers, delivering the contract with his John Henry nickname. The ex-Infielder and outfielder joins six holdovers from last season as many old guards depart. Manager McCarthy has signed twelve hopefuls for a thirty day tryout, including Morgan Zimmerman Newman Arrowsmith Gillis Brenton Pricer Heckhart Bissell Morton Siner Stickel Veutsch and others.
An old classified style notice advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine as a world wide cold and grip remedy claiming to remove the cause. It requests a full name and signature KE. W. Grove. The ad also promotes picture framing by Peterson Bros at 221 West Fourth Street with first class work guaranteed.
Mrs. A. H. Smock of Eugene Oregon reports a net yearly profit of 121.60 from sixty hens. Eggs laid total 7 978 or about 665 dozen yielding 136.55 in income. During the year 108 chickens were raised and sold for 27.50. Expenditures total 42.45 with shell 2.95 chop 5 and wheat 34.50. Hens are Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks.
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for indigestion and stomach upset. It claims relief within five minutes, digestion of meals, and freedom from sour belching, gas, heartburn, and nausea. Large 60 cent cases promise lasting aid and broad domestic use.
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