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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1914

Page

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Cities to Host League Admission Vote Next Week

Keokuk Iowa February 10 President M E Justice of the Central association said league directors will meet next week to vote on cities seeking admission for the coming season. Marshalltown and Moline are top candidates with committees visiting both towns for feasibility and ballpark issues. Waverly Comets head to Reinbeck Saturday and a West High Cedar Falls clash gives fans a local east versus west showdown.

Keokuk M. E. Justice The Central Association Marshalltown Moline League Justice Waverly Comets Reinbeck West High Cedar Falls Twest High Whiteside

Toledo Franchise 18 Solid Transfer to Cleveland

Chicago dispatch reports the Toledo franchise of the American association being transferred to Cleveland after a long pending deal. Confirmation was delayed as Chivington of the association travels to New York. An attempt to move the Federal league’s Toronto club to Cleveland failed. Toledo reportedly not a strong money maker.

Chicago Toledo American Association Cleveland Chivington New York Federal League Toronto

Repass Team 15 Nears Top After Special Match

Runyan the city champion individual bowler and Reed who set Jackman’s alley records for high averages in three games on New Year’s day will play a special eleven-gator match today. Tomorrow evening the K C five faces the Nut Club in the city league.

Runyan Reed Jackman‘s K.C. Five

City's top three basketball teams clash this week

The three leading city basketball clubs schedule games this week. The first meets Cedar Malls tossers at the YMCA gym Friday evening in this city. The shattered past high five faces Waverly in that town Friday night. The second Cant high five meets the second Waverly five as curtain raiser.

Weet High Cedar Malls Past High Waverly Alan Cant High

Quincy to quit Three-I League over franchise sale

Quincy baseball directors seek seven investors at 240 dollars each to salvage the Three-I League club. If unsuccessful, the franchise will be sold to the highest bidder at Tuesday’s league meeting, with Rock Island ready to bid and bring back the team if offered.

Quincy Baseball Quincy Baseball Club Quincy Quincy Herald G. A. Urban Quincy League Baseball Association Rock Island Davenport Rocky Island

Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days By PAZO OINTMENT

Druggist refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. Advertisement notes price 50e and claims relief within days.

Rat Robbery Leaves Alton Matron Unfazed

In St. Louis on February 10 Mrs Sophia Demuth the Alton police matron witnessed a rat escape from a jail trap and flee toward her while rat terriers gave chase. She ran swiftly as the pursuit unfolded and the dogs eventually caught the rat. She remained calm and watched the rest from the station window.

RAT Roots St. Louis Sophia Demuth Alton

Woman Seeks Divorce After Eloping With Frank Blank

Raha ma Springle aged sixteen eloped with Frank Blank, a stylish man in New York. The marriage in Hoboken ended as she sought a divorce after weeks of alleged infidelity. Springle’s father testified, hiring a detective to investigate Blank and a female companion. The judge reserved decision on the divorce request.

Court session ends with vow to reclaim maiden name

A young woman and her father left the courtroom. She declared that the next time she marries it will be a man like her dad, signaling plans to revert to her maiden name.

Dad

Pharmacy Students Face Action in Exam Scandal

Des Moines Iowa February 10 The state pharmacy commission overruled leniency for ten students linked to a pharmacy exam theft and set Feb 20 for hearings on three men charged. If evidence binds the three to the grand jury the ten implicated students may receive similar treatment. five more could be involved bringing the total to fifteen.

Des Moines State Pharmacy Commission Capitol Charles Randolph W. —. Thompson Joseph Packman Harry J, Eaton

La Grippe Cough Cured By Foley’s Honey and Tar

A 1900s style advertisement notes la grippe lingering coughs and praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for fast relief. It includes a testimonial from F. G. Prevo of Bedford Indiana who says the product cured his cough and restored his weight, with claim it is sold by all druggists.

Foley la Grippe F. G. Prevo Bedford Ind

Suffragist to Feature in Waterloo Chautauqua Plans

Waterloo plans for next summer aim to feature a renowned suffragist and a national advertising expert. P F E Ritz, WCTU secretary, seeks Dr. Anna B. Shaw and a political headliner, with Liberati's concert band and six opera singers slated for opening day. The ticket campaign and festival program were reviewed.

Waterloo Ritz 5. M. Holladay Des Moines Liberati

City to require numbered stores for easy tracing

The council decided last night that all stores and businesses must be numbered. The city engineer prepared a numbering list available at his office. Within a few weeks residents should be able to locate a store by its number.

Free prescription for men’s vitality offered by mail

An advertisement promises a physician's formula to restore strength and vigor for nervous debility and related problems. It offers a free, plain envelope copy by writing Interstate Remedy Co in Detroit Michigan, asserting quick, home-based improvement without drugs.

Interstate Remedy Co Goodyear Detroit Mien Jan

Seventy Babies Born to Refugee Mothers at Fort Bliss

Seventy babies have been born to Mexican mothers in the barbed wire stockade at Fort Bliss after the Mexican federal army prisoners arrived from Presidio. Red Cross and El Paso women organize clothing drives, sewing outfits and layettes as the camp cares for mothers and infants amid improvised hospital conditions.

Fort Bliss Texas el Paso Tex Presidio Ojinaga Rio Grande American Red Cross Presidio Maria Mountain Ft. Bliss el Paso Union Station Hospital Corps United States Army Red Cross Society

Local visitors and social notes from Waverly and nearby

Mrs H C Horn and Miss Henriet Horn of Nashua visited Mrs Emphire of Nashua at Mercy Hospital. Even Dozen Card club hosted by Mrs Hansen with 500 and a two course luncheon. Various residents shopped, visited Waterloo and Oelwein, and church and civic events were noted. Building committee members returned from Rock Rapids with plans to double amphitheatre seating at the fairgrounds.

Waverly H. C. Horn Henriettae Horn Nashua Emphire Mercy Hospital Hanson Wm. Vosberg Waverly Junction Rev. Cole Cedar Falls Episcopal Church Herbert Winters Ida Kraushaar Waterloo Nat Ellis Hampton Kelley Canning Company Zella Hodges W. W. Beal Elmer Reeavyes John Carstenson The Fair Association Rock Rapids Fair Grounds Sherman Kingsley Chicago Morton Clara Oltrogge J. H. Oltrogge Emmaroy Osler Schlutsmeyer Bernard Munsey

Wife a Flower Is Sprinkled Gets Divorce

Georgetown Del Feb 10 A husband calling his wife a little house flower and sprinkling her with water to force labor in the fields led to a federal court granting Mrs Florence Magee an absolute divorce from Levin Magee. The wife described a life of repeated soaking by pump and hose and nearly being drowned in a watery mattress before seeking separation.

Georgetown Del Florence Magee Levin Magee

Good Meetings at United Presbyterian Church

Special meetings at United Presbyterian Church opened with strong attendance and interest. Dr. J. F. Jamieson of Des Moines preached on "A Marvelous Prayer Meeting," highlighting the link between prayer and revival. a sermon delivered with vivid impact.

United Presbyterian Church J. F. Jamieson Des Moines

Cure for Rupture Claim Seeks Readers for Nonoperative Relief

A man named Eugene M. Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey describes a successful nonoperative cure for rupture after years of pain. He urges readers with similar condition to write for full information and to share the notice to help others avoid surgery and its risks.

Trussen Eugene M. Pullen Carpenter Marcellus Avenue Manasquan N.J Tnt

The Conundrum of Job's Experience Chorus Leaders

A chorus under W. J. French provides excellent leadership in music. The public is invited to services held every evening at 7 45.

Job W. J. French

Plantista Union Made Cigar Ad Members Attending Funeral

C RK Mahoney and his brother Timothy of Hudson attended the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Mueller on Sunday afternoon.

Plantista, Union C. RK. Mahoney Timothy Hudson Elizabeth Mueller

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