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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
11
A king and queen’s daughter is sacrificed to a sea monster by sea beauties. A prince rescues her, kills the monster, and returns her to a joyful castle feast. The couple wed as the sea floods cease and the realm rejoices.
An era prescription extols Mother's Friend as a universal remedy aiding pregnancy. It claims to soften muscles and tissues, reduce pain and distress, and ease fear, promising a supreme, joyful anticipation of childbirth. The Bradfield Regulator Co. sells it and will mail an instructional book to expectant mothers.
The item notes a Feb 10 1564 draft order by President Lincoln for 609000 men to serve three years. A Waterloo party of forty couples visited Cedar Falls and dined with oysters at the Carter house. News mentions mischief about Lincoln epithets and a blockaded rail line, plus a Washington’s birthday ball on the 22nd. Real estate transfers list multiple transfers in Waterloo and La Porte City, with several plots and sums.
Twenty years ago dated February 14 reports pleasant temperatures, minimal snow, a twin calf birth at Ott Hummel's farm, and Congressman Henderson's ongoing leg stump pain. Grace M E church revival yields 31 converts. Waterloo Gas Engine Co. builds and tests a new stationary engine. County officials pursued four vendors of liquid hardware, each fined $59. seven members of the Clem Leeper family ill.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a direct to the spot treatment for catarrh head colds and bronchitis. It claims medicated air reaches irritated membranes and provides immediate relief with lasting effects. Money back offer cited and widespread availability through druggists.
Thomas A. Wirts was fined $400 after a jury convicted him of assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm on Charles B. Palmer. The $400 fine plus costs were paid yesterday.
A testimonial from a patient of Pilps and Temorrheids credits Meritol Pile Remedy with relief after years of suffering. The narrator cites dramatic improvement after using half a pack and claims no returning trouble. Red Cross Drug Co and Wenderson Drug Co are listed as exclusive agencies.
Readers are advised to peruse the Want page in the Evening Courier each evening for a steady stream of news tucked among small advertisements. The column suggests a habit of nightly scanning to catch local tidbits and notices.
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