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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest, safest remedy for indigestion, heartburn, and gastric distress. It claims dramatic relief within minutes and urges households to keep a fifty-cent case on hand for any family member's upset stomach or dyspepsia day or night.
Des Moines Iowa February 12 The normal school policy of the present legislature will be decided tomorrow morning when a resolution to create three new normal schools is brought to the house with a joint five member committee to locate them If approved the committee will travel to candidate cities to pick three locations one in northeast one in southwest and one in southeast Iowa The Cedar Falls site lies in the northeast district
Citizens in the Falls Avenue area along Black Hawk creek celebrate the city council decision to improve Falls Avenue. A prominent Galloway resident writes that exposure of the miserable conditions has boosted support for a greater city and praises the council’s stance, expressing thanks to the editorial voice in Waterloo on February 11.
Keokuk Iowa February 12 railroad officials attended the annual meeting of the Union Depot company The list includes FL Ensley BLT & P Russell P & W Cotter Wabash Welch B&O Knight B C B & Q Brown RL & P It was said a new Union depot was discussed but no definite information was secured.
In Fort Dodge Iowa on February 12 a dramatic Webster county court scene centers on J R Coffin nearly 90 years old defending his sanity and touting a plan to found an agricultural girls school on his farm He faces a suit by his adopted daughter Carrie B Rutledge to appoint a permanent guardian Coffin describes providence guiding his finances and details his adoption of Elizabeth Newman Coffin to aid his philanthropy He recalls a failed attempt to marry his former wife and outlines a board of educators for the school with capacity for 25 to 50 pupils while discussing practical work and potential farming roles for graduates
Persuasive historic ad text touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal stomach remedy. It claims rapid relief from flatulence, heartburn, dyspepsia, and related ailments by aiding and actually digesting food, promising renewed health and strength.
An advertisement asks who will be your next employer and promotes placing ads in the Waterloo Evening Courier noting its large paid circulation compared with other papers in the area.
Washington Feb 12 President Taft is expected to veto the Webb liquor bill passed by the senate last night as a substitute for the Kenyon bill. Friends of the measure fear lobbying to influence the veto. A powerful Washington lobby opposes the Webb bill, delaying action by two or three days but not blocking it. Senator Kenyon says he accepted the Webb bill as substantially the first section of his proposal and sees it as an important advance.
An old advertisement touts delicious Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel and liver cleanser. It describes constipation and bilious symptoms, promises easy relief with a teaspoonful tonight, and warns to seek only the genuine California Syrup Company product with senna and aromatics.
New Grand Central Terminal in New York opens as a vast transit complex called Terminal City. It links subway surface and elevated lines with streets within blocks of Fifth Avenue and Broadway offering separate through and suburban levels, 83 miles of tracks, and improved passenger comfort.
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