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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
12
A Newfoundland named Rover saves Freddie from drowning after the boy tormented him. Freddie, scolded by his mother, learns a hard lesson about kindness as Rover stays by his side, pulls him to shore, and earns a lasting friendship. The tale ends with Freddie vowing to change and neighbors no longer fearing him.
An advertisement extols S. S.8 as a blood purifier to cure skin eruptions by stimulating skin vessels. It claims poisoned blood causes disease and that the product aids nutrient delivery while rejecting toxins. It cites testimonials and urges readers to buy at drug stores or from Swift Specific Co. 215 Swift ide Atinota Gn for further literature.
The reader is urged to skim the Evening Courier Want page each evening to catch a steady stream of news in the small advertisements. The note frames the page as a quick, practical source for updates and items of interest.
Clear Lake Iowa February 12 Farmers who grew sugar beets and saw the beet market collapse with the Waverly beet sugar plant closing weigh a plan to plant hundreds of acres of cucumbers for a local pickle factory. Promoters claim higher profits from cucumbers.
Waterloans hear of a revival tied to Billy Sunday in Pittsburgh. The hymn The Little Brown Church in the Wildwood is said to draw inspiration from a nearby woods. The original church was relocated in Chickasaw County and built by Rev. John K. Nutting now aged and in Crystal Springs Florida. Mrs. S A Pinkerton, of this city, learned of the Pittsburgh feature from a sister there who sent a newspaper with a detailed account.
Dr RW Nestor relocates to the Syndicate building on the fourth floor Sulf 418. Contact number 22 provided for appointments and inquiries.
The Iowa Sugar Company letter to Karl Moore defends Connolly's free trade stance and urges support as he eyes higher office. A Hull campaign note cites a Waverly sugar beet factory closure tied to tariff laws, with a February 1914 letter from J B Hull and factory officials outlining tariff impact.
Mrs. M. Morrisey, longtime division passenger agent for the Indianapolis Central, moves to district passenger agent at Indianapolis. H. S. Gray will replace Morrisey in St. Paul, with A. J. McDougall succeeding Gray in Indianapolis.
In Manchester Iowa February 12 Special Members of the Modern Woodmen lodge held a stormy meeting to elect county convention delegates. The regular and insurgent factions clashed over Chicago rates salaries and by law revisions. A nullified initial tally gave way to a second list backing insurgent aims to cut salaries, revise by laws, and ensure two year terms. The insurgents appear to hold the majority in Camp No 81. An orange tree will bear fruit only at its 160th year.
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