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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and stomach misery. It claims the product digests food in minutes, relieves sour belching heartburn and nausea, and leaves the stomach feeling clean and hungry, with no laxatives needed.
Officials of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad filed with the county recorder a mortgage for 75 million dollars on all its lines in favor of the Guarantee Trust Company of New York. The notice lists related patent grants for the week ending February 0, 1912, including steam exit for cream separators and various mechanical devices by Des Moines and Cedar Rapids inventors.
James Potter, 28, six feet two, over 200 pounds, admitted he was too tired and pleaded guilty to vagrancy after saloon visits. Fined $35 or ten days, suspended, given 30 minutes to leave city limits toward Estherville Jolson. Emil Johnson, 72, Cedar Falls resident, arraigned for drunken dis orderly loiterer, escorted to streetcar station and killed to Cedar Falls.
Des Moines considers a new ordinance to prevent using the city name or department heads in fundraising for city bodies without council permission. The measure follows the unresolved 31,200 souvenir book profits and seeks to require all proceeds go to the city treasury.
A period of social visits and illness with reports from Littleton Eagle Center and surrounding areas. Residents attend sales, plays, and institute events while several locals suffer from illnesses and strokes. cattle shipments, school activities, and community society meetings are noted along with upcoming events and visits.
Gresham reports include visitors from Davenport Waterloo and Dunkerton. The Nesbit Scholls sale on Feb 23 is expected to draw a large stock turnout. Community members include Rev Geo Knorche Karl Teisinger and Wm Teisinger with local business expansions and health updates for Mrs Miller and Mrs Hesse.
Mrs Ralph Newell welcomed a son born January 29. William Meyers of Janesville shelled corn for Wit Maldzahn last Friday. Mrs ria al Biekelberg and daughter from Waterloo were over Sunday guests. August Vossberg and Mrs Driggs visited relatives in Waterloo. Jost sbury Loverich and daughter visited this vicinity last week. Tom Barkers house burned Sunday forenoon due to a defective fire, destroying the building and household goods.
Mt Vernon Township reports residents visiting family in Waterloo and Muscatine. Local clubs meet with picnics and whist games, including a Daylight Card club gathering at Giles Leversee and planned meetings at D A Finley home. Students win prizes at a Cedar Valley short course spelling contest and a mask dance, while health improves for Mrs Besh and Mrs Neuman.
Spring Creek township report notes Mrs H Widdil returns to Waterloo after visiting her daughter Mrs Herbert Benorden who has recovered enough to sit up. Miss Buttke has long rheumatism but remains ill and confined.
Christ Judas of Fairbank visited relatives in Denver and events in Waverly include a pre Lent dance on Feb 20. An art evening drew about 80 attendees from Waverly. Local residents make visits, oyster suppers, and social gatherings while stock buyers shipped twenty seven cars of hogs in two weeks.
Lively week in Notting area with a box social planned at Artesian school three miles north. Residents Mrs Al Preston and Mrs John Schumaker visited Waterloo on Monday. Mrs Henry Auner shopped in Waverly on Tuesday. The sick list includes Mr Trunerving and the unnamed son of Mr and Mrs Henry Pooke. Local visits include Mrs W R Hafar from Waterloo and several family visits between Waterloo and Notting.
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