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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
3
Readable items include pork loin roast pork shoulder roast pork chops pork steak fresh side pork spare ribs two pounds each offering details are partial but indicate a meat market display featuring various cuts of pork for sale.
Market brief lists Lamb Chops and Leg of Lamb priced per pound at 88 and 18 cents respectively. Lamb Stew shown at 2 1 6 per pound. Baltimore Seal Shipt Oysters offered at 45 cents per quart. Sausage of all kinds also advertised.
I announce to Waterloo residents and meat buyers that about two months ago I purchased the meat market at 22 West Fourth street two doors east of the Hummies Hotel and have since worked to stock it to meet public demands. I have lived in Waterloo five years and bring years of retail experience. Previously I was a clerk in Paul Davis and Vetter Waters stores and founded the Iowa Dakota Land Co. for two years. The Purity Market will be a good, clean, up-to-date shop catering to all, with no special trade.
A list of several bacon hams and veal items with varied prices. Fidelity brand bacon and hams show as low as 20 to 30 cents per pound for various cuts. Other brands such as Empire Swift's Premium Mistletoe Armour Star appear with similar cent-per-pound pricing.
C B Zuck proprietor of a Waterloo meat business pledges fair treatment for all workers and customers, promising skilled labor, a veteran Cedar Rapids meat hand, government inspection welcome, cash sales, and daily steady prices. He invites customers to visit at 2d door east of Hummel Hotel on West Fourth Street and to call 1184.
An official notice informs voters of the upcoming election for the city clerk and city auditor positions. It introduces Tie Gon as a candidate with prior experience in city service and references his long tenure with the Water department.
A traveling woman named Kage Toom reportedly joked about the empress and wore a four circular ring. She explained a fine young man sent her the ring after seizing on a prerogative and a hand-held bulb containing water. Spectators viewed the scene as the event unfolded.
Mary S. Blough appointed administratrix of Samuel M. Miller deceased in Black Hawk County Iowa. Creditors asked to present authenticated claims for allowance and debts to the administratrix, with Attorney J. Sedgwick acting. Dated February 14 1912.
A Detroit Moose convention feature is advertised at the Princess theatre with a two show day program and a sensational motion picture billed as the greatest ever seen. Audience members are urged to bring their ends for the event.
Citizens of Hampton Ward vote in a secret ballot election to gauge preference among presidential hopefuls for the northeast city area. A volunteer committee oversees the process with voting already underway and continuing through Saturday February 24. Ballots are collected, envelopes opened, and votes tallied to determine first second and third choices where supplied.
Critics note ticket prices appear steep but funds from admission kites support armory maintenance. The Water loo event follows dedicatory exercises at the new armory with Governor Carrall and state officials on the program. Public attendance encouraged. Cedar Falls band to headline musical program.
The text outlines that ballots must include the voter's name on the outer envelope and will be counted as in a regular election. It states that ballots lacking the required name on the outer envelope must be discarded.
Dr Edward E L Peek denies candidacy citing conflicts with professional and business duties as a dentist in Waterloo. Voters consider his potential impact and officials discuss Ward Councilmen nominees including James Byrnes from California and M R Locke for Second ward amid park improvements and local political chatter. Ver coal for the ridge five fifty clean relinkerless Blim and Co.
In Toledo Ohio J J Cheney certifies a testimonial oath from the senior partner of J F Cerner & Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Wall's Catarrh Cure. The document, sworn Dec 6 1896, describes the cure as an internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces. The ad promotes the product by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and Mall's Family Police as sellers.
James J. Hill, a shrewd Pioneer railroad man, testified before the Stanley Steel Investigating Committee in Washington. He estimated ore in the field under lease to the United States Steel Corporation at about 500 million tons, hesitating and noting the company valued it at six and a half times that, sparking exchange with Representative H W P Gardner. The exchange highlighted contest over ore reserves and valuation.
Fragmentary ad style text mentions prices 35.50 and products like Winvis Lump and I Blint Co. The readable bits include a line about bacon and a suggested audience of readers such as Katius Saackhawk. Content is unclear but reads as a shop or catalog snippet with pricing.
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