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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
3
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick cure for colds and Grippe. It claims dramatic relief from headache feverishness blocked nose throat soreness and sneezing with a 25 cent package, advertised as the result of three years research costing over fifty thousand dollars.
The White Sister by Marion Crawford will be presented at the Waterloo theater next Saturday with matinee and night shows. Jillian Rhodes succeeds Viela Allen as Sister Giovanne and is praised for dramatic fire in the role.
Lamont Kansas January 4 fire at 7 pm destroyed the home of Dr G W Hoffman. Cause not certain but thought to be overheated stove. Contents nearly total loss about 1500 with no insurance. Building owned by J L Trower two story structure valued 800 to 1000 insured, amount unknown.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey Ant Tar Compound as a reliable family remedy for all ages. It claims to check and cure coughs colds and croup and to prevent bronchitis and pneumonia and is endorsed by H. W. Taggart.
Mr and Mrs R G Lake Mrs H G Boshmier and Mrs John Dicker man return from Rockford Illinois to attend the funeral of Wilhelm Heinrich at the second Congregational church in Boston He sang in the Edward Everett Hale church choir and his violin supplied the missing part Bringers hosted readings and a large gathering paid tribute to the musician born in Rockford He left his hometown at eighteen to pursue music in Boston where he gained renown
An old fashioned home remedy advertisement touts Pinex cough syrup made from Norway pine extract with guaiac, mixed with sugar syrup or honey. It promises quicker relief for deep seated coughs, chest pains, and whooping cough, with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent price. It claims superior effectiveness and widespread use in the U.S. and Canada.
Secretary Nagel urges stronger federal control of big combinations beyond breaking them apart. He supports expanding the bureau of corporations and hints at federal incorporation or new mechanisms, while praising the Sherman Act and noting Standard Oil and tobacco rulings. He also recommends immigration reforms to ease hardship for some families and limit undesirables, plus predeparture examinations and longer deportation for criminals.
Washington reports the tariff board's wool schedule notes a clear rise in Iowa sheep husbandry since 1900. Over the past decade small flocks have grown profitable on average farms with lambs as the main product and wool as a supplement. The dairy trend is rising but not replacing sheep. Case's milk delivered at 6 cents from 14 branches.
Two slander and breach of promise suits were filed in Waverly by Bernard Stenzel for plaintiff George C. Sander. Sander sues Abs Clara Walther and Dr and Mrs W A Rohlf for about 10 thousand dollars each, alleging breach of promise and slander. The cases await January district court term amid local chatter.
A brief, period tone note on chivalry limited to a select group of upper class women, highlighting Mrs Zangwill. Mentions Case's milk delivery and its branches in a compact social observation.
P G Holden of Ames announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He vows a nonfactional campaign centered on a Greater Iowa platform to boost agriculture, industry, commerce, education, and social development. He stresses working with all sides and limits national questions to Iowa matters.
P G Holden, former head of Iowa State College extension, rallies for a "Greater Iowa" plan focusing on agricultural, industrial, commercial, social, and educational growth. He emphasizes broad campaign support, no factional alliances, and a governor’s role in building a better state with inclusive progress for all Iowa youth and citizens.
If Your Head Aches You should Take the Sure Remedy Hicks Capudine claims to address every headache cause quickly whether from heat cold grip stomach or nervous headache Capudine is described as the surest remedy for colds and grip feverishness and nervousness disappear and normal conditions return The product is liquid easy to take and acts immediately offered at 20c 25c and 50c at drug stores
Fresh eggs from local farms arrive in town in quantity until the cold snap began. Hens stopped laying and supply tightened, pushing prices upward as buyers seek alternatives and retailers adjust stock levels.
Inside cleanliness matters more than city sewers. Cascarets cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove sour undigested food and foul gases, reduce liver bile, and expel waste. A 10 cent box at the drugstore can keep the family feeling good for months, including children.
Fresh eggs listed 33 to 36 cents a dozen with higher prices possible if cold weather persists. Storage eggs 28 to 29 cents, higher quotes anticipated by week’s end. Cash-store storage eggs at 26 cents. Butter quotes vary from 37 to 42 cents a pound from Vin ton and Waterloo creameries. Good potatoes selling at 1.30 dollars per bushel.
Fritz Henning county clerk received a letter from John Englander of Springfield Ohio who believed a Boone man named Englander had died in a railroad accident years ago. Englander had left home twenty-five to thirty years earlier and was thought dead after a railroad fatality, but new information shows the presumed death was a mistake. Local ad copy for Perfection Oil appears in the notice.
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