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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
4
The piece argues for uniform parole and indeterminate sentence laws across states. It discusses diverse methods, from mandatory minimums to discretional parole, and proposes Iowa’s conditional life sentence with escalating reimprisonment. It contends reform requires a uniform system to truly deter crime and bind time to the offender.
A night-shift newspaper writer and ex-medical graduate credits Grape-Nuts for curing his dyspepsia from improper restaurant meals. He reports improved energy and work capacity after starting the cereal, noting that night work became easier and he no longer needs health breaks. The letter, allegedly genuine, is used by Postum Co. to promote its products.
A meditation on fueling the body, comparing stove fuel to food. The piece cites a car overheated by poor fuel and notes Thomas Edison eating five ounces per meal. It questions dieting habits and urges reading cookbooks for practical guidance on choosing the right foods. The narration blends humor with practical health advice.
Dated city notes report a new birth, business visits, and residents across Waterloo and surrounding towns. People named include J B Webster, J C Kepford, S B Reed, J Van Metre, J F McSweeney, I Landers, A Knoop, F W Powers, C Butler, J A Nelson, and Ralph Brayton. The city council meets tonight at 7 30 with little agenda. quarantine actions pour for diphtheria and scarlet fever. Pickett comments on Atkinson campaign backing royal supporters in the Third district.
The Majestic theatre unveils a new program featuring Woodford's Day Pony and Monkey act praised for the clever monkey, Holden and Harron with songs, Kitner Haynes and Montgomery singing and talking, Hopking and Axtell with street car and Pullman sleeper bits, and the Three Emersons in a standout act titled Bin In a Swimming Pool noted for the three bass performers.
London papers critique Foreign Secretary Grey's reply to the American note on intercepted shipments. They warn that the reply may go too far, urging restraint while acknowledging the need to curb contraband and delay in cargo determinations. The tone favors continued Anglo American cooperation with cautious measures.
The famous Quaker Health Teacher Fisher arrives at Schuneman Drug Store in Waterloo for a free health talk starting 9 am Wednesday. He will discuss remedies for indigestion constipation rheumatism and other ailments and offer Quaker Herb Extract to tapeworm sufferers at no charge.
The Palace presents Clara Kimball Young in The Deep Purple today and tomorrow a human interest story with a pretty heroine and a brave hero. Wy Ferguson delivers a funny memorable character part. Audiences seek human stories over stunts and this film should go over big.
The remains of Philip Osborne arrived from Chicago and were taken to Peterson Brothers for services in charge of the Masonic order. The Waterloo engineer, nearly 33, died of nephritis. He lived with Mr. and Mrs. Wyant at 127 Vine Street and left only his mother as surviving kin. A 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, he belonged to multiple Waterloo Masonic bodies and was attended by Waterloo Lodge 105 for the rituals.
Do heartburn indigestion or a sick stomach be gone in five minutes with Papes Diapepsin. The ad claims it digests food, relieves sour belching gas and heaviness, and prevents foul breath. A fifty cent case is said to serve the whole family and fit in every home.
The Charles City Press annual edition appeared Saturday in three sections and 24 wages. Editor L. H. Henry supervised the issue, a credit to him and to the city. The piece notes the labor required and the editor’s quiet satisfaction. Drys control the State Legislature as Saturday’s caucus shows Senate dry and the House known to be.
Business Men’s Temperance association circulated cards at churches yesterday asking voters to sign against a saloon petition. A citywide campaign seeks signers with canvassers assigned to every block since Friday night. Signed cards are returned to temperance headquarters.
Clergy across several churches last evening spoke on an anticipated saloon consent campaign after investigators found electors who failed to vote in the last general election and thus would be ineligible to sign a saloon petition if circulated.
Representatives of the Gaelic League stage an Irish arts exhibition at Paul Davis dry goods this week and host an entertainment Thursday at Our Lady of Victory academy auditorium. Five members perform with recitations, songs, dancing and an address on the league’s purpose. Participants include Miss Nelly O'Brien, Miss Teressa Halpin, Miss Anna Cassidy, Maura Daly, and Fionan McCallum who previously toured America with the league.
The Greater Waterloo association hosts an open Armory gathering this evening with an officers’ selection and a public discussion on the saloon question. A pending petition drive on wet sentiment may follow. The meeting coincides with a Progressive Club session at Citizens Gas & Electric offices featuring Fred Swanson’s paper on Electric Plant machinery and a talk on old vs new arc lighting.
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