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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement claims that Pape's Cold Compound cures colds within hours after two to three doses. It asserts quick relief from headache fever sneezing stuffed nose and sore throat and asserts the product contains no quinine and has pleasant taste.
Iowa Senate plans a bill to ban intermarriage and illicit relations between whites and non whites including negroes Indians and Mongolians. penalties include six months to five years in prison and void marriages both in state and from other states. Authors Senator E L Crow and Charles Willer cite safeguarding public morals amid a climate of racial tension.
Household economy note touts large savings by using Pinex with sugar syrup to make a cough remedy. Claims it treats whooping cough croup hoarseness and chest pains with a recipe that yields a potent, nature based pine extract formula. Guaranty offered, money refunded if not satisfied.
W J Kline of La Porte City sat as juror as State versus Dr Anna Longshore faced jury selection. Twenty six veniremen were questioned with challenges and remarks about leniency toward a woman defendant. Judge Ransier rebuked laughter and one juror questioned law and morality on physician conduct in miscarriage cases.
The report lists J. A. W. Pett age 27 and a Water loo laborer with two children, Andrew Appel farmer of Barclay township with two children, and Hopper Medd longtime Waterloo resident, married with one child and four stepchildren, a carpenter. The note is dated Monte Cristo Crystal Tuesday January 14 and appears as an advertisement snippet.
Iowa legislators consider extending the commission form to counties, with bills by Senator Albert D. Nye and Senator H. W. Spaulding aimed at county and city governance. Senator John L. Wilson pushes open competitive bidding on contracts and a county-wide teachers pension tax plan. Senator Philo M. Jewell weighs a state farm for epileptics, noting 567 epileptics in state care.
Absolute silence fell as Councilman Dewey moved to grant the temperance request to move registration books from City Auditor De Gon to the county auditor for signature comparison with the saloon petition. The motion failed for lack of a second despite a petition from J W Arbuckle and S B Reed. five named signers, including H L Litchfield, James M Graham, and W R Jameson, backed the effort. The council also disposed of BH O Douglas’s complaint, rebating $500 of a $940.73 pavement tax on Sullivan and Bayard streets after prolonged debate.
Des Moines January 14. Representative Henry Bernbrook of Waterloo proposes a bill to end dockage for stag hogs by Iowa slaughterhouses. He argues no market discounts justify 80 pound deductions and notes packers sell stag pork at normal prices. The measure would target hogs shipped within Iowa and prevent out-of-state ships from exploiting Iowa packers. The story also touches a canvass vote for governor and mentions Geo Clarke of Dallas.
The president of the Associated Doctors Institute will be at The Ellis Hotel in Waterloo for two days, January 17 and 18, to examine patients free of charge and select curable cases for treatment at a reduced price. The group promotes a new integrated medical system using homeopathic, allopathic, and electric therapies, claiming cures for nerve, blood, skin, heart, stomach, kidney, and liver diseases, with emphasis on discretion and minimal office visits.
A compact reflection argues that personal interest can outweigh broad social welfare, suggesting everyday concerns often trump advocated public benefits in daily decision making and policy focus.
The following patents were granted to Iowans for the week ending January 7 1978 as reported by patent attorney Wilfred C Lane of Des Moines. Names include G Carlson J Wideen A Fleming J C Hedges W M Johnson F W Kelley W C Maggard G H Peck and G W Reeve along with items such as fence post mold display rack road drag automatic barn door latch one piece sled runner and reinforcements for cushions of pool and billiard tables.
An advertisement claims Danderine instantly banishes dandruff and hair shedding within minutes of application and that weeks of use yield new hair growth. It asserts the product adds lustre, softness, and fullness, promising dramatic improvements for dull or damaged hair with a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
W C Hardin of Woodbury county and Heutenast governor elects await official canvass by joint session of the senate and house this afternoon to determine their majorities from the ninety nine counties. Other state officers are canvassed by the executive council, but the two chief offices require legislative action. The result will reveal exact majorities for each office. The looming Dunn contest from Mason City adds suspense to the proceedings. Courier ads offer time and money savings.
A vintage advertisement touts Father John s Medicine as a safe tonic free of alcohol and dangerous drugs. It claims fifty years of success treating coughs colds throat and lung issues and positions the product as wholesome nourishment rather than a patent remedy. Mothers are urged to obtain a bottle through Carleton L. Hovey Co of Lowell Massachusetts with prepaid express shipping.
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