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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
8
The advertisement asserts that Pape's Cold Compound cures grippe and severe colds within hours when taken every two hours for three doses. It claims no quinine is used and touts three years of research and a $50,000 cost, with a 20 cent package availability from any druggist.
The Country Boy by Edgar Selwyn directed by Henry B. Harris opens tonight at the Waterloo Theatre Water 90 with a city life comedy about real people. Frank Winninger's German Gentleman arrives Monday Jan 22 with praised performances and strong audience demand.
An English production of Baby Mine will have its first local pre show at Waterloo this Saturday with matinees and night performances directed by William A Brady Ltd. Laughter and crowd interest mix as audiences see Baby Mine.
A west side woman with little money struck a deal with a grocer to buy flour in bulk and bake bread. She keeps the oven in her home and sells bread for profit, earning about $12 a week after weighing by City Weighmaster Grunewald.
A Nebras ka conference of leading Democrats met in Omaha at Mayor Dahlman's office to discuss Harper's Weekly editor Harvey dropping Governor Woodrow Wilson from its nomination list. Dahlman called the move a Wilson boom collapse and said Bryan would oppose Wilson's pension policy, with further action undecided. Several upstate Democrats attended.
The Rock Island Lines plan through sleeping car service starting January 28 1912 in connection with Denver and Rio Grande Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railways. Chicago to Colorado via Denver with routes running through the Rocky Mountains and West with different departures on selected days. An amendment changes Maytag Mason Motor Co to Mason Motor Co on file.
Large crowd filled the small court room as the examination of EL A Boggs, a judgment debtor, was continued to 9 o'clock next Monday. Spectators debated his assets and possible bankruptcy while banks and creditors watched.
In Washington Society a long rumored elopement surfaces again as Paul P. Hichborn, son of Admiral Hichborn, seeks absolute divorce from Elenore Hoyt Hichborn. Horace Write is named as a correspondent. Mrs Hichborn is the daughter of the late Henry MM Host, Solicitor General. Centre
A hearing before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee featured Fr. O. Green of the Green-Wheeler Shoe Company defending a shoe machinery trust arrangement. He testified his Fort Dit firm operated for nine years under competition but profits improved under lease from the Shoe Machinery Company, with machines supplied, repaired, and kept running at freight-only cost. The arrangement, he argued, benefits manufacturers and could influence government action on the industry.
Five girls from Waterloo face a long journey after a telegram announced the critical illness of their father. Miss Veli Blais, supervisor, learned the news while at the Belt Telephone Office. the home was in Watering for five hours as the telegram arrived. The group hoped to resume their work upon arrival and many Waterloo friends extend sympathy.
Rochester dispatch recounts Vere Goldthwaite a famed lawyer and husband of Ellen Bench Yaw dying at Dr J J Sanford home in Rochester He was kidnapped as a child by Indians and raised with the Armours in Chicago He later emerged as a leading attorney and published a notable work The Chrosophs oof Dagersal His marriage to Miss Yaw intertwined law and music world with soprano Georgianna Yaw and Miss Yaw’s concert plans prior to winter return
An advertisement touts Pinex as the fastest cough remedy, claiming instant relief within four hours and suitability for croup, whooping cough, hoarseness, asthma, and throat troubles. It promotes mixing with sugar syrup or honey to produce a pint of inexpensive care and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
A Kansas era-style ad touts Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non-digestive aid that heals diseased stomach cells and restores digestion. It claims temporary relief from indigestion and related pains, notes cathartics are a nuisance, and offers free samples via Morris Drug Co. Morris, Illinois.
Fragmentary letter requests information on a deceased man connected to the Knights of Pythias lodge in Monroe. The writer seeks details about the man, his family, and affiliations with Pythian lodges, mentioning the name Thad and a 1689 reference. The document shows garbled OCR and uncertain names.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle morning waste eliminator that cleanses the digestive tract, relieves headaches and indigestion, and leaves users feeling fresh. It claims the product is sold for 10 cents a box through druggists and beloved by both adults and children.
The note states that Aplin would undoubtedly confer a floor by communicating with Mr Pa aunS, indicating a planned parliamentary action and a procedural expectation.
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