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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
1
A dated advertisement extols Pape's Diuretic as a swift cure for kidney, bladder and urinary issues. It claims rapid relief from backache, miseries of inactive kidneys, and related symptoms, touting Cincinnati makers and global pharmacy distribution without citing modern clinical support.
Milwaukee reports Packy McFarland has added Ad Wolgast to his schedule, with a February 22 Star A. C. bout set in Milwaukee. McFarland weighs 185 pounds at 7 pm and takes 5 percent of gross receipts. The bout is a ten round no decision affair as Wolgast tests his arm before a title defense.
Waterloo patrons host a wrestling event next Tuesday evening at the Waterloo theater under Waterloo Athletic Club auspices. Minneapolis policeman John Gordon and Iowa strongman Charles Harney will finish in a two fall contest. Gordon recently left the police force to pursue wrestling full time, while Barney also trains hard. Waterloo fans have previously seen both men perform well in local matches and expect a lean, clean card with no vaudeville-style exhibitions.
The piece asserts that matches will return to winter entertainment and praises the sport for its clean principles, noting that gentlemen who uphold fair play will present offerings to the public with satisfaction.
West High basketball team left for Sioux City this morning to meet the city high school in a championship game tomorrow evening. Saturday night they face an independent squad in Fort Dodge. The squad carries Scott Weller, Howard Tiffany, Glen Whittle, Charles Shiery, Nathan Sharp, and Ralph Marsh.
Waverly Republican reports a $200,000 pad for beets with $75,000 paid for field labor and $60,000 for factory labor. The tally includes $5,000 for barrels and $24,000 for bags along with other supplies, reflecting a hundred day campaign of beet processing at the sugar factory which operated around the clock since slicing began.
A garbled record lists various received and shipped goods including coal limestone molluscs sugar pulp and seeds. It also mentions multiple undecipherable terms such as tory families and Goke and Votat with numbers 2 2 15 indicating quantities or codes.
Brakeman J F Connelly returned from Dubuque and W F Sweeny from Fort Dodge visited Waterloo on an emergency run. Bible class at Central Savings bank, North Waterloo, gathers weekly for the railroad brotherhood. Pay day is tomorrow January 20 as workers plan their checks. Stenographers scarce at the shops, with Bertha Rupke assisting during illness. Taowis Thomas starts as boilermaker helper. H C Steinmayer travels for company business. John R Crawley called to Fort Dodge. Pullman porters organize a union like structure with death benefits and wage raises. Major locomotive orders from Harriman lines total 188, 185 freight and 11 passenger, Baldwin to build for four million dollars. Louisville and Nashville to start 400 box cars and 200 steel fruit cars next month.
A historical notice claims Holl's Catarrh Cure can cure constitutional catarrh through external application, affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any unsolved case and directs readers to send testimonials to F. Centhy & Co. Toledo and mentions Hab’s Family Pile a.
In police court, James McCartney candy maker and M E Shea sugar factory worker faced drunkenness charges and were sentenced to ten days shoveling snow. Charles Cotter admitted dis orderly conduct after a morphine episode and was fined seven dollars and eighty three five. Jack Brennan pleaded not guilty but was found guilty. W C Riley of New York pleaded guilty to drinking dis orderly and paid seven dollars. John Goodman awaits hearing on allowing minors in his pool room.
An advertisement asserts that diseased blood causes chronic ulcers and that only a blood purifier like S.S.S. can cleanse the circulation and heal sores. It claims surgical removal does not cure, promises nourishment to flesh, and offers a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
Transfer wagons and trustworthy men ensure swift economical banking of all Kimde. Light work receives special attention as safes and heavy sachinery equipment enhances efficiency.
A premier Victoria carriage will be auctioned by Waterloo Lig Stock Commission Company at their stables on Saturday January 21. The rig, consigned by M. D. Wilson of Minneapolis, is described as top quality and new. It is currently on display at the sale stables for potential buyers.
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