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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
3
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy like remedy that digests food, relieves indigestion, belching, gas, heartburn, and headaches within minutes. A 50 cent case can ensure meals taste good and prevent stomach misery and sleepless nights, with it claiming to cure worst dyspepsia.
Amusements note the Breckenridge Stock company closes its first week with Hearts of Tennessee tonight featuring revised vaudeville acts. Baby Mine returns Monday with Maya’s funny farce, Zoie’s role by Consuelo Bailey again pleasing. Goddess of Liberty Monday shows a famed rain and lightning scene staged by Ned Warburn with Joseph B. Howard starring, music by Joseph E. toward, local critics lauding its dramatic storm effects.
A bill introduced in the Iowa legislature would gradually require teaching elements of agriculture and domestic science in public schools. It mandates teacher examinations after June 1 and schoolwide instruction after September 1, 1915, with county supervision to accelerate adoption as ready. Professor Holden urges gradual, valuable implementation to prepare students for life.
Public Opinion praises the Waterloo Evening Courier for a two page booster edition showing Waterloo's growth in 1910. The article notes Watertown and Waterloo mutual booster spirit, railroad and manufacturing centers, and harmony among business interests. The piece calls both cities live boosters and praises local initiative.
Local wrestling scene buzzes about Gordon versus Barney at Waterloo theater next Tuesday with both men seen as clean competitors. Turner, the Iowa-born wrestler, tours South Dakota and has drawn praise for his decisive wins. Chicago reports Gotch offering a title ultimatum, naming Mahmout and Hackenschmidt as top challengers and signaling readiness to sign with the winner.
Real estate transfers filed by Black Hawk Co Abstract Co list multiple conveyances in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Parties include Electa Calladay to Francis Stinehart for part of Cooley's addition, Bunch to Bunth, Cresswell to Mae and Eva Cresswell, Buhl to Andrew Simonsen, Frisby to Frisby, Waterloo Heights Co. to Commercial club, Edward Parker to Bertha Pfalzgraff, Kinney to Angelina Rider, Koht to G M Jensen, Widdel to August Widdel, Hayes to Margaret Hayes, and Galloway Co. to city for street and alley use in Westfield addition. Total values range from $1 to $2,000 plus $225k? (text lists several amounts).
Mrs. Oole Jett of McMinnville Tennessee writes she would not have lived without Cardus. bedridden 27 days she avoided a dangerous operation and found Cardus restored her health. She now works at home and does laundry, praising Cardus as a strengthening tonic for women. Available at druggists.
Cedar Rapids school board disputes state department figures after errors in Waterloo Cedar Rapids census data. Superintendent McConnell investigates a large discrepancy in last enumeration showing Cedar Rapids above ten thousand and Waterloo near seven thousand, amid editorial sparring over editorial comment and calendar errors.
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a fast acting remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. Mary C. Abbott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire credits three days of use with relief from rheumatic pain due to uric acid. J K Joder & Son promote the product with special attention at Crystal Theatre and a Boston reference notes a museum scene while a man muses on a medical claim.
An advertisement offers a mailed copy of a purported cure for weak kidneys for 3.50, claiming rapid relief from frequent urination and associated symptoms. It lists Dr. A. H. Robinson of Detroit as the sender and promises a free trial copy upon request, urging readers to act quickly.
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