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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1913
Page
10
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound is advertised to end grippe and break up severe colds with two hourly doses until three taken. It claims relief from headache nasal congestion feverishness sneezing sore throat and rheumatic aches, with no guanine and no after effects. Drugstores supply it and substitutes are discouraged.
Mr and Mrs E W Stocker of Kane township celebrated their fifty fifth wedding anniversary on January twenty first with many relatives and friends present. Stocker traced to California in 1849 and married Mary Van Meter who came to the country in 1854.
An old advertisement urges keeping Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand to head off colds. It claims no opiates, soothes inflamed air passages, and stops coughing, potentially saving a doctor's bill. Uses yellow package and is sold by druggists.
Trenton N J January 28 President elect Wilson heard a suggestion to hold his inauguration night reception at the White House instead of the Capitol but said it would be impractical. He noted 12 000 visitors in Washington that night and that the event should not be by invitation.
A Southern husband touts his wife’s health improvement after four weeks on Grape-Nuts with cream noting better appetite digestion and energy for daily tasks. He recounts poor health for 18 years and credits the cereal and milk for her renewed strength. The testimonial from Battle Creek Michigan cites The Road to Wellville and ends with a note about reader letters.
Fresno telegraph reports W J Reid received six years in state prison for forgery. The Rockford born con man, once involved in arson trials and wide scale depredations, was arrested in Fresno after attempting to swindle the Commercial Bank of Sanger California. He is linked to several relatives in Rockford and had a history of frauds across multiple states.
Iowa plans a women only reformatory with $150000 state funding. Mrs. Ann Edworthy steers the effort, using cross party support to push the bill, seeking a woman warden and staff if approved. The Black Plague bill also resurfaces to require disease reporting and strict quarantines with WCTU backing.
Grinnell Iowa hosts a woman suffrage primary with speeches stumping the streets and motion pictures. Grinnell Commercial Club led by Brande coordinates the vote and state suffrage Committee monitors the drive with speakers Dr Martha Welpton and Ada Hopkins among those slated. Voters 18 plus will cast ballots under standard primary rules with women judges and no smoking at polls.
A Noblesville resident reports Foley Kidney Fills improved his kidney trouble after trying other remedies. He notes family members also benefited and urges taking the product at the first sign of kidney problems. Available through all druggists.
Three Muskogee residents Dr. T C Rogers J B McClusky and George Butte traveled to Berlin to assess Dr Friedmann s tuberculosis cure They say after four days of investigation the Friedmann cure is not a fact and a cable warns others to disbelieve the claims McCluskey confirms his brother s view and notes both men are tubercular patients now.
St. Petersburg reports Russia studying automobile use in war. Government agents have approached American and other interests about establishing a factory in Russia under guaranteed annual orders for freight and passenger cars and possible government takeover at valuation in war. Russian agents also seek emergency credits from European centers and open a training school for officers in military automobile handling.
Council Bluffs Iowa January 28 Henry J Rommell a Silver City rural carrier employed by the post office admitted stealing a one dollar bill from the Silver City post office. He was brought to Council Bluffs by Deputy U S Marshal W A Gronew and bound over to the federal grand jury in eight hundred dollar bail before U S Commissioner W F Supp.
A Utah proposal by Dr. Jane W. Sheffield would require a certificate of fitness before marriage and authorize sterilization of the unfit. The bill aims to prevent "criminals and the incurably insane" from marrying and to build a state bureau to maintain records for welfare and the pursuit of a "superman."
A twentieth century mustard oil ointment offers relief from aches and pains without blistering. The ad touts MusteroIe as a clean white preparation refined from high grade mustard oil, applied directly to the skin with fingertips for fast soothing effect.
An advertising notice extols MUSTER OLE Musterole as penetrating and effective for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup asthma neuralgia and many pains. It markets 25¢ 50¢ jars with a $2.50 hospital size and offers mail order from Cleveland Ohio or local druggists. A testimonial from Mrs James Horlick in West Philadelphia cites its benefits for her 4 year old son’s severe bronchitis.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a rapid remedy for kidney and bladder issues and rheumatism. It claims the product cleans kidneys, dissolves uric acid, soothes bladder lining, and cures long standing cases with few doses. The copy asserts universal efficacy and offers refunds if it fails.
Iowa City January 28 report says the last trace of Old South Hall a landmark of the University of Jews will be torn down. Old South Hall built 1865 south of the old capitol housed collegiate medical and dental departments. It was destroyed by fire March 30 and will be cleared after the blaze.
Health and Beauty offers readers a lineup of tonics and potions for complexion hair and eyes. Suggestions include spurunax lotion for sallow skin and protection against weather and freckles, a simple hair shampoo using canthrax, quinzain hair tonic, a tonic for boosting energy and blood purification, and Delatone for hair removal.
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