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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
10
A nostalgic advertisement touts Diapep sin as a fast cure for stomach misery and indigestion. It claims five minute relief, harmless candy like taste, and digestion of food with a healthy appetite, urging readers to buy a fifty cent cage and ask pharmacists to show the formula.
Marshalltown Iowa January 29. City council adopts ordinance making it a misdemeanor for railroads to house laborers in bunk cars within the city limits with fines from one to one hundred dollars plus costs. Measure aims to curb nuisance from refuse and debris near residences and preserve public health. Exception for cars used on regular transportation.
Cambridge Massachusetts January reports associate professor Frank Burr Mallory of Harvard Medical School proved that pertussis bacillus causes whooping cough. His experiments on puppies rabbits and children traced the disease pathway and its ciliary interference leading to the spasmodic cough and distinctive whoop.
Advertises Meritol Nair Tonic as keeping the scalp healthy and hair color from fading while preventing loss. Claims regular use makes hair soft and fluffy with improvements noted by customers. Mentions Hen Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Co as vendors.
Des Moines Iowa January 29 special reports a wave of proposed education and political reforms. Senator Da Wolf and Representative Atkinson push bills to rescind removals of engineering from Iowa City and domestic science from Anex. Senator Webber seeks a future policy outline. Hutchinson bills redraw state senatorial districts aiming for near equalization. Webber also proposes an administration right for Iowa loan and trust companies to act as executors and guardians with court bonds.
The late Will Carleton the Poet of the Farm left a will filed in Brooklyn dated December 17 1912 two days before his death. He bequeathed all to his nephew Norman E Goodrich of Brooklyn. He leaves only two surviving relatives niece Mrs Clara Blossom of Toledo and Charles E Goodrich of Redfield.
New York reporters note Mrs. William A. Hall and her son Melvin completed a 40000 mile auto journey spanning 33 countries. The amateur drivers reportedly faced no major accidents, using 117 tires and 5000 gallons of gas. The trip began June 10, 1911, in New York, with drives through Europe Asia and the Americas ending back in the United States.
Sheridan county faces a legal tangle with two competing boards after election officials were chosen. The county auditor has not recognized either as official, while both boards have presented bonds and conducted business. Courts are expected to decide which board is lawful.
Evangelist Bell led the Union Revival at the First M. E. Church with Rev. B. R. Wiener opening prayer and Miss Allen Hasen leading a solo. Bell warned that many death bed conversions are spurious and urged immediate prayer and remembrance of Christ.
Otto Miller an 88 year old factory worker pled guilty to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm after threatening North Waterloo witnesses and drawing a revolver on Officer Mahlis. Judge Platt sentenced Miller to ninety days in the county jail and ordered costs. Miller claimed intoxication and denied penitentiary terms noting it was his first trouble.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets touted as a natural bowel and liver stimulant that purifies the system and sweetens breath without the harsh effects of calomel. They are advertised as a vegetarian olive-oil tablet sold by the Olive Tablet Company in Columbus at ten and twenty cents per box.
West High eyes a Cedar Falls High School game Friday at 7 30 p m in Cedar Falls Gym. Coach Mallory praises players after strong showings and plans lineup changes for upcoming state rivals. East High coach Whiteside boosts east teams as they prepare for Cedar Rapids away contest.
Advertisement offers a free trial of a new home asthma cure promising immediate relief from wheezing and paroxysms. It claims success regardless of age climate or duration, and asks readers to mail a coupon with no payment required.
Advertisement touts Solace Remedy as a safe treatment for rheumatism neuralgia and headaches. It claims to dissolve uric acid crystals, purify blood, and be opiate free under the Pure Food and Drugs Law.letters of testimonials and free samples are offered by the Solace Remedy Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
The fragment promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for paralysis and rheumatic pain and suggests massage of affected parts provides relief. It mentions the product is sold by all dealers and ends with an advertisement tag.
In Des Moines on January 24 an investigation into records of H Gralek, former clerk of Carrell county, found a cash shortage of 5748.80. Poorman's audit covered Jan 2 1909 to Jan 2 1918. Gralek shot himself with a revolver after employer scrutiny. He was married with two children. The report cites unaccounted fees totaling 27027 14 from 1908 to 1918 and irregularities in the county treasurer records and receipts.
A four year period shows a clerk paid but not recorded in the cash book, totaling $4 804.04. A separate account schedule lists a shortage of $811.56 in fees owed to various persons. An additional item of $80.94 should have been remitted to Mr Gretek by the former clerk per the accountant's report.
Shenandoah and Waterson areas are cited in a supreme Court decision. The ruling covers subscription payments and related charges while identifying parties and pending actions against unnamed residents.
Fragmentary notice touts new gymnasium apparatus and devices claimed to strengthen students and aid health. The text mentions cough remedies and school benefit, with unclear references to equipment and programs for pupils.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally, restore color, and remove dandruff and scalp itching. It claims subtle, even coverage with nightly applications and thicker, glossier hair after one or two uses. Sold by WL Taggart.
A doctor's offer promises to send a medicine free of charge to prove it drives uric acid from the system, strengthens kidneys and bladder, stops rheumatic pains, and reconstructs blood and nerves. Readers are asked to send symptom numbers, age, and address to Dr T Frank Lytot in Chicago for a no cost trial and a medical book.
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