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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1911
Page
3
Rome July reports claiming Pope Leo XIII is gravely ill are dismissed as nonsense though the pontiff is slower in recovering from attacks. Pius X remains robust yet aged 76, enjoying fresh air and still presiding at long audiences while relatives visit.
New York July Edward W L Harper once tried to corner the Chicago wheat market in 1887. He lost six million dollars in twenty minutes and wrecked the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati, where he was vicepresident, leading to a ten year Ohio penitentiary sentence. In supplementary proceedings on a $2,744 judgment, Harper disclosed no income and that his Harper & Sons iron and steel commission business has not earned money.
An old advertisement touts a free kidney remedy claiming to ease pain in the bladder kidneys and back within a week. It promises relief from scalding or frequent urination and lists symptoms like eye strain, sluggish bowels, leg cramps, and sleeplessness. The message invites readers to request a free copy by writing to the promoter at a P.O. box in Look Building.
A large audience attended the advanced music students recital at the teachers college. Miss Elzaberth Bunney performed with Adolph Kamer on violin and Miss Effie Elles. The program included Farewell Ye Spring and The Dove. Miss Bunney plans voice study in Europe, likely departing in the fall for Germany. Rev J A Windell and family hosted visitors from Chicago bound for Burma, India. A family reunion gathered Prof. Gist’s relatives at College Hill. Travelers Mr and Mrs Mueller and E Mueller enjoyed an auto tour from St Paul to Mason City, noting an unpunctured tire trip.
Mr Perry A Pitman of Dale Texas says a single bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured him after four months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble and gall stones. Ask for K J Joder & Son. Notice Lost Six Calves Notify Courier office.
Dr Harvey W. Wiley, head of the bureau of chemistry and father of the pure food law, joins the Nonsmokers of America in Washington. He predicts smoking and tobacco chewing in public will fade within fifteen years and urges bans in public places and cars. He argues a private choice ends where it affects the community, likening it to a sanitary crusade.
City librarian Miss Fanny Duren announces a four station library extension during July and August. Washington, McKinley, Westfield and Lowell school buildings will host library days with home use borrowing and picture books for children. Diarrhea remedy ad follows.
Mason City Iowa July 8 officers found seven ropes about fifteen feet long with nooses in the attic of the Leslie Miller residence near Elma. Miller shot his wife and two children on July 3 and could have planned to hang each family member and himself. Mrs Miller had previously persuaded him to deed half the farm to her, then she left home.
Marshal Ed Yohn faced a grand jury in Greene County Missouri on July 26 for the fatal shooting of George Mettler during an attempted arrest on June 26. Mettler died from a bullet wound to the small intestine after resisting arrest on a Rock Island locomotive. The bond was set at 10000 and posted. The preliminary hearing before Justice C B Weston concluded around 9 PM and the next Butler County grand jury will meet in September at Allison.
Washington officials indicate the Lorimer investigation may extend beyond the summer adjournment. The Senate committee plans to hear witnesses in Washington and then visit Chicago and Springfield, delaying a full report. Counsel need time to review crews and provisions for testimony.
Real estate transfers recorded by Black Hawk abstracts include Hemenway to Bennison for lot 5 block 10 in Cedar Falls for 1200 dollars. Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill to Reeder for lot 22 in Waterloo for 3900 dollars. Budd to Cole for part of lot 1 block 19 Doe addition Waterloo for 1500 dollars. Kidder to Chamberlin for parts of lots 3 and 6 original East Waterloo for 1 dollar. Chamberlin to Kidder for parts of lots 1 and 4 block 18 East Waterloo for 1 dollar. Lincoln to Storm for part of lots 1 and 4 block 15 Milford R. Hughes to Knapp for part of lot 3 block 13 Hayes addition Waterloo for 1 dollar. Balliett to Sheldon for lot 3 block 4 Mansons 2nd Albert Lincoln to Storm for 1 block 22 Cedar River park Waterloo for 600 dollars.
Justice Baird, annoyed by loud gum chewing in Neenah Wisconsin, ordered chewing to stop. He passed around a plug of tobacco offering a chance to chew, asserting control of courtroom decorum.
Frank Winters a War of 61 veteran overcame chronic dyspepsia with Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets after years of suffering. He praised the tablets and asked for two $1 boxes, reporting life changing relief from the climate and medicine. Available in 25c 50c and $1 sizes with a sample box free.
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