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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1910
Page
3
A mother from Amana reports her five year old daughter suffered measles followed by a severe scalp humor. After failed treatments, Cuticura Soup Ointment and related remedies cleared the scalp in weeks and renewed hair growth. She recommends Cuticura to others.
The west side of the river raises a liberty pole near the post office, about one foot base diameter and over one hundred feet tall, topped with a tin ball and streamer. Rev A G Eberhart commends the display as a credit to local enterprise and patriotism, following a Republican rally in Independence with speeches by Joseph A Chapline and J L Dorrance.
An early republic club formed with Cicero Close as president and G F Jackson as secretary. Officers elected included J G Forbes as vice president and W Bowen as treasurer, with C Close and other members on the executive committee. Resolutions endorsed the Chicago Republican platform and Iowa City convention nominees. The Cedar Valley Fourth celebration drew 2,500 to 3,000 people with a morning procession, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, an oration by H B Allen, and a Waterloo Brass Band performance. Balloon ascensions and fireworks capped the event, with notable contributions from Judges Couch and Hubbard.
Cedar Falls July reports show Wilbert Maynard ill with typhoid danger while visitors Mrs Moon and Zel la Moon travel from Boulder to Vinton then Evanston Ill to attend Miss Zella Maynard. Numerous visits, arrivals, and weddings fill College Hill. Rev Titus Lowe ill. Miss Irma Keene wedding plans. many locals travel, visit, and host.
New York July 12 A crowd of more than 10 000 black residents greeted champion boxer Jack Johnson as he arrived on the Twentieth Century Limited. Police barred a parade but dozens of cars escorted him to a friend's hotel amid dense throngs at Grand Central Station.
In New York, July 12, a riot erupted at the American Roof Garden after fake moving pictures of the Jeffries Johnson bout drew 3000 fans who demanded refunds. The 185 pound Jeffries leapt into the crowd and the match ended swiftly as the audience booed and the show stopped.
A report notes that genuine pictures are not yet developed and are not expected to be ready for exhibition until mid next week, following earlier claims of a management trick. The situation centers on delays in producing authentic images for public viewing.
Worg e W Perkins of Hannibal Missouri and Miss Caroline Gompton of Hannibal Missouri wed at the Stewart home 460 Rick er street in Waterloo with Justice J. H. Dempster officiating. The ceremony was witnessed by the bride’s immediate relatives and the couple proceed to Hannibal where Perkins works as a pharmacist.
Milwaukee reports Wisconsin forest fires this year have cost lumbermen and settlers about 3 million dollars. Roughly 300 families are homeless, with detailed future timber cruiser reports expected to finalize figures. The worst area lies north of Chippewa Falls, covering fifty by forty miles, with about 1.25 million in losses there, including 200,000 for the Wisconsin Central railroad.
Great Western telegraph operators are voting on a strike proposition after demanding a 19 percent wage rise while the company offers a 5 percent increase. The outcome will determine labor action and potential service disruptions.
Real estate transfers reported by Black Hawk County Abstract Co list multiple parcels. Aydin E. Shelley to A. Shelley half of lot 4 block 16 Mullarkey addition Cedar Falls for 100 dollars. Helen Kalichek to Edith Kubitchek three lots Waterpower addition Waterloo for 1200 dollars. Hugh E. Taylor to Ella Mackey part of lots 3 4 5 block 4 Millers addition Waterloo for 1 dollar. Anna M. Larson et al to Hugh Smith land in sections 28 89 14 and 43 8 14 valued at 13132.50 dollars. Smith to Geo Morning land in 33 89 14 for 7000 dollars. Cedar Valley Development Co to Susan Moore lot 470 Pleasant View addition Waterloo for 120 dollars. Robert E. Montague to George B. Cook lot in Burnside plat for 1000 dollars. J C Barrios et al to W E Stoner part of lot 20 block 3 Cowan’s 2nd addition Waterloo for 1 dollar.
A Kansas man testifies Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his St Vitus dance after eighteen months of illness and ineffective medical care. He describes tremors, jerking, speech difficulty, and loss of coordination improving after taking the pills. The ad asserts further relief for sciatica neuralgia and other nervous ailments and offers a free booklet and mail order details.
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