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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
3
A La Porte City area farm home burned when a neighbor raised alarms after a fire started with the Witt family inside. Mrs Witt, while washing, was burned trying to reach their upstairs baby who was rescued via ladder. The house was destroyed. a new home will be built soon. The piece also briefly promotes Foley Kidney Pills as an ad insertion.
An advertisement styled article promotes boranhim jujubes as a weight loss aid. It claims daily use of three to four jujubes disperses and eliminates oily secretions and fat. The piece presents the candy drops as a harmless remedy amid obesity ads.
July notes report banker August F. Dammrow, receiver for the Iowa & Omaha Short Line railroad, ready to issue $2,000 receivers' certificates for immediate needs. Train service may resume after repairs totaling about $1,000 are settled, with Treynor and Council Bluffs tied to a joint depot near the Iowa School for the Deaf and a potential bid from the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Car company. Also covered: Nutt in Waterloo bound over on misappropriation charges, a Denver switchman incident, and activity on Fort Dodge district trains.
Citizens consider a possible split between Chicago Great Western and Rock Island over the planned union depot. Questions about funding, land values, and timing linger after July first. Rock Island reportedly may build independently, risking a parallel Great Western project. local officials say no clear plan exists. An urged remedy remains a joint depot if agreement possible.
Judge J. H. Meyers resisted a bribe offer in police court this morning from farmer M. Y. Plater. Plater, who claimed honesty, was fined $3 (suspended to cover a $25 fine) after officials testified. A separate case fined Lon Lasure $25 for a fight with John South. Also mentions city road plans, guests from Town City and Glasgow, Iowa residents visiting Waterloo, and a hospital operation recovery.
Bridge committee of the city council seeks cooperation with the board of supervisors to open a new road from Black Hawk road to Fourth street, extending Ainsborough street. Concrete bridges will replace steel on Falls avenue and be used in the new route.
Freeport Newfoundland July 15. Robert Penniepacker, year and a half old, was severely scalded when his mother, carrying a pail of hot water, stumbled and spilled the contents over him. He was treated and not considered in danger. Also report of return from camping at Peek's bend by Mr. and Mrs. J D Miller and sons Roy and Glen, and Samuel Cook.
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