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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
3
A boy named Walter runs away with goblins who force him to do chores. They push him to sweep, pick chips, and clean a ruined table, while his mother appears at lunch and offers a chance to return home. Walter agrees to do the porch chores after lunch.
A Waterloo Courier retrospective recalls the 1901 heat wave with temperatures peaking at 107 on July 24 and multiple days above 100. The piece contrasts then with today, noting prostrations, melted wax in Frank Bros window, and calls for early-afternoon closures to cope with extreme heat.
Mrs Minnie Crippen applies for letters of administration for her mother Susan C Dean er estate consisting of Cedar township farm lands renting for 1200 dollars yearly and personal property.
Mr and Mrs W H Weirich of Jacksonville Illinois visit Mrs Weirichs parents Mr and Mrs W R Walker on Third Street West Mrs Weirich formerly was Miss Virginia Walker
Market session features heavy blackberry crop with two boxes for a quarter and fresh produce like mammoth sugar peas from Mr Tournier near Cedar Heights. Prices show peaches at 20 cents a basket, sweet corn 15 cents a dozen, potatoes 30 cents a peck. An appeal seeks separate stalls for hucksers to separate from growers. An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for hay fever and asthma relief.
Buffalo July 24 Driver Childs was fined 250 dollars and all pools were declared off on the race featuring Leita J winner of the 2 14 pace in the Grand Circuit at Fort Erie yesterday afternoon. The King George V stake for 2 16 trotters was won by Tenara driven by Ben Yon.
Taxpayers poked fun at the county for a brown lawn as James J. Rainbow was named water boy at the board meeting. He sprinkles the lawn with a substitute in a small boy and signs urging to keep off the grass retreat as life returns to the courthouse greens.
E L Johmappa of Leavitt Johnson Trust, a Black Hawk County banker, argues the Glass Owen currency bill is crucial but flawed. He warns federal control via a seven member reserve board risks political interference, uneven bank profits, and potential inflation, urging bankers and business people to push for changes before Congress.
A reader from Bloomington Illinois touts 8 8 8 as a miraculous blood purifier and cures for rheumatic and nervous conditions. TheSwift Specific Co advertises a vegetable formula, claims superiority to minerals, and offers a free book and sample advice from Atlanta Georgia.
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam is claimed to have cured diarrhoea and related illnesses in millions over 66 years. It supposedly avoids dangerous drugs, does not cause constipation, tastes pleasant, and is safe for all ages with a 35 cent price.
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