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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
1
A collage of baseball gossip covers expanded innnings, player moves, and betting tales. Ottumwa’s manager Shannon shifts to Muscatine, Joe Burg may join the Packers, and Joe Gans makes a comeback in boxing. A Rudyard Kipling style spoof about Obug Raymond mocks fame and drink.
East High will field a track team this year with Verne Lichty elected captain. A big upcoming rivalry looms as Grundy Center and West High prepare for their Saturday basketball game, while East and West High squads both boast strong records. Girls teams from both schools meet simultaneously, and West High’s seconds travel to Waverly Friday for the boys and girls contests.
Minneapolis buyer WW Savage secures options on Hedgewood Bay and Lady Maud C from Daddy Crabtree, with contracts drawn on pacehorses George Gano and others. The plan centers on four famed harness horses, including Dan Patch and Minor Heir, aiming to set team racing records and present a historic exhibit in 1910. Gano sold for about 420,000. Dan Patch cost 860,000 and Minor Heir 445,000, creating a record-breaking stable.
The Elwin Strong company continues capacity crowds at the Syndicate Theatre with The Gambler and the Lady as a top weekly feature. The program includes a Friday bill of A False Friend, a Saturday matinee toy for children, and nightly vaudeville acts led by Miss Gertrude Maitland with a rotating slate of performers. Maxwell-Hall Stock Co presents A Daughter of the People at Waterloo with free ladies admission and seat reservations required by 6 pm.
Readers in several cities debate banning sword like hat pins used by women for self defense. Des Moines officials hear requests to regulate pin length amid reports of injuries on crowded streetcars. Some defend keeping pins as protection while others urge a return to safer hat securing methods.
Charles City March 3 The baseball situation is warming up as the management and board of directors name Emil Theno president A B C Dodd secretary Dr J A McLeod Joe Clemens and D C Hunter. Ted Greene is secured again to manage the team and has signed Ed Davis of Des Moines to play this season. Other players are negotiating contracts while Greene travels to Des Moines then Iowa City March 15 for a month at the state college before active operations begin.
A program of ye olden times by ye women folks of ye lodge day class of Mr Lotus Sarvey in ye first M B church. To be held at ye parsonage 920 Randolph Street on Friday evening March 4 at early candlelight. Dialogue worldy songs and speaking will be done for ye edifying. An offering of one and one half dimes will be taken at ye door.
Rev Beeman spoke at Walnut Street Baptist on Is the Devil in the Dollar arguing money can aid or ruin faith. He warned prosperity can threaten the soul while money earned for family needs can be good. He cautioned against the era of wealth worship and noted the church revival drew the best weeknight attendance. The morning meeting with pastors proved inspiring and the Sunbeam chorus prepared to sing Friday. Tonight Beeman tackles Is the Devil in Disease at the revival service.
Harrie Storey known as Harrie Moore suffered a severe lip injury and lost three teeth after a colt at Ludden market kicked him when he touched the horse. He was treated at home of his grandparents, 1215 Bluff Street, and rested today. The animal was unshod, limiting damage.
Washington March 3 Captain Fritz Duquesne of the German East Africa lion hunter and ...
Former Boer fighter Captain Duquesne warned yesterday that the Roosevelt party may carry the sleeping sickness infection in their blood. He said the virus could surface before they reach Europe or America, noting the disease often remains dormant for months.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless home remedy for piles. It claims instant relief, a private, noninvasive process, and a full cure with a 50 cent full-sized box. Free trial package offered by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan.
Mrs. C. C. Gorkey of Northfield Virginia says Dr Miles Heart Remedy cured her heart trouble after five years of distress. She reports relief within weeks and full recovery after six bottles. The ad claims heart weakness is nervous and muscular, not necessarily diseased, and offers a money-back guarantee via pharmacists.
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