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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
1
An advertisement promotes Pep- oda as a wonder worker for stomach distress. It promises rapid relief after meals and urges readers to join the "I Feel Fine Club." The copy contrasts Pep- oda with druggy remedies, touting pure vegetable pepsin and soda and urging readers to buy thirty ounces for 35 cents from their druggist.
Four northern clubs Waterloo Dubuque Davenport and Rock Island held a Rock Island meeting to craft a schedule for next season and urged President Tearney to convene a Chicago meeting March 15. Officials discussed opposing a ten club league and keeping Waterloo in the circuit while warning of costs and court actions tied to injunctions.
Warning against mercury ointments for catarrh and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure. Claims mercury harms mucous membranes and body while Hall's remedy, manufactured in Toledo, is taken internally and targets mucous surfaces. Advises buyers to ensure genuineness and proper labeling.
Waterloo West High dominated the court beating Algona High 35 to 14. Glen Whittle scored 27 of West Highs 35 points and shut down Algonas Little, erasing the visitors title hopes and leaving West High and Grundy Center as cup contenders with upcoming games to decide the outcome.
The piece riffs on baseball politics and a proposed league meeting in Rock Island, with mentions of diplomats and managers including Frank Boyle and W. Hollenbeck. It toys with where the gathering might occur, hinting at Sunday business by southern magnates and the chance of a changing baseball scene.
New Hartford veterinary surgeon Frank Fuller faced a police court arraignment for being drunk after returning from Canada where he handled estate matters. He admitted to drunkenness and was fined 7.95. The piece also mentions other local cases of vagrancy and small-town civic snow jokes.
Chicago March 11. The central state interscholastic basketball title game at the Evanston Y.M.C.A. saw Sioux City high school defeat Grundy Center 41 to 34. Grundy Center, after an earlier loss, was eliminated with this result as Osborn and Hutchings drew fouls for Sioux City. Hasbrook starred for Grundy Center with limited support.
Des Moines March 11 advisory board of the Iowa National Guard recommended 150 officers to the U S war department to join Mexican border maneuvers. selections based on merit and order of signaling in correspondence schools include Gen. James R. Lincoln Col. Chantland Col. Allen, with many captains majors and lieutenants listed by name.
A vintage advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion fermentation and stomach misery within five minutes after a single dose. It asserts the remedy fixes dyspepsia, sour stomach, heartburn, and related symptoms by regulating the out of order stomach and aiding digestion of any food.
The report tracks gains in salaries and wages, establishments, materials costs, product value, and value added by manufacture from 1904 to 1909. Establishments rose 34 percent from 173 to 232, with product value up 29 percent to 17.63 million. Salaried officers increased 63 percent, and wage earners rose 10 percent from 3,840 to 4,237.
Census Bureau issues preliminary summary of Davenport Illinois manufacturing in 1904 to 1909 showing gains across categories. Noting steam laundries as new, figures are preliminary and subject to revision. Salaried officers and clerks up 63 percent, miscellaneous expenses up 56 percent, other items up 35 percent.
A dialog excerpt shows two speakers unsure if Bella is a friend, noting no mutual acquaintance. The exchange mirrors a humorous misunderstanding printed in the Illustrated Bits feature.
An advertisement explains blood as composed of corpuscles nourishing the body. It argues inherited bad blood causes skin diseases, rheumatism, catarrh, ulcers, and scrofula. It promotes S S S as a universal purifier from TheSwiftSpecificCo Atlante Ga, claiming cures for many blood disorders and offering a free book.
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