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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1912

Page

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Carnations Roses and Violets Sale At Drain Street Shop

A local ad notes big price cuts on carnations bee dozen roses violets and other flowers. Prices start at 1.00 per hundred and customers are urged to submit design work.

COLLINS READY FOR HARD BOUT WITH BROWN IN WATERLOO

Chicago wrestler Nick Collins letters optimism to meet Curt Brown in Waterloo with confidence in speed offsetting Brown's weight. Brown, 154 pounds and lighter, prepares for a tough tri city bout after drawing Slaymaker in Rock Island and facing Collins in Waterloo next Thursday night.

Carl Brown Nick Collins Chicago Collins Brown The Courier Sporting Imolstar Courier Curt Brown Mr. Brown Crelone Thompson Rovers Davenport Jesse ‘Slaymaker Albany Ill Carl Drawn Tri-Cities Waterloo Rock Island John Voss Slaymaker Young Miller Trinity Wrestling Nick Colling Nick

Green Fire Marks Kilbane Parade Return to Cleveland

Cleveland observers anticipate a St Patrick’s Day celebration on March 18 with a monster parade for featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane returning on March 17. Green fire, special fireworks, and sky rockets will light the parade. Councilman Horrigan plans to propose city funding for the green fire.

Cleveland St. Patrick’s Johnny Kilbane Horrigan

Three Papers for Farmers Offer from Waterloo Courier

The Waterloo Evening Courier offers three papers for 3.19 by mail The Waterloo Evening Courier Iowa Homestead and a family awning titled Com The subscription includes a year for 5.70 payable in advance Open to old and new subscribers The Corn is a farmer focused publication devoted to corn grain and crosses for profit and to improving fertility and farm profits.

Waterloo Waterloo Evening Courier Iowa Homestead Des Moines Ule Watering Evening Courier

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Remedies

A derisive warning about catarrh cures containing mercury and mercury-based ointments. It cautions against using Hall’s Catarrh Cure by Fr. Cheney & Co Toledo and warns of internal damage from such preparations. The ad claims the products destroy the senses and upset the body’s systems and urges readers to avoid them.

Fr. Cheney & Co Toindo Toleda Chenes & Co Tres

Well Known Golfers Compete in Palm Beach Open

James R. Hyde and Gil Nicholls, two prominent American golfers, are participating in the Palm Beach open championship. Both players are described as being in splendid shape for the contests.

James R. Hyde Gil” Nicholls Palm Beach

Vaughn Working Hard For Highlanders Pennant Push

Jim Vaughn of the New York Highlanders is bending all efforts to reach top form for the American League pennant chase. The tall left hander displays strong pitching form and readiness for the season’s key battles.

Jim * Vaughn Jim” Vaughn New York Highlanders Vaughn

Prize Fight Then Glove Arts with Langford and McVea

In a rough Australian English report Langford lands solid blows while McVea dodges well. McVea absorbs shocks and parries with agile defense as Langford presses the attack. The piece also notes Jerry Downs nearing a third major league trial, after earlier stints with the Tigers and a 1909 Washington trade.

McVea Langford MecVea Jerry Downs Brooklyn Rerratt Washington Germany” Schaefer Jim Delehanty Minneapolis

New York Bout Plan Includes Reds and Yankees Camp

Manager Hank O Day seeks a series of practice games in Columbus Georgia with the Reds inviting Harry Wolverton to bring his team to the Rhinelanders camp. Suggs and Gaspar reported to O Day Tuesday as part of ongoing preparations and trial matchups for early season activity.

Hank O'Day Reds Yankees Columbus, Ga O'Day Harry Wolverton Rhinelanders Suggs Gaspar

Eddie Collins Called Greatest Second Baseman by Veteran

A Chicago veteran favors Eddie Collins of the Athletics as the greatest second baseman ever. He contrasts with views from friends of Johnny Evers and others who disagree, noting the shift from old to modern players.

Comiskey Chicago Eddie Collins The Athletics Johnny Evers

Match Between Wrayne and Burns Postponed on Coast

The bout between Johnny Wrayne and Frankie Burns on the coast was postponed due to authorities interference. A new attempt to stage the fight will be made.

Saat” Rae Johnny” Wrayne Frankie” Burns

Poley Kidney Pills Help Rochester Man Recover

CA Glossner of 24 Ontario St Rochester NX credits Poley Kidney Pills with curing a long kidney trouble. He reports rapid relief from backache dizziness and nighttime disturbances and says he is now 100 percent better after.trying the medicine advised by H W Taggart in the Evening Courier Want Ad.

Glossner Ontario St Rochester NX. C Tam Aries H.W. Taggart

Davenport team lists twenty three candidates for spring

The Davenport Pretzels announce a 23 player spring roster with eight pitchers and multiple infield and outfield candidates. Key names include J M Murphy Frank Goalby Chester Masters Joe L Wilson R E Blue C Nelson R Hendrix Bobby Clemens Johnny Godwin Otto Koepping and Bruce Koepp among others.

Davenport Dan O'Leary Tew Mink” League Pretzel Harry Selig Cleveland Frank Goalby Herrin Chester Masters Geneseo Frank Dick Ray Crabb C. Nelson Pretzels R. Hendrix Waterloo Joe L. Wilson Alex Reese Centralia Coleman and Walsh Last Fear R. E. Blue Milwaukee Wis Touts Robert Coleman A. J. Walsh John Godwin Robert Clemens Harry Onland John Sullivan

Mystery of Edwin Drood solved by Washington woman

Waterloo residents and Mrs A M Walker of Washington DC formerly Jennie Girton hear that she was commended by the Chicago Record Herald literary editor for her analysis and suggested solution to Dickens unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Her piece appeared around Dickens centenary.

Waterloo A. M Walker Washington, D. C Jennie Girton Chicago Record-Herald Edwin Drood Charles Dickens

Dickens Mystery Solved by Biographers. Mrs Walker at Center

The piece surveys Lang Chesterton and other biographers of Dick ens and concludes Edwin Dread was murdered by his uncle John Jasper, a finding that clues he will not reappear in the novel. Mrs Walker, daughter of Flora Girton, recently cared for her mother after a fall.

Chicago Andrew Lang Chesterton Dickens Edwin Dread John Jasper The Record- Herald Walker

Mustero le On Hand at Season for Many Aches

Keep MUSTEROLE On Hand Every family should have a jar of MUSTEROLE at hand this season for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back pains sprains and bruises It cures croupy children and prevents pneumonia. Sold by druggists or send 25 cents for mail order Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.

Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio

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