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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
26
Seventy five youths answered the altar call at Grace Church for a revival service led by Rev J B Johnson on Journeys to the Land of Greatness. The Epworth league and Sunday school drew about three hundred attendees as the nightly meetings continue through the week with St Paul’s orchestra aiding tonight.
In Iowa Falls on March 12, B Wiggins defeated Tracy Armstrong 1157 to 82 in a school board race. The board calls a special election for April 7 to decide a $75,000 bond issue. The notice also warns against unscrupulous solicitors and adverts.
Ames March 12. Scores of prominent state figures will attend a welcome for Secretary James Wilson at Iowa State College. Governor Clarke will head a delegation for a 11:45 convocation with Wilson and Clarke addressing students and citizens. A guest procession, luncheon, reception, and 7:20 banquet follow.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as harmless pleasant to take and effective for children. It claims universal favor with mothers and notes it is sold by all dealers.
A traveler writes to the Courier complaining about the door arrangement to the toilet room on interurban car No 34. He notes a drunken passenger on the Waterloo trip offended several ladies by the door opening toward the seats and urges the door be moved to avoid facing the car interior.
Local notes from Frederika March 10 include visits by the Farnums and Pratt family, Ruth Wentworth nursing, and a few moving plans. News of Dave Slack's death shocks the town, while preparations for Easter programs and a community social at the hall on March 14 are announced.
Des Moines news: House committee on commerce and trade recommends passage of the Zenzen bill restricting sale of firearms and weapons with penalties for carrying concealed weapons. It aligns with Missouri law and allows two year prison terms. also forwarded are the Newcomb bill for three year liquor penalties and other measures. Real estate transfers listed include numerous parcels in Cedar Falls Waterloo and Voorhies with values up to $21,200.
Marshalltown March 12 A couple long separated by death meets again after forty years at the Iowa Soldiers Home. Robert L. Bird 68 and Mrs Lucy A Cromwell 69, both residents, fall in love and wed. Bird was a former farmer near Hampton and Cromwell a widow once married to Frank C Cromwell of Company A Twelfth Town infantry. The pair reconnected after years apart, with Bird returning to the home in 1911 and the marriage following shortly after.
New York on March 12 reports that Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels aligned with a robust naval program while Secretary of State William J. Bryan opposes large armaments. Naval officers note Daniels’ influence favors strengthening the fleet amid administration debate.
The report notes lawmakers favoring two battleship appropriations in the recent Debt to the House over the naval appropriation act while accusing rivals of pork barrel tactics. Daulely urges friends to back the naval plan and Daniels is commended for hard work at the department, logging long hours and attending cabinet meetings past four oclock.
The article discusses a broad government push led by Mr. Wikre and allies, opposing the reactionary wing in the Senate. It cites Attorney General Wickerstein’s influence and tariff revisions as central to the administration's strategy, while noting the Democratic Party's internal split over state rights and progressive reforms.
An old advertisement touts Sage Tea and Sulphur as a ready-to-use hair treatment called Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur. It claims to restore natural color, stop dandruff and hair loss, and can be applied with a sponge to strands for overnight results. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a natural remedy for headaches biliousness and constipation. It touts the product as made from luscious figs and senna, warns against imitations, and urges readers to look for the genuine California Syrup Company label on the bottle.
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