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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
1
Charley Doolin, leader of the Philadelphia National League team, brings his squad home after a rainy Southern training trip. He says better results await on home grounds than the tough weather faced on the road.
A survey of baseball chatter notes Walsh a renowned batter and White a rising youngster in Waco. Columbus declines a field captain again. Bill Friel will not break the eight year rule. Manager Kelley seeks waivers on Delahanty and Jones after contract refusals. Boston and Ward outfields praised. Gilmore sold to Buffalo. Borton shows Hal Chase potential in Waco workouts. Meyers brings oranges from Riverside to Giants. Knight to join Senators April 6 for dentistry study. Ball plans retirement. McKean trims pounds. Fanwell sold to New Haven. Wills from Burlington joins Memphis. pitching marks noted.
Roy Hartzell, formerly with St. Lentz, who joined New York in 1910 amid the Jimmy Austin trade, has filled several positions for the Highlanders and seems a stronger player this spring.
In Dubuque Iowa on March 29 authorities tried to vacate the home of Mrs Marr Bo who resisted removal. The confrontation drew sharp attention to local schooling plans as officials pursued the site for a new school.
A commission valued Mrs Boland’s home at 4500 and promised compensation for inconvenience as the school board moves to acquire land. The 69 year old resident refused to leave, vowing she will be carried out if necessary. She has lived there 34 years and will not sell or move from the residence despite the bequest of her father. She remained in the home late yesterday, hysterical and determined.
Iowa City March 29. Statistics compiled by Miss Alice Wilkinson show Iowa girls increased their lung capacity over two years by more than twenty points. Figures for 1909 to 1911 rise from 157 to 173.6, but abdominal and chest measurements lag. Demographic details include ages, weights, heights, and eye and hair colors of couples.
Amusements note that The Spring Maid will be heard at Waterloo on Wednesday in an exact reproduction of the original Viennese presentation. Fraulein Mizzi Hajos, the Hungarian star, reprises the leading feminine role. The work is praised as the last word in night opera and a predictor of future musical entertainment. It calls for a brilliant lavish setting for its quaint tale of wood nymphs and legendary figures.
Congregation at Logan Avenues Evangelical Church in Waterloo faces shock as Rev J G Walz, serving two years, is elected presiding elder of the Des Moines district and must move to the capital. The appointment is announced during a prayer meeting as members express sorrow and fear over his departure with the church’s growth. It may be days before his successor is named. Back pain report mentions kidney trouble claim and praises Foley Kidney Pills for relief.
Ella Reiter returns home after visiting near Raymond while Ed McGarvey visits Waterloo and Dike. Joseph and Robert Kerr ship cattle from Voorhies. Teachers attend Waterloo convention. Ethyn Conry and Hazel Stubbs visit Tom Conry. Gertrude McGarvey closes term in district No. 9. Mrs. Wurr and Mrs. Walsh visit sister Anna Elliot in Tracr. Louis Webber cuts wood for Peter Beck. Theodore Klein a Blessing caller. Mase Murphy closes winter term in district No.4. John Rosaner sprains ankle in Cherokee wrestling match. Mrs. William Klein celebrated eighty ninth birthday with friends and relatives. Louis Klein visits La Porte. Common cause of insomnia is stomach disorders. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by all dealers.
John C. Busby of Independence Iowa issues a cheerful forecast blending weather lore and astronomy. He claims Mars Saturn and Venus influence climate and calamities, noting April should be warm with showers and oats sown by late April while optimism prevails as winter recedes.
Fiddlers from Pacific Junction and Glenwood plan a contest in Glenwood on April 5 to decide the Missouri bottom fiddling championship. Last year’s event drew top players, with Pacfic Junction claiming superiority. The Glenwood Women’s Club and Pacific Junction Commercial Club run the event, with contestants receiving half of the receipts and the clubs splitting the rest.
W H Holmes of Decorah Iowa Journal reports long suffering from piles and hemorrhoids. After using Meritol Pile Remedy on the recommendation of his druggist, distress eased after only half a package and has not returned. Exclusive agents Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Store.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle effective substitute for calomel promising clear skin and improved health. It claims cleansing the blood bowels and liver, preventing bad breath dullness and constipation, and urges nightly use for a week to see results. The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio markets the product at 2.50 per box.
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