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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
7
The ad promotes men’s suits in grays tans browns and blues with mohair serges or silk, mentioning options like chalk and pinstripes and Norfolks. Prices range from 22.50 to 25 dollars, highlighting large retail availability worldwide through major stores.
A Illinois man’s planned Waterloo wedding failed when Clerk Fred Pettit refused to issue a license, citing Iowa law barring marriage within a year of a divorce. The groom, believing Illinois law allowed it, sought a mandamus but did not obtain it. The ceremony never took place.
William Taylor president of the Oklahoma City Ad Men club is in Waterloo on business. He formerly led the city club during the Town Criers trip to Dallas and organized Waterloo delegation entertainment. Taylor met Mayor Thompson and Waterloo residents and plans a short stay after several days in the east.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. O’Leary of 329 Jefferson street faced a harrowing illness cycle. He recovered from smallpox while his wife fell into a critical breakdown, unconscious for two days as quarantine had just been lifted. The boarding house with seventeen boarders escaped infection.
General markets note thin offerings and rising wheat prices after a bearish government report. July wheat swung from 887 8 to 93 8 with May driving gains. corn and oats gained on crop damage in Argentina and dry Illinois Indiana conditions. Pork and ribs led a mixed live cattle/provisions pit with July pork at 19.32 and ribs at 11.02 1 2.
South Omaha reports today cattle receipts at 300 with steady to mixed pricing across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs open higher and close steady. cattle open dull and finish dull. sheep open lower in Omaha while Chicago markets show varied movement and prices with corn and oats futures noted.
Fred Austin Illinois Central ticket agent returned from Chicago after talks with passenger agents of other lines about the Town Criers special to Baltimore. H. E. Kiester president of the Town Criers was in Chicago and conferred with railroad men. He will return tonight with final arrangements.
A boy aged about eleven describes severe facial sores and itching that vanished within two weeks after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. The letter from 1912 credits the treatment with curing eczema, rashes, ringworm, facial eruptions, and other skin sores, urging readers to obtain samples from Resinol Chemical Co. in Baltimore.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a Cedar county verdict against Dr. W N Moore in a malpractice case brought by Sidney C Cosine. The high court faulted the lower court for improper testimony and jury instructions. The decision reduces damages and notes the bill treatment was misapplied. Justice Evans wrote the opinion.
The case centers on a double compound jaw fracture with the plaintiff alleging unwarranted and negligent care. The defendant offered two possible methods and the plaintiff recalls asking the fare to another point. Rock Island officials received the request at 1 30 PM and by 5 30 PM the location of the woman was known to her husband, and she is now safe with friends.
A Waterloo man asked to locate his wife who had been missing for several days. J. T. Ryan of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad and his assistant Robert Johnson solved the case in under four hours. A speech impediment noted when she phoned for a ticket provided the crucial clue leading to a description of the woman. The union station clerk aided in the follow up.
Readings show yesterday's high 66 and low 57. Compared with last year, this day’s max rose and min fell from 49 to 57. Measurements noted on the ground floor Syndicate block.
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