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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1910
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Diapepsin as a remedy for indigestion and related stomach misery. It promises quick relief from sour stomach, gas, heartburn, dizziness, and nausea. The copy touts a 46 to 50 cent price and claims rapid digestion and renewed appetite, urging readers to ask pharmacists for the formula.
Chicago report details juror Friant McCutchen and accomplice payment schemes linked to defense attorney Erbstein during the Browne trial. It recounts promised lucrative jobs, repeated visits to the attorney, and a series of staged payments totaling far less than expected.
The Republican county central committee in Ottumwa Virginia invites D. W. Hamilton J. Webber James Reed and Dan Steck to a joint debate with Republican Congressman Kendall C Shirtmore Frank Shane and L L Duke for the same office. The Democrats are expected to decline the challenge.
Washington dispatch reports five men detained in Acapulco after the Los Angeles Times building bombing. The American ambassador to Mexico and Consul Marion Letcher say authorities will pursue extradition if Los Angeles investigators confirm the suspects’ involvement.
Ames Iowa November 1 Special People defend present tiny white schoolhouses but Prof A V Storm of Iowa State College argues modern schools lack the country teachers of twenty to thirty years ago. He notes few professional country teachers, two year average tenures, and young town girls. Yet he praises modern courses emphasizing home economics and agriculture and predicts country schools will lead and bolster rural prosperity as communities visit schools with engaged teachers and active superintendents Miss Field Page county and Supt Benson Wright county spearhead the shift.
Lisbon crowd jeered former Premier Franco as he left court after being granted bail of 200000 dollars. He faces charges including issuing seventy illegal decrees and using crown funds to settle debts of King Carlos totaling 508900 dollars to augment the civil list.
A Salt Lake City woman recounts severe fatigue, weight loss, breathlessness, and heart palpitations, then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring color, strength, and appetite. The ad touts pink pills as a quick blood enricher and remedy for anemia and related ailments, urging postpaid orders.
Des Moines reports wage gains across trades and common labor. Brick masons earn 70 cents an hour now vs 30 cents in 1893, with 8 hour days. carpenters 50 cents vs 11.5, painters 45 cents vs 17.5, and overall common labor up 12.5 to 20 cents per hour. The piece argues wages growth offsets higher living costs and questions a return to earlier times.
Council Bluffs plans a large reduction in the Fairmount park deer herd to cut maintenance costs amid poor hay crops. About fifty deer remain and a Dubois Pennsylvania resident has offered fourteen does and two bucks, a major order likely to be accepted.
Dubois, principal owner of the town bearing his name, plans to place his animals in a park on his estate. Last week one deer sold for 50 dollars as officials consider an offer for the elk herd leader. Breeding elk and deer has largely funded herd maintenance in recent years.
Coroner's jury members George Barnes GC. B. Pfeiffer and William Hetts held the Rock Island railroad responsible for the death of Myrtle Moore who was struck Friday evening at the crossing by the old paper mill. The jury said the train exceeded city speed limits likely 35 mph and recommended city grade adjustments pedestrian lights at night and trimming trees west of the tracks to improve safety. Train crew testimony was taken with no new details about the accident.
Government probes the bathtub trust in Pittsburg as examiner Lindsay C. Spencer begins testimony before the U S circuit court. Edwin P. Grosvenor represents the government while Herbert Noble Hartwell P Heath and Frank G Walles defend Standard Sanitary Mfg Co and 15 other corporations. Witness Edward T. Wayman described a signed agreement setting penalties for marketing regulation violations and identified copies of the agreements.
The licensee paid five dollars per day per furnace for patents. The contract allows an 80 percent rebate of the original payment. A former stage carpenter for a French actress resurfaced amid talk of a Paris tour, with hopes of credit for generosity. Crippen appeal date set for November 2 in London, with execution reportedly planned for November 8.
Chicago reports Mme. Sarah Bernhardt greeted by cheers and a kiss from Loritz Nick upon her arrival for a two week stay. The famed actress declared her joy with a affectionate embrace as she toured the city, prompting lively chatter about her upcoming engagements.
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