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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1912

Page

11

Seven Years of Misery in Bikenton Missouri

Mrs Dema Berune of Sikeston Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with transforming her seven year battle with cramps backache and nervous prostration into a return to health She says she avoided surgery after doctors offered it and now can do housework garden and social duties and urges other women to try the remedy It has helped many with displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and digestive issues after other means failed

Bikenton Lydia E. Pinkham Dema Beruune Sikeston

Specialist Clinic Advertising Chronic Diseases and Treatments

A medical practice promotes specialist care for nose throat and lung diseases plus nervous, urinary, digestive, and skin ailments. It touts 25 years of study, offers private confidential exams, and claims to cure women’s, men’s, and children’s ailments with personal attention and no-cost initial assessment.

Social Reform and the Church as a Social Force

The church is not a primary social reform agency yet acts as a major social service factor. It upholds freedom to choose economic theories within moral bounds and has undertaken extensive studies of social conditions nationwide. Its pronouncements on economic issues echo worker perspectives, underscoring a concrete, influential role.

State Police Urged to Guard Rural Iowa Areas

Des Moines reports the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police calls for a state police and detective force based in Des Moines under governor or attorney general supervision to protect rural districts, citing Villisca murder as a catalyst. James M. Carl of Cedar Rapids pushes fingerprinting and an organized bureau, condemning rewards and urging proactive enforcement including minimum wage laws to curb immorality and human trafficking.

Des Moines Iowa Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police James M. Carl Cedar Rapids Carl Villisca

Easy and Sure Way to Cure Gold and Catarrh

An article touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fast remedy for cold and catarrh. It claims immediate relief from sneezing coughing and nasal discharge by direct application to inflamed membranes. The pamphlet markets a 50 cent bottle via druggists with endorsements and distributor notes.

Ely W. Taggart

Efficacy Doubts of Auto Campaign Tactics

Des Moines reports Senator A B Cumming and Republican hopefuls toured Story County by car, hearing five to six minute talks with audiences of 50 to 150. Cumming favored studying speech preparation, while praising social value of road campaigns. Kenyon, Clarke, Nunn, and others logged thousands of miles and hundreds of appearances, with varying speaking schedules. An adjacent advertisement urges subscribing to The Homestead farm paper for $3.50 and offers incentives for agent recruitment.

Des Moines A. B. Cumming Judge Prouty Story County Ames Gullert Erat McCallsburg Cole Collins Maxwell Cambridge Huxley Blazer Cambles Kenyon Clarke 3. G. Nunn Dunn W.L Harding Carroll James M. Pierce Towa

Blue Line Transfer Reaches Settlement in Des Moines

Des Moines November 2 The strike of transfer companies narrows as Blue Line Transfer agrees to a settlement. Blue Line will resume operations with union men Monday. Mayor James R Hanna expects other large firms to settle soon. The agreement follows recommendations by Charles R Keyes and A L Urick conveyed via the mayor's secretary Edward C Lytton.

Des Moines Blue Line Transfer Company Blue Line James R. Hanna Hanna Edward C. Lytton Charles R. Keyes A. L. Urick Mr. Lytton Mr. Urick

Four railroads indicted over alfalfa shipments

A federal grand jury in Omaha returned indictments against four railroad companies for violations of laws governing concessions in shipments of alfalfa feed from Omaha to nearby states. The Missouri Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and Chicago, Burlin…

Omaha Neb Missouri Pacifie Chicago, Rock | Island & Parke Chicago, Burl

Rate-cut allegations against carriers spark district attorney action

Involving Illinois lines Washington & Quincy and the Wabash, the text alleges quoted rates on 100 pounds of alfalfa were cut by 4 and 5 cents. The district attorney’s office announces more prosecutions likely as the government pursues published-rate enforcement to curb discrimination.

Ington & Quincy The Wabash

HOGS DYING BY THE HUNDREDS IN IOWA TOWNSHIPS

Hog cholera spreads through Hamilton county as Blakeburg Williams township areas suffer heavy losses. Dr E B Williams, assistant state veterinarian, reports the outbreak is severe and vaccination in Blair sburg and Williams townships has saved many hogs. Weather plays little role, snow only modestly slows contagion.

Webster City Hamilton County Blakeburg Williams Townships Blatraburg Williams Township B. Williame Blairsburg Willams Wonlstock Williams

Disease threat and vaccination efforts in Webster County farmers

Contagious hog cholera prompts cooperation between Webster and Hamilton county veterinarians and farmers. Authorities urge vigilant herd monitoring and vaccination to curb spread, with Dr Williams noting the importance of action across counties to protect hogs. Real estate transfers listed include multiple lot sales in Waterloo and Cedar Falls through Black Hawk Co Abstract Co.

Webster County Hamilton County Webster Blairsburge Williams Dr. Williams Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co H. T. Freier C. Larson Pacific Addition Cedar Falls Calvin Howrey Jasper E. Stone

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