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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
1
Report says Supreme Court delayed a loan petition ruling from Waterloo until after elections for political reasons. Illness in the writing judge's family delayed the opinion, now expected to be issued. If the high court sustains the lower ruling salooners may push a new consent petition based on last Tuesday's Waterloo vote.
Advertisement promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound will ease croup with a hoarse cough and labored breathing. It claims to cut mucus, clear phlegm, and open air passages for immediate relief, sold by all druggists.
Brief notices detail visits and greetings among Cedar Falls residents. Mrs. George Beppler and Mr. Clarence Parker mourn a baby’s death. Mrs. Hahn, Cedar Falls pioneer, dies at 77. local clubs discuss meetings, opera, and civic topics. sorghum plant Morgan brothers sells to Winslow parties.
A reader from Galeton Pennsylvania writes that Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root relieved her back pain and helped her husband with kidney trouble after doctors offered little relief. She recalls a door visit delivering a sample and urges friends to try the remedy, signing IDUN NORDQCIST and WD ALLEN J PY with date.
An advertisement notes sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton NY for a sample bottle and booklet about kidneys and bladder. The notice mentions mentioning the Water and references Evening Courier prices of fifty and one dollar sizes at dry goods stores.
M. M. Jones, a Cedar Falls native now aged 24, rose from brakeman on the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern line to railroad superintendent, then to mail order work, then assistant vice president, and finally to secretary in chief of the Oakland California Chamber of Commerce. His career, noted by the Oakland Enquirer, marks him as the youngest official of that stature in the west. Jones previously served as secretary to the manufacturers committee of Oakland’s chamber.
Burton E. Sweet of Waverly defeated Democratic candidate James Murtagh for congress. Murtagh telephoned congratulations to the victor after preliminary returns showed Sweet carried all counties except Dubuque. Pluralities listed follow.
W. C. F. & N. plans further double tracking along the loop to ease congestion. Work includes from Galloway's end to Black Hawk siding and on the Sans Souci bridge with six more blocks on the shop line. A new track will replace the wye at the baseball park, running to Miles street and the Cedar Rapids Gas Engine plant to improve car waiting space. The Cedar Valley line gains new equipment later. three observation cars, four interurban coaches and five motors expected, service likely after December 1.
The bank robbery leader was captured by the marshal at Tripoli yesterday afternoon. Therbert Bosom, 23, was arrested near Benson by Sheriff Krause, with Guy Walker identifying him as a gang member. Walker plans to visit Waverly to confirm the Tripoli arrest.
Waterloo hosts a search as deputies and a state officers’ association arrive to aid in locating a third party. Prisoners from Wa verly likely to be moved to county jail or Des Moines amid fears of a rescue bid by an organized gang of bank robbers.
The Majestic presents a diverse program this afternoon featuring Tiny May and Co with a circus novelty airs a small elephant and tricks by a pony and a dog. Tiny May receives a Peanut Party Saturday with peanuts for guests to feed Tiny. Musicians Arm strong and Clarke sing their songs while Tod and Don perform comedy. Heras and Preston display acrobatics and stunts. Pierre Pelletier and Co offer a detective sketch The 10-40 West with Pelletier noted for stage renown supporting BE H and other stars.
Murfreesboro Tennessee woman says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash cured her female weakness displacement and fatigue after doctors failed. The letter urges others to try the remedy and notes its advertised herbal roots and forty year credibility.
American traveler Samuel Carroll reports Brazil crippled by war impact. Commerce halted, banks closed, coal shortages delay railroads, and the exchange rate soars. Government steps in to curb prices and shift markets to aid the poor. A harbor disruption and passenger clash aboard a Recife bound ship heighten tensions.
For years bisulated magnesia has been praised as an antacid and digestive aid. A leading drug firm now offers a 5 grain tablet combining the powder’s antacid powers with convenience, replacing the old powder form prescribed by many physicians. The tablet is available from druggists nationwide.
Advertisement claims thin people can gain 5 to 8 pounds in two weeks using Sargol tablets. It describes the product as a blend of six flesh producing elements that energize blood and aid nutrient absorption, with Waterloo druggists offering a money back guarantee if weight gain is not achieved.
The amount of material carried from the land into the ocean in suspension and in solution is estimated at 3.7 cubic miles per year.
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