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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1911
Page
1
An old-time remedy is advertised as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promising darker, softer hair. The ad credits sage for color and suggests druggists guarantee refunds if it fails. The product, priced at fifty cents a bottle, is touted by JH Taggart at 537 Commercial St.
New York reports two heavyweight figures Carl Morris and Jim Geyer set to clash at Empire A.C. on Monday, with Morris towering 2 1 2 inches taller and both around 215 pounds. Morris has tightened ring craft after earlier losses, while Geyer, a late bloomer from the West, trains at Johnson's Roadhouse. Other bouts include Attell-Cohen at Houston A.C., Skennedy-Cutler at New Star A.C., Brown-Bedell at Clermont Avenue, and Gibbons defending Canadian title against Billy Sherman at Polo A.C.
Blin and Co advertises furnace coal six inch Security egg at five dollars and fifty cents. Cant he beat the deal.
Boxing brief notes Kilbane and Dixon prepare for Abe Attell featherweight title clash next Sunday in New Orleans. Attell-Kilbane style similarity eyed. Attell the veteran ring general, Kilbane the youthful challenger. Also updates on Stovall, Davis, Robinson, Treichle, and other baseball and sports moves.
Johnny Evers Tom Needham Heine Zimmerman Lou Richie and Jimmy Doyle of the Chicago Cubs traveled from Chicago to Troy North Carolina in a touring car. Thomas K Graham president of the Pacific Coast League resigns from the board after serving since 1909. A Giants banquet feature showed a moving picture of the first game of the series. Philadelphia should host the Athletics and present them with the final gap of the series.
Iowa City report notes bruised Hawkeyes after two tough Big Eight games. Coach Hawley focuses on Purdue at Lafayette next Saturday while hoping to also win against Ames and Northwestern at home. The squad expects a hard test against Purdue and aims to rebound from the Wisconsin defeat.
Iowa players remain confident of a Hawkeye victory despite a string of uneven showings on the field. Northwestern is viewed as the easiest of three opponents, with Wisconsin locals convinced Iowa would outclass the purple team.
William Galloway hints at a bold poultry themed event or satire to be unveiled at the Agricultural club on Wednesday evening November 15. The note references editors of farm papers and news services, a playful exchange about a "hen on" and plans to attend and witness the event.
The Interstate Commerce Commission fare cut from 15 to 10 cents for the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Street Railway was suspended by the U S Supreme Court. The firms must file a $10,000 bond to compensate passengers if they lose the litigation.
G. P. McDonald observes that after the season players from baseball seek stage turns in vaudeville. pitchers and batters swap willow for props, chasing headlines, applause, and cash while clinging to fame as old stars pursue new spots on stage.
Des Moines reports Dr. Sumner secretary of the state board of health urged immediate abolition of the common public drinking cup. He called on corporations railroad stations school boards and all who manage public fountains to stop using the cup and circulate the appeal across Iowa.
Des Moines Iowa November 7 the standard set of weights and measures for enforcing the states weights and measures law arrived today to be used by W L Barney state dairy and food commissioner George W Stewart state superintendent of weights and measures will summon inspectors to Des Moines to be instructed in the new statute and begin standardizing weights and measures in every Iowa county
Crowds swarm Henderson Drug Co as Root Juice is demonstrated and sold amid tales of rapid cures in Davenport. Residents report relief from stomach kidney and bowel troubles. Fort Wayne laboratories struggle to keep up with orders as Davenport’s enthusiasm grows. Mrs Kate Martin of 646 Tremont St cites swift relief after one bottle and notes other family members also benefited. Early buyers report positive results but long-term proof remains pending.
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