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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1911
Page
3
A vintage ad urges internal cleansing with Cascarets to keep bowels liver and stomach clean and fresh. It claims Cascarets cleanse, regulate, remove undigested food and toxins, ease discomfort by morning, and suit the whole family, including children, with a 10 cent box.
A 21 year old woman posed as a store inspector at John Wanamaker in Philadelphia on Nov 7 and collected about $4 000 from multiple cashiers before being stopped by a cashier in the suit and cloak department. She signed receipts with the initials M R B. The theft ended when alarms were raised and she vanished, with investigators tracing only her signature. A separate note touts Foley kidney pills from a mail carrier in Atchison Kansas.
Council Bluffs Nov 7 a sharp exchange occurred as Eramer Tinley counsel for Marks opposed delaying hearing. Cosson argued the state need not wait on the defense. Tinley retorted branding someone rattling around in the shots while Stone was called a bulldozer. Marks faces two indictments one on Mabrar gang conspiracy in four dwindling cases and another for compounding a felony for money.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. as the only reliable eczema cure. It promises instant easing of severe itch and skin relief from a wash containing olive oil and thymol. The claim notes a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails. Wangler Brow
The Carlton church of the Progressive Brethren in Tama County Iowa was totally destroyed by fire at noon Sunday with contents including a piano, organ, pulpit equipment, and chairs. Loss estimated at 2500 with partial insurance. the adjacent horse sheds damaged and nearby school not affected. Pastor Rev Eli Hoover plans rebuilding as farmers respond. Backache and rheumatism ad ends with Foley Kidney Pills claim.
The Commercial Travelers' National League vamps up a tipping protest set to trigger a broader “war on tipping.” Drummers will withhold the customary top-off till an official announcment, claiming tips totaling about 50 million dollars yearly. Hotel managers say they have not been notified and believe patrons will still pay for good service.
Spokane Wash November 7 P G Holden of Ames Iowa who has talked to more farmers in the middle western states than any other man in the United States will deliver the principal address on Farm Home day November 24 at the first annual session of the National Country Life congress in Spokane November 23 to 29 Officers of the Grange and farm women will be special guests Holden probably will speak on How to Make the Farm Home the Best in the World He has spoken in nearly every state east of the Rockies and has toured southern Idaho where he is well known His success stems from addressing essential farm problems and practical experience with farmers
Belle Plaine Ila Nov 7 Special The Reliance Brick and Tile Co holds an at home day for stockholders and friends to meet officers and the workforce. Underground construction is extensive nearly equal to the overhead and waste heat from kilns is drawn off by large fans to drying rooms. Waterloo capital is heavily invested in the new plant.
Sioux City officials plan to curb peddling of perfumes soap wall cooking preparations after Merchants' bureau action. Chicago soap reps reportedly left coupons worth over double the purchase, enticing locals with bundles. bureau aims to apply the transient merchants ordinance to stop the practice.
Henry A Ulrich was acquitted yesterday in the court of special sessions on an assault charge involving Booker T Washington the famed Negro educator He later faced rearraignment on a desertion count Washington testified describing the hallway attack in Ulrichs West Sixty third Street apartment Ulrich claimed he found the educator near a keyhole Earlier testimony depicted Washington bleeding and pinned by Ulrich who said the man was a thief The case included statements from a detective and a police sergeant and ended with Washington recounting his attempt to explain his presence at the residence Central Park West was referenced during cross examination
Mr E Clark of Cedar Rapids returns home after visiting his daughter Mrs John Ogier. Miss Pepper cared for Mrs R W Watters and grandchild. Vera Mickley of Waterloo visited Gertrude Schmitt. Worthey and Thornbury shipped two car loads of fat cattle to Chicago. Don Kirby sent a hog car to Waterloo. Walter Miller of Antwerp, Indiana, visits Claude Miller and wife before returning home.
Mayor John Rector and the city building committee announce new basement quarters for the homeless in City Hall. They will purchase mattresses, blankets, and lumber to build bunks near the furnace, replacing hard boards with warm beds for winter nights.
Martin Stevenson, a longtime Scandia resident and former miner, killed himself Friday evening by placing a stick of dynamite in his mouth and lighting the fuse. The instant death left his brain fragments on the ground, and he left town alone toward Marshalltown. He had lived as a hermit with no local relatives known.
An advertisement touts S S S as a safe, effective cure for blood poison for over forty years. It claims to purify blood without minerals or harmful drugs while strengthening the stomach and digestion. The copy emphasizes natural roots herbs and barks and offers a free home treatment book.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline as a hair tonic that instantly improves texture, reduces dandruff and itching, and claims new hair growth after weeks. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters and apply with a cloth for quick, visible results.
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