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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
1
General Sporting News surveys bold headlines in democratic papers about Roosevelt's looming return and the evolving baseball scene. It notes Callahan as a leading choice for national commission, Danville and Springfield courting Three-I league changes, and McGraw's young Giants shaping the 1911 season. Magee fights for pay as Dodgers court 21 signees while Coombs eyes a postseason tour for $500 weekly.
New York November reports a season of record breaking marks in track and field. Names like Mel Sheppard Dan Ahearn and Charles Bacon highlight standout performances across sprints, hurdles, distance runs, jumps and throws with many marks awaiting official sanction while others stand as remarkable feats remembered by fans of athletics.
Adrian Anson Chicago’s G O M of baseball visits New York amid private talks with wealthy men about a rival league to challenge the National and American. Reports say Fletcher’s agents have secured option contracts from many major leaguers binding them to five-year terms with a $19,000 bonus if legalized by Feb. 1. A $5,000 penalty applies if the agreement is not argued on that date.
Manchester Iowa November 10 Special Democrats carry Delaware County with several county offices won. M P Hennesy sheriff by 275 over S H Morgan. Will J Davis auditor by 303 over C H Bunker. J Kehoe supervisor by 318 over R J Guthrie. Guy D Ribble superintendent by 126 over F D Joseph. Republicans take recorder and treasurer. Joseph defeated. Pickett represents county by 840 votes over Denison Jr.
New York editors rail at Theodore Roosevelt after the election. The Herald blasts his “new nationalism” and third-term ambitions, the World declares his Waterloo, and others say Republicans repudiated his leadership while voters back reform and the anti tariff mood amid Albany power battles.
A Manchester Press column mocks editors who lecture farmers on topics like seed corn testing and alfalfa, arguing only practical farmers with hands on experience deserve farmers' attention. It laments urban writers overrun by sentiment and fashion, urging more real farm voices and less silk stocking rhetoric.
The Dubuque Journal argues Waterloo’s advantage lies in booster spirit rather than commerce, with Mississippi river cities leading. It urges organized effort and backing for the Greater Dubuque corporation, calling on every citizen to contribute according to means to double Waterloo’s population in twenty years.
Waverly Independent reports snow blockades on the Sumner branch of the Great Western caused by beets. Trains halted after Cedar river bridge as carloads and wagon loads flood Waterly with over 800 beet carloads, 2,000 tons delivered by wagon, stirring commotion at the local beet sugar factory.
San Francisco reports Rear Admiral Thomas S. Phelps to retire from the U S Navy on November 14 due to age limits. Since 1865 he has served the United States, currently commanding Mare Island navy yard as retirement nears. Also noted are real estate transfers in Waterloo including Edwin W Kendall to Harriet and Mary Hughes for Lot 47 Prospect Hills addition and other transfers totaling $1.
The advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for grippe and severe colds. It claims relief from neuralgia pains headaches feverishness and nasal congestion after two hour doses up to three doses. It emphasizes no quinine and a 25 cent price, asserting three years of research and worldwide availability.
In Chicago on November 10 Patricia Nield a 15 year old epileptic girl died when she became wedged between a steam radiator and a wall in her mother's home. A rocking chair accident left her unable to move and her body was found by her younger sister. The deceased had suffered epilepsy since birth.
The text denounces Hall's Catarrh Cure as a quack medicine prescribed by unreliable sources and claims it fails to address catarrh. It alleges local applications cannot reach the dispase and misstates the cure’s efficacy and origin.
An advertisement touts Cole's Hot Blast Heater as the cleanest easiest to care for coal heater. It highlights a guaranteed smoke proof feed door drawing air across the stove top away from the opening, contrasting with side door stoves which allow smoke and soot. Includes sales contact OU M. Berkley 302 West 4th St and a Water color exhibit at James I. Henderson's Book and Art shop 191 Bridge street through week.
A bank cashier, A L Wilson of Sparta UL, testifies that Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and Anti Pain Pills work naturally and easily. He reports headache relief and that the Liver Pills feel as if no pill was taken. Wilson served for years as cashier at First National Bank of Sparta.
Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills differ from harsh liver pills, acting naturally without griping or irritation. They are not habit forming, and if the first bottle fails to benefit the druggist will refund the price. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Indiana.
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