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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1912
Page
3
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepain as fast and harmless relief for indigestion upset stomach belching gas and sour food. It claims millions of cures in indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and related stomach troubles worldwide.
President Taft plans a sweeping message to Congress outlining a broad Republican program. He will urge immediate tariff cuts, a budget system, federal judiciary code, social reforms, Panama Canal expansion, and naval and military growth, with a complete record of Republican achievements.
The Shepherd of the Hills dramatization by Harold Bell Wright and Blabery Reynolds comes to Waterloo tonight with strong promise from Ozark mountain characterizations. Madame Sherry continues to draw crowds this Saturday with Evry Little Move and noted dancing, while farm news cites vaccinations aiding Rob Howe and a high corn yield with soft ears.
Community items include L E Prosser and wife traveling to Chicago then Toronto, Mabel Smith visiting Cedar Falls, funeral in Waterloo for Mrs Thompson, Oscar Pierce and wife at Dave Brumer’s, Jace Bennett staying with relatives, Roger Myers Co selling 130 mixers and reporting debt payoff with cash balance, Lamb plans to buy Gaines farm land, Livingstone’s Canada trip, A W Decker report of a train collision with no serious injuries, League Service led by Mrs Wright, Besale Briner visiting C A Winner, and word of lids Myers hurt by a buzz saw accident.
Numerous brief items from Littleton Waterloo and Jesup include visits by August Sasse, L E Sinkler and Mrs. Edmund Gallup. Barn carpenters work on J Ozias place, a runaway injures Mr and Mrs Meaney, and a streetcar collision severely injures George Alexander. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Abner Johnson is noted with local nursing care.
A local Eagle Center roundup notes many farmers will finish bugking corn this week. Visitors and family gatherings occurred around Waterloo and Dewar as residents hosted relatives. The Eagle Center creamery paid 31 cents for butter fat for October.
Des Moines November 13 three senior creditors of the Atlantic North and South railroad failed to obtain a supreme court order delaying Leslie M Shaw former Iowa governor and the Iowa and Omaha Short Line railroad from exercising an option to buy the Atlantic North and South railroad for 402050 at midnight The creditors petition was blocked and Shaw emerged the winner securing relief from the hearing and preserving the option.
The Cass County case reaches a December 14 continuance while Judge Arthur notes he will extend the period for bidders if the court grants the delay. Shaw still has thirty days to raise funds to buy the railroad and told the supreme court he expects money within twenty days ready for the receiver.
Waterloo District Dental society met in the Masonic lodge rooms with 46 at supper. Dr. C. R. Hoxie elected president and Dr. H. C. Mueller vice president. J. L. Hemsworth secretary. F. H. Herrold treasurer. Next meeting location to be chosen by officers. Dr. J. P. Butler lectured on nerve canal cleaning. G. Hildebrand spoke on dental hygiene.
Marshalltown Iowa reports indicate an organized gang may operate in the state after five horse stealing cases in a week. The latest theft involved a $500 horse in New Hampton, with sheriff inquiries about hound training dogs from the Scott stock.
Jat New Hampton traces a stolen animal in Os kaloosa area. Three horses were stolen Tuesday night last week, the same night the Scott team disappeared. Similar thefts reported from Creston and Diagonal in the southwestern state. Officers believe the gang gathers stolen horses at one location and ships them to distant points.
An Ames Chemical Co. advertisement touts a Mexican Diabetes Herb as a cure for diabetes. It promises rapid relief, a full diet booklet, and offers a mail order deal: 25 cents for a 50 cent sized package and free dietary values booklet.
A period ad extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray hair, dandruff, and thinning shafts. It claims Sage tea roots color, restores vitality, and improves growth after a few applications. Available as a fifty cent bottle from druggists with a money back guarantee. Agent H. W. Taggart.
Mr. Alex T. Bejork of Aberdeen says his daughter improved after fourteen treatments from Naprapath S. Bruce Galloway at Black Hawk National Bank Building Suite 707. Galloway reports results across stomach kidney liver problems epilepsy nervous disorders and other long standing illnesses. Consultation free with hours 9–12 am 2–4 pm 7–8 pm evenings. Henderson Red Cross Drug stores advertise Meritol Hair Tonic and other products.
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