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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
1
The article argues that success comes from specializing and delivering genuine merit. It highlights Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a proven remedy with a long record and invites readers to test a free sample by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York. Regular bottle prices are fifty cents to one dollar at druggists.
Waterloo East and West High send teams to Mason City for afternoon football clashes. Waterloo East hopes to rebound after tough preseason games. coach Peterson lists lineup including Simpson at quarterback Howrey and Davis at fullback with Griffin Penne and Joyce on the line. West High, under Coach Mallon, travels to Mason City to face the local high school squad in the afternoon, seeking a strong showing.
Tomorrow Iowa faces the Aggies in a high profile football clash expected to draw wide attention. Frank Boyle plans to lead a stock company to take over a Rock Island baseball franchise. Battling Nelson says he will retire next year regardless of title status. Frank Gotch plans a world tour starting January 10. Watersons high school football battles Waterloo gridiron tomorrow with mixed expectations. Waterloo law shops face vacancy as Blackstone alumni fear the football results.
Edgar W. Mix, noted balloonist with many American and international honors, is believed to have died by his own action after leaping from a mail steamer en route from Dover England to Calais France.
Ambiguous report from a university page notes routs and fears of casualties in a clash with Ames. Early optimism faded as the Aggies face an anticipated rough battle near the Ames campus with renewed student confidence in an upcoming contest.
The article notes strong Western performance led by St. Louis Chicago and Kansas City with shorter innings counts against Eastern teams. It highlights Carl Morris’s rising profile in Sapulpa and Kansas City promoters planning a major Sapulpa arena. Morris faces Bill Bass in Philadelphia in a six round bout. Garry Herrmann plans a playing manager for Cincinnati next year, possibly excluding Dan Shay.
Iowa City IA November 17 Thousands of students pack the stadium as Iowa drills for the Ames game. Meloy steers signals while Baird McGinnis and Murphy show form. Alumni like Fat Hastings Morey Kent Ruthrauff join the session as town braces for the largest crowd yet. Happy Byford of Waterloo faces a 30 day suspension from the civil service.
Marshalltown Iowa Nov 17 suit to release under a mortgage for twenty thousand seven hundred five dollars on Strathmore the former country home of Governor Ss B Packard now owned by Peter Nelson filed in district court yesterday by Frank Brennecke. The encumbrance is a first mortgage given on the farm by Governor Packard to the Bankers Life Association of Des Moines for 380000 part of which has been paid. The petition says the mortgage is now the property of the plaintiff and that it fell due April 1 of this war.
Farmers in Black Hawk Jonaty seek direct consumer sales of cattle and hog meat at rock bottom prices. They worry about finding buyers but expect demand for quarters of beef and half hogs in cold weather. Local merchants note past struggles at city markets.
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine promotes dates as a wholesome ingredient. The KC Date Muffins recipe uses butter sugar eggs milk flour baking powder salt and chopped dates to produce light easily digested muffins with a slow then fast bake. The KC Cook Book offers ninety recipes in a nine color bound volume and a free certificate offer through KC Baking Powder.
Cedar Rapides La November 17 State Fish and Game Warden Lincoln announces about 200 deer are available for purchase for park purposes at 25 each with buyer paying express charges from Avoca to shipment location. Conditions cited from the Avoca deer range and law Section 3 authorize distribution to in state recipients.
Greene Iowa November 17 Mrs BE G Van Emans grandmother reached age 100 living in Lacon Illinois for 57 years. The city honored her birthday with over two hundred callers and a minister s wife delivered an address. She joined the Rebekah lodge that day and an elaborate program was held.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Mutual Insurance association adopted a resolution in convention to ask the legislature for uniform fire insurance rates. The move follows a bitter fight among farmers mutual companies.
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