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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1911
Page
3
A reflective piece questions beauty and exaggeration in photo advertising and vows to offer verifiable claims. It urges readers to judge photographers by substantiated work and invites inquiries for authentic Christmas portraits rather than boastful claims.
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a harmless remedy for indigestion sour stomach heartburn and related stomach distress. It claims digestion becomes painless within five minutes and lists symptoms relieved from gas to nausea and headaches, urging readers to ask a pharmacist to read the ad copy.
The Water loo opens Tuesday November 21 with The Girl of My Dreams by Willie J D Nesbit Olaf Khanerbach and Karl Hoschin showing an American based tale. Get Rich Quick Wallingford by Geo M Cohan plays Thursday November 23 at the edgewood, while Uncle Youngs Cabin is billed as a major regional production with lessons drawn from Harriet Beecher Stowes famed novel.
Miracle cure ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as the gentle substitute for calomel. Claims cleanse blood bowels and liver, reduce pimples bad breath and constipation. Encourages nightly use for a week then self inspection, with small pocket packages sold nationwide.
Police launched a crackdown on loiterers at the Waiting Station after complaints of insults to women. Officers nabbed Ora Richards, 200 years old, for loitering and insulting a young woman from Columbia Street. A housecleaning of the waiting room followed, ordering sixteen suspected loiterers to leave and warning arrests for violations of city ordinances.
A Martin revival is scheduled for Waterloo with a matinee and a night performance on Friday November 24. The event offers two showtimes and highlights a local cultural program featuring the revival.
Speviahl music featured in Methodist services with Grace M E choir and soloists, organist Kenneth I. Runkel, and Rev Wall's sermon on The Loss of a Kingdom. First M E church organ concerts by Ralph Mason fix draw large crowds, with Wilhelbert Nevin numbers and Ruth Jones assisting. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised as safe aid for digestion and bowel regulation.
Rophalt paving finished on about five miles of streets this season in Waterloo with 80,000 square yards laid and 40,000 feet of curbing. Fourth street west and Bridge street work wrapped up yesterday by Bryant-McLainhlin Asphalt Co in a snowstorm. Company reports park ing contracts completed except minor repairs due tonight.
Cardinal Gibbons urged ratification of Taft's arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. He said civilized nations should bind themselves to arbitration for international disputes and favor joint commissions to investigate controversies, promoting honor bound peace over war. The interview, from Baltimore on November 20, stresses broad Christian support for the approach.
Logan Waller Page, director of the U S public roads, urged annual, per mile maintenance funds and a nationwide education campaign to improve road conditions. He called for coordinated efforts across organizations, uniform legislation, state supervision, and continuous maintenance to avoid losses from poor roads, praising railroad support.
A brief aphorism by Phillips Brooks, contrasting youth and age. It asserts that young men chase arbitrary futures while older men cling to current roles, concluding that both views are mistaken. The note frames a universal reminder about growth and self perception.
Enthusiastic revival services drew large congregations at St Pauls M church First Brethren and Logan Avenue Evangelical venues. Sermons covered Wisdom, the Seven Pillars, Home and His Influence and Where Fell Your Axe Head. Choirs of 69, strong music, and varied soloists energized the gatherings. The First Brethren plan continued series with Prodigal Son. Local youths and booster groups attended, with notable attendance at Sunday school and K L B services.
Dewittville New York resident Eus A Giles reports constant pain headaches backache and bearing down sensations. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she now has a healthy baby daughter and says the treatment cured her prior suffering. The Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts says thousands share similar relief and invites sick women to write for free advice.
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