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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
3
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a thorough cleanse for stomach and intestines, claiming they remove undigested food, foul gases, and poisons while purifying internal organs. It promises relief from headaches and indigestion and notes a 10 cent price from druggists.
An obituary notice for William Thompson, government inspector, was erroneous with a false death report printed in earlier papers. Thompson, active in Nebraska and Missouri service, confirms he is alive and notes his past roles and distant inspection work.
Anamosa reformatory graduate WM. Campbell requests parole at the January board session. He asks Deputy Sheriff Leighton to help secure employment if released, saying he aims to live honorably and has worked as a farmhand and maker.
Washington reports indicate Secretary Wilson will remain in the cabinet and Solicitor McCabe will be retained. Taft has tentatively approved the arrangement with McCabe only to depart if the Atoss committee reports unfavorably. Dr. Donlap stays on the pure food board under New York supervision alongside Dr. Wiley and Dr. Doolittle. Legal matters under the pure food law shift to the justice department.
Isaac Remillard of Linux Rapids was fined in federal court for opening a sealed love letter. He carried mail between the post office and railroad station, took the locked pouch letter, opened it, and spread its contents through the community. The sender was a young woman writing to her sweetheart. The motive remains unclear.
Fragmentary names and items including McKernan Cedar Ran ins Agnes Wagner Waterlan Rey Rathbun Allison Edith Flandg Allison appear in a damaged note. No clear event or action is readable.
Iowa City November report by Prof J L Gillin of the University of Iowa criticizes the county home system as failing to care properly for the poor. He notes vast state expenditure on county homes and urges a state supervised, multi county poor house plan with better classification and care to reduce costs and stigma.
Fire at Fishman Bros. & Co. bakery on Jefferson street damaged the building by about 100 dollars and ruined exposed stock. Flames started from kindlings on the basement oven, with several floor joists burned and a front plate glass cracked. Firemen gained access by breaking the rear door after a 2 15 a.m. alarm. The bakery had opened a week earlier in a newly built block.
An enthusiastic meeting of retail trade leaders in Dubuque voted unanimously to affiliate with the Federation of Town Retail Merchants. Committees were appointed to canvass the city to recruit every retail merchant as a member. State Secretary Murphy praised the effort and expects Dubuque to form a strong local federation.
Luther Standing Bear and May Luthcer, Stony Indians, were remarried yesterday in Stow City Ta by Rev Ralph Smith. Standing Bear is 48 and May is 20 years younger. They recently returned from Washington after settling allotments. Their first marriage was an Indian ceremony four years ago.
Frank Hanke a Jackson Junction section foreman was killed and August Scumann another section man was fatally injured when a hand car was struck by train No 4 of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line near Mason City Iowa yesterday afternoon. Conductor Cotant led the train with engineer William Hayes at the throttle. Scumann resided at Calmar Iowa.
Amusements note the Waterloo presenting John Hyams and Lelia McIntyre in The Girl of My Dreams by Otto Hauerbach Wilbur D Nesbit with music by Karl Hoschna. The piece features farcical humor and a romantic ending with Swifton winning his wife.
Winslow district started the winter term this week with Mrs Fish as teacher. Barney Phelps visited his sister Mrs Chas Williams last week. Mrs Daniel Newell visited relatives at Waverly. Mr and Mrs Frank Nace and son of Waterloo were guests at Walter Robinsons. Dan Corrigan shipped a carload of stack from Winslow last week.
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