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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
8
A brief item discusses marks found on children's clothing in a local publication. It notes common labeling practices, safety reminders, and small brands mentioned by readers. No injuries or incidents are described.
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest cure for severe colds and grippe. It claims relief after the first dose and a complete end to misery with dosing every two hours for three doses. It emphasizes research cost and asserts no quinine is used.
M Nicholas Soyer, chef of London's Brooks club, unveils a new cooking method using paper bags. Demonstrations are widespread across England as interest surges. The Waterloo Evening Courier thanks Sturgis Wallon for permission to publish the copyrighted description.
Chef M Soyer of Brooks' Club London explains the paper bag method has limits and requires care. It cannot replace teapots or all soups and vegetables and must use specially prepared pure odorless bags for safety and reliable results.
A Victorian era ad urges care for gray and thinning hair, claiming Wreth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy restores color and strengthens hair. It touts dandruff removal and growth, priced at fifty cents a bottle, sold by druggists, with address H.W. Taggart 537 Commercial St.
The text explains choosing suitable paper bags for cooking, greasing tips, folding and securing, and placing bags in various ovens. It covers oven temperatures around 200F, reducing to 170F, use of a wire broiler, bag placement, and distance from gas jets. It also notes whether to use dishes, how to gauge doneness, and safety to avoid overhandling the oven.
Caution advised when using oven bags to protect food and avoid gas flare ups. If a bag fails or leaks due to drafts or opened doors, move contents to a new bag and vent longer. When removing from oven place a plate beneath and tear bag open from the top, disposing of fragments promptly.
Miss Elizabeth S Colton renowned linguist of forty four languages and David Brainerd Spooner PhD pending marriage announced in Northampton Massachusetts The couple both plan to use many languages in their union as friends wonder how Cupid found a translator for love
The county issued licenses for Perry P. Thompson and Wisleo McCaucheon marking a new entry in the marriage record book. John Sandhorst and Alaric Peters also received licenses as the county continues to document marriages. Clerk Bentley notes some early licenses lack consecutive numbers.
Mrs Leilia C Lawson of New York City is secured as secretary for the Waterloo YWCA to succeed Mrs Dawe and begin duties in December She has led the Hineni room at Columbia University and comes highly recommended. Friday evening a meeting at the YWCA rooms invites girls to form a serial service club to aid church and charity work in the city
In Fast Grand Forks Minnesota on November 21 Edward Lodgard fought a wounded moose in Roosevelt woods near Alvin. He killed the moose with a knife after its rise at him halted his rifle with an empty chamber, saving his life.
The steamer Mastmen yesterday brought in twenty moose and more than forty deer shot at various points along the north shore. One prize was a bull moose near forty pounds undressed, weighed about a hundred pounds with hide and antlers. Frank Beery shot the bull moose.
At yesterday’s ministerial association meeting Rev Effie McCollim Jones presented a paper on The Movement for Universal Peace which drew high commendation. Thanksgiving service plans were set. Reflections from both services will be given to the Associated Charities with directors designated. Vaughan Land Company moves headquarters this week to the Blackhawk building on the eighth floor.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for hair loss and dullness claiming quick, dramatic growth. It asserts roots are strengthened and scalp invigorated making hair shiny soft and abundant with regular use and a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
An advertisement touts Miller's Dyspepsia tablets as a non irritant remedy that heals diseased gastric cells and restores stomach function. It warns against habitual laxatives and explains the tablets aid digestion without drugs, with free samples from Morris Drug Co. in Morris, Illinois.
A vintage promotional claim states Van Camp’s milk from model dairies offers cheaper milk by evaporating water to reduce transportation and waste. The ad notes 30,000 cows supply the product to households and armies, promising savings over daily milkman delivery.
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