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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1911
Page
2
A Waterloo farmer kills sewing machine agent near Waterloo over a trivial dispute. The shooter faces second degree murder charges. self defense is disputed, gun ownership scrutinized. Meanwhile Rock Island rail officials and city aim for a new Waterloo depot. creosote block paving sparks scrutiny as prices vary across Iowa towns.
A letter to Judge Caldwell from the Rock Island president reassures that the Waterloo depot project is being considered promptly. No firm commitment exists yet, but officials may revise plans. The Rock Island aims to build a new union depot for Waterloo once site arrangements with Great Western, the city council, and landowners are settled. Public sentiment supports a fair, square deal.
A collage of quotes from Iowa newspapers contrasts old fashioned virtue with modern suffrage, notes a banker’s stumble with others’ money, questions Cedar Falls typhoid causes after water testing, and laments national temper while poking fun at a Des Moines theater revue and its banquet of snacks.
A Mason City note laments slow government response to health progress. It praises medical fraternities and chemists for advancing disease prevention while urging reform to avoid hindrances from a national bureau. The ad then promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds.
Three fishermen sight a huge school of croakers heading for their nets. They scramble to shore as the fish flood the beach and stampede crowds rush to haul away the stranded catch. Onlookers seize fishy pavement as a bizarre spectacle in California.
A Danish youth on a local farm is suspected of insanity for wearing an overcoat during the hot weather last summer and not wearing it when cold weather returned. The remark about originality hints at social judgment. A Minnesota poultry show promises a $10,000 prize on December first, a tongue in cheek note about Mrs Chanticleer.
The city council meets Monday evening to consider constructing a temporary sidewalk along the side of the fill spanning Black Hawk creek on Falls Avenue. The note mentions Miss Chamberlain of tar fame amid talk of vaudeville and motion picture men.
Mrs Bragg recalls hosting a pleasant luncheon recently. Mrs Jenkins and Mrs Sly fail to confirm the guest list, leading to a puzzled exchange as Mrs Bragg learns Mrs Sly had a guest she did not expect.
A playful Thanksgiving piece surveys the feast and appetite, quoting old lists of dishes to two dozen or more courses. It muses on frugality versus abundance and recalls Calverley verse as Thanksgiving nears inviting families to answer the dinner bell with gratitude.
The essay urges gratitude in all things during Thanksgiving, citing Paul's counsel to comfort the weak and give thanks in everything. It contrasts social duties with spiritual duties, notes civic and ecclesiastical thanks, and calls for unity among Catholics and Protestants, capital and labor, in thanksgiving to God.
The piece questions teasing a friend or spouse to reveal or surrender trusted confidences and possessions. It contrasts the motive of entitlement with a strong honor code, recounting a woman who boasts her husband shares all in confidence and an engaged woman who confronts her fiancé over withheld information.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications because the disease resides in the blood or constitution. Internal remedies are required, specifically Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The preparation acts on the blood and mucous surfaces and is not a quack medicine, having been prescribed by leading physicians for years. It is a tonic with blood purifiers, sold by Circusis at an advertised price. Also mentions Hall's Family Pile for constipation.
A reflective column weighs the ethics of accepting and betraying confidences within marriage. It argues that sharing secrets can harm trust, while betraying trust harms character, urging restraint and personal honor. The piece closes with a media ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Mrs. Turpin of Junction City, Oregon.
The state case against the May Drug Company of Charles City was dismissed by Judge Clyde due to insufficient evidence after the company was indicted for allegedly selling intoxicating liquor. The dismissal follows a settled disposition of the charges in the November 25 report.
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