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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1911
Page
3
The ad targets readers with stomach troubles describing indigestion and fermentation. It urges asking a pharmacist for a 60 cent case of Papa’s Diapepsin and taking one triangular tablet to prove relief within five minutes. It promises almost instant relief from fermentation and discomfort after a single dose.
A list of real estate transfers in Waterloo and nearby additions shows multiple parties selling parcels in blocks and lots with minimal sums, including $5,000 to Plymouth Congregational Church and $12,000 for land in 3-89-11. The items cover Wasson's, Cooley, West Waterloo, Calumet and DuBois additions, among others.
Headache and liver issues blamed on calomel lead to Olive Tablets as a safe vegetable formula. The ad claims no metallic drugs, no after effects, and that a nightly tablet prevents liver disorder constipation bad breath pimples and headache. Made by the Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio with Dr F M Edwards as president.
A three service revival led by Evangelist Forsythe at Ft Pants St Pauls Methodist drew large male and general crowds. He preached on conscience and sin while Prof Leonard led a 60 voice choir. mothers and children activities were organized with plans for ongoing nightly meetings and a mothers service next Sunday morning.
An ad promotes Meritol Chocolate Granules for stomach disorders claiming it revives spirits and eases worry. It lists Henderson Drug Co. and Red Cross Drug Co. as exclusive agents and hints at striking health benefits.
In Cory Corner and the Church of Ficers editors applaud their nearly flawless working plan. The note highlights teamwork and a shared aim, praising careful coordination and steady progress toward the expected outcome.
Dr. Thomas MecClary of Minneapolis spoke to over 100 men at the Y M C A auditorium yesterday. He warned that there is too much charity and too little Christianity today and urged the need for the spiritual life to complete man as an image of God. Special music accompanied the address, followed by the season’s first fellowship luncheon.
Des Moines temperance activists condemn The Price She Paid as vile and plan to attack magazines and Des Moines Public Library books. They will probe shelves for salacious material, press cigaret enforcement, and seek state law compliance with city council support.
In Richmond on November 27 a man confessed to the murder of his wife, Henry Clay Beattie Jr. His brother Douglas Beatie says the confession saved their father from being killed by Henry. The funeral for the wife’s murder is planned for Maurer cemetery, with interment likely Sunday morning.
The fragment depicts a quarrel between Aunty Gust and Marie over a former sweetheart. a judge weighs actions as tensions rise. An advertisement touts a cough remedy praised for colds and croup, with Mrs Francis Turpin in Dunetiony City Oregon as a dealer contact.
Theodore Gerisher of the Muscatine police was killed by two bullets from a .38 revolver shortly after midnight Saturday near his West Hill home. Witness J M Walker heard two shots and found Gerisher unconscious. he died at Bellevue hospital. The crime followed a riot involving strikers, with no definite link to the unrest. A dramatic notice follows about a Waterloo theatre bill and a local cough remedy endorsement.
The Frederic Thompson Mayo drama Polly of the Circus comes to town with a first class tour featuring celebrated circus acrobats and clowns in leading roles. Georgie Olp stars as Folly as the plot follows a bareback rider wounded in a small town who recuperates with a village preacher before returning to the circus.
A 17-year-old Ruth White was arrested in Cedar Rapids after using a $21.65 check from the name J. M. Fisher to buy clothing and stealing a brown silk dress from Miss McCartey, proprietor’s daughter. She claims her name, father Fred White, and Marshalltown address, but officials find no such person. she remains in custody awaiting a decision on her guilt or innocence as detectives probe her origins and story.
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