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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1910
Page
1
Grounders reports on minor league players and salaries in the National Association, calls for changes in umpiring and ownership, notes Ed Walsh as a top pitcher and Jesse Burkett leading New England League batting, alongside boxing, football, and boxing manager moves. It mentions Harry Howell, Ban Johnson, and others in varied sports, plus stadium financing questions and club leadership shifts.
Annapolis led with seven victories and 99 points as the era of bigger schools faced upsets from smaller colleges under new rules. Harvard remained undefeated, while Pennsylvania trailed in scoring with 164 points and Brown led New England in points with 198. Yale suffered a heavy 21 to 0 loss to Brown as detailed season summaries show wins losses and ties among Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale and other New England colleges.
A fragmentary poem from Rocky Mountain News mocks brutal football play with noisy chants and exaggerated injuries. It references a doctor bill a shattered collarbone and expectant chaos as players collide and penalties flare. The piece reads as a satirical sports verse rather than a report.
City council adjourned session passes weights and measures ordinance and several third readings. A committee of Dunkelberg Rechtfertig and Dewey is named to investigate a market place. Mayor Rector to convene Dec 12 regular meeting and Dec 22 for Christmas fund bill passage.
Prohibition leader reports a week of saloon closures in northern Minnesota with government agents sealing two Richville taverns and three in Dent, as Perham remains a focus amid fears of raids. Calderwood lauds the federal effort, noting carloads of deer and whisky seizures.
Keokuk Iowa November 29 Manager Belt announces he will play first base next season instead of catching and will sign a regular catcher with a change outfielder to reduce club expenses. Belt will give William Leftfield, brother of Lefty of Pittsburgh, a spring tryout after a bad arm kept him from playing last season.
A household medicine claim states Foley's Honey and Tar delivers equally good results for both children and adults. The product is promoted as safe and effective for all coughs and colds and is advertised by Wagner Bros. and H. W. Taggart.
Amusements note that Honeymoon Trail, one of the year’s merriest musical comedies by Hough Adams and Howard, opens at the Syndicate theater. It has a Chicago run of 225 straight performances at the LaSalle and a strong road season. The LaSalle chorus and Ned Wayburn's Dancing Brownies are featured with a large touring crew and two baggage cars for scenery. Ticket prices range from 25 cents to 1.50 dollars. Shadowed by Three also headlines with William F. Mann presenting civic debauchery and police scandal in a major production starting this year.
An old style medical promotion touts Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims backache relief, claims to treat Bright's disease and diabetes, and invites readers to obtain a free sample to prove the claims. The copy uses urgent language and promises no-cost trial regardless of illness severity.
A reader testimonial credits Dr Miles Heart Remedy with relief from heart disease. Charles Holmes, a 68 year old veteran and private in Co B of the 54th New York Volunteer Infantry, describes night discomfort, stomach distress, and rapid heartbeat improving after using the remedy, noting past war injuries.
Rock Island fans discuss successor after Jack Tighe retires as manager of the Rock Island baseball team. Veteran catcher Dan O Leary, a long time Islanders figure and former Memphis manager, is a leading candidate with noted skill at developing pitchers and familiarity with Rock Island operations.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a rapid cure for grippe and colds. It claims two hour intervals and three doses suffice, removing neuralgia pain headaches and nasal symptoms without quinine. The 35 cent package is marketed as a world proven remedy from three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars.
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