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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1912
Page
4
An ad pitches Cascarets as a fast remedy for headaches coated tongue foul taste dizziness and sleeplessness caused by unsettled bowels. It claims cleansing the stomach removing sour digested matter and easing constipation to restore cheerfulness and energy for adults and children.
A prisoner in the city jail, Barry Robinson, is labeled the laziest man in the world for refusing to work. He was jailed for a spree and now faces returning to labor after a brief mercy. No police court session occurred yesterday and few inmates remain in custody. A separate note reports fishermen in Waverly forming a protective club to enforce fishing laws along the Cedar River.
Ward notes 36 diphtheria cases remain in the city with improved conditions and no recent new cases near McKinley school. F. W. Sands of 1222 Leavitt Street quarantined. Red Cross seal sale by Associated Charities planned to fund anti tuberculosis efforts with aim of a strong annual sale.
The funeral of the late Thomas Pashby will be held Sunday at 1 30 at the house 515 Ankeny street and at a clock at the Grace M. F rechurch Rev EL OG bull will be in charge of the views and Interment will be in Fairview
Advertisement notes sale bills for farmers auction sales as a specialty in the Waterloo Evening Courier advertising columns. W. H. Hartman Company publishers Waterloo Iowa.
Waterloo enjoys ideal autumn conditions mirroring last year as sun shines bright and temperatures rise. Builders push work on Irving annex and Cartage stone project. local resident endorses Yoley's Honey and Tar Compound for children.
Washington November 30 rumors say Will B Moosers will attempt to depose George W Perkins from his influential role in the bull moose party at Chicago conferences next month. Perkins seen as real head of the party by many, with doubts over Roosevelt's stance.
Professor Clarence W Wassam spoke at the First Brethren church on The Stuff That Wins arguing success comes from boosting and proper conduct not cleverness money or popularity. He urged good company and faith guiding daily life and praised wholesome routines and study including The Iowa Homestead for farm knowledge. Mr and Mrs TB Gifford plus Miss Helen Gifford visit Grinnell guests of Mr and Mrs W G Logan on Leland avenue.
Burlington Hawkeye argues for multi direction action against bird slaughter and game protection. It condemns hunting in modern times as unnecessary for food and warns of rising hunting accidents and risks to farmers and minors from deadly firearms. The piece suggests restricting arms for children to prevent harm.
New data from Bradstreet's notes active demand in retail and wholesale sectors despite improved distribution. Trade is brisk with colder weather and holiday buying boosting orders, while cotton shortages constrain supply. U S and Canadian failures total 247 and 18 respectively for the week ending Nov 28, with wheat exports at 5,686,017 bu and corn at 1,247 bu.
The Waterloo Conservatory presents a renowned pianist in a Monday recital at the First Congregational church. The program includes Bach Tausig Toccata and Fugue, Beethoven Appassionata Op 57, Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Dohnanyi Rhapsody, Debussy Nocturne, Chopin Etudes and Polonaises. A Steinway concert grand piano will be used.
WW. L. Bromquist, a well known Esdaile merchant, says his wife finds Foley's Honey and Tar Compound the best cough cure on the market. He notes it suits both children and adults and contains no opiates. Ef. W. Taggart.
New York bartender Hugh Reilly of Shanley’s on Broadway and Twenty-ninth street declined a St. Louis lawyer’s claim of a $130,000 inheritance from his aunt Anna Reilly. He prefers to wait until after New Year’s to travel, keeping his Christmas tips. A $200 advance was sent for expenses.
The Young Women's Christian Association plans a vesper service Sunday at 4 PM at Emanuel Evangelical Church Courthouse Square. Miss Florence Simms, national extension secretary, will be the chief speaker with Miss Taylor also present. Special music includes Harp by Miss Bess Dawson, singing by Miss Blanche Gould, and a First M E B quartet with Emanuel church chorus assisting.
Des Moines, November 30. Henry Wallace favors a prison farm as a valuable addition to the penal system. He argues inmates should learn agriculture before science and urges work programs to curb idleness, with wages to support families and possible use of prisoners for printing school books.
The famed Braganza dagger, valued around 50000 dollars and linked to Cellini, quietly reappears in Lisbon and is returned to the royal family as officials sort inventory of palace jewels seized during the 1910 revolution. The dagger vanished October 4, 1910, when King Manuel fled to Britain.
Topeka Nov. 30 The Kansas board of election canvassers did not issue a governor election certificate yet as a supreme court restraining order remains in force. Attorney General Dawson moved to lift the order and a certificate to Hodges Democrat is expected today. Hodges holds a 28 vote plurality thanks to supplementary returns.
Senator Dixon announced Theodore Roosevelt will attend the progressive conference in Chicago on December 10 and 11. Roosevelt will urge progressives to unite for battles in 1914 and 1916 and to work for progressive legislatures.
A young woman correcting her appearance enters the parlor to find the family pet on a young man's knee. The girl objects, and the child refuses to move, claiming she arrived first. The scene ends with a tiff over seating and propriety.
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