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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
4
A vintage advertisement urges using Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to reverse gray or faded hair. One nightly application promises noticeably restored color by morning, with additional benefits like dandruff relief and scalp cleanliness. Includes agent H W Taggart and druggist guaranty.
Myre Cometock arrived with nine children from the New York City orphans' home and placed them all in good homes the same day. Various local residents and families are noted as sending relatives away to California and reporting on community happenings and visits.
Gulf Coast Land and Orchard company answers C. L. Baldwin petition seeking 1130.45 back pay arguing contract required Baldwin to devote full time to their land promotions. They assert he pursued own deals in Shady Grove Clarksville and Waterloo, using company funds, and deny Baldwin’s right to the back salary.
Citizens urged to provide 2000 additional rooms for the dairy show and cattle congress in Waterloo. The entertainment committee seeks available lodging at 50 cents to $1 daily, with representatives at two info bureaus and contact points at Irving smoke shop and United States Express office. Mason-Maytag donates chauffeur-driven transport to assign rooms as demand rises.
The advertisement touts a claimed cure for deafness after years of study into occult and natural forces. It guarantees relief for stubborn cases and offers free consultation with payment only after proven effectiveness. Address Dr. L. C. Grains Co in Chicago for free information by mail.
The article laments the decline of handwritten signatures in schools as typewriters rise. It notes many people cannot sign clearly, leaving letters signed by unknown individuals. It urges typists to learn to write their own names distinctly for clarity.
Sale bills for farmers auctions are a specialty and used to advantage with The Couriers advertising columns. The item is published by W. H. Hartman Company publishers Waterloo Evening Courier located at 209 213 Park Avenue West.
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine as a quick inexpensive remedy for heavy, glossy hair free of dandruff. It claims rapid improvement within ten minutes and visible new hair growth after about two weeks, urging readers to try a 25 cent bottle at drug stores.
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