11 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1910
Page
1
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement extols contagious blood poison as permeating the body with varied symptoms. It warns against mineral tonics and promotes S S S as a permanent cure by purifying the blood and rebuilding health, touting 8 8 8 as vegetable and inviting readers to request a home treatment book from The Sweet Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
Chicago dispatch notes eight hits credited to Lajoie in St. Louis may not secure him the 1941 batting crown as official scores and league reviews unfold. President Johnson orders an inquiry into the alleged tally, with official scores awaiting certification and expert review before final averages and outcomes are known.
Friedlery will hold an execution sale Thursday October 13 on the old Bert Fox farm seven miles northeast of Waterloo commencing after noon. The catalog lists 3 head of cattle 9 head of horses 61 hogs hay grain and corn in the shock.
In parts of England birds carry superstitions about omen and mischief. The Stonechat is thought to chatter with the evil one and the raven impersonates death. both are regarded as evil birds though the raven’s appearance can forebode a death.
An affidavit from Frank J. Cheney of Cheney & Co. asserts partnership status and that Wall’s Catarrh Cure will be paid for if failing to cure catarrh. The document, dated December 9, transcribes a testimonial claim and sale information for the Toledo firm.
William Crownover of Hudson reports his horse herd collected one hundred thirty premiums twelve championships five gold medals one silver medal four silver cups and two thousand dollars in cash prizes across Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Missouri. Surveyor and his son Rex earned championships, marking an outstanding overall showing for the pair.
Yesterday's nesuits show Chicago beating St Louis 15 to 7 and New York defeating Philadelphia 8 to 2 with the New York game played in New York.
L. C. Thompson, boys' secretary of the Y M C A, who was injured last week by a hunter's gunshot, will undergo a surgical operation tomorrow morning to remove the injured eye. The eye could not be saved, and removal is now deemed necessary.
Washington October reports from the crop reporting board of the agriculture department show 1910 spring wheat at 233,475,000 bushels with an 11 bushel per acre yield, and all wheat at 651,769,000 bushels. Corn was 80.3 percent of normal as of October 7 with oats at 1,556,396,000 bushels and barley at 138,000,000 bushels, with varying yields and quality percentages noted.
A Pall Mall Gazette line about a dead guest in a fashionable London hotel is linked by a Real Argument note. It describes the discreet handling of a death in a hotel, the locked room, and the swift removal of the corpse by silent workers before the morning room is let again. The piece shifts to a domestic happiness joke about a wife's spending line and a bachelor’s quip on unanswerable arguments.
Lincoln urges a law banning firearm use by minors in Iowa in his Better Fish Protection report to Governor Carroll. He argues youths with small rifles harm songbirds and insects more than hunters with shotguns. He also endorses licensing for minnows and banning ferret hunting, noting higher bird populations and a strong wardens opposition in some counties. Prosecutions reached 149 with fines over $10,000, and confiscations totaled about $6,000.
An English coal mine in Birmingham features a coal seam twenty eight feet thick in one shaft. The report notes the seam’s substantial width, indicating potential for extended output and mining operations in the shaft area.
Refugees from burned Beaudette and surrounding districts arrive in Duluth with nothing but clothes, recounting a July wildfire driven by fierce winds that swept through cabins and trees. Eyewitnesses describe trains packed with evacuees, towns left leveled, and dozens of bodies found along roads as crews fought to contain the blaze and save survivors.
An advertisement claims Diapepsin relieves Indigestion Dyspepsia and stomach misery within five minutes. It asserts all symptoms including heartburn gas and headaches disappear after use and urges readers to buy a 50 cent package from their druggist to restore appetite and comfort at meals.
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