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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
5
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a guaranteed cure for grippe and severe colds when taken every two hours in three doses. It claims rapid relief from headache, nasal congestion, fever, and body aches, noting no quinine is used and a 5 cent package suffices.
New York, Oct 20 The Merritt legislative committee heard details of an alleged meeting at Delmonico's where a fund of at least 500000 was raised to defeat Hughes anti racing legislation. Robert Elder cited Frank J. Gardner as the informant while Otto G Foelker recounted Gardner's bid to sway his vote in 1908. Gardner refused to testify.
A St Louis tale shows Ella Johnson declaring intent to marry Albert Wilson, while 169 other women vie for him. Wilson cowers inside his home as the rival camps clash, Johnson staking her claim on his doorstep and the license office looming.
Hubert Utterback, Democrat for state senate, asked the district court for an injunction to prevent use of voting machines unless the party lever is removed. He contends the lever violates state law and the move could affect machine use.
Washington on October 20 anticipates the reopening of the social season with Mrs Taft’s return to the White House. She is expected to host a series of brilliant entertainments. Ill health has kept Mrs Cafe from serving as hostess, though she will appear on rare occasions. This season she will receive assistance in entertaining from her daughter, Miss Helen Taft.
Walter Wellman and five crew members arrived aboard the steamship Trent near New York after abandoning the airship America in a roughly 900 mile voyage. Wellman blamed the failure on the equilibrator tanks and said future plans depend on a device that can perform what the equilibrator did. The crew reported they are in good health, and a gray cat aboard the America, christened Trent, survived the journey.
St Louis reports six balloons landed with two in Wisconsin one in Michigan and three in Canada. Other year remains unreported. A balloon likely Germania landed near Pomagasing Ontario. Meanwhile a fire in East St Louis destroyed the Alton freight house hotel and boarding house with about one million dollars in losses.
A wedding last night at the bride’s aunt’s home in Waterloo featured Miss Bertha Morrison of Washburn and Geneva’s Frank J. Finn. Rev Genung officiated as guests gathered amid yellow and white autumn decor. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs Pryor Farley Mechanicsville Mrs Ada Mc Manus and Mr and Mrs Albert Matricle.
Tamson Bros and Co report estimated market receipts for today at Chicago. Hogs, cattle, and sheep totals include about 20,000 hogs, 7,500 cattle, and 41,000 sheep. Sheep market opened steady with native and western lambs priced from 4.25 to 7.00, cattle mixed with beef steers around 6.50 to 9.70, Texas and western cattle figures shown, and cash wheat values listed for No 2 and No 8 grades.
The page lists cash corn and oats prices by grade, cash wheat quotes, and New York and St. Louis closes for wheat and corn. It also shows New York stocks broad figures with multiple company names and bid prices, plus notes on calf and horse hides and a brief biographical line about a journalist.
New York reports that several prominent millionaires will testify before a federal grand jury within ten days regarding the Duveen Bros. art importation case. U S District Attorney Wise seeks statements on alleged undervalued and smuggled paintings, as Rockefellers, Morgans, Tafts and other elites receive subpoenas to appear.
A local shop announces new ownership of Mr A Helm's tinshop and promotes their furnace and Cedar Rapids pumps. They offer repair services for lawn mowers and bicycles and state hours may extend to 3 p.m. by arrangement, inviting customers to call phone 446 Green.
O B McMurtrey will operate the new Union Accident and Health Benefit association office at 218 1 2 West Fourth Street Waterloo. He takes the district management after earlier insurance work in Springfield Illinois and a year of residence in Waterloo.
Fraxx J. Caxexer swears he represents F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. The firm will pay one hundred dollars for every cent of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason certifies the sworn statement dated December kth, 1886. Read Notary. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous membranes. Sent for testimonials. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for one.
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