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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1911

Page

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Great Kidney Cure Story Endorsed by Mary OConnor

Mrs Mary O Connor of Lander Wyoming details a long battle with kidney and bladder trouble. She credits Kilmer Swamp Root with restoring her health and sleep, urging others to try the remedy. The testimonial was sworn before Charley Allen in Fremont County Wyoming on a dated affidavit.

Ur Kilmer Mary O'Vonnell Lander Wynn Judy Charley Allen Ary Pulvite Fremone Co

Prove What Swamy Raat Will Do For You

Letter urges Dr Kilmer & Co Binghamton N Y to send a sample hottie and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promises information and asks to mention the Courier. Offers regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes for sale at drug stores.

Dr. Kilmer & Co Ringhamton

Curtain Raiser Football Duel Amid Cedar Rapids Game Plan

Cedar Rapids 1D hosts East High in a curtain raiser for a bigger match as Waterloo East and Cedar Rapids prepare for an afternoon game. West High cancels after Coe and balloon event announced at Nu Clothing Store.

Cedar Rapids East High Aids Cpa Wwe Chiao Grin Phas Frenyeedd Lere Alford Steathbelle Ruorts Alford Cmd Sallerry Linden Avenue Baa Bine Sucress Waterton Waterloo High Secords Fame Waterloo East Rast Nich Cedar Rapid A Flarry Joyce Coe West High Avil Nu Clothing Store Sycamore Street

Boston Players Lead National League Batters

The official batting averages crown two Boston stars atop the National League list. Kirke leads with .445 in 20 games, followed by Jackson at .445 in 89 games. Hans Waener actually tops the league with .485 in 120 games, and Fred Clarke is next at .331 in 110 games.

New York Boston Kirke Jackson Hans Waener Fred Clarke KR. Miller Bostons Schulte Chicago Beseher Cincinnati Sheckard Marquard Crandall Mathewson Ty Cobb Cleveland Crawford Detroit Bender Philadelphia Greggs

Baker's Hall of Fame bid sparks wild homer in Philadelphia

A fanciful poem notes J Franklin Baker of Trappe Md driving Marquard’s pitch for a dramatic homer. The punchline recalls the famous grooved ball moment as Baker’s long drive sails over the right field crowd and into the street, stirring local lore about the 1900s game.

Toah J. Prank Vin Baker Trappe Hall of Fame Marquard Lard Snodgrass Hla Oldring Devore Dawn Guarid Franklin Baker Baker J. Franklin Twenty-second Street

Sailor Draws In Ten Round Indianapolis Bout

Young sailor woke Wednesday to a draw in a ten round bout in Indianapolis against Ray Bronson. The bout ended without a decisive winner. The report notes uncertainties about Ad Wolgast versus Matt Wells possibly being postponed due to withdrawal of a moving picture firm seeking fight rights. Gyelone Johnnie Thompson of Sycamore, Jr. plans a second Australia tour under Hugh McIntosh leaving November 1 for Vancouver. Co. G Spencer of St. Louis shot trapping record by hitting 199 of 200 targets in the interstate post season, with a 144 straight tally, becoming high man in the event.

Indianapolis Ray Bronson Ad Wolgast Matt Wells New York Gyelone Johnnie Thompson Sycamore, Jr Australia Hugh McIntosh Vancouver Co. G. Spencer St. Louis Spencer

Will of Mrs. Rebecca Jeffries Probate in Los Angeles

Estate valued at 99500 to be shared unequally among ten heirs of Rebecca Jeffries who died September 6. Will filed for probate in Los Angeles. Residuary legatees include James I. Jeffries and other children, to care for their father in his declining years. Also includes a note on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cough and cold remedy for children.

Rebecca Jeffries Los Angeles Cal James I. Jeffries

Rabbits Marooned as Flood Ravages Island Haunts

McGregor Iowa October 29 flooding has turned the river between McGregor and the Mississippi Wisconsin confluence into a wide lake. Rabbits living on high dry island lands have multiplied in vast numbers and now face slaughter by hunters. Many have been shot drowned or starved as they seek refuge on the few elevated stumps and ground.

Mctregor Mississippi Wisconsin McGregor

Grundy Center Potatoes Decline Threaten County to Lose Center Status

Grundy Center Iowa reports a steady drop in potato farming as costs rise and returns shrink. Over three years planted acreage shrank while current output trails forecasts. buyers pay around 45 cents per bushel. Dry weather reduced yields to about 66 bushels per acre with harvest nearing completion.

Grundy Center Grundy County Uno

Potatoes Drop to 60 Cents at Des Moines Market

Des Moines market reports show potatoes selling around 60 cents a bushel with 63 cent varieties also in demand. Norwalk farmer Charles Nelson sold fifty bushels quickly while Durant and Stockton consignments moved fast, and Arney of Durant touted strong sales exceeding 1,000 bushels at 66 cents. Grocery stores listed 65 cent potatoes with five bushel deliveries at 75 cents.

Des Moines Charles Nelson Norwalk J. I. Arney Durant John Aakes Stockton J. T. Arney H. S. Chase

One Bromo Quinine Laxative Promoted by E. W. Grove

Advertisement touts a single Bromo Quinine laxative sold for 25 cents with claims it cures a cold in one day and urges readers to look for E. W. Grove's signature on the product.

E. W. Grove

Verdict Upholds $25 for Wife and $299 for Each Child

The Iowa Supreme Court sustained a verdict of $25 for the death of the wife and $299.74 for each of three children after a kerosene can with gasoline caused an explosion. The ruling also states that branding kerosene for another property does not shield a dealer from damages. The jury had awarded Lee Chapman $169 for injuries and the rest for the deaths, deemed reasonable by the court.

Tes Moines State Supreme Court Lee Chapman Fpfarr & Company Harrison County

Sage Tea Modernized by Wyeth Remedy for Hair

Grandmothers used sage tea to preserve hair color and fullness. Today Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy offers a ready to use tonic that restores color and strengthens hair, sold for fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee. H. W. Taggart, 537 Commercial St, promotes the product through druggists.

Wyeth H. W. Taggart Commercial St

Merital Rheumatism Powders Promoted by Henderson Drug Co

Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Co announce Merital Rheumatism Powders as a modern remedy for rheumatism. The American Drug & Press Association endorses the formula after medical review, with a positive guarantee on the sale.

American Drug & Press Association Henderson Drug Co Red Cross Drug Co

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