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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
3
Advertisement copy pitches Waterloo Evening Courier as a premium regional paper reaching more homes in city, suburbs, and countryside than any other local paper. It emphasizes quiet, persuasive sales presence in the households of the thinking and buying classes.
Des Moines grocers at a banquet planned to back a city council campaign to control the next election. Mayor Hanna and the city council faced roasting over the market house plan and potato pricing. The group claimed 890 grocers, four clerks each, could mobilize support and push their political agenda.
Union officials announce a long contest with preparations for steady supplies including coal and potatoes. They vow to keep the strike going until a settlement ensures life for the organization and lasting industrial peace, with a mass meeting planned and leaders from labor groups slated to speak. A separate incident reports shots fired at a residence on Green Street and projectiles tossed at workers’ homes.
William Rockefeller vice president of Standard Oil is reported very ill in London and traveling to New York with his physician aboard.
Board of Supervisors and County Auditor Rainbow toured Independence’s hospital housing 80 plus local patients. Proposal calls for enlarging the county home with a small $25,000 tax levy to provide suitable quarters. Advocates say some patients could live at the county home and earn wages, while officials warn state hospitals would lose per-patient fees.
Illinois Central officials report robust rail activity this week with two trains per day above last year’s pace. A meat train and two fruit freights, totaling 80 cars, arrived via Waterloo while engine 881 returned to service and 898 was briefly repaired. Local freights ran on schedule despite strike memories.
Advertisements claim Pape's Diapepsin settles upset stomachs within five minutes. A 60 cent case digests food, relieves heartburn, gas, nausea, and indigestion, with relief available at any drug store and promises lasting effects after use.
In an area near Watson Minnesota a lead of timothy seed sold for high value. Mr Mielke received payment for one seed lead but a second farmer Mr Arne Anderson later earned 720.42 dollars after selling seed and hay land. He says he lost half the crop and miscalculated the remaining seed value.
Real estate transfers listed including United States to Russell Jones for land in 32-87-11 and transfers in 24-90-14 between Addie M. Stine Howard W. Stine and Harry D. Stine. Total values noted: 2000 and 5 dollars. Also Rickert to Clyde A. Whitmore for lot 33 Mock 6 Red Cedar Addition Waterloo priced at 325 dollars.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims no harsh salts or castor oil are needed after use, notes pure vegetable compounds with olive oil, and markets them in 10 cent packs.
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