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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1911
Page
3
Sad note on aging and gray hair prompts advice praising Wyerh's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. Claims include dandruff removal, strengthened thinning hair, and restoration of color with several applications. Sold by druggists for fifty cents per bottle, via H. W. Tageart at 537 Commercial St.
Mobile Alabama woman writes of seven years of womanly trouble and headaches. After surgery she improved but gained new health issues. Cardus brought appetite and sleep back, with doctor noting improvement. Cardus marketed as a long-used remedy for female constitution with advisory letter offer.
A Waterloo reader recounts a cross country journey from Waterloo Iowa to Florida during October 1911. He details travel by rail and road, views of Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga Park, then a Fort Myers to Lake OKeechobee boat trip with land prospects near Labelle. He warns buyers about exaggerating land promises and notes timber, fruit, and farming realities.
The notice cites two letters praising Mellin's Food. Mr W Longworth of Orient Oregon County says their one year old boy gained weight and slept through the night since using Mellin's Food. Mr R M Jones of Philadelphia reports improved health after trying other foods and requests a free sample.
A writer in Labelle Florida reports on land value with many acres not worth taxes, job prospects along the river, and typical wages. He notes fruit packing work paying by the box, a warm climate with long moonlit evenings, and a dry summer with a rainy season in August and September. He mentions sulphur water at Labelle, rising living costs, hunting and fishing opportunities, and plans to stay the winter while writing from a camp on a boat near Waterloo.
Des Moines October 21 a new scheme to cut meat prices is the Co operative Meat company. Incorporators M E Jeager and F J Jeager file articles of incorporation. Housewife shoppers sign five or ten dollar certificates to receive 5 or 10 percent discounts on purchases. If 300 customers pledge to buy five or ten dollars of meat, the firm will slaughter its own meat and lower prices by 3 to 5 cents per pound.
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