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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1912
Page
4
An advertisement pitches Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims relief in five minutes, improves appetite, and notes no sour belching or undigested food. The ad urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store.
Reinbeck and surrounding area residents are noted visiting relatives and friends in Marshalltown Waterloo Cedar Rapids Chicago Beloit Milwaukee and Fargo. Movements include Mr and Mrs Nate Knudson of Robinson Kan Mr and Mrs J B Fredericks of Marshalltown and Miss Sophia Korstman returning from Chicago. The Grund Center sisterhood gathering is planned at Mrs G E Shears home.
A Cedar Falls Bull Moose meeting drew a lively, partisan audience for speeches by Judice Stevens and M Han, with praise for Roosevelt and calls for progressive reform. Judge Stevens read a controversial letter on state audits and liquor policy, while Harry Marey, Leach, and Hunt urged Roosevelt’s leadership and a party to advance progressive ideals.
J J Butler visited Waterloo Wednesday. Leo Bruns and baby visited Nashua relatives. Dr Ray Stober left for a Chicago hospital internship. G W Tyler and daughter Elgyra visited Greene. Ellen Stephens went to Faribault MN to stay with her grandson Rey Fabriz. Elva Reeves of Cedar Rapids visited her mother. Lena Payette went to Rochester MN for medical consultation. F H Camp and H A Leete visited Waterloo. Leon Mitchell was homebound by illness. A son born to Herman Buielaff and wife. Anna Kessler to Sioux City as Rebekah Lodge delegate. Greene and Amos Ingalls went to Waterloo for Champ Clark speech at the dairy show. F L Ray and wife welcomed a son and daughter born Tuesday. Dr J M Wilson hosted brother-in-law H A Smith of Des Moines. Lortto Thiatis left for St. Paul to visit Claude Denton. Bert Clark returned from Saskatchewan harvest. Leander Perry had Mayo Clinic stomach surgery. Nan Carney and wife visited Waterloo then California. St Marys Catholic church held memorial for Mrs Nick Merfoild who died near Greene aged 32.
John C. Busby, longtime local weather expert, was crowned great high mogul of the weather regulators at the Dairy Show, receiving a silver badge and a life pass to future cattle events. His pledge to provide fair weather was evidenced by sunshine during the congress.
A early Sunday blaze at the Commercial hotel in Greene Ohio damaged the ell housing the kitchen and dining room, with total losses in that section. The main structure survived mostly intact due to firefighting efforts. Launcfard Neusbaum suffered serious injuries after falling through an open second floor opening and was taken to the J. P. Ayer residence for medical care.
Mrs Ena Coyle shot and likely mortally wounded man Sweeney as he twice tried to enter her home near the Northwestern railroad station in Council Bluffs Iowa. Sweeney ran a block to Kirlin hotel porch crying I am shot and was taken to Mercy hospital. Mrs Coyle says she fired only after a second attempt to enter the house.
Cedar Rapids area educator calls for replacing mythic “stork” stories with truthful science of life and sexual health education. He argues for clear, accurate information to guide youth.
A Chicago report from June 5 1912 describes a run of ringworm in two children cured using Resinol Soap and Ointment. The first case involved a running sore across the back of the head and a spreading sore from hip to hip. the second followed itching on the face and neck with many sores. Both signers praise the remedy and urge others to use Resinol products for ringworm.
Dr Winfield Scott Hall of Northwestern University spoke to Coe College students and local youth groups at the YMCA and church mass meeting urging parents to discuss sex with children. Dr Mall urged dropping modesty and sharing honest information to prevent harm. An ad notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy by dealers.
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