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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
4
A set of endorsements from mothers in New York and Maine extoll Mellin’s Food as superior for infants. One writes that a baby fed since one month is thriving with thirteen teeth and walking before nine months. Another notes teething comfort and strong growth attributed to the product.
J Campbell White outlines a shift from sporadic giving to a systematized budgeted approach for church and missionary funds. He urges every member’s weekly contribution, cites Pauls plan from 1 Corinthians 16:2, and argues a thriving mission budget supports immigration and home missions while aligning church finance with Christian stewardship.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as essential for travelers with claims they aid a weak stomach and enable the stomach to endure travel. It touts box sets as best traveling companions and notes wide availability in drug stores.
J W Copeland of Dayton Ohio bought Chamberlains Cough Remedy for his boy who had a cold and the bottle emptied before the cold returned. Is that not better than a five dollar doctors bill for sale by all dealers.
Tonight in the K of P hall the Royal Arcanum members will enjoy a oyster supper and initiate a new class of candidates. The event aims for full attendance and social contact to boost the order’s activity while the lodge nears a state leading membership in Iowa.
An old advertisement states headaches stem from a disordered stomach and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve symptoms. Sold by all dealers.
Mingis Man pays 60000 for the Home Farm of 20 acres. Rectae W Dickinson born near Jesup has sold nearly 100000 of real estate holdings in the vicinity and may auction personal property remaining on the home farm. The Issac Wilkinson tract of 148 acres brought 85 an acre totaling 12580. Dickinson sold a 320 acre home farm to Frank Hogan for 360000. A 160 acre farm northeast of Jesup sold to Peter Zimmerman for 125 an acre totaling 20000. Zimmerman bought all on the farm and the deal closed within minutes. Dickinson may move to British Columbia, with friends hoping he and Mrs Dickinson stay in the community.
Children in Rinvanger public schools receive American aided dental care from a post graduate educated dentist. Two rooms host dental clinics this year with exams twice yearly and home cards for parental consent for free treatment. About 100 first graders are observed to expand to the full school system.
Reports from Des Moines indicate the penultimate week of the Iowa campaign opens strongly for Republicans. Kenyon tours Ringgold county while Clarke heads toward Humboldt after Fort Dodge. Cosson canvasses Buxton with emphasis on safety and equity, and Ingham joins to bolster party views. Meetings show renewed energy statewide.
United States marshals probed a claim that boxer Jack Johnson had been shot in the foot by a female entertainer at a Chicago venue. A rumor spread Thursday, but Johnson denies the report and officers say a shooting may have occurred after a quarrel.
At the Iowa Baptist convention in Council Bluffs Rev. K. E. Stevens of Sioux City argued for church led amusements for youth, proposing activities in church parlors with supervised music and cooking lessons. The address sparked lively opposition and support, with the convention drawing many clergymen and lay members as it continues through the week. Also includes a druggist endorsement for Chamberlain's Dough Remedy.
Prof. W D Hurd of Massachusetts Agricultural College says the Iowa idea of extension work will be adopted. He visited Ames and a dozen similar institutions, plans to recommend Iowa's organization to Massachusetts trustees, and returned with blanks and forms used at Ames.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting stomach regulator. It claims indigestion and sour belching vanish within minutes after contact, with relief from gas, heartburn, and bloating and emphasizes harmlessness and astonishment at its effects.
Mr Hurd expressed pleasure with coordinating extension work with the college and experiment station. A rummage sale is set in the basement of Walnut Street Baptist Church on Friday October 23 with doors opening at 9 am. Real estate transfers noted include Thos R.E. Leeper to A A Lynn for part of lot 6 block 35 West Waterloo for $1 and several other transfers in Waterloo area values listed.
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