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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
12
The W. H. Hartman company publishers Waterloo Evening Courier offer specialized sale bills for farmers' auction sales. These are designed to maximize impact when paired with the Courier's advertising columns. Located at 209-213 Park avenue west.
Campaign manager Medill McCormick declares Col Roosevelt will be the next U S president after touring New York and Iowa. He says Taft is out of the race and Iowa will be carried by a safe majority, noting a close Illinois governor contest between Dunn and Funk. Includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar.
The first aid for the injured class plans its initial gathering on November 6. Registrants or those awaiting to register are urged to call the secretary to reserve books for prompt provision at the start. A Sunday afternoon talk at First Presbyterian Church features Miss Kittie Smith of Chicago, an arm-less young speaker. Mira Smith is linked to an orphanage.
The National Association for the Study of Exceptional Children will hold its third annual conference in New York on October 30 and 31 to address the educational and social rights of handicapped and retarded children. Speakers will discuss tests, juvenile delinquency, speech impediments, asthma, hygiene, and eugenics, among other topics, with Dr. P. L. P. Claxton noted as a participant.
The commissioner of education will preside at the upcoming conference, outlining agenda items and expected speakers. The event aims to discuss policy updates, funding priorities, and statewide educational initiatives with district leaders in attendance.
The piece reviews the booming cotton crop era, noting a potential record yield around 16,138,426 bales, driven by larger acreage and improved cultivation, especially in Texas. It discusses historical growth, diversification beyond cotton, international competition, and the risk of Africa’s vast cultivation affecting future supremacy. It also traces production milestones from 1855 to 1901, highlighting steady gains and years above 10 million bales.
Evangelist Sunday nears campaign end as total conversions reach 4,212 through Tuesday night in East Liverpool Ohio. Despite heavy rain 309 more joined the ranks and about 2,000 crowded the alleys and streets around the tabernacle. Delegations from five potteries plus railway and other groups attended and street railway workers presented Sunday with a traveling bag.
The Courier prints a Greek Red Cross appeal from New York urging American sympathy and donations to aid Turkish Greek Red Cross relief as Greece and Turkey clash. It asks subscribers to remit to A P Ralli at 15 William Street New York, signed by D N Botassi and others. A Portland license notice follows with marriage announcements and a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills for lumbago.
Mrs. Lewis W. Goen of Independence visits Mrs. A. C. Smith of Waterloo. Goen serves as editor of the Independence Conservative.
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