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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
2
Publication details for the ATEELOO DAILY COURIER and TRI-WEEKLY COURIER list offices in New York and Chicago, circulation notes, advertising policies, and foreign travel bureau locations. It notes prices, subscriptions, and postal handling for the papers as part of a general newspaper notices page.
The article urges Waterloo supporters to stay determined as President Mudge of the Rock Island delays arrival, promising a hotter showing when he comes Monday. Boosters vow to be ready for the emergency and emphasize that his visit could mean a new depot.
The midwest weighs the Sanborn decision before the U S Supreme Court as it could end state rate regulation. State rail commissions warn the ruling would erase local fare controls and valuations long before federal authority.
The piece argues courts overstep by curbing state regulatory power over intrastate rail rates and praises state rights. It calls the lumber trust doomed under government prosecutions, notes high murder impunity in Chicago, and applauds new Supreme Court rules to curb lengthy court delays.
The Oskalansa interurban project encounters a rocky course with risk of falling through. Observers warn Wrterloo would regret any collapse, while officials debate land use and a government grant amid local reactions and hopeful sentiment.
Local filings name Wansted Taft Wick ersham as defendants in a suit alleging improper trust management linked to a high profile presidential visit. The case seeks redress for alleged financial missteps and calls for accounting and relief from the court.
A speaker recalls school days when a girl they knew snubbed him as a kid. He reflects on age, saying he is now thirty seven and estimates she would be about twenty eight by now, noting the passage of years since then.
Ruth Cameron urges readers to enter conversational doors rather than pass by, arguing that engaging responses build good impressions. She notes how brief remarks invite stories and warns against shutting down dialogue, stressing the value of courtesy in everyday talk. Berkley Hardware Co. advertises hot blasts, ranges, heaters at 302 West 4th Street.
A Dubuque Times-Journal note says sociological facts show changing social outings from trolley rides to car trips and hotel meals. Brelington Hawk-Eye argues for breaking up gambling in cities, while Iris and Iowa cities lack tolerance. Rockford Register questions Lorimer’s Senate seat and evidence. Davenport Times critiques the president’s stance on antitrust and party positions.
A column discusses moral profit and folly of avarice in society. It cites Walsh the convict and questions the value of wealth hoarding, then contrasts Waterloo reception of a president, and praises Kansas blue sky stock laws as a model Iowa should adopt to curb worthless offerings and save millions.
A column reviews the Stephens party meetings from Sep 25 to Oct 23 in La Porte City praising converts and funds raised. It criticizes churches for wealth accumulation and silence on social injustice, arguing clergy and leaders sometimes defend or ignore unrighteousness and hypocrisy.
In Copenhagen October 25 Dr Frederick A Cook faced a riotous reception as 1500 attendees and a hostile crowd outside shouted insults. Police escorted Cook from the hall after Nansen denounced him as a swindler and a pole image was projected amid clashes. He withdrew to his hotel amid tight security.
Muscatine Iowa October 26 four arrests were made by the police in connection with a local industrial dispute. Harold Hartman and Otis Fowler were arrested at the Hawkeye plant for not moving along promptly. Alexander Greisendreck of South Muscatine was charged with resisting an officer. Martin Lang was taken into custody on a warrant alleging he used obscene language.
The Waterloo police commission, led by H. B. Kelly and Dr. J. A. Jerger, questioned two applicants about commission powers duties and officer responsibilities. Fire department tests follow at 7 this evening in the city council chambers. John C. Ganville of Webb company visited to bid on a motor driven vehicle for the fire department.
A Wangler Bros store advertises D. D. D Prescription as a fast acting skin relief for eczema and psoriasis. The ad touts a two second stop to itch with a 2Ac trial bottle and a no pay offer to try the product. It highlights wintergreen thymol and other ingredients as cures used nationwide.
Centerville Iowa reports a man from Missouri after fifty five years single life weds a 45 year old Franklin township woman Dollie Hall. The next day he sought a divorce filing at Unionville Missouri. Sheriff service to the wife in Franklin township followed adding shock to a wedding that lasted one day. Jump owned farm and property in Missouri and planned to move there.
An advertisement touts Pinex as the fastest surest cure for obstinate coughs and whooping cough. It claims a 60 cent bottle mixed with sugar syrup provides instant relief and often clears a bad cough within 24 hours, with a money back guarantee. It notes pine extract content, tasty syrup, and suitability for croup throat tickle and incipient lung troubles.
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