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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1912
Page
8
A vintage health ad promises relief from constipation and bilious symptoms with Gasgarets a ten cent box from your druggist. It claims torpid liver and undigested food cause bad breath yellow skin and headaches and promises a morning straightening effect and months of wellbeing.
Governor Geo W Clarke argues free tuition and state support for college and university access should reach all rural and poor students. He promotes better rural schools, better farm communities, and patriotism through education, asserting Iowa's future hinges on improved schooling statewide.
Rev W W Denham pastor of First Christian Carthage IL will preach at Central Church of Christ in Waterloo in both morning and evening services. He comes highly recommended and is expected to draw a good hearing tomorrow. Rally Day events at East Park Presbyterian open with Sabbath school rally at 10 am and communion at 11 am followed by an evening program with scholar participation. First United Brothers designate Woman's Day with missions sermon in morning and a women-led program in the evening with stereopticon demonstrations. Grace Methodist previews theme My Life What Shall I Do With It and Old Sins in New Clothes. First Baptist schedules Practical Atheism in morning and Moral Courage in evening.
A series of revival services starts tomorrow evening at Emanuel Evangelical church Court House Square at 7 46 PM Pastor Rev L W Bock will lead with Rev J A Haehlen and others assisting English sermons will be given each evening except Saturday for two or three weeks at 7 45 PM
In Des Moines on October 26, progressives deny a report from Dubuque that Republicans and progressives will back Maurice Connolly, the Democratic candidate in Iowa's Third District. Otto F. Lange and J. Allen Wallis stated the party will not endorse Connolly and condemned the circulating rumor.
Michael Diefenbach of Ebenezer New York recounts two years of use with his ten year old son and two younger boys who all improved after taking Father John’s Medicine. He credits it with restoring appetite, strength, and overall health and says it helped him recover from two weeks of illness as well.
The eight year old Grand Duke Alexis is seriously ill at the imperial hunting lodge of Spain in Russian Poland following an Oct 15 accident. Court physicians attend him after a groin injury that caused concern days later.
The Dubuque County Progressive Committee declares no progressives will vote for Maurice Connolly the Democratic nominee for congress merely due to his Dubuque residence. They state they will vote for candidates aligned with progressive principles and doctrines.
Jacob Riis argues recalls would overturn judicial decisions and cites Roosevelt era actions. He recalls New York tenement reform, the coal strike, and presidential courage to intervene despite political risk. Riis contrasts Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson stances on executive power and right versus wrong in governance.
W. W. Baldwin, minority member of the Iowa Employers' Liability commission, urges compulsory compensation and private optional insurance rather than state options. He favors mutual insurance, warns against state arbitration, and calls for postponement to study experiences elsewhere. He proposes a 40 percent wage basis, fears liens harm small employers, and suggests a path toward mutual or private insurance before any state program.
Freight department workers from Joone railroads and nearby cities are invited to attend a lecture at City Hall this evening. J L Taylor of the American Railway Association will present an illustrated talk on explosive handling under new interstate regulations. The county chamber hosts the meeting and all freight staff are urged to attend.
Waterloo rider Elmer Dietz swept five mile races, beating Harvey Anderson and CG A Morris in his Cadillac roadster by two feet after a neck and neck run. He also clocked 81 seconds for a half mile and helped Ed Widdel and Young Hines of Waterloo win amateur honors as Bill Rickey finished third in 7 14.
An editorial urges generous support for the Red Cross in Waterloo and nationwide. It condemns Turkey as a barbaric aggressor and notes contrasts between European indifference to Christian persecution and the United States stance in Cuba, highlighting humanitarian motives in the Allied struggle.
Mrs Lydia Lord Davis delivered an instructive talk on China as the gift of God in the twentieth century. Those who missed the earlier talk can hear her at the Normal on Sunday afternoon at six o clock.
A temperance meeting will be held on Monday night on the fifth floor of Syndicate Building. The Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association invites those who seek two years with no saloons in Waterloo to attend. Oct 28, 1912.
A notice records nuptial licenses issued to Wred H Timeon of Waterloo and Elvine K Nelson of Ringsted with license numbers .34 and .18 respectively.
A home recipe promises a simple method to darken gray hair to a rich brown. Mix Barbo Compound with bay rum glycerine and water, apply weekly until darkened, then every two weeks. It claims dandruff removal, scalp health, and hair growth, urging buyers to insist on Barbo Compound from their druggist.
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