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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
3
A letter from Gruss promises a free catarrh cure and demands the reader send name and address for the treatment. The message asserts a nationwide patient base and claims to cure by removing the disease cause, offering a coupon to request the remedy without cost.
An old ad claims Hitlel s Dream Balm quickly clears nasal congestion and headaches from catarrh. It promises relief within minutes, cures pasty nasal discharge, and ends hawking and spitting by anointing nostrils or rubbing throat and chest. It touts safety and effectiveness with claimed guarantees and brand endorsements.
An unclear OCR passage mentions a roiling scene, alleged killings, life loss, and an investigation. It references a person named Berips Wash and a Colorated Dearty, with vague details about money and dissatisfaction after an agent. The fragment lacks coherent facts to define a clear report.
Farmers auction sales are a specialty in the Courier advertising pages. The W H Hartman Company, publishers of Waterloo Courier, Park Avenue West, handles these notices for local farm sales and related listings.
Theodore Roosevelt speaks in Madison Square Garden urging resolute action to prevent class division. He calls for a movement to protect rights, balance liberty with justice, and use law to support character, opposing greed and tyranny while praising constitutional government. He emphasizes duty, public opinion, and the need to empower the common man through reforms and shared prosperity.
An old fragmented advertisement touts a home remedy for piles promising quick relief without surgery. It urges readers to request a free trial package and later buy a full treatment from drug stores, claiming rapid improvement even if a pile truss is used.
A garbled plea from a Michigan reader requests a free trial of a Pyramid Vile Remedy mailed to them. The message includes misspelled words and asks for plain paper plus no proof of results, indicating a consumer scam style appeal from a distressed resident.
A vintage home remedy promotes a cough syrup made from one pint sugar, warm water, and Pinex mixed with sugar syrup. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours for coughs, whooping cough, croup, chest pain, and bronchitis, touting Pinex as a key pine extract. Includes purchase tip and money-back claim.
Assistant Attorney General and Republican officials release opinions on polling machine requirements. The question centered on one machine per sixty voters and machines with individual levers for presidential electors. Voters present at closing time retain voting rights as the opinions are summarized. Des Moines report notes Polk County issues with provision for individual elector votes and machine allocation.
An advertisement claims Cascarets remove bilious symptoms from a congested liver and intestines. It describes headaches, coated tongue, yellow skin, bad taste, and lethargy, promising morning relief, a cheerful mood, and renewed energy with a 10 cent box.
Frage said enough machines would be in each precinct to handle voters. Rawson sought legal guidance on machine numbers, Robbins noting no fixed provision but applying existing election law. He suggests one machine per sixty voters, with sufficient machines to avoid long waits, and urges machines allow individual elector choices beyond party tickets. He also favors allowing voters inside to finish voting before final closing time.
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