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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1913
Page
3
A 10 cent Cascarets box promises to cleanse the stomach and regulate bowels overnight. It claims to remove sour undigested food and foul gases, ease liver pressure, and restore health, with benefits seen by morning for adults and children alike.
Lewis Miller, manager of the Waterloo west real estate baseball team, issues a challenge to Waterloo east realty men for a game tomorrow afternoon at Red Cedar or Prospect parks. He demands only bona fide real estate dealers with office telephones play and warns of fans backing the challenge despite some dealers lacking phones.
The Railway Business Association Bulletin argues that freight rate increases should reflect past performance not half revealed data. It cites 1910-12 corporate income trends, projected 1913 fixed charges, and a larger rail system, warning that credit conditions and potential shortages threaten national transport reliability. It notes shippers and railroads work to reduce facility needs, but a 1913 shortage could worsen with severe winter and congestion.
Delmar resident Frank C. Pellett notes bees offer profitable work for a farmer with 160 acres and $40,000 capital. Recent honey crops exceed expectations, with FW. Wall of Cole earning top returns and Frank Coverdale saying bees are highly profitable. Des Moines figures show Brown nearing stable income, while Pease reports high yields from 300 colonies.
An advertisement urges readers to trust Foley Kidney Pills to relieve backache rheumatism and kidney trouble. It promises safer effective medicine for aging bodies and restoring normal kidney action, urging affordable treatment for those supporting families.
Robert Hath, long time city resident now living in the west for nine years, has accepted a position with Lt. G. Wang in the shoe department of the Pun Davis Dery Croods company. Stanley AL Doyte of 208 Allen St, Jefe, last evening for Owatonna, Adlan, where he enters Pillsbury Academy.
Amusements note that Harold Bell Wright best seller The Shepherd of the Jils is adapted for the stage. Producers Gaskill and MacVitty promise a fine scenic Ozark mounting and a carefully selected, unique cast. A special matinee is planned for Waterloo on September 1 with both matinee and night performances.
Local labor leaders refuse to divulge details of a new tactic aimed at forcing Illinois Central to meet demands. W A Moore, secretary of the labor body, says the move is designed to compel capitulation gradually, with no expectation of immediate surrender.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine for women’s hair, claiming it cleanses dust and oil, stops itching and shedding, and even promises new fine hair growth after weeks. It urges readers to obtain a 25 cent bottle from druggists or toilet counters.
The article notes a new tactic in a labor movement with leaders arriving in Waterloo including L M Hawver of St Louis, president of district 21 of the International Association of Machinists. G Pullen of Waterlootloo left for Cedar Rapids to advance part of the plan as lieutenants of the strikers move through major railroad centers with outside labor visitors.
Mrs Horace Herrick of Keokuly spent a few days with her friend Mrs Robert Knox before leaving Mona day for home.
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