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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1912
Page
2
A Waterloo Evening Courier column laments editorial drought on a hot morning. It mocks editors craving inspiration while critiquing a secret hearing order in a shoe machinery monopoly case. It also touches politics, beef costs, a free concert idea for children, and Iowa winter weather.
Long passage argues Colonel Roosevelt mislabels non third party supporters as Wall Street attorneys jealously guarding privilege. It notes progressives opposing a split and warns that voters in Wisconsin and Iowa resist desertion for a third party while preferring reform within the Republican fold.
An old advertisement touts a costly remedy for deafness claiming cure by a constitutional treatment. It mentions catarrh and a supposed internal system fix, urging readers to request circulars and contact a Toledo druggist for the product at 50 dollars.
The passage argues that progressive Republicans in Iowa and other states resisted calls from cabinet officers and high officials urging a fight against progressivism. It contends that those aligned with progressivism stood against privilege and bossism and disputes Roosevelt's portrayal of progressivism and his actions as advancing or harming the cause.
The Des Moines Tribune reveals a letter in Washington urging criminal prosecution of Geo. W. Parkins under the Sherman law, while Senator Kenyon stands as a progressive Republican ally. The writer argues attempts to defeat Kenyon harm progressive aims and urges Iowa voters to back the Republican ticket.
A compilation of column blurbs from various papers notes Kenyon’s anti establishment stance in Iowa politics, a London girl’s near death experience, calls for happier homes to curb crime, Taft versus Roosevelt forecasts, and critiques of Bevridge and political bosses in New York and Pennsylvania.
Ruth Cameron argues that the best dressed woman chooses gowns and hats that harmonize with her own appearance and personality. She urges knowing exact color and tone for harmony, warning against outfits that clash with one’s traits or appearance.
A collage of quips from Chicago papers contrasts rural and urban habits. A front seat observer praises Pittsburgh while a matron protests, and a country youth laments farm life as a city boarder comments on sticky shoes. A tired remark about a howling baby rounds out a slice of humorous urban chatter.
Des Moines report for the week notes extreme heat with abundant sunshine and high humidity. Showers were frequent early in the week but light in southeastern and northwestern counties. the heaviest rain in the southwestern quarter. Over five inches fell in Audubon and Guthrie, more than four in Shelby. Corn maturity advancing with four weeks of dry warmth needed to avoid damage. Much corn dented though much of it in roseting stage. Threshing active except where rain was heaviest, with rapid progress in plowing and fall grain seeding. Late potatoes performing fairly well.
A column quotes figures like Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont praising suffrage efforts and recounts a Cuban soldier story. The anecdotes blend patriotism and everyday humor as the Washington Star notes a dog story and a street scene in Edinburgh with a curious boy and dragging couple.
Dr Sadier estimates that about 80 million dollars in wages are lost annually to the American people due to colds. The notice urges prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to stop coughing heal sore inflamed air passages and reduce downtime. H W Taggart.
New York aims to organize workers for pure food laws nationwide alongside Democratic efforts for November. Governor Wilson, joined by Yale professor Irving Fisher and other health leaders, endorses strong public health regulation in the party platform and plans to highlight it in his campaign.
City council rescinds parking restrictions for the block between Commercial and Jefferson streets and for the Commercial street segment from Fourth to Bridge. Bids for cement sidewalks awarded to Dearborn Construction with lowest bid. Bryant Paving awarded First Street West paving from Locust to Randolph. Park commissioners' salaries set at 200, and Fire Chief Dunham to attend national convention. lights on Park Road to be discontinued after three months. Speed warning signs debated. city hall records review underway. Dr. Everall to be away Sept 7 to Oct 1.
An advertisement touts Danderine for immediate hair enhancement. It claims cleansing, reducing dandruff, improving scalp health, preventing itching and hair loss, and promoting growth with a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
Mrs Marion Sweet Gamaron Natick Mass credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her nervous agitation cold limbs and insomnia during change of life after doctors warned of a tumor she praises the remedy as a gold worth help to others and invites letters for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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