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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1911
Page
3
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple grandmothers tea for healthy hair. It claims to prevent gray, thinning, and dandruff, promising quick scalp cleansing, hair growth, and color restoration. Sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle, with H W Taggart at 537 Commercial St as the contact.
Rev. J Percival Huggett former Fort Dodge teacher and commencement speaker at Waterloo high school saved three women from drowning during a Charlevoix Lake squall. He stopped his gasoline launch, jumped in, and pulled all to safety despite one remaining unconscious at transfer.
Washington dispatch reports the War Department moved the 10th Infantry to the Panama Canal Zone sooner than expected citing readiness of quarters and concerns over Panama political tensions as elections approach. Officials provide no formal reason beyond precaution during lock gate installation and canal completion.
Maj John R Lynch the senior Black officer in the army and the only man of his race holding a staff commission retires on account of age. Appointed at the outbreak of the Spanish war by President McKinley he served in Cuba and the Philippines with credit. Born in Mississippi Lynch served five terms in the House of Representatives and was auditor of the treasury from 1589 to 1883.
Des Moines authorities urge school boards to improve ventilation and heating to provide 2000 cubic feet of fresh air per pupil per hour. They warn that poor air causes inattention and illness, urging proper sanitation water containers and individual cups, better toilets, and overall school health to protect children. A. Be. Kepford, State Lecturer.
It is not the quantity of food but the amount digested and assimilated that gives strength and vitality. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to perform their functions naturally. For sale by all dealers.
Governor Carroll and Adjutant General Guy A. Logan will welcome President Taft to Iowa and travel with the presidential party through Council Bluffs Fort Dodge Webster City Water loo Iowa Falls Des Moines and Ottumwa. Iowa lawmakers will join, with a private car for state officials and newspapers.
Des Moines Sept 11 L Elton Ellis president of the Hyperion club and a Des Moines insurance firm leader is defendant in a divorce suit filed by Marion L Ellis. The action follows a Labor Day quarrel at the Hyperion club. She cites cruel and inhuman treatment but provides no specifics. They married April 29, 1909. Ellis 39 and his wife 24. He does not contest the suit. Alimony and custody questions have been settled with the parents of Mr Ellis gaining care of their adopted child.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain a Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil for bowel complaints in children. It claims a certain cure and recommends mixing with water and sugar to improve palatability. Sold by all dealers.
The Upper Iowa conference convenes in Waterloo on Tuesday Sept 19 at First M E church and runs through the following Monday. The program includes exams for prospective ministers, Epworth league anniversary, multiple sermons, society anniversaries, organ dedication, woman’s and home mission events, and a concluding memorial service before a commission reconvenes at Fort Madison.
Des Moines reports that after Warden J C Sanders locked the Fort Madison penitentiary gates the prison probe commission secretly returned for more investigation. Attorney General George Cosson described a night prowling with Parley Sheldon of Ames and Judge M A Roberts of Ottumwa, while the group worked long hours Friday and Saturday at the prison.
Des Moines report details state Food and Dairy Commissioner W B Barney urging farmers to macerate apples and store juice for vinegar. He warns against bottling with full barrel exposure and recommends partial filling, regular shaking, and gauze over the bunghole to prevent dirt and insects while ensuring lawful pure food standards.
Grundy Center Iowa Sept 11 H B Kelly of this city had his ankle broken in an auto accident west of Morrison Saturday night He had taken a party of friends to Reinbeck to attend Potato Day and on their way home the car struck a bridge turned tur se Mr Kelly was the only one of the party badly hurt The others jumped and escaped with slight bruises.
Mrs. Mary W. Rameey of Colorado Springs reports her three week old baby’s eczema and boils clearing after three months of doctor treatment failed. Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, eruptions faded and by age two the child was healthy with soft skin and curly hair. She credits Cuticura remedies for the improvement and offers a 32-page skin and hair booklet from Potter Drug.
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