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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
3
The Paul Davis store hosts a grand autumnal exposition this evening marking the season with five open floors, an orchestra, and window decorations in Louis IV style. Exhibits feature the latest women’s fashions against a vivid autumnal backdrop with hydrangeas and brown-eyed Susans.
Sept 20 report confirms President Taft will stay about 20 minutes in Fort Dodge for a reception on Sept 28 with commercial club support. Debates over Webster City stay and militia orders are dismissed. Decorations planned along Central Avenue include pennants bunting flags and a large American banner, with schoolchildren to greet him at Lincoln school. A medical note praises Chamberlain's ointment for sprained ankles.
Washington master General Hitchcork announced forty first class post offices would become postal savings banks and begin operations. The list includes Aurora and Springfield Illinois San Antonio Texas Cedar Rapids Mason City Davenport Iowa and Fresno California as of Sept 19. A post office note follows.
Police across Muscatine county chase Sherman Light, accused in a seduction case by 16 year old Carrie Browning of Nichols. After fleeing Nichols marshal, Light ran into east Nichols fields but vanished amid a large pursuit with threats of lynching. Light, a Tennessee native, had been working on Harvey Metcalf’s Nichols farm.
Henry Mayer of St. Anthony, a former Marshalltown resident, died after a 15 minute illness at 10 30 PM Monday. Longtime tubercular knee problems led to a draining operation a year ago in this city. Deep infection from a tetanus germ caused rapid fatal deterioration.
In Aldora Louisiana Wisner and Wisner sue Ira A. Nichola editor of Hardin County Citizen for 25000 each over alleged libel. Judge Wright struck libel damages pertaining to property and the inuendo, possibly ending the suits which drew statewide attention.
Des Moines reports William Galloway of Waterloo declined a gubernatorial bid. His name was floated by party leaders, while Perry Mayor C Durant Jones denied plans to launch a bid. Banquet speech backed Jones as candidate. Galloway’s wide acquaintance noted.
Des Moines report notes the Capital poll of Iowa Republican newspapers shows Taft with 175 votes and La Follette with 95, while 280 papers gave no choice and 15 opposed both. The survey reflects only about half the state's papers and several major dailies did not respond.
Janesville W R C will present flags to the public school on Friday afternoon Sept 22. All veterans and W R C members and others interested are invited. Rev K Rederus was called away to conduct a funeral, so no sermon at Presbyterian church.
The 39th convention of the International Association of Fire Engineers opened in Milwaukee with about 300 members present. An exhibit showcases the latest fire fighting apparatus as attendees discuss many fire related subjects this week.
In Shellhorn Alabama Carrie May writes of long weakness and headaches and credits Cardus with restoring her health after two bottles. She recommends Cardus as the best remedy for womanly troubles and notes its proven sixty year record and availability at pharmacies.
In Maysville Kentucky the jury needed three minutes to convict W T Ham 62 of criminal assault on three girls from July 11. He was sentenced to forty years in the penitentiary after a trial that, with verdict and transport, took under two hours.
Sunday update lists restaurant stock moved by L. A. Burton and local improvements at T. C. depot water works. Obituary notes Mrs. Dave St John died after a long illness with funeral held Tuesday. Social visits and community gatherings include a home musical raising funds and neighbor event at the Presbyterian church.
An advertising agency touts a new published guide called Strategy in Advertising. It claims decades of experience, lessons from thousands of cases, and a science of ad practice that speeds distribution, cuts costs, and reduces risk. Readers are urged to request the book for personal selling success.
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