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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
3
Emma Patterson from Indiana writes that her daughter suffered a severe scalp breakout with white lumps and yellow discharge. After trying soaps and medicines, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid improvement and hair regrowth, praising the products and offering samples.
Iowa schools along with railroads farmers merchants and bankers join the seed corn campaign. A. M. Deyoe urges county superintendents to observe weed corn day September 23 and seed corn week starting September 22. State newspapers and railroads promote the program reaching over 500000 readers and stations along routes in Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending Thursday September 19 totaled 1,785,964.73 dollars. Daily figures show Friday 306,283.48, Saturday 216,270.40, Monday 494,928.59, Tuesday 230,163.12, Wednesday 242,699.01, Thursday 295,620.13. The week’s totals compare to 1,828,983.93 for the same period in 1911. Real estate and mortgage activity includes 34 needs, 95,587. mortgages 31, 55,400.40. chattel mortgages 9, 1,715.15. bills of sale 3, 2,951. Total instruments recorded to date 4,723, down from 4,859 a year ago.
Twenty top British motor manufacturers met at a luncheon hosted by Ralph Blumenfeld of the London Daily Express to discuss opposing the American auto invasion. The talks considered forming a large British corporation or merging existing firms to counter the United States automotive competition.
A reader describes severe eczema on leg improving after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. The letter credits relief within six weeks and urges others to try the Resinol treatment, noting availability from local druggists and a free sample offer from Resinol Chemical Co.
Jesup brief records a flurry of visits and trips as residents travel to Minnesota Dakota Waterloo Cedar Falls Independence and Epworth. Local teachers attend county fair while Rev De Puy bids farewell after four years. Community members host guests and report recoveries and illnesses.
A reader discusses balancing neck and face tones to avoid a discordant look and recommends treatments from Monica, including saxolite in witch hazel and ordinary wax. The advice covers wrinkle reduction and a simple nightly wax regimen from Woman's Realm.
Eagle Grove Iowa September 20 Lev ert Quinsland a farmer near this city was swindled out of 3000 by two sharpers. They posed as land buyers to lure him then used a tramp with a bag of money as a decoy. Quinsland, a wealthy foreign farmer, cannot read English and lost the money after the hoax. The gang’s scheme mirrors past crimes in Iowa.
The September Vigilance reports Minnesota women protest Judge McPherson of the U S district court for lenient three month jail and $1000 fine in a white slave case. They urge Judge Sandborn to remove him. the judge cites the victim's voluntary arrival from Chicago and family considerations. The case involved McNabb deserting a wife and six children and the girl after a hotel stay in St Paul.
Town City, Ta Sept 19 More than 2 000 individuals were treated in the hospital of the University of Iowa during the last academic year. The rush taxed capacity with as many as thirty five extra cats used to care for those seeking help. A new wing costing 100 000 dollars and its labs and wards will help handle overflow next year. There were beds today for 22h patients and 1 492 clinical cases, about 600 private.
Report from Washington on September 15 states oyster beds in Jamaica Bay New York and the Potomac River seventy five miles downriver from Washington are endangered by typhoid germs detected in nearby waters. Authorities warn people to avoid raw oysters and to monitor public health advisories.
Acting Secretary Hayes announced that Department investigators traced typhoid in streams and bays and began surveying the great oyster fields to measure pollution reach. He urged state patrol of oyster beds and government action to ensure city sewage purification.
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