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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
8
The proprietor announces a removal sale at two rooms 515 and 517 Jefferson Street offering deep discounts on all stock to avoid moving. He plans a full furniture line by October 1 with even lower prices and invites customers to buy now and return, promising fair treatment and trusted service.
La Porte City reports a busy social week with neighbors arriving and departing. Miss Pearl Haymond returns from Marshalltown while Miss Lucile Criss heads to Mt. Vernon for Cornell College studies. Local visits include Rev. D S Stabler, Miss Evelyn Netzley, and Mrs Delia Smalley preparing for YWCA work in New York.
An ad offers a freckle treatment with a money back guarantee. It claims one night’s use with ethinedouble strength from a top druggist will reduce freckles and improve complexion, with rare cases needing more than an ounce.
Chicago reports say Dr J M Gray of Moody Institute and Rev F B Taylor of Indianapolis condemn modern evangelism as commercial and graft ridden. They cite boosters and hymn book pitches as money making tactics and recount a veteran evangelist bragging of learning the tricks of the trade.
The Breckenridge Stock company presents A Bashful Admirer at the Waterloo theatre tonight with new specialties between acts. A bargain matinee Saturday opens the theatre to all for 10 cents. The company performs through the week except Tuesday, when they miss for a wrestling event.
In Trinidad Colorado on September 20 Colonel Roosevelt defended Governor Wilson against quoted statements on progressive trust plans. He charged Wilson with misrepresenting facts about labor, steel and the progressives methods, urging frank admission if mistaken. The speech referenced interstate commerce and labor power, contrasting with Taft and Wilson supporters among steel and harvesters interests. Local notices follow including lending, funerary thanks, and health campaign remarks from J B Wescott.
Washington September 20. Dr Harry E Barnard Indiana food commissioner defended cold storage before the American Public Health association endorsing labeling and adequate legislation to curb abuse and price manipulation while preserving foods. Other notes include real estate transfers in Waterloo and Port City from multiple parties and firms.
H W Taggart cites a figure of about 80 million dollars in wages lost annually due to colds. The ad urges prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to stop coughs and ease sore air passages, noting lost time means lost wages and higher medical costs.
Manchester Dadr Sept 29 nearly $1900 has been raised to finance the carnival and street fair. A committee of prominent businessmen canvassed the city and secured funds for a major event to attract visitors on October 5. The organizers pledge royal treatment and plan four days of attractions.
The church announces Rally Sunday with a morning worship service and a large congregation expected. A noon Sunday school program features a primary class graduation while the Brotherhood group hosts a short speeches program. Evening events include Christian Endeavor at 6:30 and a 7:30 India lecture with colored slides.
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