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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
5
Waterloo moves against short milk measures as City Sealer Gregory ordered to notify all milk dealers to cease the practice. May or J R Rector and State Commissioner W B Barney weigh in as probes may lead to prosecutions after a grace period.
City officials warn milk bottle suppliers that some bottles fail to meet full measure. Mayor Rector advocates enforcing a legal standard with tests and seals on bottles. Dealers will have time to replace bottles and pass sealer tests before penalties are considered.
City jail holds Bill Goodfellow for 30 days with potential extra 300 days on prior sentences after pleading guilty to one charge in a morning court. Old offender Pat Mannigan also faces 10 days. Dr. McCarty is released after a warm meal. George Palmer gets two days for vagrancy. Community Odd Fellows reception planned with hall open all day and evening lodge session.
The Odd Fellows of the Black Hawk lodge in Waterloo announce an open house on September 28 Taft Day at their hall. They will welcome all ON Fellows in the city with their families and friends.
A Baltimore business man testifies that after ten days on Grape-Nuts his fatigue and stomach trouble eased, and in three months his nerves and overall health fully recovered. He credits the cereal with rebuilding brain function and sustaining strength for mental and physical work. The ad cites Postum Co. and points readers to The Road to Wellville booklet.
Report says about fifty small counterfeit checks from A C McCracken, arrested at Boone for cashing a check without funds, and Grover W Reynolds who used pass books to show deposits. Reynolds circulated many worthless checks across eight states and thirty cities. Officers tie McCracken to Rural Men Directory Co and note he had little effort to escape.
Crystal Plains Mass September 24 Mrs Peter Frydenal reports marketing 1446 dozen eggs since March 1 from 250 hens. She makes daily market trips by motor car and says a well attended flock can provide a living for a large family. Try a Courier want ad.
A jumble of light humor and brief items shows Tommy asking about shad at dinner and a lunch sign promising five minutes away. A witty office boy asserts the return time. Jokes about wives and hearing ends showcase old newspaper quips from Chicago News Toledo Blade and Boston Transcript.
Broad claim ad asserts TIZ powder cures sore feet for policemen and others, claiming it clears pores, removes toxins, and eliminates pain. It emphasizes that powders clog pores and promises dramatic comfort, with sales through druggists for 2 cents per box or direct mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co of Chicago.
In La Porte City on September 21 Mrs A N Kalb hosted about forty women from the Ladies Literary circle Tourist and Lotus clubs. Mr and Mrs B M Jones Burma missionaries on furlough spoke about their work and future plans. Other items include local church notices, moves of residents, and a plan to build a union tabernacle with services starting next Sunday evening.
Mrs. C. G. Rober recovers at home ten days after gall stone operation and hopes for permanent relief. William Anton to hold a public sale at his farm next Monday then move to the city by December 1 and occupy the Dr. Lynn residence. Mrs. R. B. Fields visited Waterloo with her mother Mrs. Boyle. Mrs. B. L. Manwell called on friends. Mrs. Simon Wagoner and Nora stopped to see Hannah Wagoner en route from Cedar Falls to Galesburg. Iowa Canning Co. finishes another year’s sweet corn pack totaling about 3,250,000 cans, with Supt. Powell praising yield, quality, and updated machinery.
Councilman F S Merrian will introduce at the next city council session an ordinance to establish a sanitary district in Waterloo. The district will require sewer construction in every building and will eliminate unsanitary structures. It extends from Third to Sixth streets on both riverbanks, bounded north by Bulberry street and south by Blarf street.
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