This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1994
Page
16
Reports hint estrogen may influence Alzheimer's risk but evidence is preliminary. Two USC studies found lower dementia rates among estrogen users, yet experts urge caution due to potential cancer risks and unknown long term effects. No recommendation for self treatment. consult a doctor and await more research.
A dense list of programs across multiple senior centers includes Witwer, St. Marks, Marion, Ambroz, Recreation Center, Lincoln, Jane Boyd, Ely, Iowa City Johnson County, JCCOG, Canterbury Tales, and more with daily activities such as quilting bees, pinochle and 500 tournaments, dances, singalongs, meals, exercises, and special speakers. Contact numbers provided for each site.
Dear Genie asks readers to send Iowa connection inquiries to Dear Genie at P O Box 175 Cedar Rapids 52406. Included are memory notes about Richard Eugene Gooding born 1945 and lived in Cedar Rapids 1965 66, and requests for ancestry details on Philip Coffitts born 1810 in Bavaria and Catherine Bruner born 1810 in Württemberg, who died in Central City in 1870 and 1874 respectively, plus a query about Sarah Jane Madden and Joseph D Courtney marriage in Linn County April 12 1860 and their Linn County years and moves.
Heritage Area Agency on Aging standardizes congregate meal menus across sites for seniors. Weekly meals include Beef and noodles, Chicken Tahitian, Ham and scalloped potatoes, Polish sausage, Hot turkey sandwich, Inside-out ravioli, and Roast pork with meals for those 60 and older or spouses of any age. Call 398 5364 or 1 800 332 8182 for nearest meal site.
Mayo Clinic Health Letter notes 65 plus now 12.5 percent of the population, likely rising to 23 percent in 60 years, with men living 72.1 and women 79. Janette Smith of Ames has cared for her Parkinson's-stricken father, Alfred, 70, moving him to Stratford Care Center after a family discussion and planning.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County and the Johnson County Department of Public Health offer tetanus booster shots for residents 55 and older at the Senior Center from 8 30 a m to noon Thursday for 3 dollars. University Hospitals provides HDL cholesterol tests for 5 dollars. Call 337 9686 to register for either program. The Indian Creek Nature Center Seniors Group will visit a bog at 9 30 a m Tuesday to search for the first spring wildflowers. Call 362 0664 to register.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.