Diphtheria Case Sparks Neighborhood Rage in Waterloo
A quarantined diphtheria patient was placed in a rented concrete house on Commercial Street after the city health officer secured consent from the owner. The patient received 11 000 units of antitoxin under nurse care, with the board of health covering half the cost, amid threats from nearby residents and discussions on longer use of the facility.
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Becauss
T. F. Hostmap
Shefferd
Town
Indiana
Woo
Waterloo
Board of Supervisory
Cltr
Hostman
In & Dontor
Nif 'In
Commercial Street
Ower
Commercial Strait
Board of Health
Wien
Drunken brawl ends with stabbing in Eagle Grove
In a drunken fight linked to a $5 whiskey change, Geo Wendall was stabbed five times by Joe Sperial in Eagle Grove. A deep abdominal wound is reported serious and potentially fatal. Meanwhile Dr and Mrs J E Ridenour move into their new corner West Third and Commercial streets residence and office recently purchased from E L Johnson.
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Webster City
Joe
Sperial
Wren
Eagle Grove
Geo. Wendall
Wendall
Fie
West Third
Commercial Aireeta
Hillside Lot Sale Nets 82 Plots In Wet Weather
The Board of Trade sold eighty two hillside lots despite rain, prices ranging from 40 to 550, totaling about 24 600. The sale spurred active canvass efforts to move at least eighty more plots, with Standish organizing a free lunch and committees scheduling follow up calls.
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Jupiter Plevius
Board of Trade
Board of ‘Trade
Standish
Sta l
Ron
Fifth Street
Independence Avenue
Diet Office
Motormian McClarnan
Swella
McClarnan
Swamp Root advertised as kidney remedy by Dr Kilmer
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble including back pain and Bright's Disease. It claims quick relief and offers a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail to readers who mention the notice. Bottles priced fifty cents to one dollar and sold by druggists.
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Ridney
Kilmer
Bright
Br. Kilmer A & Co
Binghamton, N
Will Sell Tickets for Inaugural Chautauqua Sale
Waterloo churches join W C T U in launching season ticket sales for the Chautauqua and Bible Institute. Tickets at 8.00 transferable aim to sell 3,000 this week, with proceeds shared with churches, plus a painted button illustrating the coliseum. Also reports absence of Will Deshon, east side fire department driver, with hints of foul play but no confirmation, and minor local traffic and injury items.
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Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute
W. C.T.U
Isige
Walnut Street
Will Deshou
East Side
Hig
Waterloo
Man Drinks Horse Liniment Believed To Recover
In Dubuque Iowa on June 5 Ernest Woolwein aged 27 drank a half pine bottle of horse liniment thinking it rock and rye. A doctor worked over him all night and he is now believed to recover.
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Bubuque
Towa
Ernest Woolwein
Two Sisters Die of Pneumonia in Quick Succession
In Elmwood Cemetery, two Nordham sisters die within twelve hours from pneumonia amid a family tragedy. Eda Nordham, 11, and Amelia Nordham, 12, of Minneapolis, succumb after measles and fever. Elder sister Elin, 11, remains critically ill, with a funeral at the family home canceled and prayers at the grave. The sisters will be buried together at Kimwood cemetery Thursday morning.
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Borrowley
Nels Nordham
Iowa
Baltimore
Ean
Amelia Nordham
Eda
Bweden
Minneapolis
Elin
Tata
Kimwood
Frederick Hullett
United Presbyterian Church
Centenarian Honored on Grandmother Hanlin’s Birthday
Mrs. C. C. Woodmenses and her daughter Clara travel to Muscatine Iowa to attend the 100th birthday celebration of grandmother Mrs. Hanlin. The centenarian, enjoying a restored sight and a third set of teeth, will mark the anniversary with several generations of relatives, celebrating her longevity and renewed faculties.
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C. C. Woodmenses
Clara
Muscatine
Iowa
Hanlin
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J. W. Hotchkiss
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