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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
5
An Iowa farmer describes how reliance on mail order catalogs harmed his town and wealth. He details starting with fifty dollars and eighty acres, gradually expanding, then losing value as local merchants faded. The narrative warns farmers to think before shifting purchases away from hometown shops.
Mrs St i Nash returns from Sheldon after attending a sister’s fur fair. Miss Sudlie Taylor goes to New Pampton for Easter with relatives. W Cole of Chicago visits Waterloo friends then heads to Burlingtown to take a Marinero beauty parlor job. Buck Deyo recovering well after appendicitis at Presbyterian hospital. Julius Stametzke of New York City visits the Hurwich home. King's Daughters urged to assemble Master Miss at Christ Episcopal Church Saturday morning. Jury in Sage vs Chicago Great Western returns sealed verdict for plaintiff for 50 dollars following a runaway incident.
Widow's pensions aggregating 2227.42 have been paid in the past three months. If this rate continues the yearly total would approach nine dollars for the county. County Superintendent Myers attended a box sociable in Union township district No 3 Wednesday evening. Miss Alice Matson is the teacher. A large attendance and a program of dialogues songs and recitations were presented. The sale of boxes netted 22.90.
A grocery list reads like a catalog of items with quantities and prices. It mentions milk cans jelly creamery wash powder kraut corn peas salmon olives and various canned goods along with fruit and produce items. The fragment hints at a stockroom or store display rather than a narrative event.
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