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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
11
In Moline on April 4, the 3 year old wrestler Farmer Burns returned and defeated local champion Buck Oleson in two straight falls. The first fall lasted 51 minutes and the second 8 minutes 12 seconds.
The notice explains obtaining up-to-date Courier patterns by filling a canyon form and sending it to the Fashion Department of the Evening Courier in Waterloo. Each pattern costs 10 cents, patterns include seams, and orders are filled promptly with an estimated ten days for delivery after the order is sent.
The day’s notices list numerous meetings and socials including K of P dancing party Temple Rebekah and Girard court events, choral rehearsals, civic club sessions, WCTU and XX club meetings, wedding anniversaries, charity events, and a Cary party at Sacred Heart church, with venues and attendee families named.
Ruth Cameron shares a reflective column about how hardship enriches empathy. She notes many endure trial before realizing shared human bonds, citing a friend awaiting a tardy letter and the value of sympathy learned through delay and disappointment.
The club meeting at Mrs. Orlo C. Miller's Baltimore street home was postponed. In two weeks, guests will gather at Mrs. I. M. Gibson's house. SOCIAL RAND members were hosted by Mrs. David Harrison on Twelfth street west with sewing followed by a three course supper prepared by the hostess and her daughters Mrs. A. E. Smith and Mrs. L. B. Hall.
Emma Entwisle claims a Waterloo girl is detained in a physician’s office at Waukon and that local police refuse to intervene despite neighbors’ pleas for release. She names the physician and urges immediate action, suggesting the girl wishes to return home or escape.
Independence April 4 Hazleton will get a new financial institution to replace the Kiefer Savings Bank. Articles of incorporation were filed for the Tow a Bintu Bank in the local office detailing plans for the new bank and its formation.
Advice on home plumbing as a metaphor for digestion. Promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief from digestive troubles. Advertises druggist sales.
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