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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
3
Des Moines reports Iowa beef producers show calves grown and fed on farms yielded an average profit of 16.20 per head in 1405 after full feed costs. The article notes indirect gains from feed waste reduction and farm fertility, while farms-direct marketing of grain and hay boosts returns.
Ottumwa city officials weigh repealing the Sunday closing ordinances after a Supreme Court ruling. Mayor Loh Dake forwarded the issue to the city commissioners who chose to follow the court guidance. A petition with 25 percent voter signatures has been filed, leaving future steps uncertain.
Charles City Commercial club plans to hire a full time secretary to boost enterprise in Charles City. A committee previously named M. K. Hershey of Madison as a candidate to contact capable men for the post.
Polk County debates creating a divorce proctor to handle default cases and hear both sides. Judge Brennan cites Kansas City findings that immorality and other partners cause most divorces. He urges a bill empowering Polk County to appoint a proctor similar to W. W. Wright of Kansas.
Readers are urged to renew ties with publishers as distribution costs have limited the century’s master work. Heart Songs spreads widely. this offer repeats in today’s paper with a certificate published elsewhere. The promotion ends Saturday with only three days left to register.
Waverly IA April social column lists numerous visitors and residents with ties to Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Nashua. Mrs May Tasband of Nashua guests. Misses Stheopdernmver and Let Shanowise in Waterloo. John Mooney called to Cedar Rapids jury. Miss Kate Selensics in Waterloo. Mr and Mrs James Howlett visiting from Michigan. many local arrivals at Mercy hospital and church events. Charles Lowder underwent tonsillectomy. George Pinney undergoing surgery in Los Angeles.
Local notes report visits and travels of residents including Dave DelLancer, Frank Frost, and Chas Todd. Shippers Duck Shea and others moved freight to Chicago. Several residents recover from illness or stay at home with minor ailments. Social calls occur in Waterloo and Gilbertville areas. residents work for local merchants and carpenters. An address change for Dee G. J. Bennett is listed.
The article notes attendance at a Woothnen convention at Alison on Wednesday and states that Jay Griffith has moved onto his father’s farm west of town.
In Gilbertville April notices report several births and family milestones. John Niesen and Mathias Styles couples welcome a child. Jdagoh Stubenrauehe starts work for Philip Pint. Joseph Weber's family celebrates a boy. mother and child healthy, father handling cigars. John Son day couple welcome their first baby, a girl. Turner family also listed among local births and family notices.
Syracuse New York resident Mark Hi Jackson describes his battle with rheumatism and his wish to help others by sharing how he was cured. He speaks directly to rheumatic victims and urges awareness of his relief tale.
New Hartford Iowa April 6 residents attend gatherings and visits across Cedar Falls Shell Rock Waterloo and Parkes, with pets and family updates. The community reports on marriages, lodge meetings, school and church events, travelers, and local folk visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns.
Dr G J Bennett is recorded as moved from 3031 2 West 4th to Black Ridge Cadversement in the latest notice, indicating a change of residence or practice location. The document notes the address update and associates it with the named physician.
An advertised home remedy advises brewing garden sage with sulphur and alcohol or using Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Tonic to darken gray hair. It claims natural, even coverage and dandruff relief, with a ready-made tonic sold for about fifty cents a bottle by H. W. Taggart.
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