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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1914
Page
6
Report from Rock Island dated April 14 shows the tally by sex on the saloon question with a large majority of men voting wet and a majority of women voting dry. The piece includes fragmentary figures for total men and women and mentions cement advertising by Best Portland Cement and a field Lumber Co. listing.
Mrs. L. M. Eby arrived home at 512 Eleventh Street after a stay in Fresno California with her son Norman P. Eby since last October. Her return included visits to friends in California and Colorado during the trip.
An old advertisement urges rapid relief from stomach distress with Mio na tablets sold by Wangster Bros. The copy claims Mi na is a safe remedy for digestive upset and encourages carrying the tablets while traveling. Druggists nationwide stock Mi ona tablets for immediate relief.
Cedar Falls subscribers are urged to report any irregularities in delivery to the Cedar Falls Drug Co business agent at Corner Fourth and Main Streets. Phone number is provided as 26 for Cedar Falls Evening Courier and Reporter readers.
Cedar Falls notes detail meetings of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, a mass meeting at the opera house, and social events across the week. Residents attend special sessions, weddings, and club gatherings, with plans for memorial building, postoffice site debate, and a new fair race track setup for July.
An advertisement touts MUSTEROLE as a clean white ointment for backache sore joints and muscles Rheumatic pains and more. It claims deep penetration without skin irritation and lists multiple uses including bronchitis croup asthma pleurisy lumbago neuralgia sprains bruises stiff neck headaches and chest colds. Pricing 25 50 cents and 2 50 hospital size.
G W Dickey sells 1316 Main Cedar Falls home to William Selle of Nora Springs for upcoming move He will relocate to Sterling Colorado to join son Walter while Mrs Dickey visits family en route The education minded Dickey family will be missed for their enterprise and schooling ties in Cedar Falls An annual Cedar Falls Band concert is set for Isis Theatre tonight with new features and selections.
Cedar Falls Iowa April 14 The Cedar Falls Commercial club held its annual meeting with strong attendance. President Dr W L Hearst presiding. Committee reports showed progress and growth with themes on railroad interests manufacturing good roads and better street lights among key topics and the board of directors report.
The text notes increased capital in Cedar Falls manufacturing since 1911 and lists board directors W N Hostrop W L Hearst N M Graham W H Merner and Geo Wyth who elect their own officers. It mentions a church obituary line and a divorce case Mason versus Carson Mason with other dismissals and litigation tied to a Waterloo to Oskaloosa railroad proposal.
Mary Eu Page born April 28, 1844 in Belgrade Maine died April 11 1914 at her Dunkerton home aged 69 years 11 months 12 days She married E K Axter July 3 1861 and had five children four survive with the father ARthur died in infancy Survivors include Reuben Y Bartley Nebraska Edgar F Spencer Illinois Carl B Saltsville Montana and Mrs Frank Magee Dunkerton The Axters moved from Maine to Black Hawk County Iowa in 1873 and she joined the Free Baptist church of Lester now Dunkerton Baptist Church prior to her death
Judge Platt ordered an $8,907.33 judgment in J. B. Slone vs. Iowa Traction Co. and Coon & Van Camp et al for foreclosure of a mechanic's lien. The action seeks repayment of funds tied to the lien on property involved in the case.
Advertisement notes savings of 106 to 20 percent on furniture. Mentions address 225 Hast Mirth St third door east of post office in Delaware. Gothern relocates to suite 407 Lafayette Building with phone 275 for contact.
The town saw a rush of customers at J. K. Joder's and Red Cross Drug Co as Chi Namel varnish was praised by an expert demonstrator. Chi Namel reportedly resists moisture, boiling water, and heavy impacts, offering a durable finish for floors, tables, and woodwork.
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