Red Cross nutrition program speakers at society meeting
The Red Cross nutrition program by Home and Education apartment Woman's club features Miss Margaret M. Baker Iowa State and Rev Chariss Fort Butler county speaker. Nurses in uniform will greet guests with luncheons at Black's tearoom. Reservations due by 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Red Cross
Margaret M. Baker
Iowa State College
Chariss Fort
Shell Rock
American Red Cross
Butler County
Miss Baker
Ia An
Wth Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
St. Jozeph's Hospital
Chicago
Columbia University
New York
Fort
National Red Cross
Columbus
Apoka
Minula Herrison
Black Hawk County
Cadar Rapids
Jama Haston Sooneman
Great Lakes Naval Station
Josephine Patzal
Camp Guster
Battle Sreak
Mich
Eva Overton Fenstermaker
Fort Des Moines
Teresa Collentine
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
Sarah Gray
Great Lakes
Margaret McMann
Case Tesnital
West Baden
Ind
Black’s
A. T. Petersen
Easter Time Filled with Gayety and Ancient Customs
Easter activities fill the season with ritual and social events across clubs and gatherings. readers learn of eggs, bunnies, and revived spring celebrations tied to religious and pagan traditions. The piece traces Easter origins from Ostara to Constantine and notes seasonal parties, dances, and ceremonies in several organizations.
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Castor
Pollux
Leda
Christ
Beekar
Russell‘Lamson
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Steters
K. of P. Hall
Collegiatel J Club
K. of GC. Hall
Sunnyside ‘Country Club
Chateau Istudio
Hotel Russell- Lamson
Fine Arts Department
Wa‘tarlao Women's Club
Teutons
England
Constantine
Scothland
Hacaker
Imperfections of historic beauties and fashion tips
The piece questions idealized depictions of famous historic beauties and describes how cosmetics, unhealthy lifestyles, and heavy fashion trends affected complexions. It cites Diane de Poitiers and Nipon de L’Enclos, notes milk baths and white lead dangers, and shifts to modern guidance on height styling and hair recovery.
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Nell Gwyn
du Barry
Diane de Pailiers
Mary Stuart
Sam
Diane de Poitiers
Henri
Nipon de
Duchess of
Devonshire
Mareid
Side Talks on Sympathetic Advice and Self Reflection
Ruth Cameron discusses sympathy and advice in a reflective column. She contrasts actively sympathetic with passive responses and urges genuine effort to comfort others. The piece explores how giving support requires personal effort and empathy, noting that real sympathy is rare and valuable.
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Ming
Friday Study Club Elects New Officers and Plans Year End
The Friday Study Club elected Mrs. O. W. Hemsworth president with officers including Mrs. J. T. Allen as vice president and Mrs. C. EB. Kilngaman secretary. The group meets at Mrs. Hemsworth’s home and will close its year with a May 12 luncheon after a April 28 program at Mrs. C. &. Robe in La Porte City. The study theme was Wild Flowers and Birds with papers on native birds and wild flowers.
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O. W. Hemsworth
J. T. Allen
EB. Kilngaman
L. Cobb
W. H. Howrey
W. R. Cole
W. C. Breckenridge
C. W. Ellyson
Allen Ona
Woman's Club
Mark Swain
Emmons Johnson
Elmyra
N. Y
Georgs Nauman
Mark Twain
F. J. Miller
Wall
Will Lane
Tom Sawyer
Woman's Relief Corps
Robert
Thoro Cooking Class Offered Free Next Week at Cook School
Four day free cooking course led by Miss Megowen in the Waterlon theatre aims to teach kitchen management and food value. Sessions run 1 to 3 pm, with demonstrations on breakfast breads cakes fats and dressings. Courses emphasize vitamins, diabetes diets and reducing kitchen costs for households.
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Mige Vera BM. Megowen
Courier
Waterlon Theatre
Vera M. Megowen
Miss Magowen
Megowen
Zig Zar Club Meeting At Picken Home
Mrs A G Picken opened her home to Zig Zar club members last evening with muse and cards as diversions. Favors went to Mrs Guy Robbins and Joe Glark, Mrs Roy Billings and A Hanson. Hostess and Ms Harvey Fullem served. Ideal Dazen club met with Mrs Frank Smith yesterday for fancy work and refreshments.
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A. G. Picken
Zig Zar Club
Guy Robbins
Joe Glark
Roy Billings
A. Hanson
Harvey Fullem
Ideal Dazen Club
Frank Smith
Floods Cover Lowlands Along Illinois River near Beardstown
Waterloo guest Mrs. W. H. Weirich reports floods spanning 12 to 15 miles along the Illinois River south of Beardstown Valley City and Naples. Trains crawled through water on tracks with sandbag safeguards used to protect rail lines. Farmlands suffer the heaviest damage while houses and outhouses are partially submerged and many families have relocated.
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Beardstown
Valley City
Naples
W. H. Weirich
Jackson
Altho
dirs.Weirleh
Waterloo Pioneer Andrew Thompson Relives 1860s Waterloo
Andrew Thompson, longtime Waterloo resident, recalls life in 1865 1868 after Civil War waves in New Jersey to Illinois. He notes harsh times for merchants, wheat prices at 35 cents a bushel, and silver payments, plus Lincoln and Wilson views. He reflects on early Waterloo politics and family history while recounting vivid stories of hardship and perseverance.
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Ndrew Thompson
Tella
Bunker
Waterloos
Andrew Thompson
Ehm Street
Thompson
New Jersey
Illinois
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Iowa
Grace Methodist Church
W. BR
Jameson
Wayne
Chilcago Great Western
Elizabeth Starr
Waterloo
Emma J. Andrews
Mr. Thompson
Bristol
Conn
Lincoln
Lsoma
Co. A.farwell
Washington
Edmund Miller
Mr. Lincoln
President Wilson
Wilson
Courier
A. E. Gnagy
Newark
N. J
Galena
Allen Thompson
Washington, D
Brr
Ricker
John McCabe
Ime
Official Birth Records Note Multiple April Births
Official birth notices list multiple new births with parents and addresses. Names include Marguer Etlay Catherine Edith Robert Russell Virginia May Thomas Hollister Joyea Allen Kenneth Edward Betty Jeanne among others with dates in March and April at various streets and cities.
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Fred Smith
Commercial
Marguer“etlay
Glenn F. Hotlopeter
Randall
Edith
Guy F. Walker
Ghpandente
Robert Russell
Charlies W. Tarn
Virden
Charles E. Ludolph
Lafayette
Theodore
Gustav Trarbaugh
Black Hawk
Virginia May
Thomas Hollister Hotchkiss
Jefferson
Thomas Hollister
Thomas Edward Leask
Jas Webster
Joyeaallen
Jacob M. Jacobson
Haan
Kenneth Edward
J. Gerald Smith
Avs Bluff
Betty Jeanne
Pattern Request and Delivery Terms for Waterloo Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces up-to-date fashion department patterns. Enclose 15 cents per pattern for delivery and enclosing, with seams allowed. Orders filled promptly, expected to reach within ten days after sending.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Economic optimism amid postwar wealth surge
The speaker notes the country now has 100 with high per capita wealth after the Civil War, with numerous millionaires investing in stocks and securities. This influx of capital is expected to boost circulation and foresees a great improvement in trade soon. He also mentions Mr. Thompson's marriage to Elizabeth Soldaworth of Bristol, England.
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Thera
Mr. Thompson
Elizabeth Soldaworth
Bristol
England
Franklin Car Agency Under New Ownership
The Franklin Service and Sales company acquired Cramer Motor Car, dealers in Franklin automobiles. New owners are L. B. Conry and Roy Buxton, prominent Waterloo figures, who will continue Franklin Service at the same address, 5610-512 West Wythe Street West.
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Franklin Service and
Salea Company
Cramer Motor Car Company
Franklin Automobiles
L. B. Conry
Roy Buxton
Waterloo
Franklin Service
Franklin automotive firm takes over local shop
The new owners, seven years in the business, vow to turn Franklin into a booster for Franklin drivers. They installed a full Franklin parts supply and aim to offer top service with skilled mechanics and modern equipment. Franklin sedans and tourers are on display with touring car at 1960 and sedan at 2860 dollars after the price cut.
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Conry
Franklin
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