West Side High seniors plan May 16 reception
Plans for the senior junior reception at West Side High School were announced. The event, intended for the graduating class, may be held May 16 if a suitable hall is found. The program includes a banquet, toasts, vocal selections, and a final dance.
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West Side High School
West High
West Side High
West High School
Marguerite Waters
Nelle Thompson
Lillian Innis
Georgia Lauritzen
Carl Chapman
Hiram Maynard
Roger Birdsall
Readlyn social notes report multiple town visits
Readlyn residents and visitors frequent Waterloo Waverly Delavan and Waverly as family and friends travel for visits and medical care. Mrs Buethner returns from Mallard to Readlyn to visit relatives while Miss Bahe assists in the W Diekman store. John Bruns shoots thumb by accidental rifle discharge. doctor treats wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Elsie Miller
Waverly
Mayers
Nila Bishe
Florence Bruns
Boesen
Hubert Fettkether
Sumner
EB. C. Stumime
Waterloo
John Bruns
Chas. Diekman
Absorbs Skin and Chases Wrinkles in a Home Remedy
In Home Queen Emily Colson recounts a cosmetic cure that eased aging skin. A friend supplied mercolized wax and a whitening wash using powdered gypsum, hazelnut extract, and a facial cream to reduce lines. The result, she says, left her complexion youthful for a wedding.
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Emily Colson
The Rocking Broncho and the Midnight Trout
Willy Wishingmouse and the twins ride a wooden rocking horse that becomes a real broncho. They travel across plains to pine forests and fish a moonlit trout stream with Professor and Silver Doctor flies. The Mouse and Ticklemouse guide dawn-to-dusk adventures and wonder if the broncho will return to the nursery or keep roaming the plains.
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Willy
Barus
Uncle Tick
Ticklemouse
Forsaaverhug
Willy—Dorfy
Patient Recovering After Mercy Hospital Operation
The patient underwent surgery at Mercy hospital with husband and mother-in-law by her side. Her condition is improving and friends express optimism for a speedy recovery.
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Mercy Hospital
Social Roundup in Clarksville and Nearby Visits
Clarksville residents and visitors mingle across towns with relatives in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Notables include Mrs. H A Boyd returning from Missouri, Laura Lehmann from Charles City visiting mother, and numerous relatives meeting weekend. An orchestra program lights up the M B church. obituaries for Mrs. Dora Baldwin’s father and Mrs. McElwain’s mother are noted. bakers clear 13.00 at the German Evangelical Aid sale.
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Clarksville
H. A. Boyd
Missouri
Walter Smith
Waterloo
Geo. Smith
Chas
Winnie
Geo. Keller
Greene
Laura Lehmann
Charles City
D. J. Moore
Henry Knapp
Waverly
A. Mitchel
H. B. Benton
Grover
J. L. Scripture
Portland
Ore
M. Huber
Iowa Falls
C. H. Ilgenfritz
Main Street
Geo. Martin
Allison
A. CG. Hammel
Norm Marquard
Barren
Wis
C. G. Burling
Jake Hickle
Charley Cheever
Davis
L. R. Thompson
Cedar Falls
B. F
Harvey Sherburne
Cedar Rapids
H. W. Kitchen
Florence
Rd. Madigan
Genevieve
M. B
T. B. Ewing
Minneapolis
A. J. Tigenskitz
W. D. Strayer
Hudson
H. B. Bouton
Mary Kickelberg
C. C. Zellhofer
Ramona Graham
Bristow
Dora Baldwin
Grundy Center
J. B. Hickman
Sarah Bouton
Albany
la Grippe
German Evangelical Aid Society
Died Mrs. Gretje Buss and local notices
Mrs. Gretje Buss died at her daughter's home on Friday April 11 with funeral at German Evangelical church and interment at Lowtown. She was born October 30 1829 in Germany and lived with her daughter the past year. A Nebraska son and a Minnesota son attended. A prenuptial shower was given Miss Ethel Cruthers at Mrs. Plin Hurds home. Earl Seitz's horse died of spinal meningitis and he injured his foot when a road scraper overturned while burying it. Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis of Spencer visited locally.
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Gretje Buss
Kromminga
Lowtown
Germany
Nebraska
Minnesota
Ethel Cruthers
Plin Hurd
Miss Cruthers
Mr. Seitz
Mr. Neal
Mrs. A. Davis
Spencer
Riverside Park Beautification Plans Favored By Civic Group
Vinton Iowa April 16 The Civic Improvement association met last week and agreed to begin Riverside park improvements for the season and adopt amendments to the constitution creating an advisory board with two representatives from each city woman’s club. Mrs Clifton Preston died in Harrison township after a long illness leaving a husband and two young children. She was born in Ohio.
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Vinton
Civic Improvement Association
Riverside Park
Clifton Preston
Harrison Township
Ohio
Community Notices and Local Fire Leads
A resident of twenty five years passed away with funeral at home led by Rev. L. A. Swisher of the Methodist church. A barn fire on Mrs. J Kennan’s farm in Jackson township destroyed by morning, likely from a dropped match. City Clerk Klingaman and mother in law break ground for a double house on South Beckett street slated for fall occupancy. C H Nelson, indicted for forgery, arrested after leaving Missouri penitentiary and brought to Vinton by Deputy Sheriff Ruhl. F L Stevens, indicted for grand larceny, arrested in Belle Plaine and brought here.
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L. A. Swisher
Methodist Church
Resinol remedies praised for clearing pimples and rashes
In a 1912 testimonial from Michagl Maunta of New York, a skin breakout plagued him for seven years. After using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap three times daily, his pimples and blackheads disappeared. The ad claims Resinol also soothes itching and speeds healing of eczema and ringworm.
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New York
Michagl
Dept
Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Messy Notice Items Skip Through Iowa Briefs
A jumble of local notes reports the death of Miss Verne Geolger near Vinton, travels of residents to Florida, a Medbourne Pines contract, and a possible permanent relocation. It also mentions Mrs Gertrude Hunter visiting Waterloo before Des Moines, auto license tax receipts, a road fund allocation, and a masquerade ball at the A O L hall on April 18.
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Verne Geolger
Wor H
Vinton
Florida
Wraer
Medbourne Pines
Whym
Trier
Ds Millager
Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Health Remedy
An advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs for children and adults, claiming it cleanses and regulates the stomach and bowels without causing nausea. It emphasizes pleasant taste, non harm, and directions on the package from the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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T Ticklemouse
Rey Bothefard
Davy and
Dorfy
Flying
Wateriad
O. B
Towa
W. F. Eighmey
Iowa
Brooklyn Bridge
Gertrude Hunter
Woman's Suffrage Association of Mine
Frank T. Beauteley
A. OL. v. W. Hall
T. BH
East Fourth Street
Crane & Jensen
Tinocnsa
James Black Dry Goods Co
Walters & Simpson
J. Miller
D. K. Joder
Cole Rendering Works
Cole
Moresco
W.A. Covell & Son
Commercial St
C. J. Miller
Fourth Street
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Blackstone
All Waterloo Grocers
Black Hawk
Coffee & Spice Company
Waterloo Savings Bank
Isvson 6 Trust Co
West Side
Stearns
Electric Rat
Merital
Henderson's Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Co
Waterloo Evening Courier
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