Fortnightly club lays out platform meetings schedule
Grace M Church hosts Fortnightly Club banquet with 100 members. Richard C. Bland re-elected president as new program features begin in October. Monthly platform meetings will be open to the public at churches or halls, with papers followed by discussions. Parlor meetings to be held on the third Wednesday at members’ homes with themes set by noted speakers through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Co
Richard C. Bland
Ppst
Effie McCullom Jones
Organized Labor
C. B. Pickett
Joseph F. Newton
Cedar Rapids
BE. Kepford
A. B. Lovejoy
S. M. Wallace
Frances
Eskimo Moon Tale Sparks Flight From Totem Pole
Dorfy and the Ticklemouse tell of an airship journey to the Eskimo Moon. The Totem Pole Chief charms a memory spell revealing fairy Northland scenes with an Eskimo girl who leaps into the moon as the quartet departs toward the sleeping South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorfy
Baffns Bay
Willy
Northland
Nominations and Social Notes From Local Meeting
The article lists officers elected at a meeting, names the president and officers, and notes entertaining features after a banquet. It also mentions lectures by Mrs. Ettinger and Dr. Clark, plus details of a forthcoming marriage between Miss Bessie Anderson and Dr. George De Moss with plans to reside in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Alexander
Victor Ettinger
Kansas City
Mr. Bland
Mabel Ettinger
Egypt
Margaret V. Clark
Orient
Dents
Mr. Inman
Columbia University
Bessie Anderson
John Anderson
George DeMoss
Chicago
Dr. DeMoss
Rochester
N. Y
Grooms
Bunty Pulls the Strings Comes to Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo theatregoers show keen interest as Graham Moffat's Scotch comedy Bunty Pulls the Strings arrives on Wednesday night April 23. The popular play, acclaimed in New York and London, ran two years there and attracted thousands who witnessed its charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Graham Moffat
Bunty
Waterloo Theatre
New York
London
Riddles and Wordplay Puzzles From Daily Page
A set of four word puzzles and classic riddles asks players to form words from capitalized letters, solve a beheading wordplay, identify a healthy tree, and craft a phrase by removing heads. It also poses a flower riddle about farmers and mechanics, with yesterday’s answers listed including Secan and a noted big conflagration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Gorp
School board reelects Supt J I Inman in Manchester
Manchester Iowa April 17 The Manchester school board re elected Superintendent J I Inman who has led city schools seven years and helped place Manchester High in the North Central association accredited list. Attendance rose and departments expanded under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
J. i. Inman
Inman
North Central Association
IRE-ELECTION OF ROYAL ARCANUM OFFICERS DES MOINES 1914
Des Moines April 17 Royal Arcanum grand lodge re elected officers W E McConnell Council Bluffs grand regent G A Fairly Des Moines vice grand regent J R Price Albia grand orator J N Lebarre Waterloo past grand regent H A Snyder Waterloo grand secretary G J Pickett Ottumwa grand treasurer G A Terrill Cedar Rapids grand chaplain T Reed Sioux City grand guard T H Oak Albia grand warden C M Hoagley Keokuk grand sentry J K Dysart Ottumwa J N Labarre Waterloo representatives to supreme council H B Majors Keokuk R K Runner Charles City A Mermett Clinton grand trustees. H B Saunders Ottumwa to finance committee A J Plain Des Moines to laws committee. Next grand council meet at Fort Dodge April 1914. Members adjourned for automobile tour of city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Grand Lodge of the Royal Arcanum
W. E. McConnell
Council Bluffs
G. A. Fairly
J. R. Price
Albia
J. N. Lebarre
Waterloo
H. A. Snyder
G. J. Pickett
Ottumwa
G. A. Terrill
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Reed
Sioux City
Grand Guard
T. H. Oak
C. M. Hoagley
Keokuk
J. K. Dysart
J. N. Labarre
Supreme Council
HE. M. Majors
R. K. Runner
Charles City
Social Buccaneer Gave to Churches
Howard John once active in church work pleaded guilty in Camden to embezzling 4000 from a firm where he was employed. Most funds reportedly went to charitable uses. Court sentenced him to 18 months to seven years. A firm representative said he used small amounts to ultimately gamble none and claimed funds aided temple building and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Howard John
Imerey
John
Tragic Hospital Shooting in Norfolk Claims Two
In Norfolk on April 17 Mrs. May D. Carter Lomax of Goldsboro North Carolina was shot and killed at the Goldsboro Hospital by Cleveland Prince a young businessman who then fatally shot himself. Police report no motive is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
May D. Carter Lomax
Goldsboro
N. C
Cleveland Prince
Goldsboro Hospital
Definite Change in Trains Time to Take Effect
City officials announce a radical overhaul of the Minors Central railroad timetable starting next Sunday. All train numbers are reassigned. the Clipper between Waterloo and Dubuque is canceled. No. 7 becomes No. 18 with a 7:30 a.m. departure. new No. 35 to Fort Dodge leaves at 4 p.m. and No. 36 to Waterloo departs Fort Dodge at 7 a.m. Others retain times with renumbered designations. early departures shift, affecting Chicago and Omaha services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Fred Austin
Central Railroad
Waterloo
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Train Schedule Changes On Albert Lea Division Details
Train No 431 formerly 403 runs on the Albert Lea division with revised times. A train at 7 10 am reaches Dubuque by 10 30 am and Chicago by 4 40 pm. The 6 10 pm departure arrives Dubuque at 9 45 pm and Chicago at 7 am. The fant mail from Chicago departs 2 00 am instead of 2 30 am and arrives here five minutes earlier at 9 16 pm, lengthening the overall schedule by 25 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Jones
Dubuque
Chicago
Foley Kidney Pills Advertisement Claim
A Peoria reader describes chronic backache and kidney discomfort fading after three days of Foley Kidney Pills. He reports lasting relief and endorses the product, noting it cured his troubles and recommending it to others. Available for purchase at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Grand
Waverly St
Peoria
Ills
Foley
Grand officer for 22 years in Royal Arcanum honored
H. A. Snyder of Waterloo has been elected grand secretary of the Royal Arcanum for the twenty second time at Des Moines this week. The record is rare in lodge circles. Upcoming events include the next grand Council meeting at Fort Dodge and the supreme council in Quebec on May 21. Iowa’s representative is J. N. LaBarre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Snyder
Waterloo
Des Moines
Royal Arcanum
Fort Dodge
Supreme Council
Quebec
Iowa
J. N. LaBarre
Strong Bodies From Food The Father John Cure
Doctors agree strength comes from food taken into the system. Father John’s Medicine is described as a pure nourishing body builder that helps weak and run down people gain flesh. Testimonials claim gains ranging from 16 to 40 pounds. The product contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs and can be ordered from Carleton S. Hovey Co. in Lowell, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
H. F. Rehberg
Carnation St
Pawtucket
S. J
G. A. Goodwin
Blossburg
M.crosby
8Th Ave
New York City
Alexander Kilmer
Johnstown
N. Y
Florence
Stagg St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Carleton 5. Hovey Company
Lowell
Mass
Waterloo Meeting Notes Highlight Local Representation
Waterloo report identifies Mark Scroggy as the local order representative at the Des Moines meeting while H. Bighmey serves on the finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mark Scroggy
Des Moines
H. Bighmey
Local Help Wanted Ad Listings
Licensed to WEP Andrew Peterson Cedar Falls Mary Gregerson Cedar Falls Tom D Spybey Minneapolis Florence M Hitt Minneapolia Courier want ads promise time and money savings through classified listings
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WEP
Andrew Peterson
Cedar Falls
Mary Gregerson
Tom D. Spybey
Minneapolis
Florence M. Hitt
Minneapolia
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Alatform
Clug
Mortnightly
Able
March
Ticklemouse
Roy Rutherford Bailey
Davy and
Manchester News Matters
Hicks
Chicago Mills Cement
Pan Preter
Avila Chleago Forti and Cement Co
le Fallot
Waterloo Lumber Company
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lowe
Hayward Sowers
Cary
Maine
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia EL Pinkham
Rosa Sims
Weena St
Charlotte, N. G
Lydia E.pinkham
M. B. Neff Insurance
West Fourth Street
Waterloo Paint @ Glass Co
Hileman & Gindt Funeral
Ald Times
Fourth Street
Iowa State Bank
Jefferson Street
State Loan Company
East Fourth ST
Kohl's
of Courier
Byvank Transfer CO
Waterloo Evening Courier
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