Social calendar highlights Wednesday and Thursday gatherings
Wednesday evening events include an April birthday party at 863 Fourth Street hosted by Miss Mabel Galloway and Plaza parties at the Y W C A and Tipperary club with Mrs Harry W Schultz and other hostesses. Thursday lists numerous clubs with hostesses and meetings an all day La Porte Needlework event and Circle groups with names and addresses across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Morrison
Elola
Mabel Galloway
Roons
W. EF. Kuhns
el Deen Club
Henzie
A. C. Selle
Coterle
Frank. Ohele
Princess Club
A.C. Vetter
G HS. L
EF. J. Thompson
Plaza
Palm Garden
Meum’ Et Toum Club
T. E. Waugh
la Porte
Lincoln White
M. I. Club
Mrea
C. C. Lindner
Ray Neddington
Randolph Streat- Silver Circle
W.A. Davis
John Dewhirat
W. Friedl
Commercial Street
St. Mary’s Sewing Circle
Richard Bartell
John Webber
J. G. Bickley
Walnut Street
Personal notes from Waterloo social circles and visits
Frank Putt of Houston visits his mother Mrs. Cushman in Waterloo and socializes with newspaper figures and old friends. Reports from clubs include Reading Circle, Riverside Drive, Chautauqua Circles and numerous women’s groups with meetings, teas, thimble bees, picnics, and birthday celebrations across several addresses and local figures.
Allen's Cough Remedy Noted For Colds In Fall Or Winter
In the fall and winter you are prone to catching cold and developing a cough. A bottle of Allen's Cough Remedy is recommended by users who have relied on it, and they say you will not make a mistake by choosing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Three Injured In Runaway Accident At Auburn
On a Monday evening near Auburn, Mr Frank Jenks and Mrs J Jenks Jr were thrown from a frighted vehicle while returning from Vinton. Mrs Franks arm broken, Mr Jenks knee injured, and Mrs Jenks Jr suffered three broken ribs and internal injuries. Unclear fragment mentions Iydia and Taylors Music House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Auburn
Vinton
Frank Jenks
J. Jenks, Jr
Jenks
Nnib
Jenks, Jr
Ames Gets Two Million Dollars For State Institutions
Des Moines April 21 Iowa's board of education funds for July 1, 1916 to July 1, 1917 total over 6.0 million with 4.26 million for current support and 750 thousand for new buildings. University Iowa City receives 1.639 million, State College Amana 2.060 million, State Teachers College Cedar Falls 586 thousand, college for the blind Vinton 83.2 thousand. increases reflect shifts from prior year while Ames faces substantial cuts though still funded for technical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State of
Iowa
State Board of Education
Jones and Savage
State University
Iowa City
State College
Amica
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
College For the Blind
Vinton
Amos
Cedar Malls
College For the
Blind
Thirty-fifth
General Assembly
Ames
Board of Education
McFerren
Friends of
Representative
Educational Institutions
Mr. Coast
The
Fragmentary transcript hints at university encroachment dispute
The readable fragment references Ames and a dispute over encroachment on the university's exclusive realm. It notes possible shifts in support and division, suggesting a close political debate about university boundaries and a claimed victory by Helotte.
Local notes from Brandon and area April events
Brandon April notes report visits among residents, births, and travel. Mrs. Clare Short and baby return from Rowley after a pleasant visit with her sister. The community discusses a proposed new school building with a $20,000 levy to be voted on May 4. Janes Edwin Milsworth, born 1836, died April 17, 1916, aged 80. Dr. Bain upgrades the old store, and the Albert hotel joins the improvement league with plans to widen and modernize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Athart
A. J. Stone
Winn
Willian Podicord
Waterloo
Inapeetian
Pedcord
Janes Edwin Milsworth
Brig County
Pennsylvania
Wisworth
Ella Smith
Edwip
Annie
Clarence Dake
Bertha
Margaret Short
Town City
Ellsworth
John Bain
Albert Hotel
Improvement League
Parkersburg News Summary of Local Happenings
Parkersburg April 21 local notes report Quinn South Dakota resident Kofoed visiting relatives and selling property while seeking a location. Mrs. Lee Wilson expects hospital discharge Wednesday after surgery last week. Funeral attendances include Mrs. Julia Thompson and Mrs. Thompson’s sister Ella Sigred. Miss Katherine Brown returned home amid her mother’s accident. Albert Cordes, son-in-law of G. Builthens, died at Stout. burial at Lincoln Centre. Mrs. F. W. Wightman and John Buchuck injured her hand and arm while cooking prior to leaving Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Tames Kofoed
Quinn
S. D
South Dakota
Wilke
Williams
Julia Thompson
Ella Sigred
Pecatonica
Thompson
Helolt
Wis
Bertha Dennison
Garden City
Pines
Lew Christiansen
R. N.A
Katherine Brown
Brown
Grace Downey
Nashua
Albert Cordes
G.builthens
Stout
Lincoln Centre
F. W. Wightman
John Buchuck
Waterloo
Glove Incident Causes Painful Night Inury
A terse note describes a glove related incident causing a painful injury over several nights. Details are unclear but indicate a wrist or hand issue requiring rest and care.
Convention closes with high praise in Vinton district
The Vinton district session closed its annual convention with over one hundred delegates in attendance and widespread enthusiasm. F L Pearson of Westland was re elected president. The program featured a social critique and suggests rapid local growth with new churches, a rebuilt hotel, new business blocks, paving and ten blocks of street work. A July 3 auto races event is planned at the fair grounds by the Benton County Agricultural association. Miss Ana Selvert married Harry L Bain at the bride’s father home, Rev Temple presiding. Bain is a night operator at Hock Island station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
F. L. Pearson
Westland
She Methodists
The
Baptists
Balyea
Benton County Agricultural Association
Fair Grounds
George Selvert
Ana
Harry L. Bain
R. i. Temple
the Methods Church
Bain
Hock Island
Vinton
CM. Fisher
Ant
Startling Evidence of Quaker Herb Extract Cures
A health advertisement touts Quaker Herb Extract as a miraculous cure, citing Mrs. Alice Snyder of Wichita Kansas and a dramatic tale of worm elimination after three doses. It claims chronic diseases vanish and urges purchase at Cedar Falls Drug Co and Model Pharmacy Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altvaya
Alice Snyder
Ives
Gold Street
Wichita
Kans
Waterloo
Model Pharmacy
4Th Street
Cedar Falls
Cesdar Falls Drug Co
County engineer to move to Miqueketa Tennessee
Jackson county engineer will relocate to Miqueketa TN in a few days for a major project. Mr and Mrs Kasten and daughter Mine have returned from Florida where they spent the winter. Their son George, who lives in Florida, came with them and will re unite here for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Miqueketa
Kasten
Mine
Seve
Florida
George
Flore ‘Ndin
Washburn Social Notes and Local Health Update
Washburn reports Mrs Louis Golvivanz returned from a pleasant three week visit with relatives in Minnerote. The home of Mrs Anna Kemp has been released from quarantine for diphtheria. Mr Gill moved his family into the DeLancey house last week. Teo Nugent of Cedar Rapids visits his parents here. Java Clifford Morris of Waterloo spent Sunday with the Morris family. Ollie and William Foulk purchased automobiles. George Morris remains at home but shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Louis Golvivanz
Minnerote
Anna Kemp
Ilenry D Bruetkernis
Ately
Mise Wandhe Mythaler
Water
Ido K
D. W
Cedar Rapids
Clarke DeLancey
Java Clifford Morris
Waterloo
Morris
Ollie
Wm. Foulk
George Morris
Otterville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Bi Cameron of Waterloo visited relatives in Otterville on Wednesday. Miss Ethel Stoner enrolled in local school last Wednesday. Mesdames Edna Gill and Mabel Bantz attended community events, with further updates pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oiterville
Bi Cameron
Waterloo
Ethel Stoner
Edna Gill
Mabel Bantz
Local Family Gatherings Mark April Weekend in Independence
Hattie Randall of Independence spent Thursday with Mrs. Olson and joined Henry Bante and WI Gissel at the funeral of the late George Van En om in Independence last Monday. Eugene Wedinger and family of Waterloo visited Ed Wedinger and relatives. Don Anderson and family of Rowley spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Anderson. Sunday April 17 marked Esther Sanders birthday with a large family dinner honoring grandparents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Randall
Independence
Olson
Henry Bante
WI Gissel
George van Enum
Eugene Wedinger
Waterloo
Familly
Don Anderson
Rowley
W. A. Anderson
Esther Sanders
Overnight Relief for Constipation Promoted
An ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic to clear a congested bowel mass overnight without gripping the bowels. It claims relief by morning and targets women children and the elderly with a free trial offer from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Caldwell
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Frank Putt
Houston
Tex
A. J. Cushman
Wellington Street
Mr. Putman
St. Lows Post-Dispatch
W. T. Frame
M. ¥. B. Wright
Oho
Martin
Davenport
John T. Sullivan
Indianapolis
Wivterley
Madeline Kerton
Manchesferds
Palace Theatre
Dale Austin
Reading Circle
D. C. Reading
Mery E. Kroezsen
Fifth Street West
Horton
Rollcall
C. J. Wiggins
Pittsburgh
Minerva Burton
Gilms
Kroesen
Helen Walker
Barel
F. Austin
Denverbara Brown
Anne Shanewise
Chicago
J. B. Shanewise
Lou Benton
Des Moiness
Riverside Drive Club
Ida Benton
H. A. Wilson
Rex Bryant
Jenkins
Charles Fuller
Bar Russell
Olive Wil
W. B. McDonald
C. C. Shean
Wilson
Chautauqua
Carnegie Circle
Sam Frank
Grant
C. Cade Wallacher
Columbia
Library West
New Yorks
McCleary
Africa
Miss Treever
Ja/Hicketts
Pan
China
Turtle Bay
Dardanelles
A. F. Hoentz
Mternoon
Maesdames Strumgren
Ashmore and Hoenig
Louise Coleman
Nell McCunniff
Riehl Street
Margaret McNamara
Marguerite Winn
Effa Wilson
McCunniff
Edith Ford
Pythian Sisters
C. I. Munger
W. J. Nichols
BE. J. Thompson
W. H. Jennish
First Brethren Church
Card and Needle Club
J. W. Tucker
Cortlandt Street
Cedar Hive
I. C. O. F. Hall
Westminster Presbyterian Chorus Choir
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Elma Bateman
Needlecraft Club
George Parker
Mr. Parker
Leonard Leighton
Lou Miller
Parker
Twentieth Century Club
Twenteth Century Club
M. J. Tritz
John Mullany
Peter Grady
Emanuel Evangelical Church
Grace Steeley
Mullan Avenue East
Gladys Lang
Lucile Schmidt
Will and
Clinton Steeley
C. E
Christian Endeavor Society of Central Christian Church
Endeavor
Jolly Circle
J. C. Nortis
Lincoln Street
George S. Myers
C. W. Hardin
Daughters OF the King
W. E. Kuhas
Jennie Adams
Daughters of the King of Christ Episcopal Church
Musical Institute
Marion T. Ransier
Isabella Garetssen
Jas
Ked
Pashion
Young Coal CO
Iydia
Taylor
Kor
Helotte
Brandon
H’s
Kder
Coats
Buoth
Wictota
Sia
Otterville
Monte Cristo
Mannes
Nettleton
Bond Street
Oxford
Uwtk Shoe
Natl Gank
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