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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
5
April 24 roundup from Winthrop and Plainfield sketches many local visits and travel. Miss May Mulford heads to Harvard for a visit. Rev. C. S. Holland attends a Northwestern meeting. several residents travel to Dubuque Waterloo Cedar Falls and Oelwein. Community events include a class play, a temperance address, and a Thimble Bee gathering. The week closes with a saloon break-in and theft of whiskey and cigars.
A nostalgic advertisement touts Gold Dust as a magical cleaner that eliminatess dirt from floors doors and woodwork with a simple teaspoon in water. It claims to remove germs and impurities from cracks and crevices without backbreaking scrubbing.
Dan Carpenter of Oklahoma visits sister Mrs Stewart Bennett while Miss Margaret Dawson is buried at New Albion beside her parents after dying in Cedar Falls. John Scherling plans a Detroit visit with his son Gus. Mrs Evans recovers from surgery in Chicago. Other local movements include Storer y store relocation and temple block remodeling.
Mary Graham of Waterloo was buried in Janesville on Monday. Zone Take of Waterloo served as bearer at the Graham funeral, renewing a 20 year friendship with J B Johnston. Johnston traveled to Dunstown for William Wray’s funeral, while families share illness and church activities in Pot ter County and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Robert Fairburn 18 reported poorly at Mrs. Starrig Waverly's home. Will Smith traveled to Waverly for an operation on a double hernia but did not undergo surgery. A. W. Decker works for Cod dington Laird. Howard McCann started a job in Waterloo. Frank Briner has thriving peach trees in his yard. Will Miller north of town went to Waterloo for a surgical operation last week and is recovering well.
Mt. Auburn Iowa Apr 23 a string of visitors stops in Waterloo Cedar Rapids Vinton Marion and Washburn include Mr and Mrs Arch St Clair and son Harry Mrs Gunn and children Mrs Smalley and Nose plus Frank Shaw Tama Miss Blanche Gourdie Vinton and Miss Ethel Jones Waterloo and Marion trips. Cecil Schlarbaum nears death from pneumonia with 106 fever. Miss Anna Callen guest of the McNamara family plans to return home soon after school.
Benson family from Waterloo now occupy rooms above F. Benarden store. Mrs Buechele returned from Prong, Minnesota with her young daughter seeking hospital treatment.
The article notes farmers in the region have finished seeding and are preparing corn ground. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children as a pleasant, safe, effective medicine, widely favored by mothers, and available from all druggists.
Denver April 22. Mrs Chris Bolte of Glasgow Ia visited her daughter Mrs L Dickman. Mrs Wm Squires visited relatives at Aredale. Viola Meyers has recovered from illness. Fred Walthers of Waverly called in Denver. CG Smith of Waterloo bought the W M Sherrit restaurant in the Syndicate block. Alice Rector visited relatives at Waterloo. The Aid society met with Mrs F Dins. Schoof and Barber were Waverly passengers. Mrs Ernest Guenther and two daughters and Mrs F Krueger were Waverly passengers. Sadie Jahnke of Tripoli spent time here. Mr and Mrs John Nottger left for Colfax for treatment. Mrs Wm Milius and others visited Waverly. Hazel Robinson employed at Waterloo Y M C A lunch room. Maude Pelton of Waterloo visited Dr Murphy home. Mrs H Walthers and daughter visited Waverly. Bertha Vogelsang of Freeport visited friends. Martha Uhlman will visit for weeks. Geo Jahnke shipped four car loads of hogs to Chicago. Farmers busy seeding with big crop prospects.
Saturday evening notes record William Eickelberg and his group starting work on two new houses for Miss Laura Dammerman. Several residents, including Mrs. John Schoot and Miss Tillie Burke, visited relatives in surrounding towns over the weekend.
A vintage advertisement touts Croxone as a universal kidney tonic claiming most sickness stems from kidney issues. It promises rapid relief, claims deep cleansing of kidneys, and offers a money back guarantee if results are not achieved after first use.
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