Labor Day Parade Promised Largest City Event in Years
Union labor groups plan a grand Labor Day celebration at Cedar River park with a 9 am parade from the Labor Temple led by the Waterloo Military band, followed by a picnic, speeches, and entertainment. Many unions and other groups will participate, with craft teams playing baseball in the morning and a free refreshments program for all attendees. Stores will close for the holiday as workers join in the festivities.
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Labor Temple
Cedar River Park
Central Labor Calom
Waterloo Military Band
Patriotic Society Among Children in Union Congregational
A small Uncle Sam club promotes patriotism among children with 28 members since March. Weil Knode is president. meetings on alternate Fridays in Union Congregational church cover patriotic, educational, historical, and literary topics. The Daughters of the American Revolution helped originate the broader effort. A testimonial notes Foley Kidney Pills improved Mrs. Halfacre’s kidney pain after a second bottle, restoring strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Sigworth
Weil Knode
Union Congregational Church
Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
Chlidteny of the Republic
W. M. Halfacre
Dexter, Mo
Foley
Waverly notes bridge work and power outage
Waverly Iowa reports the G. G. W railway company is replacing the Cedar River bridge near Stockwell park with a steel structure. A city electric plant outage occurred Sunday afternoon due to a clutch failure, with temporary Cleveland power wired in. Local residents and visitors are noted in short society blurbs, including visits from Fred Bahe, Mrs. Casper and Mrs. Tomlinson, and Father McDonald receiving care for stomaine poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
G. W. Railway Company
Stockwell Park
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred Bahe
Readiyn
M. Casper
Tomlinson
Peterson
Waterloo
Cella Setbig
Father McDonald
Cedar Falls
James McDonald
Earl Lickinson
Denver
Galo
W. A. Sprecker
Henry Fischer
Anna Spicker
Nashua
Doc. Hallahan
Charles City
Social notes and visits around town and countryside
Funeral relatives and visitors from St. Louis and Waterloo. Shapleich Hardware rep Mr. Schaeferin arrival. Miss Iva Case guest at Weikert farm. camping party chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Kaiser breaks camp after Cedar River trip. Prof and Mrs Minkel spend week in Waterloo then at Waverly. horse frightened by Bremer avenue incident at H C Todd’s. Fred Clark and sons visit James Clark in Waterloo. Spaulding Hagerman return from Minnesota trip. Mrs W B Ash ill. Chaffee of Chicago hosted by Dr O L Chaffee. Mrs Faye Hooker and children move to town. M E Ruddick and granddaughters visit Boggs Dougherty in Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Schaeferin
St. Louis
Schaeferin
Shapleich Hardware Co
Dawkins
Ashly
Dubuque
Iva Case
Waterloo
Weikert Farm
Fred Clark
O. L. Chaffee
Faye Hooker
Ritchie
M. E. Ruddick
Rachel
Sarah
Rud‘dick
Dre
Boggs Dougherty
Cedar Falls
Body of Independence Man Found Near Tracks
Independence Aug 11 Alex Bohner a lifelong resident about 50 was found dead along the Minals Central track east of the city yesterday morning. A brakeman on an eastbound freight saw the body pass by the train and notified local agents. Bruising suggests he was struck by a train or may have jumped from one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Alex.Bohner
Minals
Doris
Greene Carnival Dates Set Amid Local Moves and Visits
Greene notes a busy week with visitors from Waterloo at the M. E. parsonage, new residents moving in on Traer street, and several residents ill or traveling. A Greene carnival is planned for September 22 to 25. Wilbur Kuho recovers from burns after a stove accident. Miss Frankie Lynch takes a week off work in the Bargain store to visit relatives in Waterloo. Mrs. OD Elis remains homebound, and Miss Kate McDonald is due from Conway Arkansas where she taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Wilbur Kuho
Amos Kingery
Frankie Lynch
Waterloo
OD. H. Elis
Kate McDonald
Conway
Ark
Pastor and wife plan vacation to Cedar Rapids and Chicago
Over the past year a resident will spend vacation with relatives and many friends in this vicinity. chase, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and wife departed Monday for a month visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids, Hanover, Gelwein and Chicago. They also plan to attend the Christian Endeavor conference at Storm Lake before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hey
Chase
The
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Hanover
Gelwein
Chicago
Christian Endeavor
Storm Lake
Orange Aug 8 Community Notes Report Visits and Accidents
Rev P J Blough and sister Mrs Shaeffer return to Hooversville Pa after visiting Orange friends. Mrs Harry Cook and children from Kansas visit. Other visitors include O M Smith and wife from Qelwein, Carrol Miller from Cedar Rapids, Mrs John Knop to Prairie City, and D M Dike from Los Angeles. A missionary group from Chicago housed two weeks. Charles Grady fractured leg in horse mishap. Harry Durst sprained ankle. Wallace Fike and family visit from Milledeville Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
P. J. Blough
Shaeffer
Hooversville
Pacific Coast
Blough
Harry Cook
Kansas
O. M. Smith
Qelwein
S. M
Carrol Miller
Gedar Rapids
John Knop
Prairie City
Emma Stryker
M. Harbaugh
Mia
Emma Garver
Gertrude Newcomer
Hagerstown
Verda Gnagy
Cedar Rapids
D. M. Dike
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Waterloo
Church of the Brethren
Charles Grady
Local visits and travel notes from La Porte City
La Porte City August 11 reports visiting relatives and travel plans. Mr and Mrs Schart and family of Elgin Iowa visit Mrs Scharts sister Mrs Geo Lehum an. Wm Meuenschwander of Fayette IA returns home after visiting Mrs Geo Lehuman. Mr and Mrs Tom Powere of this city spend weekend with daughter Mrs Newton Walker in Waterloo. L J Schubert leaves for Stockland KS then Chicago Freeport Lena and Savanna Ill on returning. Lee Paige of Paige Drago visits Chicago. Miss Grace Antone travels to Albarn IA to visit sister. Ralph Reilly of Omaha arrives to spend rest of summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
L. J. Schubert
Stocklan
Chicago
Freeport
Lena
Savanna
Lee Paige
Paige Drago
Grace Antone
Albarn
Ralph Reilly
Omaha
Jubilee Birthday Observed For Mrs E M Buechele
Aug 8 Thursday gathering marked Mrs E M Buechele's birthday anniversary with friends including C F Altstadt family and Misses Minnie and Bertha Buechele of Waterloo. Other notes mention W E Buechele stung by insect causing blood poisoning, visitors Kuck family from Indianapolis, Mrs Fred Huck Sr improving after illness, Miss Sophia Weltzein on the sick list, threshing nearly finished with good yield, and Win Suhr and family visiting county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Buechele
C.F. Altstadt
Minnie
Bertha Buechele
Waterloo
W. E. Buechele
Kuck
Thdiapapalis
Ind
Fred Huck
Sophia Weltzein
Win
Suhr End
Iran
Fairbank Community Hears Of Local Plans And Travels
Fairbank residents share news of visits and health. Mrs. tiny Dewald returned from Statler Minnesota after a month with her son. Mrs. Chas Betts suffers a stroke at Forest street home. Local preparations for the Aug celebration proceed as the old settler’s piano event eyes a record turnout. Several residents travel, visit, or plan trips to Waterloo, Montana, Independence, Wolf Creek Wisconsin, and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Tiny Dewald
Statler
Minn
Alice Phelps
Ed. Gifford
Sumner
Chas. Betts
Forest Street
W. R. GC
Electric Park
Waterloo
S. C
Buchanan County
Carrie Gates
Independence
Lida Price
Toledo
Frank Adderman
Arthur Higbee
Canton
H. Green
A. T. Considine
Naomi
Lee Finch
Wolf Creek
Wis
Mr. Finch
Ida Wellgamot
Cedar Rapids
Evening Chit Chat Reflections On Courtesy In Marriage
The column shares village notes from Ky Ruth Cameron and local social items. It quotes a married couple’s advice on politeness in marriage, stressing courtesy as essential in courtship carried into married life. It warns sharp words harm relations, citing a couple who learned this before their third anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ky Ruth Cameron
Marriad
Lwa
Hach
Information for All Lung Sufferers
An advertisement from Eckman’s Alterative touts reports of tuberculosis recoveries and a booklet of diet and fresh air advice. It cites a Philadelphia address for the case file and urges sufferers to request the recovery booklet. claims no harmful drugs and lists price for the booklet and bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wekman
Susquehanna Ave
Phila. Fe
Sit
Eckman
Howard L. Klotz
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Furniture and equipment list for seven rooms auction
Listing highlights a collection including eludes piano Edison phonograph walnut pieces for seven rooms Nothing rugs in various sizes mahogany and other high grade items. References to Red saved oak and genuine Circassian A762 appear as part of the inventory.
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Edison Phonograph
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Patriotic Society Among Children
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Yi Dipat Cve Kee
Rick
Napoleon
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Methodist
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Fadhior Annahae
Ireland
Fred Giles
New York
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Vaoni Romke
Alartin Klenz- MA
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Littleton
Janes Tyson
Wil Murphy
Inter- Vals
Clive
Crystal Cheatre
Alice Doyen
PLS
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SUM Diet Ametes
Coca-Cola Company
Ariaxra Oa
General Purification Co
Madison
J. K. Joder & Son
W. 4Th St. C
IL. McDermott
BE. 4Th St
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City
T. A. Cleary
P. Kretz
GW. Depot
Sixth & Sycamore
Great Western
Circuit Tours
Boston
the East
Rock Island Lines
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St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Stener
Norfolk
Rocky Island
Hal. S. Ray
Des Moines
Lowa
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