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Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

14 Aug 1915

Page 9

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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1915

Page

9

Early Waterloo settler recalls log cabin site fifty seven years on

Uncle Tom Virden, a pioneer from Nebraska and Colorado, revisits Waterloo to locate the old log cabin site with his nephew editor. He recalls burr oak and cottonwood trees, a spring, and the grove near the river where the cabin stood in 1851 and notes how the landscape and family ties shaped Black Hawk county history. He details family origins, migrations, and wartime service including 1812 and Indian wars, plus vivid frontier episodes from 1864 1867 and beyond.

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Waterloo Fom Virden Town Nebraska Colorado Charles Virden Emily George Waterloo Township Black Hawk Valley Moullan Moullan’s Hill Virden’s Creek Uncle Tom Charles Krapfel Place Place’s Albert Strong St. Albans Street Mr. Strong Mr. Virden Brother Jim Elk Run Virden Tom William Virden, Jr Hannas John Malrose America Charles Mullan James Isaac Daniel Oscar John Thomas Frank Elizabeth Wayne County Wlingis William Elizabeth Fancher Fairview Cemetery Tippecanoe Cedar River Park Flere E. Balcom Carrick Baltom Uncle Tom Best Vouth Sioux City Indiana Virdun Fred Tadlin Bhartly Mr. Witden Florence Cole Alon James MclClure Chatfield McLaughlin Gririer Ayy Santa Fe N. M Jim McClure Canyon City Colo Texas Black Hawk County Altho Henry Powell Black Hawk Oscar Virdones
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Prairie Tales of a Long Ago Visit from Mr Virden

Mr Virden recalls a 57 year reunion visit, sharing tales of prairie life. He describes a daguerreotype of his brother Dan wearing a stovepipe hat, blizzards, wind and snow sweeping across the prairies, a missing hat found years later near Ele Run creek, a stray hoop from a settler near Kirkpatrick’s place, and the discovery of bodies along a fence after a storm. He plans to return home soon after the visit.

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Mr. Virden Likzie Diavison Dan Dizzard Dana Ele Run Nelson 3. E. Kirkpatrick Virden
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Huerta warns ABC diplomats against U S

El Paso text attributes a statement to General Victoriano Huerta. He says the ABC has erred against its interests by backing anti-nationalist policy and warns that Washington could later impose its own will on Mexico. He cites a Castilian proverb: Today for you, tomorrow for me.

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el Paso Tex Aig Victoriano Huerta A. B.C League Mexico Chancery Washington
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Printers Reject 3 Proposed Bylaws

Los Angeles reports that at the 1915 International Typographical Union convention delegates rejected three proposed bylaws. Debates centered on hosting the annual session after 1916, salaries for officers, and wages for women members. A referendum on the six day week was ordered by a 115 to 84 vote.

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Los Angeles International Typographical Union James M. Lynch Indianapolis Colorado Committee On Laws Denver James M Lynch International Typograph Es) Union
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Etiquette Guide Promotion and Health Reminder

A discussion on manners criticizes public shaming and promotes the Illionis Eliquette encyclopedia by Emily Post via the Courier office. The piece extols the book as essential in every home and mentions a $2.50 first edition distribution with a health note endorsing Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and relief from wet feet and temperature changes.

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Eliquette Elf Emily Lott Foley
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