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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
20
A rear second floor blaze at the O Ky restaurant on Main Street caused by unknown origin threatened total loss but firemen saved the building. Insurance on the Gardner block totaled 1500 with stock damage minimal. Attendees include Harry Gardner owner and local residents traveling through. several nonlocal visitors and a few arrests reported in unrelated notes.
The Mission society met with Mrs. Geo Moeller this week Wednesday. Mrs Fred Thomas stayed at her son Hermans home where a daughter arrived recently. Clarence Wolfe and family plan to visit relatives with Sergeant Jii. Richard Dickman resigned his petition at the Neverman garage and will work for Citizens Lumber Co. Louie Koelling will fill Dickmans place at the garage. Alex Mooney and wife were joined by his sister from Waverly on Monday. Herman Kehoe Otto Gunther and Richard Dickman are on vacation in Chicago. Henry Schneer bought a large tractor engine. Mr and Mrs Fred Thoms visited the John Yeoman home near Janesville last week. Francis Barber will enter Minnesota University Sept 1. The Evangelical parsonage is being remodeled with the house raised and a large kitchen underway.
Independence notes a busy Buchanan county week with children’s day kite contest and daily fireworks. Edith Wallace marries Lawrence McMillan of Vinton, then plans home in Winton after a honeymoon to St Paul. Miss Elizabeth McDonald, longtime teacher, dies at home leaving siblings and many friends. Arch B Stout returns from a western trip. Raymond’s band honors Mr White with a ring. pheasant shipments reach town. local teacher to Clinton for next year. Attorney M Smith returns from western trip praising Iowa over California.
A brief item notes the young readers await the next installment in the Three Little Pigs sequence. The notice hints at a continuation or puzzle to resolve.
Rowley residents report travel and visits across Iowa and nearby states. Dr. G B Rentz heads to finals for hospital duties, while families move homes, visit relatives in Carrington and Rochester, and plan vacations to Brandon and Estherville.
A large gang of men arrived to lay new steel on the I C roadbed with T. 3. Van Meter in charge. Dr. Blackmore and his mother begin a two week visit in Iowa and Minnesota. Mrs. Hulseman, sister of Mr. Spieker, had a tumor operation at Marshalltown removing a 40 pound tumor. The Misses Husinga have been...
Visiting with the J H DeBuhr family for several weeks ends Tuesday as they return to Freeport Illinois with Atlases Johanna and Eva DeBuhr joining to Waterloo. Mr and Mrs A B Meinders celebrate their golden wedding Friday August 6 with many relatives and friends praising the event. Wm Hall and family end a two week stay with Dr Waudby and head home to Beloit Wisconsin. Mrs Dirks ships household goods to a new farm near Breckenridge Minnesota and Jeff travels there. Dirks wife stays for now. Lucile Plumer sustained a fractured wrist from a swing fall in the city park. Maude McVey arrives from Victor Montana to visit Catherine and Edna McVey. The Sacred Heart academy building sees carpenters at work this week.
Sisters return to resume teaching work after a week at Camp Shutunka Round Grove chaperoned by Mrs. C V Cave. Out-of-town guests include Miss Maurine Miller Glenwood Minnesota and Miss Esther Greene Des Moines. Mothers joined Thursday outing and picnic dinner provided by the club members.
A late evening storm dropped about 0.40 inches of rain as lightning struck a house at 1442 Walker Street. Two women were stunned, the bolt tore a garble and damaged a porch, starting a small fire that responders quickly controlled. Streets flooded, dust-filled road sections challenged fire equipment. The shower ended around 7 45 PM.
Waverly residents and visitors are noted across town with relatives and friends. Hugh Brock and his wife visited his parents. Mrs Seltmale arrived for a stay with her parents. Louis Schultz planned a New York City summer visit and vacation time with sisters.
Mrs. Dick Botterman and family welcome Prank Brock and two children from Minneapolis for a two week visit with Mrs. Geo Mates and Mrs. Frank Taber. J A Hale and two sons visited Tripoli from Saturday to Monday at his parents S P Hale and family. Cerretta Cool returns from Monon where she spent the summer with her sister.
Advertised beauty tips promise a simple facial renovation using mercorized wax to remove sun damage and blemishes. A night application removes the outer skin layer gently, revealing a lighter underlayer, with a warning that heat and worry age skin. Another wrinkle remover formula is described with powdered saxdilin and hazel.
An old home remedy advises avoiding soaps for hair washing due to alkali damage. Coconut oil is praised as pure greaseless cleanser available at drug stores. Instructions say moisten hair, rub in a spoonful, rinse easily, leaving hair soft, bright, and clean.
Mrs Jas Humphrey attended with Miss Irene Fox while Mesdames Schullemayer Sokakasayan Seeley Seifert Wright Reinecke hosted a W R C gathering on the Schullemeyer lawn. The afternoon included social visiting and refreshments. Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Retk-
In the December 16 1908 Medical Review Dr John F Russell links pre TB development to lime starvation and inorganic salts. He notes Bek-man's Alterative aids TB by lime content aiding cell use with other ingredients and asserts its safety as it lacks opiates or habit forming drugs. Eckinen Laboratories Philadelphia markets it.
Aug 19 reported the birth of a five-pound son. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rowry returned to Kansas City after a week visiting his mother Mrs. Julig Rowry, and brother Claud and family here.
Advert shows GETS-IT as the only new corn remover that cures without pain or tools. It boosts a painless method using 2 drops to banish corns, claiming universal success for trillions of feet. Sold by druggists at 25 cents or mailed by E Lawrence & Co. Chicago.
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