This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
7
Readlyn Aug 19 heavy summer rainstorm last night from 6 onward drenched the town and surrounding farms. The downpour will boost corn prospects while local residents report parties visiting, moves to South Dakota, and various weather related damages including burning oats stacks and a farm barn with horses and livestock losses partly insured.
Lot of brief local updates from Littleton Iowa area. Mentions L B Hovey Jesup visiting friends, Werling and baby visit, Sinkler in Parkersburg, Hazel Rehberg Rowley visiting, Vick Reed Lamont visiting mother M L Howard, Rehberg and Patten business in Waterloo, Mary attended Waterloo show and old settlers picnic in Fairbank, Clifford Potter Magnolia Illinois vacation visit, Steve Sinkler buying motorcycle in Waterloo and Dumont, Minute Trebon to clerk for EB Kingsbury, H B Patten and daughter visiting Elmer Patten home, A C Manross Jesup visiting son Clarence with Grace Ross, Nell Follett and nieces from Oklahoma visiting, Harvey Hayes buying cane mill near Triumph, Kate Hart Cedar Rapids visiting, Searles bedbound, E B Barclay nursing for Dr Billingster at M E church, Eddie Fulford and two daughters Storm Lake visiting.
A historic advertisement touts a universal digestive tonic claimed to relieve indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness and impure blood. The appeal credits the American Drug and Press Association and lists Henderson Drug Co Croes Drug Co and Association Members as endorsers.
John Howe buys a new five passenger Regal car. A Waterloo circus trip drew many locals. Miss Mary Baker hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Nellie Evenson. Luther Sturms and family planned Cedar Falls. Henry Dormans to open a feed mill. Willis Johnson rents Ed Zimmermann farm. Jim Palmer toured Minnesota land. Mrs Parmer visited Waverly relatives. Amy Pound visiting friends in the area. John Geisler building a machine shed. Dorman and Geisler families visited Henry Geisler near Waverly. Earl Cortright and wife visited Harry Saul at Benson. Mina Corwin and Viola Beaty visited Shell Rock and Fred Beaty home. Englebretchen of Franklin County visiting L. B. Evenson.
Shady Grove news notes Mrs Reals illness improvement and a social at E Sherman netting 16 dollars. Local trades include Chas Oren selling ninety hogs at $8 per cwt in Jesup. Many visits between Waterloo Independence and Shady Grove residents with several trips and guests.
The list names trial jurors summoned for Tuesday Sept 3 at 10 a m during the September term 1912 in Butler County District Court at Allison Iowa. Included are Arends Stukenberg Bengen Leerhoff Pes Oltman Noelting Watterson Bruns Perton Meyer Shadbolt Neihaus Bannon Borneman Pfaltzgraff Murphy Wilder Crosby Leary Bartells Ernst Wedeking Rodamacher Melnroy Mortenson Brown and others. Also noted are Mrs W A Brown traveling to Hull and the Ringling circus attendance in Waterloo by Allisonites with Kinb brother Misaman at Charles City wedding.
Zelma and Helen Moulton of Clarksville visited aunt Mrs T J Shafer last Friday. Albert Trager of Marseilles visited relatives here last week. Mrs J H Hart received word of her father's death in Hebron Neb. Mr and Mrs J T Cook moved to a new home at Bristow. Agnes Buroker training as nurse at Waverly hospital spending two week vacation at home. Rev Frank Gonzales preached at Methodist church union service last Sunday evening. Miss Olive Dalley home from Rockwell for weekend. W S Bell reports harvest rainfall of eight and one quarter inches. J B Tsaucson went to Chicago Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Eugene Owen of Dayton township spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Ben Shepard near Clarksville spent Sunday at W C Shepard's. Miss Margaret Davis, nurse trainee at Waverly, came home for a week vacation.
Clarksville notes list Clyde Newman renting the Dumont hotel with possession to follow next Monday. Local visits include Thompson in Cedar Falls, the Greane and Spencer trips, and multiple family stays across Dumont and nearby towns. Community events mention church activities, fundraisers, and social gatherings with Masonic and church groups hosting.
Mrs Russell comes back from the Cherokee cancer sanitarium. Mr and Mrs BR HH Waugh took their daughter Elizabeth and son Harvey to Waterloo Monday to begin violin courses at the conservatory of music. Mr and Mrs Wm Carter of Aur ington Junction Mo visited their daughter Mrs Korrest Seitz Monday. Mr and Mrs W Pritzluff and Mr and Mrs W King left for Watertown Wis Monday after a week with the Erneast Lehmann family. The ladies are sister and cousin of Mrs Lehmann. Mrs Belle Blanchard returned to Homer Neb Saturday after a week with her brother Frank Wamsier and family.
Naison McElhinney from Onalaska reports his brother O K McElhinney is ill with typhoid fever. Laura and Margaret Telsen hosted thirty young people Friday night. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Sheckler, and Mr. and Mrs. Gunn visited La Porte. Mrs Meeker and Mrs Speer visited R Meeker in New Hampton. Anna Porter and Jennie Speer left for Scott County. Goldie Sissel went to Muscatine. George Burr plans a visit to his Pennsylvania home next month.
Mt Vernon Township reports several farm rentals including Sam Gibson farm west of Cedar Falls and Lynch place now occupied by Thos Tiller with Walter Renner and Walter Gross. Whillis family visited Sam Leversee home. Mrs S S Brodie to host Hillside Cemetery association Aug 29 at Cedar Falls home. Visitors include Mrs Roy Wannakiaker and two children from North Dakota. Giles Leversee on Dakota business. Charley Dutcher selling home grown watermelons. Mrs B A Haymond and two children visiting Austin Leversee. Mt Vernon Cemetery association to meet Sept 6. Waterloo Evening Counter promotes Brady War Pictures for school children with coupon on page 3.
Dr J W Bouldin dedicates full time to chronic nervous and special diseases. He cites hundreds of Waterloo patients benefited by his methods combining Specific Medication Magnetism Manipulation Vibration Therapeutic Rays and the Multi Nebulizer. He treats nose throat lungs heart liver kidney bladder and nervous disorders in men and women with twenty five years of study and claims quick relief and cures. He promotes wellness for men and women through his specialized care and promises assistance in sexual and reproductive health.
Waterloo and Cedar Falls residents flock to Electric Park as the season winds down. Picnics fill afternoons with meals served by management or in shaded areas. Evening entertainment remains strong with Prof Webb and band, vaudeville acts improving weekly, and kid night offering free admission for under 14. The Heart Breakers musical comedy stars George Damerel with a starry chorus, touring from New York to the Adirondacks. Raoul De Lier of Sioux City visits his sister Mrs. Roo McConnell and is linked to the Sioux City Journal.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.