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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1914
Page
1
A long list of social activities and gatherings is described, including dances at Cedar River park, sorority and club meetings, weddings, dinners, and picnics. Names of hosts, participants, and locations like Watertown, Elk Run, and Cedar River park appear amid announcements of upcoming social events and engagements.
Cedar Falls subscribers are asked to report any delivery irregularities to the Cedar Agent at Carter Fourth and Malmn Street. Contact phone 26 for events, courier, and reporting. Falls Drug Co. listed as a business reference.
A column of society notes from Beatrice reports visitors and residents' movements. D. Corning returns to Albuquerque for health, Eileen March to Akron, Mrs. Nelson operated in St Louis hospital, and several local families welcome or visit relatives in Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and Greene. A barber shop change hands. Doris ofla returns from Clear Lake. Miss Clara White to Regent, N. D. Teachers resume duties. local gatherings and church friendly visits noted. Funeral for Aaron Hallon Rage announced with G A R post participation.
Community groups plan a picnic at Chautauqua park for the E DB Social Class and Old Settlers association with a forenoon gathering and dinner. Dinner hosts F J Bighmey invite Cedar Falls guests including the Gilkeys Cutlers Stephenson and Leonard from Tulsa. Breakfast hosts Dr and Mrs Cutler host a Cedar Falls gathering.
The eleventh annual commencement for Bremer County rural schools was held at Wagecly High School. Ninety-two graduates received diplomas, with a 1904 tally of four showing rapid growth. The 1914 list names Elsie Albrecht to Margaret Wright among graduates. Dorothy Kranshaar sang, Mamjory Knight performed a recitation, and Prof. Myerholz gave the address on education’s value. County Superintendent Mary Cretamerver presented the diplomas.
United States Department of Agriculture officials report parcels post trials for eggs are highly satisfactory. They shipped 466 dozens containing 9 eggs to multiple destinations with only 27 eggs, about 34 percent of total, arriving intact. Ten dozen eggs travel 150 miles for 4.7 cents per dozen including transport and container. Town postal authorities advise that.
Farmers and their wives report success selling farm produce directly to consumers via parcel post. They note retailers paid 40 to 65 cents for eggs while farmers got 20 to 24 cents, allowing the middleman to grab 30 to 40 cents per dozen. The parcel post system supposedly eliminates the middleman’s profit and shares it with producer and consumer. Marriage licenses: James B. Edmundson, 31, Ann Arbor, Mich. Miss Bess J. Chase, 30, Cedar Falls.
An antique advertisement promotes "Mother's Friend" as an external lotion to ease pregnancy strain and reduce pain, claiming widespread use since earlier generations. It invites readers to request a book for expectant mothers, with Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia listed as the address.
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