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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
4
A robin finds a talking worm on a post and learns of life underground from the worm. The worm describes cool soil, hidden riches, and ancient ruins, claiming a view of the world beneath the surface. The robin plans to share the tale with its nestlings another morning.
Miss Margaret Campbell of Ft. Smith Arkansas recalls her father reading an advertisement in the papers about Chamberlain's Tablets six years ago. He bought a box and has not been sick since. Her sister with stomach trouble also benefited. For sale by all dealers.
John Sebastian of the Rock Island Lines promotes new settlement methods for the southwest. He argues that current homeseekers excursions fail to attract true settlers and urges railroad support for educated farming in semi arid districts to boost regional prosperity.
The death of August Lahr at Parkersburg was reported after he had gone to Freeport for medical care. He underwent an operation two weeks prior and never recovered. Lahr, seventy five, had retired from farming near his farm north of town and later moved to Parkersburg. He is survived by his widow and seven children, three sons and four daughters.
Conrad Roth aged 69 died at his home six miles northeast of town at 2 15 PM after fifteen years of tuberculosis of the bowels. He was born in Germany December 23 1843 and lived in Waterloo since 1885 as a farmer. He is survived by his widow two sons Charles and Russell a brother in Newell Minnesota and a sister in Germany. Funeral from his home Wednesday at 1 30 PM to Fritz church with Rev. Hahlen in charge.
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