La Porte City society notes announce weddings and events
In La Porte City on February 2 Miss Hellen O'Brien wed Timothy Mahoney of Hudson at Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Mahoney, a former teacher and La Porte City graduate, and the groom plan to settle on his Lincoln township farm after February 10. Other items include G D Anton's eye surgery, Miss Lucile Criss recital, Bachelor Maids meeting, a La Porte City basketball win over Rockford, and local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia Porte City
Sacred Heart Church
Hellen O'Brien
Martha O'Brien
Timothy Mahoney
Hudson
Rehlman
Waterloo
Mainridge
Vride Waa
Mahoney
Lincoln Township
Will O'Brien
Chicago
Will Ho
Anton
G. D. Anton
Inwa City
Miss Criss
Lucile Criss
Lucy Kilgore
Floss McClean
Epworth League
M. E
McCleanay
Exie McQuillin
Bachelor Maids
Forest Secor
Mora
Minn
Ruth McQuiikin
la Porte High
la Porte City High
Rockford
la Porte
Andergon
Paige
Cvedit
Anderson
Struble
Angel
W&1
Foss
Ta Porte City
Handler
Walker
Grady
Ward
Dunkleberg
Stanton
Cummins
Keller Lecture Postponed Due to Illness
A telegram announced the Helen Keller lecture at Grace church Wednesday evening is postponed because Mrs. Macy is ill. The local committee has not fixed a new date, tickets will be honored, and Miss Keller's appearance date will be announced in the Courier and Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Macy
Helen Keller
Grace Church
Miss Keller
Courier and
Ground Hog Day Forecast Weighs on Weather Hopes
At 1 a m the ground hog is expected to see or not see his shadow. Traditions say if he does not appear in shadow spring will come late. Many people trust the animal as a weather prophet and plan coal, reading material, and six more weeks of leisure accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Revel
Clifford Lockhart
Hazel Wallace
Brandon
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapide
Harold Unger
Waterloo
College of Commerce
M. E. Church
W. E Hager
D. J. Hummel
Mr. Hummel
Chas. Hummel
Donald Lee
Mt. Auburn
Unger
Ruth McQuilkin
Exie McQuilkin
Botair
Westminster Sunday School Progressive Meeting Highlights
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School Officers and Teachers Association held its regular monthly meeting at the church. The group praised good attendance and plans, funds were voted to support a native helper for Rev. George EH Partch in Shanghai, China, and fifty new home department members were welcomed. The annual meeting and officer election are slated for March at Mrs. A. J. Walker's home.
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Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School Officers
George EH. Partch
Shanghai
China
Goodbye to Corns Comfort Plast ers Ad
An advertisement promotes Comfort Corn Plasters to remove corns quickly without pain or cutting. Box sells for 25 cents and claims noticeable results. Readily available at Wangler Bros, Henderson Drug Co, C J Miller, and B W Schumann & Co with multiple city locations and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wangler Bros.c
E. 4Th St
Henderson Drug Co
Commercial St
Black
C. J. Miller
W. 4Th St
B. W. Sehuneman & Co
Tro
East—Feast
Lafayette
West—Weat
Jefferson
Veteran Calhoon Fights Home Entry After Illness
Civil war veteran C. M. Calhoon aged 73, living in Waterloo, was taken to St Francis hospital awaiting papers to enter Marshalltown old soldiers home. He opposes entering the home, relies on an $18 monthly pension, and hopes his sons in Canada will provide support. J F Klingaman arranged hospital transfer and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Calhoon
St. Francis Hospital
Marshalltown
Calhoon
Timets
Waterloo
Robert Anderson Post
Join Beck
Commercial Street
Beck
J. F. Klingaman
Calhoun
Women in Vienna Promote Dr Pierce Prescription
In Vienna on February 2 observers note women's wartime duties and extend to American women urging Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The ad claims it heals regularity inflamed tissue and weakness with herbal ingredients and printed labels, inviting consultations by mail from Dr Pierce at Buffalo New York.
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Vienna
Austria
France
England
Germany
America
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Jetter
Pierre
Jintel
Buffalo
N.Y
Meritel Eczema Remedy Replaces Blood Disease Theory
The article states eczema is a skin disease, not a blood issue, and that Meritel Eczema Remedy cures by applying directly to the skin. It endorses immediate use with prices of 50c and $1.00 and lists Red Cross Drug Co and Henderson Drug Co as distributors in Waterloo, Java.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Waterloo
Jawa
Public Health Bulletin Links Faith to Life and Work
The Iowa state Health Bulletin edited by G J Sumner emphasizes water supply and disease prevention in Waterloo. It features Va Sumner’s sermon urging the saving of lives and souls as a state policy, arguing health and industry are joined by religious duty and social economy.
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Sumner
Waterloo
Sermoy
Rick
Public Health Bulletin
G. J. Sumner
State Board of Health
Iowa
Suntaer
Prosperity Was Cause of Scare in Byanston Event
Waterloo residents who met Miss Mxinoetle Gemainill of Chicago during her aunt Mrs. Alfred Longley’s visit hear of a recent winning experience she had at Bryanston Illinois where she attends school The Chicago Tribune reports her question and reaction to the scene in Byanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mxinoetle Gemainill
Chicago
Alfred Longley
Dog Jerked Wake-Up Call Saves Family in Fire
Minneapolis reports a dog named Bhep woke a sleeping master by barking at 2 a.m. to signal a house fire on Wet St. Paul. Elfred Lademann and his wife with son George escaped as the blaze broke out, while the dog appeared uninjured.
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Minneapolis
Bhep
Elfred Lademann
Stryker Avenue
Butler Street
St. Paul
Huey
Lademann
Ludemann
George
Agcapod
Two Northwestern Students Postpone Sunday Lunch Plan
Miss Geraldine Smith and Milas Jeanette Gemmill, daughters of a Municipal Judge, aiming to earn travel funds for a Pan Pacific convention, planned Sunday lunches for sorority and fraternity friends. They faced a high demand with 25 couples applying, forcing a postponement to next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Smith
Milas Jeanette Gemmill
Miss Smith
Miss Geminill
Gemini
Northwestern University
Kappa Alpha Then
Mias Smith
Smith
Simpson Streal
Evanston
Miax Geminill
Untidy Record of a Humorous Exchange
An old acquaintance greets Uncle Rofer with a dialect filled question about his health and meals. The passage shows a judge noting the scene and mentioning Uncle Rofer’s use of patent medicines amid a humorous exchange and limited nourishment.
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Rofer
A Kind Employer Offers Shorter Hours Then Return to Full
A clerk asks for a raise and the employer replies with a plan to cut hours for the first three months so the clerk can spend evenings at home and then lengthen them again to provide an excuse to leave. The dialogue reflects workplace negotiation and humor from a New York Weekly source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Water supply expands as fourth well fills city reservoir
The Waterloo water system reports the fourth well now feeds the city reservoir for the first time. Authorities say the flow is ample to supply practically every home in Waterloo, about 6,600 residences, with the evening edition of the Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter reaching one copy per household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloole
Waterloo
Like the Sun Cures Arise Regularly in the East and West
A reflective piece notes that every new moon heralds a new healing system with a birth and blaze, then fades into obscurity as its successor rises. Some may endure longer, but all end as predecessors are forgotten.
Dr Myers Promises Honest Prognosis and Scientific Treatment
Dr Myers offers modern diagnostic methods including urine and blood analysis X rays and microscopes to locate deep seated chronic ailments. He claims to treat cases baffling ordinary physicians and charges only for curable patients with no inflated bills.
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Myers
Myera
Myers Haw
Waterloo
Read What a Well Known Minister Writes
A. M. Stephens endorses Dr. Myers a German specialist, praising his office equipment, education, and integrity. He cites X Rays and other instruments, notes Dr. Myers treats chronic stomach, liver, bowel, blood, skin, nerves and diseases, and refrains from unnecessary operations.
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T. Mahoney
Intercat
Cedar Rapids
Verink
Coe College
Kober
Jesse O. Kober
George Kober
Second
Walnut Streets
Rother
Keller
Westminster Sunday School Progressive
Bachelor. Com
Philadelphia Ledger
Corns
Aflu
Canada
Women IN
Eve
BS Cnm
Brrr
Geta
Tils Pielure
Steinbach
Triber
Flello
New York
Trish
Coa Yes
Leo Slezak
Cueck
Margarete Matzenauer
Metropolitan Opera Company
Song Books
Aix
Wonderfeus
Caruso
Tetrazzini
Matzenauer
Slezak
Melba
Warrar
Bonci
Goritz
Scotti
Fyemstad
A. M. Stephens
Dr. Myers
Sycamore St. Waterloo, Jows
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