Revolvers Stolen From Guy Campbell
Guy Campbell's sporting goods house at 181 182 Bridge street was entered by burglars. Eight or four automatic revolvers and several hunting knives were stolen through a rear window. Bloodhounds traced the trail across the city to a boys camp where a local boy was questioned and denied involvement. Officers suspect local youths likely acted to enhance their camp with realistic Western gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Campbell
Sporting Goods
Bridge Street
Empires
F. M. Shores
Fifth Street
I. C
Iddlers Refuse Work At 22 1/2 Cents An Hour
Twenty itinerants staying at the mission refused employment offered by August Brown bridge contractor from Bremer county. He and Harvey Will Waterloo street commissioner urged the men to work at twenty two and a half cents an hour with railway fare paid and board guaranteed. Rev. W. A. Pot-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Brown
Bremer County
Brown
Harvey Will
Waterloo Street
Rev
W. A. Pot
Swamp Root credited with curing child Kidney trouble
Mary Byrne of New Brunswick New Jersey testifies that after scarlet fever and dropsy left her daughter Anela swollen face and limbs improved after using Swamp Root. She says a fifty cent bottle began the subsidence and two large bottles led to a full recovery with doctor confirming kidneys in perfect condition. She claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root saved her daughter's life and swore to the statement before a notary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aneela
Alwys
Mary Byrne
New Brunswick
N. J
Prove What Swamp Report Will Do For You Ad
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY advertises a sample kidney and bladder remedy. It urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet, noting Waterlog Evening Courier and standard sizes for sale at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Elling
Superintendent Missing Over Annex Proposal Influence
The mission superintendent was absent when the proposal was presented to the board. Contractor Brown took over the annexing of three men who had been working at the city hall for their wage since a week ago Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erson
Thie Proposton
Brown
Norman B Ream Dies in New York
Norman Tr Ream founder and director in railroads banks and steel industry died in New York City hospital after an operation for intestinal trouble He was in his seventieth year and a longtime pillar of US Steel and major railroads including B and O Erie Pere Marquette and Seaboard Airline He served in the Civil War and rose to prominence as a pioneer in steel and finance being a director of Metropolitan Life and National Biscuit among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman Tr. Ream
Mr. Ream
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Baltimore & Ohio, Erie
Pere Marquette
Seaboard Airline
Ream
Somerset County
Harnedsville
Chicago
Federal Steel Company
Mnance
Bauitable Life Assurance Society
National Biscuit Company
Metropolitan Trust Company of
War Vessels in Black Sea Clash Over Yalta Port
In the Black Sea conflict Turkish cruiser Midirli bombarded Yalta in Crimea causing no casualties. Russian cruisers answered by bombarding Trebizond while crossing the sea, with reports noting four stores damaged and no deaths or injuries. The action followed an exchange of fire near Sebastopol.
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Black Sea
Trebizond
Reverend Davis Helps Dedicate Monmouth Church
Marble Rock Feb 8 Rev B A Davis traveled to Monmouth Iowa to assist in the dedication of the new M church. He preached the sermon Sunday evening. Mrs Walter Zeran of Chester Montana visiting sister Mrs Robert Barr went to Waterloo to stay a week with her son Guy Hawks before returning west. Mr and Mrs Hawks and two children will accompany her home due to Mr Hawks poor health seeking change in climate. By Theodore Messerschmidt after a three weeks stay in St Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Rock
B. A. Davis
Monmouth
Davis
Walter Zeran
Chester
Mont
Robert Barr
Waterloo
Guy Hawks
Local notes from Fairbank and Waterloo area
Residents return home improving health and visiting kin. Joseph Lines travels to Nebraska with niece Nora Moffet. Mrs Blasier visits daughter D E B Cates. A daughter brightens Glenn Sharp home. Tong Merfeld recovers arm after hospital stay. Glenn McAlpine returns to Canada. Gail Cropper nurses at Rockford returns home. King of H class elects officers Leila Gates teacher. Trapp brothers move to Union, Pa. Several visits to ill relatives and church services noted. Dam repairs fail to hold flood damage. Mrs Ford dies near Fairbank. funeral at Independence. New manager R Shepherd arrives at Chapman Lumber. Klinger to retire. Carl Schrack recovering from Marshalltown injuries. Birthday gathering honors Sidney King. Monroe family visits Ames. Alice Leehey seeks Mayo care. Embroidery club shower for Lizzie Klinger. Naomi Fox aids revival meetings in Leon. Everett leaves Century Lyceum. helps Fairbank State Bank. C B Everett to travel south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Joseph Lines
Nebraska
Nora Moffet
Blasier
D. EB. Cates
Gladden
Glenn Sharp
Tong Merfeld
St. Francis Hospital
Glenn McAlpine
Canada
Gail Cropper
Rockford
Union
Robert Narr
Greene
Burr
Phil Schultz
Geo. Dukes
Ford
Eugene Ford
Fairbank
San Diego
Cal
St. John's Catholic Church
Independence
Detwiller
R. Shepherd
Chapman Lumber Company
Klinger
Shepherd
Tania
Green Lumber Company
Carl Schrack
Marshalltown
J. A. Schrack
Robert Brown
Madalene Hutchinson
Naomi Fox
Leon
J. M
Fairbank Notes: Fox Visits Kansas City. Lowell Lays Low
Fairbank report notes O A Fox took a business trip to Kansas City and returned late in the week Elijah Lowell stays hidden at his west side home. Ne is,
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
O. A. Fox
Kansas City
Elijah Lowell
Seventy seven year old man praises Foley Kidney Pills
George W. Clough of Prentiss Mississippi, age seventy seven, writes that Foley Kidney Pills are the only remedy that ever did him any good. The ad claims relief for sleep disturbing bladder troubles, back pain, rheumatism, and kidney and bladder ailments and notes the pills are sold by druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Clough
Prentiss, Miss
Foley
Choir Feasts Fundraiser Plan For Vocal Standouts
First Congregational church choir plans a monthly banquet to boost vocals and reward past services. Members pay 2 dimes monthly totaling about 3.50, with fines for missed rehearsals. A meeting will discuss advertising use by Charles V Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Charles V. Simmons
Stewart- Simmons Press
Ad Club to Elect Officers Tomorrow
The Town Criers' Advertising club will meet at Bills hotel Wednesday at 6 15 after dinner to elect officers and finish drafting the constitution. Organizing committee chair Harry Shaw and members H E Kiester Fred Austin Herman Kohl and Paul Davis oversee the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Criers
Nature's Willing Workers Cure Diseased Blood Ad
An old patent medicine ad praises S. S. S. as a blood purifier that “attacks diseased blood” when other treatments fail. It claims the tonic cleanses old sores, promotes new tissue and skin, and touts Swift Specific Co of Atlanta as the maker. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle and beware substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S&s
Ay & S.S
Swift
Atlanta
A Strong Endorsement for Meritol Pile Remedy
W H Holmes of Decorah Iowa testifies as a longtime sufferer from piles and hemorrhoids who found relief after using Meritol Pile Remedy. He states the distress vanished after half a package and he would not trade current condition for money. Available from Red Cross Drug Co Henderson Drug Co Waterloo Iowa at 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holmes
The
Decorah
Red Cross Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Waterloo
Iowa
Visit Adds Old Friends for Blackie Native and Nephew
A Blackie Alberta resident and his nephew O. J. McManus, once a school man, now in Council Bluffs, arrived today for a reunion with old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackie
Alberta
O. J. McManus
Council Bluffs
Nurses Enjoy Informal Spread at Herren Home
A Presbyterian hospital nurse party gathered last night at Mr and Mrs Wm E Herren and Miss Glanche Simpsons home at 1021 Com Weemercial street. The informal visit featured a post repast program with musical numbers by John McManus and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Wm. E. Herren
Glanche Simpson
John McManus
Eagle
Strike
Davis
Township
Overton
Weather data fragment from early 20th century log
Fragmentary report lists names Missea Kellar and others with figures like 8 and 1.0 tied to Buchanan Optical. Mentions temperatures with ranges over various years: 1911 to 1914, noting minimums from 2 to 18 and maximums from 2 to 38 degrees.
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Binghamton, X. Y
Norman B. Ream
Wang & Miller Shell
la Laconteuse
Reptile
Elmer Lines
Oriie Lines
AD Club
Nature
Rockers
S. W. Harwich
Elis Hotel
Missea Kellar
Michell, Maybar
Martin
Mrs. Wood
Buchanan Optical A
Punchasesi
Davidsons
Waterloos Center
Sra. Davidsons
Pallman
Pullman
Inp
Tullman Davenport
Zee
I. O
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