Shorthorn Club Formed At Cedar Falls Fairgrounds
Cedar Falls on Feb 10 reports 37 Black Hawk County youths, accompanied by fathers, bought pure bred Shorthorn cows and calves at the Black Hawk County Shorthorn Breeders auction. Banks back the notes, later auction proceeds fund the calves for the buyers. Total price $8,675, animals from $200 to $250, dinner speakers explained club operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
Black Hawk, County Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Cedar Falls National and
Leavitt and Johnson National Banks
Black Hawk Hotel
Frank B. Miller
Ira Rodamar
Birth notices from Lisbon and La Porte City families
Birth announcements list several local families in Iowa welcoming new babies. Edward Ellsworth Looney, a son. a daughter to Walter Lyle. Walter Dean Boyles. Francis Joseph Schons. three daughters for Wothey family. Irene Florence Conrad. A honey-laden bee travels slower home at twelve miles per hour.
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Edward A. Looney
Lisbon
Edward Ellsworth
Walter D. Lyle
la Porte City
Merle D. Boyles
Walter Dean
Nick Schons
RF. DB
Waterloo
Trancis Joseph
John Wothey
Eagleeersh Idan
Morris Conrad
Rckhart
Irene Florence
The Unmarried Mother at Waterloo Theatre
Comedy with a moral drew capacity crowds at the Waterloo theatre Sunday with Seals for the marines sold out and many turned away. The play focuses on a girl’s false step and society’s sweeping judgment while urging inquiry and rights for a wronged girl. Doctor Goodman’s lectures on laws protecting unmarried mothers add context and balance to the drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Theatre
the Waterloo
E.R. Sprague
Doctor Goodman
Norway
Bennett Finn
Jeffery Morse
Bana Steck
Merry Hart
Salinos touted as morning laxative to prevent influenza
An early 20th century health ad claims daily thorough bowels ward off colds and influenza by cleansing blood, kidneys, lungs, and skin. It promotes Salinos laxative as pleasant, effective, and safe to take in cold water, with bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
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W. Grove
Danderine Ad Promises Dandruff Removal
An old advertisement urges readers to buy a small bottle of Danderine at drug stores for a few cents. It instructs to apply a little to the scalp and rub with fingertips, with results by morning and claims that two or three applications will destroy dandruff and stop itching and hair loss.
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Harmless Laxative
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping, easing feverish or sour-tongued children and preventing illness. It warns against counterfeits and urges asking a druggist for the genuine bottle.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Turk wrestler Fiussane III reported ill in Chicago
In Chicago on February 10,Turk wrestler Fiussane III, a familiar figure in the ring for a decade and now an American citizen, was brought to Garfield Medical Center with an internal ailment that has baffled doctors. He has fallen from 210 to 159 pounds since his illness began eleven weeks ago at Old Orchard, Missouri, with no relief to date.
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K. M. W. Heicher
Dr. Heicher
Charles Selenrich
Élon
Evangelical Church
W. C. Nuhn
Arthur P. Cotton
Odgen
Cedar Falls
H. P. Shedd
Olive Street
W. M. Wilson
Nashua
Harlan Hansen
France
Forestry Division
Army
New York
Masonic Lodge
Mystic Shrine
Fiussane III
Chicago
Yuaalt Wuassive
Iwho
Garfield Medlevard Hospital
Olt Orchard
Lie
Zemo promises clear skin with antiseptic formula
The EW Rose Co of Cleveland promotes Zemo as a remedy for pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm. Sold at drug stores for 35c or a dollar for extra large bottles with a clean penetrating liquid that stains nothing and is easy to apply.
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EW. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
Homemade Mentho-Laxene Syrup Claim Ad
An old fashioned advertorial promotes a home made Mentho-Laxene based syrup. It advises mixing sugar with boiling water, cooling, adding 3 percent Mentho-Laxene, shaking and taking a teaspoonful four to eight times daily for head and chest colds. It claims rapid relief and universal approval from physicians and hospitals, touting guaranteed satisfaction or money back by The Backburn Products Co., Dayton, Ohio.
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Maine
Cafornia
Backburn Products Co
Dayton, Ohio
Snake Oil Product Ad Promises Quick Relief and Magic
An early 20th century ad extols Mi lers Antiseptic OM also known as Snake Oil. Claims penetrate skin easing aches in joints and muscles and relieving colds throat neuralgia and minor injuries. Sold by Nansen & Hanstu and C. 4. Minter in three sizes with money back guarantee.
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Nansen & Hanstu
Minter
Farm land sales near Alexander in Franklin county
In Franklin county farm lands changed hands at high prices with bids around 160 to 200 dollars per acre. The report notes W H Yaw ofling interests and Mrs Sara A Erwin appearing in connection with land sales near Jamestown and Falls, with a sale set for the near future and buyers including out of town interests.
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Franklng County
W. H. Yaw
Alexander
W. L. Brown
Ying
Sara A. Erwin
Philadelphia
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George H. Twaddle
Waterloo Evening Courier
Fourts Street
Shorthorn Chle Club
Farmers’ Institutes
Calf Club
Glen Moser
Emmett McCauley
Robert Moser
Lloyd Simmons
Loren Poyner
Chris Savlis
Allen Bell
Dewar
Kenneth Trifle
Raymond
Russell Friedsey
Louis Weberkins
Ray Friedley
Herbert Friedley
Markery Friedley
Nee Weberking
Harold J. Greeley
Carl G. Hansen
Albert Hansen
Hudson
Kenneth Richards
James Smith
Myron Bergstrom
Gordon. Rayer
George Strayer
Adelbert Rm
Art Grady
Dunkerton
Glessner
Alvin Claussen
Allen Mullinesx
Roger Mullines
Fred
Theodore Roosevelt
L. H. Paulger
L. H. Keep
R. W. Getchell
J. B. Newman
A. A. Burger
Clara M. Sutter
Mount, Hope
Bennington Township
Orange Center
Orange Township
Lester Township
Fairbank
HR. T. Lee
Buchanan County
Clyde Combs
Katherine S. Miller
Fayette
Theo ‘Thorson
Bremer County
C. P. Colegrove
Upper Iowa University
W. B. Wooters
Iowa State College
H. E. Moss
Greater Iowa Association
Corm
Sartori Hospital
Knud Molberg
George 5
State Normal School
Kearney
Neb
Roger Wardine
Lows Gate Company
Harry H. Kremmers
Coe College
Cedar
B. E. Barnes
Lafayette St
Arants
Ie “Twidine
Louis Heersies
Marsh-Place Ridge
Prasat
Eg Pern
Miller
Lichty's
Royal Wilton
Axminster
Brussels
Lichty’s
West Fourth Street
Whittall and
Royal Bengal Rugs
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