Edison perfects talking pictures at last
New York February 15 Thomas A Edison unveils a talking motion picture device named the kinetophone claiming it delivers at the exact instant of action all sounds from the screen. He says the new system will replace costly vaudeville shows with ten cent performances and may render three Metropolitan Opera runs uneconomical for small towns.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Barnstormere
Edison
West Orange
N. J
Miller Hutchinson
Wizard of Electricity
Edisgon
Colonial Theatre
Brooklyn
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mr. Edison
Letters of administration sought in White estate
Free information offered via the Soo Line from St Paul through Des Moines addressing W R Harley D P A 210 Fifth St Des Moines Iowa. Letters of administration asked for Lincoln White in the estate of Linda K R White who died in January. Heirs listed are Lincoln White Hattie Eason and Clara Beck all of Waterloo. Property includes real estate and about 5000 dollars in personal property.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
St. Paul
Minneapolis
W. R. Harley
Fifth St
Des Moines
Towa
Lincoln White
Linda KR. White
Hattie Eason
Clara Beck
Waterloo
Women to Walt the Lawmakers
Forty of fifty women on the State Federation of Women's clubs board will meet in Des Moines March 5 and visit the state capitol to press for pensions for widows and teachers, a woman on the board of control, a reform school, suffrage, water conservation, vital statistics, playgrounds, a women's building at the state fair, flag protection, black plague bill, and related reforms. Led by Mrs. W W Spaulding of Grinnell and others from Des Moines, the delegation will urge legislators to pass these measures.
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Des Moines
State Federation of Women's Clubs
State Capitol
Iowa
Board of Control
W. W. Spaulding
Grinnell
Senator Spaulding
W. 8S. Brown
Frank O. Green
Gardner Cowles
Local notices from Linden and area feature funerals and visits
Linden residents report Edwin Mastellar of Salem Oregon died last Sunday and was buried there midweek. Mrs Miranda Bandfield returns from Janesville, with other residents visiting Waterloo and vicinity. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs Hunt. about forty attended with refreshments. Marg Bandfield returns from Chicago on business. Mrs Dewitt Perry hosts a surprise gathering Friday with baskets and cheer. Thelma Shole recovers from grip. Henry Peters attends wedding of Harry Griffith in Oak Hills area. Mrs August Hackbarth plans move to Texas after visiting Monticello. Mrs J W Chapman recovering from illness after trip. Conductor L Miller endorses Foley Kidney Pills.
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Linden
C. F. Chapman
Klem Mastellar
Salem
Ore
Edwin
Miranda Bandfield
Janesville
L. C. Huntley
Mound
N. D
J. M. Bandfield
Waterloo
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. I. Church
C. A. Hunt
Lafayette Street
Marg. Bandfield
Chicago
Dewitt Perry
Fanny Griffith
Thelma
Dan Shole
Henry Peters
Oelwein
Nevada Street
Mumma May Take Guards To Mexico
Sioux City Iowa Feb 15 Officers and men of the hospital corps Fifty sixth regiment Iowa National Guard have orders for quick transport to Mexico in anticipation of intervention. Major William Jepson commands the corps which lacks two men of full quota. The corps is regarded as a premier guard hospital detachment west of Chicago. Iowa City Feb 35 Captain Morton C Mumma former commandant of the university cadet regiment will command a regiment of volunteers if intervention occurs. He would be colonel of the second Iowa volunteers with General Logan commanding the first. Cadet officers may gain early promotion and Mumma will retain his regular army commission while leading a volunteer unit.
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Sioux City
Fifty-sixth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Mexico
War Department
William Jepson
National Guard
Chicago
Towa City
Morton C. Mumma
University Cadet Regiment
Mumma
Iowa Volunteers
Logan
Iowa University
Iowa City
Veteran Conductor Hiram Heberling Dies at 73
Sabula Iowa Feb 14 Hiram Stewart Heberling veteran railroad conductor and civil war veteran dies at 73 He would have served as an officer in the First Iowa Cavalry and was a thirty third degree Mason He worked for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad for over thirty years His body will be taken to Genoa Illinois for burial
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Sabula
Hiram Stewart Heberling
First Iowa Cavalry
Clinton
Iowa
Meberling
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Genoa
Iowa Grain Men Vote in Waterloo Presidency Fight
The Iowa Farmers' Grain Dealers association convened in Waterloo after lively caucusing. Thomas McManus of Dougherty was elected president amid factional dispute with incumbent Hathaway, while the body adopted amendments to admit cooperative clubs for handling lumber live stock and dairy products and approved resolutions against price garbling. The legislature was urged to send delegates to study European farm loan systems.
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Sioux City
Iowa Farmers’ Grain Dealers Association
Waterloo
Iowa
Thomas McManus
Dougherty
Roy McVicker
McManus
B. Hathaway
E. G. Dunn
Dunn
R. S. Holman
Rockwell
I. R. Kirk
Cerro Gordo County
Holman
Hathaway
Association Cooperative Farmers’ Clubs
Chicago Board of Trade
Joint hearing on workmen's bills in Des Moines Iowa
A joint session of the Iowa Senate and House will be held Thursday at 2 PM to hear workingmen's compensation bills. Four bills will be discussed, including Clarkson's special committee bill and the state manufacturers and coal operators proposals. Speakers include W W Baldwin, Geo E Wrightman, and Hart of the Hart Parr Mfg Co, with broad attendance expected from manufacturers and employers statewide.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Iowa
Assembly
Clarkson
Mattes
Wilson
Appancose
Senator Legel
W. W. Baldwin
Burlington
Manufacturing Association
Geo. E. Wrightman
Sonie
Hart
Hart-Parr Mfg. Co
Charing City
Buttermakers Condemn Cream Quality Report at Iowa Banquet
The Iowa Buttermakers association condemned the Washington dairy report on cream quality and unsanitary conditions and opposed serving oleomargarine in state institutions at Cedar Rapids gathering. E A Cole of Lamont and P W Peterson of Finchford shared the educational butter contest cup for six months. three-year cup ownership requires three consecutive wins. The banquet featured a humorous “buttering cow” stunt, guest speakers from Chicago, Algona, Waterloo and New York, and 300 attendees. Officers named: N Hart, L P Anderson, J J Brunner, and W E Mittelstadt.
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Cedar Rapida
Iowa Buttermakers’ Association
Department of Agriculture
Washington
E. A. Cole
Lamont
P. W. Peterson
Finchford
National Capitol
Buttermakers
Cedar Rapids
Sam Schilling
Chicago
Judge Quarton
Algona
E. R. Shoemaker
Waterloo
P. H. Kaiffer
New York
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise
FAZO OINTMENT offered by a druggist promises to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or a refund. The ad states the product costs 50 cents and guarantees relief through topical treatment.
Des Moines Bans Sale of Frosted California Fruit
Des Moines health officer Dr. Sayler forbids selling frosted fruit from California. Inspections will sweep fruit stands to stop sale or prosecute dealers. Western shippers allegedly send the fruit with wholesalers ordered not to market against local orders. Fruit shall not be sold under any circumstances.
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Des Moines
California
Sayler
Health Department
This Skin Peeler All the Rage in Society
Society World notes a rise in cosmetic care among cultured women using mercorized wax to peel the skin for a natural, younger look. The wax is applied at night and washed off in the morning, with a week or two to reveal a fresh complexion. Also popular is a saxolite and hazel wash for wrinkle removal, said to act like magic.
Iowa House endorses anti treating bill and alcohol limits
Des Moines Feb 15 The house committee on temperance recommended passage of the anti treating bill amending it to bar treating to intoxicating liquor outside the drinker’s home. It also advanced Brockway’s bill restricting alcohol sales to physician prescriptions and requires narcotics to be kept off premises. The Stipe measure to limit sports on Decoration Day with a 2 PM exception was set for a special hearing.
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Des Moines
House
Helming
Allamakee
Brockway
Option bill barely defeated in Minnesota house
St. Paul Minnesota February 15 County option lost in the Minnesota house again yesterday. The Lee county option bill was defeated by a vote of 59 to 69 with two absent and 61 votes needed to pass. Absent members Albert Pfaender and W H Wescott were at the bill’s din. The measure fell four votes short of expectations but came nearer passage than in any prior session.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnnesota House
Lee County
Albert Pfaender
W. H. Wescott
Bdin
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
Bluffton Ohio and Pentwater Michigan women report monthly agony, backache, and bearing-down pains eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One woman cured after three bottles, another restored to strength and health following a long stretch of illness.
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Pentwater
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aric Darutna
Box 77
Lydia E.pinkham
To Let Ads Highlight Waterloo Evening Courier Reach
A promotional note touts Waterloo Evening Courier as the premier outlet for To Let advertisements, claiming it has more than double the paid circulation of rival papers and promises superior results for advertisers seeking the greatest exposure.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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