YMCA to Raise 1595,000 for 1915 Budget Campaign
An enthusiastic YMCA board meeting reviewed finances and announced a drive to raise 15,95,000 for May 1915. The plan projects 10,680.00 needed for 15 months, with 5,000.00 to be raised. subscriptions and memberships will fund salaries, rent, and departments. The note two years old will be settled, auditors found 251.00 in unpaid bills, and the group aims to enlarge the work with public aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Bates
Mr. Ross
W. H. Bowrey
Bey’s Department
A. W. Hartquist
Messrs
W. H. Howrey
A. M. Ross
Financial Sec
Death Takes Viscount Aoki Greatest in Japan
Tokio Feb 17 Viscount Siuzo Aoki privy councilor and former ambassador to the United States died after a short illness He was Japan s foremost statesman He married a Prussian baroness in Berlin and his daughter Hannah wed a German count Both a self made man and a noted art student he held multiple ministerial postings and embassy roles in London Washington and Berlin. his death marks a major loss to Japanese diplomacy.
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Tokio
Siuzo Aoki
United States
Japan
Berlin
Viscount Aoki
Baroness von Rahden
Aoki
Hannah
Alexander von Haizfeldt- Tr
Tereiem
London
Ambar
Washington
City in Brief Updates From Waterloo Community
A Waterloo city brief lists local deaths and attendances, travel for business and family visits, court and education notices, church activities, and civic events. Notable items include funeral attendances at St. Marys, a 1000 conversions at an evangelistic event, a Pan American exposition planning meeting, and a birth announced for the McCombs family in Chicago. The compendium names residents and places such as Ossian, Ackley, Waterloo, Chicago, Moline, Grant Avenue, Fourth Street West, and the First National Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Clay Farley
Edwin Baker Warler
Pasadena
Mary Sheehan
Peter Shannon
St. Mary’s Church
Father Slattery
F. C. Sage
First National Bank
Waterloo
Chicago
A. McCombs
Burton Elwood McCombs
Burton
John Elwood
McCombs
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
Temperate Feb 17 printed data from Buchanan Optical Co
The fragment lists measurements and temperatures with sparse notes attributed to Buchanan Optical Co in Syndicate Building ground floor. It mentions midnight entries and comparisons of historical highs and lows over 1911 2011 2012, but the readable text is largely garbled with repeated filler words and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Birthday Celebration For Mrs. McCornick In G A I Hall
Members of the Robert Anderson Relief Corps gathered yesterday at the G A I hall to honor Mrs. Mary McCornick on her 77th birthday. After a pleasant social afternoon with music and singing, the donor’s place was marked by a large birthday cake with lighted candles, and her chair was decorated. A silk flag and other gifts were presented in memory of the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Anderson Relief Corps
G. A. I. Hall
Mary McCornick
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised As Backache Cure
Claim Foley Kidney Pills relieve backache rheumatism and joint stiffness by correcting weak kidneys and urinary troubles. The ad says the medicine is true and quickly effective and sold by druggists everywhere.
Shell Rock Firm in Bankruptcy
Referee in Bankruptcy Merriau received petitions filed in federal court at Dubuque from Charles H. Gibson and James W. Gibson, partners and individuals, operating an implement business at Shell Rock, IA. Scheduled assets total $9,953.58 while liabilities exceed assets, with major creditors listed and individual statements showing limited assets and liabilities.
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Merriau
Dubuque
Charles TH. Gibson
James W. Gibson
Sheil Rock
Ramos
Ang Poe
Rotal «Snasageerg
Carter, Mansfield Co
Shell Rock
Coddington & Laird
Waverly
Kingman Plow Co
Peoria
Sandy McManus
Acme Harvester Co
Rock Island Plow Co
Charles H. Gibson
Iowa Lawyer Sued For Back Alimony
Des Moines reports attorney C. S. Cooter, also a Democratic congressional candidate, named defendant in a district court suit for $7,765 in unpaid alimony sought by his former wife Miss Loday Miller. They divorced in Chicago on May 22, 1899. he allegedly owes $6 weekly. Cooter claims the suit is a political ploy and notes warnings during his congressional bid.
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Des Moines
C. S. Cooter
Congress
Loday Miller
Chicago
Cooter
Cooters
Toledo
Ill
Bloomington
Federal League Games At Bowl In Minneapolis Absence
Visit our Victrola department on the 4th floor at Black's. The Federal League schedules this week include Stewart Simmons versus Kimballs on Tuesday, Reporter against Courier on Wednesday, and Bank Clerks versus Police on Thursday. Most city and Brunswick league bowlers are in Minneapolis for the Midwestern tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Simmons
Kimballs
Reporter
Courier
Bank Clerks
Police
Federal League
Minneapolis
Cure for facial pimples with Cutleura soap and ointment
A testimonial from Saginaw Michigan claims Cutleura Soap and Cuticleura Ointment cured a nine month facial pimples outbreak described as red large spots and warts. The patient, after using a free sample and buying products, reports clear skin within ten days and urges others to try the remedy.
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Senessoo Ave
Saginaw, Mich
Ie Saa
Lekoy
Shin Boo
Dept. T
Boston
Alia
Dunkerton Ladies To Give Program At Methodist Church
Dunkerton Iowa February 17 Special On Friday evening the Methodist church hosts a Ladies Aid performance featuring a play Our Busy Ladies Aid with a cast of Mrs Ib W Magee, A G Agnew, W Van Tuyl, Margie Vanderwalker and others plus eight musical numbers Admission is 25 cents for adults 15 cents for children An oyster supper follows in the new parsonage for 25 cents more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkerton
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mes
Our
Epilepsy Cure Claims Wide Success in Red Bank
Reports from Red Bank New Jersey claim Dr Perkins treatment for epilepsy shows remarkable results. Old cases improved and many parents say their children are cured. Address requests to Dr H W Perkins Branch 178 Red Bank New Jersey for a free supply. We carry every Victrola in stock always. Black's.
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Red Bank
N. J
Perkins
H. W. Perkins
Black's
Majestic House Hosts The Passing Parade Show
At the Majestic last night a full house enjoyed The Passing Parade a 1914 hit. Comedians Max Fields Leo Hoyt and Nat Philips shone with parodies while boy soprano Fred Tidmarsh impressed. Manager Fenberg adds a burlesque minstrel finale with Ethel Henson McLean and William Dutton performing clever extra stunts. Prices stay the same despite high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Fields
Leo Hoyt
Nat Philips
Fields
Fred Tidmarsh
Fenberg
Ethel Henson
Mr. McLean
Wm. Dutton
Rupture Cured At Home by Simple Self Remedy
An old mariner notes his self invented method to cure a long standing rupture without surgery. The remedy is presented in a readable book offered free to all sufferers, claiming success where trusses failed and doctors advised operation or death. The story emphasizes self help and a dramatic personal cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collings
Jeafarer
Col
Three Tickets in Field in Coming City Election
Three tickets will compete in Waterloo’s coming municipal election led by current Mayor R C Thompson, former Mayor Rector, and a social democratic slate from labor ranks. Rector may run on retrenchment platform amid calls from business groups for tax relief and fiscal balance. saloon issues are not central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thompson
J. R. Rector
Rector
Swisher
B. F. Swisher
Waterloo
P. J. Martin
Waterloo East
Thompson
Pinex cough syrup recipe claims universal success
A vintage health ad promotes mixing Pinex with a sugar syrup to create a cough remedy. It urges taking a teaspoon every one to three hours, says it conquers ordinary coughs in 24 hours and aids with whooping cough and croup. It touts Pinex as rich in guaiacol and pine elements, marketing guaranteed satisfaction and listing The Pinex Co. as the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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Iorkiard
Fremont Street
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Red Ont Stove Company
Buchapay
MeKhenny
C. C. Emry
Ossian
Alj. Hosser
Ackley
Lelt Homan
Eptins Pebrug Midian
East Side
Ruth McKelve
Moline
H. G. Grieter
J. R. Weaver
Horton
Kansas
Margaret Fitzgerald
Grant Avenue
Anna Marele
Lamars
Arthur McGreevy
Thompson Avenue
Canton Holley
Westport
Minn
The
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Order of the Red Cross
F. London
Nevada
Anna Cotton
Iowa Sanitarium
Peter Doyle
Cottage Street
Howies
Liabili
Londi
Iowa
Dunkerton Ladies
New Jersey
Homa
W. A. Collings (Inc
Watertown
N.Y
Namo
Hector May
Organized Labor
Business Man's Temperance Association
Business Men's Temperance Association
Ealcon
Vic
Westminster Presbyterian
W. M. Flynn
Washington Street
Woman's Missionary Society
the New America
Westminster Guild
Westminster Circle
Kisselkar
Waterloo KisselKar Co
West Fifth Street
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