Edna Watt Dies in Hankow China After Illness
Edna Watt of Traer Iowa died in Hankow China at age 35 after a brief illness. Family and community mourn as details remain scarce, funeral plans in Traer and cremation in China are noted, while letters from Edna prior to her death express optimism. She was born in Traer, educated, and cherished for musical talent and sunny disposition. Her husband AW Watt worked in a Chinese bank.
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Tracr
Iowa
H. Moore
AW. Watt
Hankow
China
Edna Watt
Mrs. Watt
Traer
Mr. Watt
Civil Service Examinations Schedule At West Side Post Office
C I Munger oversees civil service testing with dates: Feb 26 assistant forest pathologist. March 5 photographer for plant specimens cataloguer map colorist press feeder topographic aid accounting and statistical clerk interstate commerce commission geologic aid and assistant geologist. March junior topographer clerk carrier March 10 assistant in experimental therapeutics senior highway engineer March 17 copper plate map engraver architectural designer draftsman Isthmian canal service April scientific assistant in Department of Agriculture. Call 572 for quick parcel delivery.
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C. I. Munger
West Side
Forest Patholog
Isthmian Canal Service
Department of Agriculture
Miss Russell Guest in Jesup Aide Revival Planned
Waterloo guest Miss Russell stayed with aunt Mrs. Lyonburg at F. W. Harris home. Rev. F. H. Segar will assist in union revival services starting March 2. Local residents attended visits and church events as several townsfolk traveled for errands and relatives.
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Jesup
Miss Russell
Waterloo
Lyonburg
F. W. Harris
Gertrude Freed
Stumma
Study Grove
HL. E
Allingis
D. D. Robert
Independence
Dubuque
R. L. Bordner
Rev. H. ©. Irvine
Greene
Presbyterian Church
R. Ned Turneion
R. A. Chesebro
Elias Par Elmer Siegfried
Odess
Home Monde Mir
Elas m Fane
Agterian Cburch Cial
Helen Merrill
New York City
Tie
New Yoria
Charles Liebert
John Fillett
Lake Okoboji
Plainfield Social Notes From Nashua Area
Plainfield reports visiting relatives and neighbors from Nashua to Waterloo with numerous short travels. Families including the Smiths Robins ons and Havilands are mentioned along with Rochester Mayo Hospital and local moves. Local residents Walter Empson Arthur Moore and others are noted visiting or traveling between towns.
Mother's Friend pregnancy aid book offered at Aldeug stores
An old advertisement promotes Mother's Friend a book for expecting mothers priced at $1.00. It claims the guide prevents worry and pain during childbirth and suggests writing to a regulatory company for the brochure.
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Adam
Aldeug
Dradhold Regulitay Cos
Tamar
Community Notes From Nashua and Nearby
Residents and visitors are mentioned across Nashua Waterloo Waverly and Oxford Junction. Mrs A L Shores returns from Chicago and Wisconsin while Harold and Pearl Griffith and others visit friends. Local gatherings include Jolly Four club dinner and choir music at special meetings drawing crowds.
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A. L. Shores
Oxford Junction
Chicago
Janesville
Wis
Harold
Pearl Griffith
Waterloo
Will Percy
Waverly
Myrtie Chester
Oxford
James le
Nashua
Andy
J. P. Roach
Rorhester
Minn
Jolly Four Club
C. A. Haviland
Ftue Simbric
Denver
F. R. Boyd
Horton
Geo. French
Geo. Vosseller
New York State
Hazel Boyd
Cedar Walls
S. Gallup
Triplet
Iprederlukburg
Frank Quinn
Wm. Fulks
Raymond Notes Visit and Family Guests
Raymond, Feb. 20. Keith Crowther of Waterloo stayed with his aunt Mrs. Elmer Trible and family Sunday. Seymour Poyner of Waterloo visited his mother last Sunday. Ben Waterfield of Waterloo visited relatives and friends Sunday. Mr and Mrs J W Rinker and daughter and a friend were guests in the home of B T Hull and family. Mrs Lynn Smith was a visitor in Waterloo Tuesday. More details list Bandfield and Mrs J M Bandfield and Mrs Miranda Bandfield of
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Plainfield
Walter Smith
Nash- Wa
Edgar Robinson
Rochester
Minn
Robinson
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Ricka Creager
G. Thompson
Walter Empson
Waverly
Arthur
Ed. Orcutt
Will Gritzner
Charles Oberdiear
Art. Pickens
Ray Moore
Waterloo
Arthur Moore
C. A. Haviland
Nashua
Madeline Wait
C. Kern
Charles Smith
Frank Lynes
Nother
Wlow
Taylor
Allen
Fred Waits
Water
Social visits and local notes from Waterloo area
Waterloo residents visit in Mound and Raymond while family events occur. Genevieve Galinveaux returns home after appendectomy. Joe Jungen visits parents. Nick Phillips and W T Edwards with relatives. Mayme Callahan and Wm Luated seen with friends. A Tyler arrives from Sioux City. Chas Britzman returns from Tripoli. Charley Prangley reports strong sale attendance.
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Waterloo
L. C. Huntley
Mound
N. D
Wesley Crafl
Minneapolis
G. M. Parker
Genevieve Galinveaux
Joe Jungen
Nick Phillips
Ilewother
W. T. Edwards
Charley Prangley
Hudson Visitors and Local News Compiled
Elizabeth McAvoy shopped in Waterloo. Mrs. Crabtree also shopped there. Sweltzer autoed to Waterloo. Rev. Bodenham visiting from Riceville. George Strayer of Waterloo visited Hudson. Arthur Grim ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Andy Whalen from Reinbeck in town. Boldt family visiting Ralph Watters. Strayer, A. J. Strayer traveled to Waterloo. Large crowd attended T. F. Glenny farm closing sale east of town. Glenny family to move to Waterloo. Charles Cummings ill with blood poisoning. Don Axon home for Sunday from Traer high school. Edwin Axon and others attended Majestic. Lois Starr of Waterloo and Harland Wood of Dike quietly married by Rev. Bodenham.
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Waterloo
Ralph Watters
A. J. Strayer
T. F. Glenny
Glenny
Charles Cummings
Don Axon
Traer
Edwin Axon
Guy Tlickinger
Glenn Joder
Ralph Blough
Burl Strayer
Majestic
Lois Starr
Harland Wood
Dike
E. E. Bodenham
Gold Dust Soap Ads Promise Fast Suds and Longevity
A vintage advertisement touts Gold Dust as a versatile cleaner that lathers in any water and removes grease grime and stains. It claims to protect clothes from wear and doubles garment life, urging readers to buy large packages for greater economy. The slogan features “Let the GOLD DUST TWINS do your work.”
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Gold Dust Twins
Riceville News Briefs From Local Families
Local notes list marriages and moves including a Riceville wedding at Mr and Mrs Carl Mastain with plans to reside at Dike for groom’s drug business. Social visits feature Mrs Sophia Schneck and Mrs Albert Smith in Waterloo and Mrs E E Vandeveer from Cedar Falls. A Baptist church dinner and Philathea farewell are among events.
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Riceville
Carl Mastain
Dike
Petty
Waterloo
Jadica of the Baptist Church
New England
J. O. O. F. Hall
Sophia Schneck
Albert Smith
E. E. Vandeveer
Cedar Falla
T. F. Dlenny
R. H. Pyles
Philathea
The
Brethren Church
al. Seufferlein
Hal Pllckinger
J. M. Slusher
Cedar Falls
H. H. Buchanan
B. Gillin
Lev Strayer
H. Stuers
H. R. Hollis
Herman Hesse
Charles
Gilbertville Trade Notes Signal Local Activity
Gilbertville reports a car load of hogs shipped by Theodora Nie yesterday. Mike Delegardelle sold his store and plans to buy and ship grain from Gilbertville. About twenty car loads of oats and corn have been shipped. More houses are expected soon.
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Gilbertville
Theodora Nie
Bridgeside development brings new homes to river area
Report notes a project built on the opposite side of the bridge creating east and west sides with a line of tree houses fully occupied. Local residents in the vicinity describe dense development and full occupancy of new homes.
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Gilbertville
Dewar Notes and Local Happenings in Brief
Mr and Mrs John Risse returned from Montrose South Carolina after attending a nephew s funeral caused by a gasoline explosion. A wrestling match in Waterloo drew many locals. Henry Schmitt of Norman Oklahoma visits briefly. Poyner township plans to place guide posts in spring. Spring sales run high with daily increases. Dewar school hosts a box social at Follett s hall next Tuesday. Geo Arthur Raymond named road superintendent for north Poyner township and John Sonday for the south. Last night s entertainment drew a good crowd and was well enjoyed.
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Dewar
John Risse
Montrose
S. C
Waterloo
Henry Schmitt
Norman
Okla
Poyner Township
Dewar School
Follett’s Hall
Geo. Arthur of
Raymond
John Sonday
South End
D. D. D. Prescription Wash For Eczema Relief
An advertisement offers D D D Prescription Wash for eczema psoriasis dandruff and skin troubles with instant relief from itching. A 50c bottle is guaranteed to end distress or money back, plus D D D Soap is recommended. Wangler Bros Druggists.
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Wangler Bros
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid, harmless cure for indigestion and related stomach woes. It claims the product neutralizes sour, gassy stomachs within minutes, preventing headaches and nausea, and recommends a fifty cent case for home use.
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Pape
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Woodrow Wilson
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Austin
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A. C. Knowles
M. C. Young
F. G. Walker
R. W. Turner
B. Ham
A. Haskins
Sara Sherman
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Hudson
Waterloo Theatre
Thomas Ross
By Winchell Smith
New York
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Olympic Theatres
N. K. Fairbank Company
Ea Shealy
Arta
Uwelell
Gma
Wear-A-Well Shoe CO
Roth & Roth
East Witth Street
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Sibert’s
Sibert
Jewelry
East 4Th Street
Henderson Drug Co
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Blackstone
All Waterloo Grocers
Black Hawk
Coffee & Spice Company
LOO Evening Courier
Wilbert Shailenberger
Oakwood Bird
Trotel
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