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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
11
An advertisement urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for irritable, feverish, or listless children. It touts a gentle cleanse of the stomach liver and bowels, claiming rapid relief without nausea or griping and promotes the product as safe due to figsenna ingredients with directions on the package.
Fear of a diphtheria outbreak grips Plainfield Iowa as health officials quarantine Mrs Edwards and her son Louis. Neighbors visit the residence, revivals at First Methodist church close, schools thin attendance, a Dubuque nurse aids in containment while Mrs Edwards remains critically ill.
Jerome W. Hoot visits relatives in this city after a world tour. He sailed from Vancouver ten months ago for Australia on a business mission, then visited New Zealand, the Indian Ocean, Suez, the Mediterranean to Naples, England, and now is en route to Waterloo via New York City and Ohio.
Dunkerton Iowa on February 28 the community and the Methodist church announced a March 1 lecture by Prof A M Ten Eyck Ames soil expert on Farm Management. The program includes March 8 Kiester talk on civic improvements and March 18 Otterbein Male Quartet engagement. Maria Henrietta Cook Owen of Dunkerton died February 25. funeral February 27 at the Methodist church. She was a charter member and devoted worker of the Dunkerton church and a veteran of Lester township. Her life honored by family church and community service.
Winthrop residents engage in social and club activities with plans for the M. H. E. church program at the opera house on March 11. Local events include visits, farewells, auctions, and dances as townspeople travel to nearby cities and return.
Mrs Norris and her daughter from Waterloo visited the Browns in Raymond last Friday. The Aid Society sociable at John Busey’s new home drew over a hundred attendees. Guests enjoyed a fine dinner prepared by the ladies and a neat sum was added to the society treasury. The report mentions the baby daughter of Mr.
Frank Frost shows improvement after a week of illness while community members attend Epworth League Washington sociable at the church basement. Guests include George and Lady Washington in costume and six dollars are raised for the treasury. Other notices list visits and health updates from Mrs. A. G. Smith Mrs. C A Mille and Mrs. Burt as well as Floyd-related travel and family news.
Mrs John Silvers and Freeman Beard called on Tuesday. Gilbert Samuelson made a business trip to Rock Island. Orville Davis and Des Moines relatives visiting Finchford. Estella Rabe visited Miss Minnie Rabe. Earl Wall of Albion was a weekend guest. An oyster supper hosted by Mr Zimmerman drew a large crowd. P W Peterson displayed a silver cup and gold medal won recently. Esther Zimmerman visiting Waterloo. Finchford Sunday school plans a pie social March 8 at Zimmermans hall with pie and fork requirements. Zimmerman bought Henry Dorman’s mill and will move the building after a foundation is prepared.
Prepare two basins with three fourths filled respectively with boiling and cold water. Dissolve a teaspoon of Gold Dust washing powder in the boiling water, agitate the bristles to clean, rinse in cold water, and air dry away from heat. Do not wet the back of the brush. Quality brushes last for years.
The text records multiple local updates: grinding feed at E. E. Cort right's place. Mr Zimmerman not purchasing the old flour will there. The Davis family returns from Dune Kertog with daughter Bell. Beaty sale results show William Ballentine as highest bidder. Cortrieht sells cane seed to William Gallo way company at Waterloo. Mrs Clark George visits from Tuesday and stays with daughter Mrs George Pashby. A Whitney and McNeal pair are on the wick list. Merlin Vows rents McNeal house and plans housekeeping. Walter Page is moving onto the farm owned by William Clark.
A Floyd County meeting of good roads men convened in the courthouse, February 28, with officials noting support for a county formed by appointment rather than election. Discussion highlighted long road stretches needing improvement and funding considerations.
Local talk includes traction engines for road work cost figures from a gasoline traction firm. Investors consider a packing plant for Charles City with owner Negenthanan evaluating a new venture. Government post office expansion plans spark talk of new buildings and local growth prospects.
Advertised hair treatment claims to turn gray faded hair deeply dark and lustrous after one use. It's sold in drug stores for about 40 cents and reputedly eliminates dandruff, relieves itching, and stops falling hair within days. Inquiry shows wide local sales with enthusiastic users led by TI Aw Taggart.
A reader from Bartiwon, Missouri, describes a years long eczema pain on the leg with severe itching and burning. After using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap, the symptoms eased after the first application and cleared in about six weeks. The letter promotes Resinol products and offers a free sample by writing to Resinol Chemical Co.
The undersigned druggist authorized by the American Drug and Press Association guarantees Meritol Hair Tonte to give satisfaction or the purchase price refunded. This shows strong confidence in the preparation. Henderson Drug Co., Red Cross Drug Co.
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