Local residents spend New Year and visit Waterloo
Edwin Axon and Ray McDowell spent Wednesday evening in Waterloo. Numerous residents from Hudson visited Waterloo for New Year events and poultry shows. Several families, including the Crabtress and Brandhorst line, traveled to California and Sioux City, while others welcomed guests from New Hampton and Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
C. H. Brandhorst
Points
California
Henry Watters
Cedar Falls
Sam Watters
Dike
Sophia Schneck
Ruth Nichols
Florence Sacks
G. A. Crabtree
Wilma
Myrtle
Russell Blough
Floyd Sargent
Waterloo Business College
John Meyers
Des Moines
J. W. McGlusky
David Petrie
Ida Hamilton
New Hampton
Walters
Frank Brandhorst
Hunter Alexander
Parkersburg Notes on Society and Local Visits
Parkersburg reports Harry Renken attended a fraternity meeting in Indianapolis last week. Mrs. W. P. Haley of Belle Plaine visited Mrs. Morgans over Sunday. Mrs. Ben Miller has improved after a week on the sick list. Mrs. Lewis Jones of Waterloo was a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Harry Renken
Indianapolis
W. P. Haley
Belle Plaine Wan & Gueat
Syrup of Figs Advises Gentle Cleansing for Sick Children
A vintage parenting ad urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to cleanse a child’s stomach liver and bowels. It promises a safe, tasty remedy that relieves feverishness irritability and digestive distress without vomiting or weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Gatherings
Miss Helen Edwards and Clifford Watkins returned to Chicago to resume university work. Mrs. John Fitzpatrick visited from Canada to reconnect with old friends. Mrs. Ella Johnson and others hosted gatherings as Mr. and Mrs. Scherling hosted parties for family and guests including Gustav Scherling of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Edwards
Clifford Watkins
Chicago
Ed Lahr
Val Lahr
W. M
Matie Mead
W. P
Rev. Bonnell
A. M
Mina Conn
Anna Johnson
Lillie Scher
Marble Rock News Jumps With Visits and Departures
Marble Rock notes New Year visitors and homecomings as Miss June Gray returns to teaching in Audubon and Miss Lelia Gates heads to Rockford Ill. for studies. Several families from Waterloo and Nora Springs spend the holiday with Marble Rock residents. The Christian church hosts a reception for Rev. Chamberlain who will lead the church next year. A local hardware business changes hands and Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Rock
June Gray
J. W. Martin
June
Audubon
Charles Wasson
Waterloo
Jewit Haynes
Lelia Gates
Rockford
Ill
Rockford College
Florence Jackson
College of Commerce
B. J. Oakes
Wilson Myers
F. B. Gates
Davis
C. Bowman
Mary Judd
California
Christian Church
M. J. Paddleford
Nora Springs
C. S. Jackson
Riwabik
Minn
Wiloth
Fromlarksville
H. (. Darland
Veil Porter
Cedar Rapids
Country Home Left in Ashes
A country home south of town on the old Gray place was destroyed by fire yesterday forenoon. The house, built in 1910, was unoccupied. the loss is practically total though the dwelling carried 3,000 in insurance. A wind from the northwest helped save a big barn. The cause is believed to be an overheated furnace or defective chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Handan. S
dGiev
Havens
Old Gray Place
Hayets
Farmers’ Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Ravens
Community Notes From Frederika and Surrounding Areas
Local residents share holiday visits and gatherings. Families and students return to schools and courses after vacations. Mrs. Harry McConkey lies seriously ill under nurse care. Dr. Rich visited Fredericksburg. Visitors from Minnesota, Charles City, New Hampton, Osage, and other towns were guests or travelers in the area during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Harvey
Pearl Thomas
Charles City
Ida Link
New Hampton
Godfry
Osage
Anna Drei‘er
Waverly
Emma Young
Charles White
Minnesota
John Rourke
Elliott Losee
Waterloo
H. M. Losee
Flurry
B. E. Henry
Marquis Gillett
Westgate
L. Gillett
Alex Mooney
Buthermakers’ School
Ames
Clair Gunsalus
Ames College
Tra Whitman
Business
Nada
Leela Golding
Gienice Alcock
Harry McConkey
Rich
Fredericksburg
J. W. “Wanziger
Rockwell
Weekend News From Waterloo Area Pages
A local update lists residents' comings and goings, sickness, and travel. Mrs Martha Mowatt hosts a very ill weeksenior at her home while family members visit Waterloo relatives and attend Christmas gatherings with the Bravener and Bergman families. A fire at the Moersch farmhouse causes losses on the lower floor as relatives plan a birthday party for Mrs Moersch. Funeral rites for Elmer Lamb are set for Saturday and Sarah Bernhardt appears at Crystal Theatre January 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mowatt
Loig
Elma French
Waterloo
Leah Pinkerton
Pandma French
Wm. Johnson
Dell Bravener
Seth McGee
Hardin County
L. L. Hayden
Clarence Bergman
Bravener
Bergman
Jerry Sullivan
Sullivan
Geo. Simmons
Adams’ Hall
John Donovan
Yom Butts
Bradford
Everett Zwanziger
Waterloo Business College
Fred Meiers
Bellgrade
Minn
Ida Richman
Myrtle Michener
Sumner
Bertha Mooney
Warren Henry
Missouri
Gordon Baxter
Warren
Here
Moersch
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People's
the People’s Store
West
Fourth Street
Hudson
aResinol
All Dragaine
Baltimore
Lowa Falls
George W. Havens
Winterfield
Gertrude Bowne
Idaho
D. Carpenter
Ellis Township
Union Cemetery
Independence
Carpenter
40Th
Wisconsin
Abram Palmer
Mr. Moll
Pasadena
W. M. Palmer
Mabel Moll
Tone
Old
Tone Bros
Des Moines, Iowa
Tone Bros. Spices
E. L. Lamb
Elmer L Lamb
West Park Avenue
W. F. Spry
Elmwood
Sarah Bernhardt
Crystal Theatre
Rumford
Sunkist
California Fruit Growers Exchange
N. Clark St
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Waterloo, Iowa
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