Drusilla Describes Her Photo Session and Picture Card
Drusilla recounts to Bobby Jones how a photographer took her portrait beside her little mother who lifted her from the carriage. She recalls the nervous moment, the click of the camera, and being pictured on steps with lace showing, then offers to share copies by mail. The piece ends with a 1915 copyright notice and an ad for a cold remedy.
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Bobby Jones
Drusilla
Bobby
Aard
Drysilla
Altho
Aurse
Waverly social notes and hospital visits
Waverly items report Miss Francis Roe of Cedar Rapids visiting her brother William Roe. Miss Cassie Mahoney of Westgate at the McHugh home. Geo. Coats of Janesville underwent surgery at Mercy hospital. Club meeting hosted by Miss Cora Ebert. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray, Jan. 2. Mrs. P. H. Broadie returned to Des Moines after visiting family. Various travels and visits noted, plus local church youth cabinet meeting and New Year party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grossman. Farmers Institute set for Wednesday and Thursday in Nichols’ opera house. Dr. W. A. Rolf conducted a clinic at Mercy hospital. Real estate transfers listed for Black Hawk County towns.
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Frank Ray
P. H. Broadie
Des Moines
Clara Hayes
Ralph Sharp
Waterloo
H.R. Wells
Elsie Buelow
Charles City
Cedar Falls
Ppworth League
M. H E. Church
Arthur Grossman
W. Jefferson Street
A. T.kephart
Manchester
L. D. Wheeler
Farmers’ Institute
Waverly
Nichols’ Opera House
W. A. Rolf
Mercy Hospital
Richter
Mr. Churchill
Chicago
Rolf
Holdup antiot held in Mason City Christmas Eve
E L Bender, a Waterloo man once employed locally, was arrested in Mason City on robbery charges after allegedly holding up a grocery store on Christmas Eve. A burglar’s kit, whiskey, and 20 to 25 dollars were found at his home. Remaining details describe prior county aid, his family, gambling suspicions, and a separate fire damage case.
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E. L. Bender
J. L. Klinganian
Mason City
Bender
Lncal
Waterloo
Fatal House Fire in Oelwein Claims One Life
Early yesterday a fatal fire in Oelwein burned Sam Witkin severely, who died at the city hospital. Mrs Witkin and a baby were badly burned, two older children slightly hurt. Witkin attempted to light a kitchen fire with kerosene when an explosion occurred. He leaped through a window as flames enveloped him. Mrs Witkin, resting nearby for a sick child, returned to find her clothing alight and escaped after rolling in the snow. A roomer narrowly escaped by jumping from a second floor window. The home was destroyed in the blaze.
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Oelwein
Jan
Sam Witkin
City Hospital
No Trouble to Remove Superfluous Hair
An advertisement promises painless removal of hairy growths by applying a water based paste of delatone powder to the skin for three minutes and then rubbing off. It claims the hairs disappear without skin damage if real delatone is used.
J D Laird Never Ill Until Now
Mrs E R Shoemaker was called to Jesup New Year s day after her father J D Laird fell from a ladder while removing ice and snow from a back porch roof. He sustained bruising to the left side hip and limb with no broken bones. Medical care was given and his condition was improving yesterday and today.
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E. R. Shoemaker
Jesup
J. D. Laird
Doan's Kidney Pills Publicized in Waterloo Iowa Ad
Kidney troubles affect young and old including children and women causing pain fatigue and backache. Mrs G Borwig of 225 Ankeny Street Waterloo testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills helped a family member after six months use, praised as effective. Price free at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Waterloo Peanie
Waterloo
Foley Kidney Pills Backache Cure Ad
Advertising copy claiming Foley Kidney Pills tone up kidneys and banish back ache. Warns aging and kidney trouble cause fatigue. Promotes sale by druggists everywhere with urged use for vitality.
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Foley
Jad Salts Kidney Health Cure Promotion
An advertisement extols Jad Salts as a cheap, harmless flush for clogged kidneys. It claims four ounces daily in water cleans kidneys, stops bladder irritation, and cites a local druggist selling Jad Salts to those seeking kidney relief. For sale by H. W. Taggart.
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H. W. Taggart
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White Sale
Burch’s
Sateen
and Chambray
Mrs Favwalier
Cotes
Conyright
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Sunshine Fairy
EL W. Grove
SUN
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
H. H. Steely
Albert W. Calhoun
Martha E. Smith
David Stevenson
Cedar River Park
F. M
William Galloway
Thomas G. Watterson
Bitterly
Thomas Christiansen
Ella Speicher
Grand View
Sag
W. V. Liberto Lois N. Bickley
Seagilt
Neff
James J. Kenyon
Miller
William Prinz, Jr
Mathilde J. Kinneberg
Manson
OWA Preig
Peerless
Jewel Prince Oak
Vulcan
Jewel
Emerald Jewel
Sparkling Jewel
Teegular Price
Holdup Antiot
Witkin
Great Western
Mr.Laird
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