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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
4
In the Lafayette Hall lobby Mr Masne showcases a fine display of grains grasses and vegetables from Ronson county North Dakota. A sales pitch offers well improved farms with prices and terms for buyers.
Wheat prices climbed above early war levels with May delivery at 1.40 and nearby quotes rising. Corn and oats followed with mixed gains and losses as the market juggled demand and bulk selling. In livestock, hogs fell while cattle held steady and sheep demand remained tight at the Chicago Union Stock Yards.
Fragmentary notes show market and bond figures with references to VBS No 2 OO A SLRO and a 1352 dollar amount, plus scattered codes like F128u. Readable items point to a financial brief or ledger snippet. No clear people or organizations identified beyond generic terms.
Bristow reports a new school building start delayed in dedication. Alumni plan a Leander Clark College concert January 22. Royal Neighbors install officers led by Mrs Hela Richards and Mrs Cara Hershey. Miss Birdella Buchholz to visit Albions home relatives. Miss Yost from Minnesota to teach term in Goush district. Epworth league reports meetings and flowers for the sick. I O O F lodge installs officers and holds oyster supper with visitors from Greene. Blair Hail visits from Chicago. Lincoln Yost travels to Minnesota. Revival set for next Sunday with Rev Shafer assisting. Mrs Geilenfeldt returns to Illinois. Mr and Mrs Harishough visit in Stewart home. Mr and Mrs Wm Connolly and daughter Phebe return from St Paul.
Mr and Mrs Huntington entertained their children and grandchildren at dinner New Year s day in honor of their thirty seventh wedding anniversary. Mrs John Young returned to her home after the celebration.
A Hazleton area page records visits and travels of residents, family moves, business changes and social events. Doris Carvey is named county supervisor after the new board organized on Jan 2, while P M Freeman’s appointment is questioned by the attorney general. Local farms change hands as David Evans buys the Evans-Russell Lumber yard half, and David Pettis plans to move to Gran’s vicinity. The Knights of Pythias host a joint installation with the Pythian Sisters, including a banquet, and several residents relocate or pursue new positions or studies locally and nearby towns.
Christopher Som mer visits from Milwaukee. Emil Elkema returns to Fay alone. various residents travel to Ackley Believue Bellevue and Harvard Ill for work and visits. Local events include christening of Mary Berdine by Rev Keinan, sleighing party hosted by Wendell Krull, L A C orchestra concert at the opera house, and Black Hawk National Bank showing deposit and loan growth.
Louisville woman Mrs W G Clayton testifies Vinci restored her health and strength after she was a nervous wreck in run-down condition. The ad touts Vinci as a cod liver iron tonic without oil for elderly people and chronic coughs colds and bronchitis, backed by Wanger Bros druggists and others.
News and Views for Farm Life reports early onions yield quickly when planted in spring from old bulbs. A gardener’s record shows onions sown April 13 matured in 26 days, faster than sets planted April 12. Frost does not injure and old onions fit spring soil work to free ground for later crops.
Milk is described as a balanced food source rich in water fat protein sugar and minerals with potential to replace coffee in meals and support growing children. The piece promotes sipping milk for digestion and says hot milk energizes without drug effects. It also notes cream butter milk and ice cream value and highlights a two family garden concept to boost farm income and household nutrition with direct village distribution.
The article urges planners of two family gardens to consult the city consumer needs early. It lists vegetables suitable for many gardens such as lettuce kale spinach cabbage celery carrots turnips and beans. It underscores planning with seed quality and seasonal work, including winter vegetables and summer produce.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cure for gray hair. It claims natural darkening, added thickness, and dandruff reduction, with easy application by dampening a sponge and brushing through strands. Sold by H W Taggart.
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