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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
2
Plainfeld residents note visits and social gatherings. Multiple local residents attend New Year events, church activities, and school notices. several births, illnesses, and deaths reshape the community scene with birthdays and marriages among families and neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. H F Casner of Waterloo spent New Year’s in Jesup with relatives. Mrs. S W Schultz returned from Omaha. Roy Eck and family stayed last week in Littleton with her parents. Earl Truax, ill, is improving. J Q Miller of St Paul visited Jesup. Mrs. W E Jayne visited in Jesup with daughter Mrs J E Hull. Mr. and Mrs W Bordner and son were noted residents.
An old advertisement advises expectant mothers to prepare for childbirth using Mother's Friend from Bradfield Regulator Co. It promotes the product as essential for the mother and baby, claiming widespread value and offering a free book for expectant mothers.
New Year's day visits include Ben Waterfield of Waterloo visiting grandmother in Raymond. Claire Parker and family from Waterloo spent days visiting Charles Britzman in Bennington township. Glen Parker Lynn Smith and wives traveled to Waterloo for business. Edna McVey and Greena friend spent New Year's at Mrs. Fred Hewitt's home. Catholic Ladies Aid met at Mrs Geo Thame s with 31 attendees. Mrs Chas Munger birthday surprise and snow day leisure. Charles Weltzin hosted birthday gathering Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Hi D Parker and Vera visit home in Oskaloosa after holidays. Math Berend on business in Waterloo. Henry Miller and friends host a surprise evening as they prepare to move to Minnesota. Mrs Katherine Weber calls from Jesup. Mrs Elizabeth Fairchild visits in Waterloo and Raymond. Mrs H F Reigle and Hazel of Granville visit Mrs McVey. Catherine McVey dines with daughter Hewett.
A special school meeting in Dewar approved building a two room school with 21 votes, six by women, while local visits include Bp. McCann and Wm. Howe. Marital news notes the Frank Kurtz and Margaret Shones wedding at Gilbertville. Several residents plan moves, visits, or trips, and ice harvest preparations begin as pond ice measures 14 inches. Neighborly anniversary parties for Mr. and Mrs. Thorp and Mrs. Schmitt mark New Year celebrations with games and lunch.
Henry Brown and wife went to Chicago for a week and Illinois visits. B B Bennett and family and Mrs Leege spent New Year with B Stenzel in Waverly. A New Year dance drew a large crowd. Henry Koeneke and wife from Waterloo were here with relatives. John Koeneke and wife of Lisbon, North Dakota, guests here. Wm Jahnke celebrated a birthday with Denver visitors. Wim Carstensen and family from Waverly visited. Hilda Leege of Waterloo visited relatives. Chas Bishop and wife from Cedar Falls visited Geo Carstensen’s. Walter Fergeman and wife visited her parents. Clarence Arneman and Herman Schuidt returned to Des Moines for Highland Park College duties.
A column of social items lists birthday greetings for Mrs. Lucbs, visits from Lou Eelkema and families, relatives in town, business transactions by L M Docum and Otto Walthers, and plans for a New Year’s dance, a January 8 marriage, a January 20 masquerade, and local health tips about Chamberlains ointment.
Sioux City officials plan a city council resolution asking the Iowa legislature to modify the law so Sioux City can enforce a smoke nuisance ordinance. The current wording restricts forbidding smoke to Des Moines, the only city over 65,000.
La Porte City Iowa shareholders at the third annual meeting report the La Porte City Farmers Co Operative exchange earned more than 50 percent on stock for the past year and vote a 20 percent dividend to shareholders with 30 percent earmarked for surplus. The dividend is scheduled for April 1 as grain sales settle.
Attorney J L Oakes uncovered that Camanche in Clinton county has been illegally operated for 57 years. The issue arose during bondholder investigations tied to a proposed illumination project using power from the Town and Minois interurban line. The 1857 sixth general assembly passed an act granting a special...
Real estate transfers reported by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. show multiple parcels traded in Waterloo and Grand View Place. Transfers include Mary Murtha and others to J A Beler Schmitt for land in 1 and 290-11 at various prices, plus A E Ellis to Lilian B Sylvester for lot 9 block 7 North Waterloo Place.
Advertises Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable, non gripe remedy to prevent liver and bowel complaints. Claims no calomel or metals, easy to take with olive oil and sugar coating. Promotes nightly 10¢ and 25¢ boxes from The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
An advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a quick harmless remedy for upset stomachs. It describes symptoms like sourness belching and indigestion and promises digestion within five minutes. The ad emphasizes affordable pricing at drug stores and urges readers to avoid persistent stomach disorders.
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