Drusilla Writes A Seashore Doll Tale For Bobby Jones
Drusilla sends a letter to Bobby Jones from a seaside playroom, describing how she fell from a pony cart, was found by a group of young people, and recalled being adored by her little mother who vows to carry her forever. The tale ends with a hotel arrival and a promise of tomorrow's story “Fairy Good‑Luck.”
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Drusil
Bob
Teddy Bear
Bobby Jones
Drusilla
Bobby
Tle
Paper Doll House
Jones
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Fisher to Visit Waterloo for Quaker Health Campaign
Isher, the Quaker health advocate, will visit Waterloo to promote Quaker Herb Remedies at Schuneman drug store at 9 o clock Wednesday. Fisher promises proof of benefits for stomach, liver, kidney, blood, catarrh, rheumatism and worms, citing a Ft. Smith case and urging townspeople to seek free consultation.
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Isher
Health Zacher
Waterloo
Boneman Drug Store
Fisher
Ft. Smith
Herman Kwartze
North 8Th Street
Schuneman Drug
Thinking men condemn Wilson and Bryan over prohibition stance
The Bremen County W OT U column argues that President Wilson and Secretary Bryan mishandled the national constitutional amendment for prohibition on December 22. It notes Hobson’s push as a counter force and predicts prohibition becoming a major national issue in 1916 and beyond, urging action to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Bryan
Hobson
Anti- Saloon League
Congress
Colon
Pres. Bremer CO. W. Co. T. U
Work Scarcity Persists Across Western States
A machinist formerly laid off in Montana reports weak industrial activity along the Pacific coast and midwest regions, noting limited gains in work and no stir among laborers. He traveled from Montana to Iowa seeking steady employment, finding conditions similar across the West and Midwest. A coal advertisement notes $4.50 Illinois coal as a comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Labor Temple
Pacific Coast
Montana
Waterloo
Iowa
Middle West
Dairy Special 19 Ready for Trip with Dairy Train Tour
State Dairy Expert E S Estel leads a sixty eight stop two week tour in Iowa to promote better cows under the slogan Iowa Needs Better Cows The special dairy train carries milking machines lighting plants farm equipment and a plaster cow model for demonstrations The trip includes a milk record contest with seven prizes led by a purebred calf and features representatives from state dairy groups and federal ag agencies The train will start in Stanley at 8 30 tomorrow morning and reach Waterloo by Friday with speeches planned at Dewar Dunkerton Fairbank and Oelwein.
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Iowa
E.S. Estel
Estel
Iowa State Dairy Association
Jersey
Dairy and Food Commission
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
R. A. Cave
J. J. Ross
C. P. Thompson
Cascarets ad promise quick cleanse for bowels and health
A compact 10 cent Cascarets ad touts relief from constipation and torpid bowels. It claims headaches indigestion and dull skin stem from undigested food in a clogged stomach and promises a thorough cleanse by morning. The copy urges children also benefit and notes sleep aiding efficacy.
Store Ethos Emphasizes Mutual Benefit in Trade
A local retail note proclaims the store operates on a plan that a profitable trade is mutual swig and that sales must benefit both buyer and seller. It stresses goods should prove good once taken home, mirroring in-store quality.
Carlson Inflation? Inaugural Focus on Colorado Labor Policy
Governor G A Carlson outlines the Twentieth Colorado general assembly agenda. Key tasks include industrial dispute prevention, enforcement of statewide prohibition, workers compensation, public land control, and a state budget. He blames past government in part for strikes and proposes an industrial commission to mediate relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Twentieth General Assembly of Colorado
G. A. Carlson
Colorado
Carlson
Under Cover at the Waterloo theater in mid January
A theatre feature listing promises romance and adventure in the New York sensation Under Cover at the Waterloo on January 14 with Selwyn Co. presenting and billed as a genuine treat for lovers of melodrama. Also Panhandle Pete by Geo McManus is set for a Sunday matinee and night with novelty, chorus, and an elaborate scenic show on January 17 with a 25 cent matinee.
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Watden
New York
Chicago
Boston
Selwyn & Co
Waterloo
Geo. McManus
Temperance Men Copy Poll Lists in Waterloo
A corps of ten young lady stenographers from a business college copy the names on the pollbooks from the last general election in Waterloo. The work, under the Business Men's Temperance association, is in the supervisors' room at the courthouse, with the county auditor's files. Ten days earlier saloon interests copied and printed the lists with pall numbers and precincts as prep for a new petition of consent for saloons. The temperance group aims to use the data to oppose the canvass. the petition period spans about forty to fifty days, with a 30 day circulation limit and hearings possible after adjournment on January 20. Withdrawals may begin once the consent statement is filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Temperance Association
Waterloo
Temperance
Waverly social notes and local updates
Waverly reports visitors and arrivals including Mr and Mrs Mace Butler and child from Marshalltown, Mrs Emore Jackson on two week Des Moines visit, and Miss Daphna Martin's appendicitis surgery with good recovery. Anna McGovern hosted by Kata Sullivan. birth announced for Mr and Mrs A J Schwartz Cedar Rapids. Local club meetings, hospital patients, dancing party, and a business sale of John Wheeler’s drug store interest noted.
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Bari Dickinson
Deli Ryan
Fairbank
John Wheeler
Wheeler & Meyer Drug Store
C. D. Sage
Grinnell
Wheeler
Weather data snippet with historical highs and lows
A fragmented weather snippet lists temperatures with readings like yesterday's high of 14 and low of 11 and records from 1911 to 1914 showing varying maximums and minimums such as 26/12 in 1911 and -11/34 in 1912. The source cites Duchanan Optical Co. as supplier and includes times from midnight to 1 p.m.
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Duchanan Optical Co
Breadmaking Contest At Ames College Draws Big Interest
Breacmaking contest at Ames College attracts more interest than last year. Last year Miss Merle Stedman of Ames aged 17 won the prize over 450 competitors and earned a free trip to Washington DC. This year the winner is not yet announced.
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Ames College
Merle Stedman
Ames
Washington, D. C
Entertaining and travel notes from Cedar Falls
Brief notes cover health recovery of C A Rownd, social visits and hosting plans, relatives visiting Cedar Falls, travel to southern destinations, and local club activities. Also reports on rail and insurance business, a lecture on electricity, and a large church razing project for St Patrick's to make way for a new edifice costing about 35000 dollars. Funeral services for Mrs Margaret A Seifferlein held at Zion church with interment at Greenwood.
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ST. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick's Church
Seifferlein
Margaret A. Selfferlein
John Selfferlein
Zion Evangelical Church
B. R. Wiener
Greenwood Cemetery
Black Hawk Team Wins Narrowly Over Charles City Y M C A
The Black Hawk National Bank team of basketball players defeated the Charles City Y M C A team last night in Waterloo by 38 to 35. The first half stood 17 to 16, with Waterloo ahead, as Tiostetler and Merrick led the forwards, Eggier at center, and Leonard and Cotter at guard for the winners. Charles City had Fruden and Smith as forwards, Eggart at center, and A. and W. Sandferd as guards.
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Black Hawk
Black Hawk National Bank
Charles City Y. M. C. A
Waterloo
Tiostetler
Merrick
Eggier
Leonard
Cotter
Charles City
Fruden
Smith
Eggart
W. Sandferd
Women Suffer From War War-Time Aid From Women
Thousands of European women face destitution and misery and American women extend aid. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable remedy for feminine disorders and distress, claiming it restores function during painful periods and related symptoms. It notes ingredients are printed on the wrapper and offers tablet or squid forms.
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America
Europe
Dr. Pierce
A Great Book Every Woman Should Read Now
Dr. Pierce offers his cloth bound medical adviser free of charge for the book itself, asking only 20 cents for mailing charges. Over a million copies are in circulation. readers are told the book is plainly written and useful for accidents or sickness, with requests to mail the denomination and notice to Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
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Cedar
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O. &. S. Kensington
F. O. Jackson
Blair
Whillis
Henry Mazanti
Hazel Potwin
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Charles Miller
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C.C. Harlan
Third Street
Cedar Falls Woman's Club
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Ibsen
Frank Porter
Esaingham
Ill
Photography
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Andrew Hansen
Pairbank
Charles Locke
Morristown
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Maymo Stevenson
College Ghogl
Will Jensen
St. Louis
C. B. Santee
Indianeapolis
EB. Olbrich
W. T. Spangler
C. M. Parker
Ray Barkdalh
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Harriet Lake
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