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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
4
Harry and Fred meet a kind forest giant who carries them across rivers and mountains in a magical journey. They glimpse oceans from high above, spot a lion and a panther, and sample fruit before returning home with wonder and a promise of another tale. Tomorrow’s story What the Oli Moon Saw.
Mrs El Goldthwait wife of ref Goldthwait and mother of Editor 8 Goldthwait of the Boone News-Republican died at age 83. Funeral held today. The same day Elizabeth Bannum and Richard Peel both died. Peel was 84. Body to be taken to Perry for burial.
Article notes 350 daily consumption in the United States and higher urban fatalities from germs due to indoor work and lack of sun. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a tonic to strengthen blood and resist colds and consumption, claiming it builds energy and immunity without alcohol, from Scott A Bowne, Bloomfield NJ.
Mr and Mrs Eli Mes Keown and their four children lived near Tiloneycreek when their kitchen fire quickly enveloped the front of the house. They escaped with only the clothes on their backs as flames erupted.
Immigration inspector Harry C. Allen reports Mrs. O. B. Jackson admitted traveling from Kansas City to Des Moines to meet Colfax grocer George H. York who aided her in lodging and travel. Wheelock’s body later found in Des Moines River. York under scrutiny for overdrawn accounts and involvement. Jackson was turned over to federal marshals as the investigation widens.
Chicago Jan 14 reports of damage from freeze thaw in the winter crop belt lift wheat prices as rains in Argentina and Danube navigation closing boost bulls. Corn firm on improved demand and higher open, oats rise with grains, provisions gain on higher hay prices, hogs lighter arrivals and higher bids, sheep and lambs sustain gains on light receipts.
A damaged 19th century Waterloo newspaper page notes the office being frozen, cold weather records with temperatures to 30 below, prairie chickens shipped to eastern markets, a bounty boost for volunteers, a new schoolhouse opening with 160 students, and a brief on the sheep market in Chicago. It mentions a mayoral jail incident and an interurban railway trip involving Bailey and Carrigg.
In 1894 Cedar Falls politics, county board members named including Bur bee Stilson McDougal Ashley Stokes and Bahl. Stallion Axtell earns 170000. trotter sold for 105000. Fatal train accident near Wakonda. Heat for car coaches to shift to Morton system. John G Farmer and Jessamine Simmons Garton plan marriage in Los Angeles California.
Omaha and South Omaha report cattle receipts of about 4 000, market opening strong with varied price ranges for steers cows and calves. Chicago notes mixed results with butter cheese and eggs steady to higher, hogs market led by futures. stockyards receipts estimated at 26 000 cattle and 5 000 sheep for tomorrow.
An 1900s styled notice extols Mother's Friend as an external remedy easing pregnancy by expanding abdominal muscles with no pain. It claims nervousness diminishes, births feel calm, and cites two men who recovered quickly. The product from Pradield Regulator Co. lists Atlanta address and price as one dollar.
Grain quotes list Wheat Corn and Oats by grade and delivery months across Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg with July and May futures. Prices shown include No 2 red No 3 red No 2 yellow No 2 white and related grades across multiple markets.
James Carrigg may recover part or all of the money lost in a card game with R. M. Bailey of Danville Illinois who disappeared after allegedly winning 410 dollars from Carrigg. Carrigg filed charges. Bailey was captured by detectives J. F. McSweeney and Tom Morris as he was preparing to flee.
Mrs Maria Garmer aged 70 died this morning at her nephew M H Hebherley 808 Cong Street after weeks of illness. Born August 21 1848 in Lewis County Pennsylvania she married Benjamin Garmer January 1 1871. They lived in Muscatine Iowa where Mr Garmer died in 1907 and she moved to Waterloo two years ago to live with her nephew. She leaves one son W J Garmer of Muscatine and two infant sons died in infancy. The remains will be taken to Muscatine tomorrow by Rock Island train for funeral services Friday at Greenwood Castle.
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