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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
5
A moon observes many homes in one night finding warmth and kindness. He sees an elderly couple recalling a fifty year memory, a sick man hopeful for recovery, and a crippled boy finding relief in moonlight as a nurse lifts curtains. The moon learns a smile can heal.
Butler county school teachers meeting and pupil spelling contest at Clarksville draw over 100 attendees with wide county representation. Winners include Dorothy Ferris Dumont Hazel West Allison Lora Bell Allison and Jennie Stickley Parkerburg. Additional notes cover births, visits, and local political moves in Butler county.
The report notes a sugar factory closure in 1914 and mentions a local farmer delivering several thousand bushels of his 1913 corn crop. It also reports residents enjoying skating on Wolf Creek and that Mr and Mrs W A Speer attended a relative’s funeral in Davenport on Tuesday.
Independence Iowa January 14 The Illinois Central bridge across the Wapsie at Independence remains unfinished after over a year of work and will not be completed before next summer. Dis continuance to spring followed a year of activity as Be Brewer of Chicago connected with the immigration bureau of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line visited his parents.
Geneseo今日汇总显示 C R Meeker New Hampton寻 cattle Tolstein. Rev Sheckler病中数日. Harry Thomas车祸致肩部骨折及多处擦伤. J R Greene一家前往威斯康星. Joe Philips近日在 Toledo办事. G M Tedfort Wenatchee Washington访友. Clayton Berro回 Waterloo 访友. Art Ewing Texas探望其 sister Mrs C E Lambert. W F M S于 Sheckler家聚会. G W McKay Waterloo帮助 Geneseo农场. J R Thompson 磨粒并去壳业。
Residents travel for business and leisure with many visits to Waterloo Independence Dubuque and Chicago. Names include Swartz Kratchmil Mack Bopp Flannagan Wilson Dexter Brown Kenyon Watkins Pardee Howard Walters McDonald Barnhart Bernett and Nefager among others with local shopping and re visits noted and residential moves hinted.
The W C T U will observe a special prayer service January 16 in recognition of the national constitutional prohibition amendment by Richard P Hobson. A called meeting at 3 pm in the Y M C A rooms will be led by Mrs George Philpot with city ministers urged to join.
Real estate transfers include Gronen to Mullann for Sans Souci additions in Waterloo and several other property deeds in Waterloo towns such as Raymond and Elmwood Cemetery. Transfers involve lots, blocks, additions and small sums with prices ranging from $1 to $232.50.
Get MUSTEROLE today for lumbago and many ailments. Rub briskly to relieve pain and feel soothing comfort. Mustard oil ointment claims to ease sore joints, neuralgia, chest colds, and more with hospital-size option for $2.50.
An ad extols S S S for rheumatic pain claiming rapid blood filtration and joint relief. It touts internal cleansing, nonirritating effects on a weak stomach, and direct action through arteries and capillaries. Readers are urged to request the Swift Specific Co. book.
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