Burns Program Heard by Many at Waterloo Theatre
Several hundred people gathered at the Waterloo theatre to celebrate the 156th anniversary of Robert Burns with the Cedar Valley Caledonian society. Rev. J. R. Macartney delivered an ode to Burns. performances by pipers, dancers, singers, and readings highlighted a varied program featuring Miss Campbell, Miss Mac Pherson, Margaret Oliver, and others. The event included hopes for a Burns memorial in a city park and closed with Auld Lang Syne. Also advertised were showings of The Call of the Cumberlands and the drama Today at the Waterloo theatre later in January.
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Waterloo Theatre
Scotland
Robert Burns
Cedar Valley Caledonian Society
Robert Law
Pipers
Emerson
Burns
John Robertson Macartney
Ireland
Macartney
Misa Campbell
Miss MacPherson
Alex MacLennan
Chicago
Margaret
Jessie
Louis Bayne
Lewis Bayne
Marshalltown
America
Tipperary
Margaret Oliver
State Teachers’ College
Florence Dudley Ross
Jean Birdsall
Bowen
Cedar Falls
James Marsden
Harry Lauder
Samuel Thomson
Bobbie Burns
Bruce Galloway
BE. J. Covell
A Pair of Sixes at the Waterloo Friday
The Waterloo presents the farce A Pair of Sixes on Friday January 29. The title mirrors the play’s main incident causing two partners to quarrel and spark lively countrywide enjoyments. A queen of hearts in the east is noted as a rare lone card beating a pair of sixes.
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Waterloo
Queen of Hearts
East
Cail of the Cumberlands Coming to Life on Stage
Charles Neville Buck's mountain tales are adapted by Hugo B Koch for the new stage production based on The Cail of the Cumber lands. The Sunday program previews a dramatic rendering drawn from Buck's rich mountain lore.
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The
Cumberlands
Charles Neville Buck
Hugo B. Koch
Home Amusement Means Harmony in the Household
The Courier presents Songs That Never Grow Old, a seven in one volume of home, love, patriotic, sacred, college, operatic and national songs. Two bindings offered, paper or heavy English cloth, with portraits of leading vocal artists. Read the certificate in this issue to learn how to obtain this cherished collection.
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Courier
Y W C A Annual Meeting Set for February 9
Invitations go to YWCA members for the annual supper and business meeting in the association rooms on Tuesday evening February 9. Supper at 6 30. Tickets on sale at the secretary's desk and at Blacks and Davis stores. Several hundred women and girls expected to attend. After supper officers and department chairmen will report on the year plus officers for the next year. Tickets must be secured before February 6.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Association
Black's
Davis
Alumni Plan Annual Alumni Banquet at Waterloo College
Preparatory plans were made to hold the annual alumni banquet of the Waterloo Business College in late February. Alumni met in K. P. hall with President Vern L. Bartling presiding, a committee to arrange entertainment was formed, and an effort is underway to win the class of 1908 trophy for best attendance. Maine Named Secretary at Masters Builders Iowa Meeting.
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Waterloo Business College
K. P. Hall
Vern L. Bartling
Maine
Master ‘Builders' Association of
Iowa
Des Moines
H. A. Maine
Garst
C. A. Dobell
Sioux City
J. C. Loomis
Cedar Rapids
Wounded man recounts attack by Davis in Council Bluffs
John Brown, wounded when ex-poundmaster Davis ran amuck with a revolver, reports Davis' green eyes and frothing mouth. Davis and his wife are detained awaiting inquest. Earl Davis remains hospitalized between life and death. Brown slowly recovers from two glancing head wounds and a shattered eyeglass injury.
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Council Bluffs
John, Brown
I Davis
Davis
Atate
Clarinda
Brown
Cutler
Earl Davis
Robbed Man Gets Ride From Thief In Iowa Farm Row
In Iowa City farmer Jacob Stover was forced to raise his hands by highwaymen who rifled his pockets but asked for a ride. They drove him several miles then left him. Fellow farmer Kid Brenson, carrying about 3800 dollars, stunned the pair by eluding them and reaching Tiffin with 240 dollars intact. In Sioux City L. M. Stevens was jailed for laughing loudly on the street after claiming multiple arrests for the same act.
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Towa City
Jacob Stover
Iowa City
Stover
Kid Brenson
Tiffin
Sioux City
L. M
Stevens
Kellogg
British relief ship Washington sails for Rotterdam
Seattle Jan 27 The British steamer Washington chartered by the American commission for relief in Belgium sailed for Rotterdam with a food cargo valued at 612000 dollars for Belgian war sufferers. Much of the cargo consists of flour canned salmon and condensed milk bought with Rockefeller funds. Nearly every town in Washington contributed cash or food and Idaho Montana and Alaska gave generously. The Washington will pass through the Panama Canal.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Rotterdam
Rockefeller Foundation
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
J E Rutledge Speaks On Temperance Mission
Rev J E Rutledge a Waterloo retiree aged over eighty writes of Linden M E church members who campaign to aid drunkards' homes on election day. He praises their zeal to save girls from drink and urges open doors for these temperance workers, dated January 26 1915.
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J. E. Rutledge
Methodist Episcopal
Waterloo
State Street
Linden M
Earth
Pope's Diapepsia Relief For Indigestion
An old ad touts Diapopsin as a quick, harmless cure for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims it digests food, eases upset stomach, and prevents belching, with a large bottle costing fifty cents sold at drug stores.
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Tane
Learning Good Manners By Painful Experience
A sombre eyed woman recalls painful lessons in learning table manners and social refinements from experiences at sixteen to twenty, noting how boorish upbringing cost her a business opportunity and friendships. Her tale contrasts plain origins with learned etiquette among well born acquaintances.
Veteran Teacher Sues for Divorce After Social Gap
Benson Crownover, nearly eighty and long a Black Hawk county teacher, sues Minnia Crownover for divorce after desertion. He lived apart at Hudson while renowned for debate and teaching. Other cases include Ida Thorn versus Herbert Thorn for cruel treatment and Emma Lewton suing H O Pohlman for $1600 rent on a farm.
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Benson Crownover
Black Hawk County
Minnia Crownover
Marion
Town
Crownover
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Mr. Crownover
Ida
M. Thorn
Herbert D. Thorn
Associated
Casuel J. Warner
Emma Lewton
H. O. Pohlman
Authorized representative for Curtis Publishing Co.
The Curtis Publishing Co. furnishes representatives with credentials to solicit subscriptions for Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman. W. C. Gleason of 1104 Hammond Ave. is listed as an authorized representative.
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Curtis Publishing Co
Ladies’ Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
W. CG. Gleason
Hammond Ave
Goodbye Indigestion Rheumasalts Ad Card
An advertorial touts Rheumasalts as a cure for indigestion and digestive misery. It promises relief from sour stomach cramps and restless bowels, claiming quick results with two teaspoonfuls daily in water before breakfast. The product is described as inexpensive, tasty, and effervescent, with bottle prices listed.
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Minneapolis
Marriage Too Often Proved A Failure In County Records
A reference in the clerk of court records shows that marriage in Black Hawk county has often failed, reflecting the trends and outcomes recorded in the bureau. The note points to recurring cases or statistics within the local civil registry.
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Black Hawk County
Old English Recton Catarrhal Deafness Cure Ad Text
An advertisement urges readers with catarrhal deafness and head noises to try Parmint with hot water and granulated sugar, claiming a permanent home remedy. It cites experiments in England linking catarrhal deafness to constitutional troubles and criticizes salves and sprays as temporary.
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England
Daportint
International Laboratories
Minghamton
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