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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1914
Page
3
Fragmented notice compiles numerous rental and sale items with scattered addresses and vague offerings. Mentions multiple properties, rooms, and houses for rent or sale, including modern amenities and various locations, plus contact hints and partial prices, all in an OCR garble.
Classified real estate notices show farms and homes for sale in Minnesota and Iowa. Listings include multiple counties, farm sizes around 100 acres, mortgage terms, and ads from brokers such as Green & Sea and Waterloo Realty Exchange. Contact details reference St Paul, Minneapolis, Anoka, Crow Wing, Morrison, and other locales with prices and payment options.
Agricultural price list detailing grain and dairy products, poultry and turkey offerings, and varied livestock values. Includes Wheat Corn Butter Eggs Potatoes hogs cattle hides veal and horse stock with unit prices and ranges for wholesale and retail.
Linden weekly items note Mrs Morgan’s illness improving after a spell of sickness. Mrs Ackerman relapsed from typhoid but shows strength returning. The Foster child Ruth is ill, and the Baumgartners host visitors from Jackson Minn. John Koch returns from wedding trip and home at Walnut street. Several visits and trips among neighbors are recorded along with a minor accident and church aid society success.
Denver Weaver reports July 4 welding and carpentry work on George Jahnke HC Bruns and John Wente houses. Otto Gielaw bought an auto, Ralph Philly bought a vehicle, NM G Young transfers to Center Point, Cartington of La Porte City assigned the agency, A W Phillips family vacation in Tama. Gr Riedeset hosts, Christ Brandt visiting Waterloo, Mrs Susan Keech sick, Susie McDonald at home duties, G J Riedesel buys a new cart.
In Orange township about 600 people join the Church of the Brethren for a Fourth celebration without firecrackers or fireworks. F Miller of Cedar Rapids gave the morning address as the picnic and Sunday school program proceed with ice cream and candy. A later fireworks gathering at Perry Summy residence closes the day, noted for its safe, sane observance and absence of accident among church children.
Chief Leighton seeks city council action to ban firing firecrackers before midnight on July 3. Merchants complain of crowds and disruption after a demonstrative night, with lawmakers urged to allow only July 4 celebrations in the future.
Mrs Melinda R Scott aged sixty years died at Presbyterian hospital after more than eight years of illness and bedrest. Born in Lansing Michigan she lived in Grundy county before moving to Waterloo twelve years ago. She resided at 400 Commercial Street. Her husband died about seven years ago. Survived by sons C W and George E Scott of Waterloo and three sisters Mrs Robt Sit and others.
Fases Torment of Asthma and Hay Fever. and Mrs. Elza Baughman of Pontiac Michigan and Mrs. George Kline of Kingston Michigan. The remains were removed to the O Keefe Towne undertaking parlors to be prepared for burial. Brief funeral services will be held from their chapel probably Monday and the body will be sent to Grundy Center for interment beside the husband. For the discomfort and misery of asthma and hay fever use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It puts a healing soothing coating over the swollen tickling membranes and eases the thick and choking sensation. Helps you to breathe easily and naturally. In the yellow package. Bold by all druggists everywhere. (advertisement)
French scientist Professor Daniel Berthelot argues skin evolution has shifted from primitive to today s whites able to reflect blues and violets though ultraviolet rays remain unseen. He predicts an ultra white future with a skin capable of reflecting ultraviolet light for distant horizons. Meanwhile William Brown reports a Yellowstone trip with a snowball event at Grand Canyon hotel during midsummer.
Lieutenant General Leonidan Polk of the Confederate army rode into an Indiana regiment near Perryville to order firing to cease. He met a Hoosier colonel and, after identifying himself with a threat, rode away. He fled toward woods as his horse spurred. Also mentions Citrolax as a child laxative and ads for Courier classifieds.
A compact timetable listing train departures and destinations including routes from Dubuque to Chicago and other midwestern connections. It notes local, express, and freight services, with times such as 4 16 am to Chicago and 7 10 am for another Dubuque to Chicago run.
Train movement update references east side sections Des Moines and Keokuk connections. Mentions Union Depot Des Moines and northbound routing details.
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