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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1912

Page

4

Social events fill Waterloo weekend with dinners and notices

A busy Waterloo schedule features Mrs W L Bradford hosting young matrons for a forthcoming wedding, Miss Genevieve Edwards announcing her marriage to Andrew C Fedderson, and a string of teas picnics and luncheons at Cedar Heights Linden M E church and surrounding homes. Numerous clubs church groups and circles hold picnics sewing clubs thimble bees and relief band events as pre nuptial showers announce engagements and plans for August ceremonies.

Genevieve Edwards Cedar Heights Andrew C. Fedderson Miss Edwards L. H. Edwards Waterloo Mr. Feddersen Waterloo High School

Ladies of G A R and community groups meet in Waterloo

A series of society notes from Waterloo Iowa recounts the Leap Year Circle gathering hosted by Mrs Edward M Beal with 468 attendees at Grant Avenue, the postponement of the Robert Anderson post meeting due to Comrade W W Edgingtons death, Sir Knights of Maccabees initiating candidates and planning an August picnic, the Merry Go Round club hosting Mrs W J Sutcliffe for a needlework and luncheon session, and an auto party hosted by Miss Frances Stiel visiting Cedar Falls. Also noted is Mrs Grace Seebers preparing to move from Waterloo to Hoone and an advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills by H W Taggart.

Lady Maccabees Waterloo Cedar Hives Ofivers Club Metropole Hotel New Hospital Jolly Circle R. J. Lewis Broadway Cedar River Park J. P. Fink Molina Willey Grace Seebers Ladies of the Iowa Hoone Edward M. Beal Grant Avenue Sweet Peas Robert Anderson Post Lincoln Circle G. A. R. Hall W. W. Edgington Sir Knights of Maccabees A. W. Hall Merry Go Round Club W. J. Sutcliff Washington Street Carlos Creamer Santa Fe N. M Mies Frances Sthiel Cedar Falls

Waterloo Pull Tax Notice and Beef Production Pitch

City issues a pull tax of 2.50 for residents aged 21 to 45, payable in two days’ street labor or cash with penalties to follow. The Iowa Homestead promotes beef production amid a 600 million pound shortage since January. subscription offer includes both papers for 3.50 yearly. James M. Pierce, publisher, Des Moines.

City of Waterloo Iowa Homestead Homestead James M. Pierce The Des Moines Iowa

Courier patterns and coupon offer from Waterlooo Courier

Courier patterns available with accompanying design. Send coupon and 10 cents per pattern to Fashion Department Waterlooo Evening Courier. Orders filled quickly and should reach buyers within ten days after sending.

Fashion Department Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo

Laboring men sought by city contractors for fair wages

City officials report constant calls from employers seeking laboring men for work with contracts at $2 to $2.50 a day. The Gould Construction company on Elk Run bridge and Miller-Hey Bridge company are actively hiring, paying up to $2.50 daily, with farmers also seeking hands.

Gould Construction Company Elk Run Miller-Hey Bridge Company

La Porte Man Buried Here Theodore F Igon Dies in Waterloo

Theodore F Igon, longtime La Porte City resident, died yesterday in Waterloo after a long cancer illness. Funeral services were by the Presbyterian pastor, with the body brought to Waterloo for burial today. He was about 66, his first wife had died earlier, and a son Charles Igon and a daughter living near Waterloo are relatives nearby, along with several brothers in La Porte.

Theodore F. Igon la Porte City Waterloo Presbyterian Church Mr. Igon Charles Igon la Porte

2K Girls Dress with Dickey in Four Sizes Sold Cheap

A girls dress with a dickey is offered in four sizes 6 8 10 and 12 years It requires 12 yards of 26 inch material for the 8 year size and is priced at 1 cent for the lot.

Actor James B. Gentry Found Dead in New York Hotel

Former actor James B. Gentry, linked to a Philadelphia murder case years ago, was found dead in a New York hotel. He had once pursued Madge Yorke, who refused his marriage, leading to a fatal shooting on February 17, 1895. Gentry survived an earlier execution sentence that was commuted to life, with later efforts to commute further succeeding.

New York James B. Gentry Philadelphi Madge Yorke Ty ‘Company Philadelphia Gentry Fairmount Park Nfe Abeart

Woman Hurt By Frightened Horse Near Station

Miss Bessie Atkins, visiting from Wyoming with two companions, was injured last evening after alighting from a streetcar in front of the station. A frightened horse driven by Miss Marie Spaulding and her escort Mrs Ed Woeatoff, coming north, caused Atkins to stumble and suffer injuries as she moved toward the station.

Bessie Atkins Wyoming Miss Atkins Misa Marie Spaulding Ed. Woeatoff Mins Atkins

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