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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
10
The Citizens' Gas & Electric Company will require all employees to pass a strict physical examination after July 1. A city physician will conduct the exams as part of compliance with the workingmen's compensation law effective July 2. Future applicants will be closely questioned about health. chronic ailments will exclude them from payroll.
Mrs Albert Borroff of Chicago entertained 300 guests at Elit's hall during a musical reception hosted by Dr and Mrs J A Jerger. Known here from past appearances, she performed two song groups English and German with Harriott Case absent due to illness. Local pianist Miss Hart and Ralph Mazon Hix accompanied, and Mrs Wilbur Hagans sang Goodbyes at request. Out of town guests hailed from Chicago Cedar Falls La Porte City and Burtonngton among others.
Local city brief notes several residents traveling or visiting. Mrs. C. L. Kingsley rode to Chicago last night while Mrs. G. W. Noble left for Mason City to visit relatives for two weeks. Horace B. Henderson goes to Cresco on business with his sister accompanying from Carroll. G. L. Stevens travels to Tampa Florida. Mrs. Auquet Golinveaux of Dubuque spends the week with her mother on Commercial street. Dr. M. Sample sails to Tampa for business. Mrs. Sample to Randolph Missouri. A group including James Parrott John Knox Ben Schuneman and others head to Jenkins Minnesota for a fishing trip of ten days to two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Pettit announce the birth of a son on Decoration Day. Mrs. Pettit was Julia Killerlain. Miss Tressa Trainor, hurt in a runaway, is out of danger and recovering at Presbyterian hospital.
Foley's Honey and Tar One pound promises immediate relief for sore throats and chest tightness. It soothes inflamed surfaces and eases wheezy breathing and harsh coughing. Children love it. Contains no opiates. Refuse substitutes.
Miss Bessie Kautenburg a stenographer at William Galloway factory went to Olivia Minnesota after receiving word her brother had been seriously hurt in an auto accident. He formerly resided in this city and worked there as a type operator.
An advertisement asserts Foley Cathartic Tablets regulate the system without biliousness constipation or distress after meals. It claims a stout user who takes them regularly will feel thinned out and more comfortable.
Miss Lula Stevens and Tracy Woodruff wed at 4 pm yesterday at the Williams home on Third Street West. Attendants were Mrs Walter Hoch and Edward Woodruff. ring bearer Laverne Williams. Post wedding train to Des Moines then to Chautauqua Park for housekeeping. Mrs Woodruff previously worked at Waterloo news stand. Woodruff is a plumber. Also society notes on Natural Music Club meetings and Foresters joint initiation at the RGC hall.
An alumnus banquet for the Victory academy alumni will be held at RIK Kin on Thursday evening, June 11. The notice is brief and mentions the event location and date.
A man identified as John KR Burty, long subjected to quarantine across states amid disputed leprosy claims, was found lodged in an uptown Washington hotel once linked to Vice President Marshall. The episode reflects ongoing uncertainty over his condition.
A fragment indicates a newspaper seeking a reporter to cover a local incident involving a character linked to the Anchoragir, with mention of a quarantine escape near Diamond Mead and travel to Victoria. The piece also cites a claim from W M Golden about Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney, bladder and rheumatic troubles.
The booster club postponed the excursion to Bungyville until April after earlier plans announced in the Courier and Reporter. Umpire Ed Fleming arrived in Waterloo to preside as official during the Muscatine Waterloo series. Courier want ads get results.
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