Des Moines Girls Try to Walk to Frisco and Back
Lena Davis aged 13 and Violet Collins 15, McKinley School girls, ran away in boys clothes to ride freight to the San Francisco exposition. They walked twenty miles to Bondurant, faced hunger and snow, hid in a haystack, then returned home with hair trimmed, narrowly escaping punishment. They resumed school next day. Their fathers and guardians were relieved.
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Lena Davis
Violet Collins
Drean
Des Moines
McKinley
San Francisco
Jim l
John McNeeley
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Bondurant
George HE. Davis
Fourteenth Street
Laona Avenue
Avis
Web
Denny
Fifth Street
Section Avenue
Collins
Usu
Davis
Chicago Great Western
Davia
Violet
Getihys
Norwood
Lena
Chicago Great Western Yards
Maple Laaf
Agatha
Idaho
Seattle
Wash
Hack
Hyomei Promises Cure for Catarrh Germs
An advertorial piece touts Hyomei as the proven method to destroy catarrh germs by breathing medicated air. It claims inhaler use clears nasal passages and eliminates infection, with druggists offering a money back guarantee if results fail. The piece urges readers to obtain Hyomei from local Waterloo druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wangler Bros. Co
Waterloo
Real Flesh Builder for Thin People
An advertisement claims Sargol tablets help thin individuals gain 5 to 8 pounds in two weeks and 10 to 25 pounds monthly by boosting red blood cells and fat production. It asserts the product mixes with food for easier assimilation and is sold with a money back guarantee by Waterloo druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joder Pharmacy
Waterloo
Mrs Landis Dies at 94 in Waterloo Home
Mrs Tene Ann Landis 94 died at 3 yesterday at her son W L Landis 902 Fifth Street West Waterloo where she had lived ten years. Born February 26 182? in Somerset County Pennsylvania she married Absalom Landis in 1844 and moved to Waterloo in 1866. Surviving children Louisa Charles W William M and Edwin with graveside services Saturday morning at Orange Township Cemetery conducted by Rev W H Beachler.
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Tene Ann Landis
W. Landis
Fifth Street
Waterloo
Tene Ann Mosholder
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Absalom Landis
Lee County
Ill
Albany
Ore
W. H. Beachler
First Brethren
Orange Township
Kistner
Rheumatism In One Heel Tale From Doctor Visit
A short quip from Woman's Home Companion tells of Elijah the patient in a doctor's office suffering rheumatism in his heel. The joke plays on a pun about moving pictures and pain as Elijah replies in a downcast tone.
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Darky
Elijah
Terrible accident harms Danby leaving friends unrecognizable
Rumor notes serious injuries from a railway or road crash that left Danby barely identifiable by his closest companions. Reports mention severe damage and financial loss.
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Fuddy
Danby
Duddy
Philadglphia Ledger
English novelist predicts suffrage lead for world
New York reports English novelist Elizabeth Robina saying Americans will lead the world as men and women march for equal rights. She sails to Liverpool and argues suffrage work is more valuable than solely war relief efforts.
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New York
America
Mies
Elizabeth Robina
Liverpool
Olive Tablets promise clear skin and buoyant feeling
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are a vegetable remedy said to cleanse the liver and bowels, start bile, and ease constipation without calomel’s after effects. Purportedly leaves skin pink and eyes bright. sold nationwide in 10c and 25c boxes by The Glive Tablet Company of Columbus, Ohio.
Rheumasalts touted as liver and kidney aid
An advertisement touts Rheumasalts as a liver and kidney cleanser and tonic. It claims the drink calms back pain and dizziness by flushing impurities, and promises quick relief with a carbonated solution sold in bottles at 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00, with a mailing address in Minnesota.
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Ftheumabath Co
Mtinneapu Ms
Minn
Instant Bunion Relief Ad Claims Fast Comfort
An advertisement promotes Bunion Comfort for instant relief from bunion pain. It claims rapid inflammation reduction and dissolution of bunions, with regular shoes usable and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Local druggists are listed with addresses and phone numbers offering refunds.
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Wangler Bros. Co
4Th St
Senderson Drug Co
Commercial St
Black
J. Miller
W. 4Th St
B. W. Schuneman & Co
4Th
Lafayette
West
West 4Th & Jefferson
Local notes recount travel and life in town
Rowley Kewley March 4 report details quarantine impacts on movers and renters. Ruth Robson visits with horses and equipment to Brady farm. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Grover welcome a baby boy born Saturday. Mrs. Andie Buckley under care after veterinary check. May Baron visiting in Henle home. Eva Renla returns from Sherrad to care for mother. Upton family arrives from southern Illinois to Henry Cowen farm. Mrs. William Hind visits Waterloo family. Twenty fifth wedding anniversary celebrated at P. C. Thedens home with refreshments. Mrs. Albert Listy to return from Atlantic Des Moines Eldora Iowa City area. Nereas Finch opens barbershop on Main Street. Frank Brown Jr. visits with parents west of town. Mrs. F. F. Weiher remains away.
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Kewley
Rulph Robson
Tiarper
Brady Farm
Guy Grover
Backer
Porester
Chicago
Catia
Veterinaryang
Andie Buckley
May
Baron of
Sanborn
Henle
Eva Renla
Sherrad
Upton
Ilinois
Henry Cowen
William Hind
Wil
Waterloo
P. C. Thedens
Albert Listy
Atlantic
Des Moines
Eldora
Iowa
Palla
Nereas Finch
Frank Brown, Jr
Frank Brown
F. F. Weiher
Aged farmer of two Waterloo women dead
Delaware county notices report the death of a longtime farmer in Warville Delaware on a Wednesday. The obituary references two Waterloo women and lists kin and recent travels.
Freckle Remedy Ad Claims Easy Removal
An advertisement promotes ethine doubie strength from a druggist to fade freckles and improve complexions. It notes February and March worsen freckles and offers a money back guarantee if the product fails.
Fragmented Notice From Odd Local Column
A garbled passage notes a man aged 838 years and mentions a funeral service on a Saturday near Waterloo. It references family members Abra Frog Seger and Leora Armitage and includes stray quotes about critics and a 1974 statistic of 249 fatal airplane accidents worldwide.
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Ee Meiers
Frog Seger
Leora Armitage
Waterloo
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