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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
5
Proceedings from church revival events describe Rev M J Tate urging faithful church authority and godly conduct. The report covers multiple sermons, choir performances, and upcoming addresses across several churches, highlighting youth programs and revival momentum.
A collage of city items notes births and visits, property interests in Oskaloosa, travels to Chicago and California, a Cedar Falls public sale, and a Waterloo merchants banquet set for March 28. Divorces granted, a life-insurance honors list, Lenten service, and M C A meeting details. Scouts seek new members. Boy Scouts to form another Waterloo troop. A stock windfall pays $66,500 back dividends. A humorous quip about a hen and carpet tacks ends the column.
Iowa farmers are expected to enter a highly prosperous year, according to Howard of the Waterloo Real Estate Board. He predicts strong land demand, higher prices for prime land, and widespread investment in farming improvements, with both rural and city economies benefiting as farm prosperity grows. Twins appear in Evansville with Elsie and Walter Brady celebrating their sixteenth birthday, part of a family with multiple twins.
The committee on refreshments for the Knights and Ladies of Security meet Wednesday in Slack's restroom at 2 20 pA. Waterloo lodge No 18 holds annual officer election at 8 p m today. Initiation of candidates attendance requested. No 1025 meets in Sacred Heart ball tonight. Commandery No 23 to hold stated conclave Friday evening for regular business and balloting. member attendance required.
Fort Fairfield Maine woman testifies backache and female troubles vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports a healthy baby girl and full recovery of housework ability. She urges other women to seek advice by writing to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in confidence.
Readable OCR lists assorted dried goods and canned foods with bulk and unit prices. Items include sugar 25 pounds at $2.90 or $195 per dozen, macaroni spaghetti or noodles, tomatoes three for a dime, sauerkraut two cans for 14 cents, corn three cans for 15 cents, peas and hominy, red pitted cherries, blackberries, sweet potatoes in large cans, pumpkin, tomato soup ten cents a can, lima beans ten cents, white cherries in syrup two sizes, apricots peaches and raspberries with various pricing, karosyrup jars, olives, sweet pickles jars, and other can goods.
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