Grief Notes and Social News from Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls March 11 special. Mrs G W Newton to entertain Baptist ladies at her College Hill home with a special musical program. Cecilians from Teachers College returned from Town Falls concert. Wm Seliger and N M Graham relatives visit. trips to Chicago and Texas noted. Various social visits, Kensington at Florence Falkler, O E B entertainment, and faculty travels. A Rock Island freight derailed near Clarkeville delaying traffic. Boy accused of securing goods under false pretenses. E P Halli to answer in Waterloo juvenile court. Over 100 college students travel home on Rock Island causing rail congestion. Relatives worry about H H Markley missing in southern Mexico.
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Cedar Falls
G. W. Newton
Prof
Conrad
Case
Hart and Danicker
Chicago
Patt and Lambert
Des Moines
M. Levy
E. P. Halll
Levy Shoe
Marshal Enlow
Waterloo
Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Itching Skin
The ad touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap to clear eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads with a free trial offer mailed from Baltimore Md. Doctors have prescribed Resinol for 15 years and a San Francisco user reports clearing facial pimples and blackheads with Resinol products and notices cold sores improving.
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Dept. 17-M
Resinol
Baltimore
B. Hackett
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
A 19th century advertisement touts Sage Tea and Sulphur to restore natural hair color and thickness. It claims quick darkening, dandruff reduction, and “natural” even coverage, with home preparation or Wyeth’s Sie and Sulphur Hair Remedy available at drugstores.
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Lionok
Drus
J. W. Taggart
Educational Board Meets in Cedar Falls to Discuss Dormitory
The Iowa state board of education gathers in Cedar Falls on March 11 with members D. D. Murthy J. H W. Trewin E. L Schoentgen Geo Baker KK Holbrook Henry Eicher and Roger Leavitt in attendance. Also present are finance committee members W St Boyd Thos Lambert W H Gemmell President Bowman and President Pearson along with H H Seerlay hosting dinner. The meeting will consider a new dormitory for the college and potential building orders.
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Cedar Falls
State Board of Education
D. D. Murthy
Elkader
Charles R. Brenton
Dallas Center
J. H W. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
E. TL. Schoentgen
Council
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Roger Leavitt
W. St. Boyd
Thos
Lambert
Sabula
W. H. Gemmell
Des Moines
Bowman
State University
Iowa City
Pearson
State College
Ames
H. H. Seerlay
Teachers’ College
New Cedar Falls Mill Hopes Revive Town Economy
Eggs remain 25 cents a dozen at Cedar Falls markets while local shoppers note price dips to 85 cents per dozen for eggs. The So and Sew club hosted its annual banquet with hats trimmed by husbands, prize for best millinery, and a three course dinner at Mrs. H A Jetmora’s home. A Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill Co official stirred excitement by confirming plans for a new mill this year, promising economic revival after the old mill burned years ago.
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So and Sew Club
H. A. Jetmora
Harry Merrill
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
School election in La Porte City names new directors
Geo Banger and E B were elected school directors Monday at La Porte City school election. Bonnie Beal Marie Evarts and Winegene Anderson return from State Teachers College for a week. Anna Pachelle of Guthrie Okla resumes duties as trimmer at Firestone military parlors. L J Tutt visits Independente. Mrs Dick Frye and children head to Canada to join husband. Firestone Brothers sell harness shop to Theo Kleister of Mount Olive Ill who will move there. T A Gillan hosts stag party with eight friends and Peari Gillan serves refreshments.
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la Porte City
Geo. Banger
E. EB
Bonnie Beal
Marie, Evarts
Winegene Anderson
State Teachers’ College
Anna Pachelle
Guthrie
Okla
Firestone
I L. J. Tutt
Dick Frye
Canada
Firestone Broa
Theo. Kleister
Mount Olive
Ill
Kileister
Firestone Brothers
T. A. Gillan
Dorothy Company Opens New Garment House Saturday
The Dorothy Company Incorporated operates a chain with a main house at 27 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis and Waterloo branches. A branch at 16 Lafayette Street will open next Saturday morning with a high grade Dorothy line and ready to wear garments. The firm promises reasonable prices and best service, appealing to local women. Dr W L Dorgan the new pastor arrives later in the week to begin services Sunday.
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The
Dorothy Company, Incorporated
Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Lafayette Street
Stork
Cedar Falls WCTU Hosts Waterloo Members
Cedar Falls W C T U invites Waterloo WCTU members to an all day social meeting Friday. Waterloo ladies will ride the 10 o'clock interurban to Mrs. Frank Cotton's home for a noon picnic luncheon and an afternoon program.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Frank Cotton
Women of Baptist Church Hold Housecleaning Bee
Women of the First Baptist Church donned aprons and dust caps this morning and with brooms mops Berub pails and dust raga attacked the dirt accumulating in the building in a community service effort.
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Women OF
Baptist Church
The
First Baptist Church
Nourishment for Changing Age From Scott’s Emulsion
The piece promotes Scott’s Emulsion as ideal for adolescence during growth and schooling. It claims the product provides blood making nutrients from cod liver oil with hypophosphites and glycerine to support energy, nerves, and physical development, urging readers to obtain it from druggists.
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Scott
Palace Theatre Near Completion in Sycamore
The new Palace Theatre on Sycamore Street nears completion as carpenters finish interiors and ceilings. With a 700 seat capacity the cinema will open in April and feature a modern fire-safe design with two rear exits and two front exits. Owners DeRold and Ford of Cedar Rapids promise a clean, up-to-date house with space for local merchants in the lobby area.
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Palace Theatre
Sycamore Streets
Dunham
Messrs. DeRold and Ford
Cedar Rapids
Opening of New Y W C A Rooms Delayed Again
Delays at Woods building push move in for the Young Woman's Christian Association. Lower floor store rooms rebuild and upper stairway cluttered with materials, delaying occupancy. Opening likely within a week or ten days. Fortieth year test touts Chamberlain's Cough Remed y as a trusted cough remedy since 1872.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Woods
Formal Opening Planned for Early Music House Store
Manager Scott Prowell organizes a formal opening for the new Early Music House store in Waterloo. A. M. Wright of Mason and Hamlin Piano Co in Boston is expected to attend, along with officials from Fort Dodge and other locations.
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Scott Prowell
Musie
A. M. Wright
Mason and Hamlin Piano Company
Boston
Waterloo
Early Music Company of
Fort Dodge
Shoe Sale and Card of Thanks Note
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs George Eastman and family for kindness shown during illness and death of their daughter. They thank I M Local 459 St Pauls M and church members for floral tributes and kindness. Advertisement mentions Fishman Groceries Ninth and Commercial. Surgeons meeting: Dr Porterfield Small and Nestor to attend in Louisville Kentucky.
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I. M
St. Paul’s M
George Eastman
Dra. F. W. Porterfield
W. B. Small
B. A. Nestor
Louisville
Bile Inhibits Germ Growth In PoDoLax Advertisement
An 19th or early 20th century health ad claims bile purity prevents germs from growing in the body. It touts May Apple Root podophyllin as PoDoLax a bile starter reformulated to avoid earlier faults. The copy pitches PoDoLax at 60 cents per bottle and urges readers to try it.
Don’t “Wear Out” a Cough or Cold with Dr Bell’s
A vintage ad copy suggests using Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey to soothe coughs and colds. The tone imitates early 20th century patent medicine advertising with bold claims and persuasive language. The product title and brief benefit language appear in compact banner form.
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Dr. Bell
Illinois Central surgeons to meet Friday and Saturday
Surgeons and physicians of the Illinois Central Railroad company plan a two day meeting this Friday and Saturday. Medical men from across the Illinois Central territory are expected to attend.
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The
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinoia Central
Miss Marie Dally to Stay with Cousin in City Visit
Miss Marie Dally of Dunlap arrives in the city tomorrow to spend several weeks with her cousin Mine Rose Smith while Rose's mother Mrs. Jennie Smith attends spring style shows in Chicago.
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Marie Dally
Dunlap
Mine Rose Smith
Jennie Smith
Chicago
Geeseberries and Cedar Heights Prospect Promises Easy Cash
A speaker argues gooseberry farming pays with little work, citing ten cents a quart and a Cedar Heights yield of fourteen quarts from one bush. They claim a hundred bushes could bring substantial revenue, likening it to free silver and inviting others to join Cedar Heights.
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Cedar Heights
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