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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1923
Page
14
Grundy Center and nearby towns report multiple moves and family changes, including residents relocating from Wellsburg, Dike, and Ackley. Local illnesses are noted with scarlet fever and influenza cases. several residents travel to Waterloo and Des Moines for care or visits.
Parkersburg reports a busy week with residents visiting relatives, movers arriving from Dike and Aplington, families relocating to the Borke and Mondjer houses, and the factory resuming full strength. Local social happenings include showers for Miss Martha Blume and a list of travel and illness notes as spring approaches.
Martha Ann Wallace a longtime Janesville resident died March 5 at her Armour home. Her son Jane Wallace traveled from Gotham for the funeral held in Cedar Falls. The article notes a lecture at the M E church on March 13 and lists Cemetery association officers. Updates cover road conditions, a farm sale, and illnesses in town including measles, scarlet fever, and diphtheria, with quarantine noted and the Masonic lodge hosting an oyster supper and school instruction by Frank Lee.
Plainfield reports include thimblebee meeting rescheduled to March 23 with Mrs Hazel Gritzner and Mrs Anna Miller’s visit to Grundy Center. News covers residents in Waterloo Grundy Center and Chicago updates, illness spells, and a death from Independence. The Horton Cemetery event and Boy Scouts play in Waverly augment community activities.
Plington area brief notes March 10 list residents visiting in Watertown and Ackley. Families move between Ackley and Chancellor S D. Mr McKinley of Pennsylvania visits his daughter and son in law. Presbyterian Ladies Society held a Wednesday afternoon meeting. Infant of Mr and Mrs Vanderwerf died after eight days. funeral with minister from Ackley. J N Clark visits Ackley. Central College Glee Club to concert at Pella Saturday evening the 17th. Tiedens family homecoming from Allenn. H Lindeman family moved from Ackley area to J Retten home last week. Herman Reints family visits Kesley. Rena Tiedens and Fanny Tindeman Cedar Falls over weekend. Ben Arends family moves into Klingenborg dwelling. J Van Metre visits from Lawnads Thursday evening to Mrs Hendricks. Jerry Galvin of Fairbank visits town late week.
Miss Roth Hunter returned to St. Louis after a brief visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Hunter. Mr and Mrs W H Dreyer celebrated their fifty sixth wedding anniversary with friends and a bountiful repast. Carrie Conn is able to be at her desk in Farmers State bank after influenza. Mrs A da Sturmell of Chicago is visiting Orvil Wahl’s family for several weeks. The town notes influenza recoveries, property rentals, moves from Los Angeles to Shell Rock for the summer, and a hospital operation on Harry Achilles at Iowa City University Hospital. Rambo and wife of Clarksville visited friends Friday. John Mulver Sr of Waterloo called on friends Friday. FR EW Alt and William Spelding shopped in Shell Rock. WW U members planned a meeting at Charles Avery’s home.
Death reported in Medford Minnesota for Charles Logan formerly residing nearby. Residents and visitors include George Cruthers from Wisconsin at J Rausch home, Mr and Mrs Charles Sutherland in Waverly, and Miss Ethel Whitson Nashua visiting Scott home. Others moved to farms, hospital transfer for Mrs Krier Creger, and local callers like G Fassett and son Waterloo.
An old advertisement extols Danderine a 35 cent bottle that promises to beautify hair. It claims to stop itching and falling hair while cleansing dust oil and dandruff, with vivid language about waves softness gloss and a doubled look.
An advertisement claims an original package of delatone mixed with water forms a paste to cover hairy skin. After about two minutes the paste is removed, the skin washed, and all hair supposedly vanishes with no harm. Emphasis on buying real delatone.
An editorial digest from the Senate committee on manufacture led by Senator La Follette accuses Standard Oil of controlling territory prices and harming competition. It argues the aim is to break up an efficient firm, warns of higher costs and worse service, and suggests export regulation or prohibition as only sane options. The piece defends oil producers and notes potential national defense reasons for trade controls.
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