Church and social society events fill La Porte listings
A long schedule of church gatherings and social club events dominates the page. Activities include meetings of Missionary societies, Ladies Aid, and junior groups, plus numerous parties, dinners, and dances at local homes, churches, and the Hotel Russell. Social life centers on St Patrick’s, Westminister Presbyterian, Walnut Street Baptist, First Baptist, and Central Christian communities with expected attendance in the dozens.
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Happy Friday Club
Rose Kleindinst
Center Street
Priscilla Club
Sc. Patrick’s Party
Fred 8
Pettit
Tve
F. W. Porterfield
Frank Jones
Onieris
Sacred Heart Church Hall
K. of P
Walla Ga HI
Feap
Ettis
Noroa
Harry Padden
D. S. Tiffsny
Business Girls’ Club
Coronial Inn
Bt. Patrick's Sociabic
P. U. of Firet Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society of Westminster Presbyterian Church
CG. W. Hahe
Vermont Street
Fred S. Pettit
King's Highway
Scott
Gina
Hadish
Hawaii
Nesvit
Misa Msrile Swith
J. H. Purdon
T. J. Purdon
Ali
Society of Central Christian Church
E. H. Beal
Ladies' Aid Society
First Baptist Church
A. E. Hoffman
Denver Street
Mertha Berry
M. C. Veighan
W. R. Cole
Mies Frances Grout
Mesdames Hofman
Pett
Sines
Heller
Cornwell
Asquith
Smart Shop Opening Delights Visitors
The fashion exposition at the Smart Shop attracted many visitors during the evening. The event marked the fifth anniversary celebrations hosted by Mrs. C. F.ings and Mrs. John Aker, with display windows highlighting seasonal style.
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Smart Shop
Esnesnon Club
C. F.ings
Chipman
John Aker
Inein- Shap
Local social notes from Marshalltown society pages
Recaps of gatherings at Homestead's Court of Honor lodge Golden Rule club Sacred Heart ladies and Picot Art Club plus Rooster class and St Francis circle events. A Marshalltown marriage notice for Mrs. Margaret Frye and George W Ryan. M. U. M. club outing and Maretti theatre fashion display featuring coats, dresses, and Harp music by Louis Alberti attracting crowds.
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Marshalltown
Margaret
Frye
Sycamore Street
Water Joo
George W- Ryan
Farmie
Beaman
Bryant Co Wins New Bear Lake Paving Contract
Bryant Paving Co. won a new contract with Clear Lake city council for laying 36 blocks of asphalt paving at Bear Lake at 75 cents per square yard. The firm has prior big contracts in Mason City Cherokee and Spencer with over 2 square yards total to be done this coming season using Trinidad pitch lake asphalt.
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Bryant Paving Company
Bear Lake
Clear Lake
Bryant Company
Mason City
Cherokee
Spencer
Trinidad
Serious Accident by Independence injures clerk on Main Street
Independence reports Harold Heege of Heege Furniture seriously injured while delivering furniture. He fell from an auto rack atop a mattress during a street turn near Bheehan clothing store and suffered a head injury with blood from the ears. He was taken to a physician, condition described as semi conscious.
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Independence
Harold
Ileege
P. C. Heege
Bheehan
Ceorge Black
I. A. Miner
Canada Land
Black
Frank TH. Adame
Minesota
George Hathaway
Armory
Charles Parker
Carl Gehr
McDonald
Donovan
Mr. Donovan
George Brooks
Stanley
Special Club to Meet for Get Acquainted Event
The Commercial club special committee organizing the spring Get Acquainted Special will meet tomorrow at noon. A. J. Knupp serves as chairman. CARD OF THANKS expresses gratitude for neighbors' kindness during illness and death of Mrs. Martin Starr, with thanks for floral offerings. signed Martin Stark and children.
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Commercial Club
A. J. Knupp
Twains
Martin Starr
Memorial Service for Hero H. G. Beeman Planned Tonight
Plans are made for a memorial service to honor the late Hero H. G. Beeman this evening at 7 45 at Walnut Street Baptist Church parlor. Friends of the deceased are invited to attend and pay tribute in an informal program.
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H. G. Beeman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Causes and prevention of White Diarrhea in chicks
The text attributes White Diarrhea to the breillus Reacterium Pallorum, noting chicks hatch infected and spread it quickly. Prevention starts at hatch with intestinal antiseptics. Mercuric Chloride is cited as powerful yet poisonous, urging safer remedies when available.
How to Prevent White Diarrhea in Chicks
Dear Sir: Last spring my incubator chicks died by the dozens from White Diarrhea. After trying remedies I found Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to be the only effective treatment. Following the first dose, we lost no more chicks and raised thrifty birds, unlike before. Ethel Rhodes, Shenandoah, Iowa.
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Rhoades
Shenandoah, la
Unclear ad promises Walko remedy for White Diarrhea
Fragmentary publicity piece urges prevention of White Diarrhea in chicks using Walko with a money back guarantee. It mentions a die box and sale by druggists, but details and attribution are incomplete.
Black Hawk Co. Near the Top in Business Volume
State examiners auditing the Black Hawk county treasurer books for 1915 focus on taxation items. In Waterloo west alone about 6,500 regular tax transactions and 14,000 city receipts must be checked against tax registers, with the overall volume rivaling that of many counties. Examiners Rosenkrans and Burley began in November and expect to complete the 1914 review early in April.
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Waterloo West
Waterloo
Black Hawk
H. B. Rosenkrans
W. A. Burley
Fire Chief Backs Fireproof Roofs in Waterloo Push
Waterloo police and fire officials note roof fires account for a majority of alarms in the last three months. Fire Chief Dunham backs fireproof roofing, citing Salem as a case where a fireproof roof prevented spread amid surrounding frame structures. Local efforts prompt broader nationwide discussion and pamphlet distribution.
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Waterloo
Dunham
United States
Salem
Albano
Dunbany Recommends Fireproof Roofs for New Homes
Dunbany advises that all builders of new houses should consider the many fireproof roofing options. The suggestion emphasizes safety and protection against fire hazards in modern construction.
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Dunbany
Road Committees to Plan Meeting in Black Hawk County
Special committees on gravel roads appointed by the Commercial club Chamber of Commerce and Rotary club will meet at the Commercial club tomorrow evening to lay foundations for a mass meeting later this month. The key aim is a bond issue around 360 000 dollars to finance gravel roads across about 180 miles of the county road system, with broad countywide representation.
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Black Hawk County
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Anuric Insurance Against Sudden Death Claim
Anuric touted as a life insurance by Dr. Pierce claims to cleanse kidneys and dissolve uric acid. It promises to ease backaches headaches dizziness and gout while protecting heart valves blood vessels and blood pressure. Cited as a lifesaver for meat eaters and lime-salt depositors, sold in 50 cent packages.
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de Pierce
Tovalids
Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Anuric
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Strength and Beauty From Dr. Pierce's Blood Cleanser
Advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser that stimulates the liver and stomach, aiding rich red blood production to feed heart nerves brain and organs. It promises improved energy and vigor, contrasting weakness and fatigue with strength.
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Dr. Pierce
Fragmentary Postal Request in Missing Address Pattern
A damaged OCR fragment asks for a 10 cent pattern send to an unclear address with stray letters and illegible city state lines. The readable portion shows a mailing request and a generic address line, but essential details remain unreadable.
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Murray Club
Univerealiet
N. W. Frisbie
la Porte
John Wilson
L. E. Powers
B. FE. Wilson
Jfome
Fioks
Mie Mintle
Stafford
Welgand
J. C. Erbai
St. Paul
Minnesota
Stork
Home Finding Association
Ottumwe
Deuconess
Fliat Presbyterian Church
Philo Parier
Tfarrisory Street
Parker
Claude Abbott
Herbert Burdjoke
Amaine
St. Patrick's Green
Elu
W. W. Marsh
India
W. R. Law
John Knox
Pandita Thamabal
Lispeth
Women of
Mres Nancen Davis
G. W. Perkins
Warry Perkins
Maid In America
Chirence Roezerson
Louis Schaeffer
Alis. Schreffer
Joe Rvelle
Jesse Wolfe
Jos Galton
Majestic Theatre Orchestra
H. L. Burns
Wm. Chesbro
Leonard Perkins
Tom Robbing
Justin Perkins
L. L. Skeets
Skeets’ Orchestra
H. G. Wood
Bluff Street
H. L. Turner
Norman C. Rose
Frank Turner
Wilballa
WL W. Wagner
Miss Guida
C. Kloster
May Trefz
Sarah North
Welnut Street Baptist Sunday School
Lesle Cowl
Bertha Seiler
Trene Mae Lang
Tev
Ko J. Lang
M. BS
J. W. Bruner
CG. J. Miter
Waterlow District
W. FL M. S
Grace M. E. Ehurch
C. W. Braner
P. Lowell
Nolte
C. EH. Abbs
Home Missionary Society
Boynton
Mattin Burke
J. E. Trinkman
Miss Catt
Mae der
Portertivid
Walnut Street
Bessie Catt
Minneapolis
XW. O. Club
Palace Theatre
Harry Wallis
Hollis
Lia Hicontense
Bers
W. WW. Brooks
A. Carnes
Ethel Archer
Court OF Honor Lodge
Homesteader’s Hall
Golden Rule Club
B. V. Pulenweider
Western Place
McKenny
George Hartleip
J.J. Pederman
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Tactics
Hirs
W. C
Picot Art Club
J. Kk. Armstrong
Roosters
First Evangelical Sunday School
Walter Faust
Fowler Street
ST. Francis Circle
John Brennan
Louis Alberti
Bryant Co
Harold Heerge
Speciaad Traw
Martin Stark
Black Hawk Co
Ostetter
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Siza
East Fourth Street
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