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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
3
Seeds for school gardens have arrived this week and will be distributed in two batches. Planting windows run April 1 to May 20 with varieties including sweet peas lettuce beans radish spinach turnip beets cabbage and more. Depths and covering guidance provided with cloths or newspaper to protect seedlings during germination.
Detective Tom Morris arrested Wilford Wilson aged 2 of Independence and Edward Roberts aged 1 of Cedar Pauls on a charge of stealing 350 pounds of zinc from the Iown Gate company in Cedar Falls. The suspects tried to dump the metal at B Schultz junk yard but was thwarted by Mr Schultz who notified Cedar Falls firm. They will be taken to Cedar Falls this afternoon.
Druggists refund money if FAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. Also notes popular snacks popcorn and peanuts in American life and fair venues. Wang Miller Shoes Co advertises boys and mens shoes at 1.45. Earl Strickler quarantined for smallpox.
An advertisement argues indigestion stems from dietary acidity and urges dyspeptics to eat what they enjoy in moderation, then neutralize acid with a dissolved magnesia mixture. It promotes bisulfated magnesium as a non drug stomach soother and advises readers to obtain it from their druggist and try it with a regular meal.
In the Pine Bluff Commercial a prominent local figure recounts a comic farm episode. Hon W. B. Corrells describes renting a plow and horse, the horse veering across the field, a plow handle striking him, and hours of toil ending with a admonition to prefer mental farming over hands on labor. He warns amateurs to dream of farming but leave field work to regular farmers.
An ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from daytime pain and nightly bladder issues. It presents the product as restoring health and vigor to tired nervous individuals, urging readers to trust the pill as a remedy for kidney and bladder discomfort.
Carol Atwood arrives at Pine Island on Gull Lake with Captain Hussey to inspect her late cousin Stephen Atwood’s Maine property. She contemplates life in New York City, facing a quiet, lonely two week stay with plans to sell the island and confront an unsettled inheritance while caring for Watch the collie. The captain arranges daily checks and a safe retreat to the mainland, hinting at rising tension between city life and rustic isolation.
Carol Atwood relocates to a log cabin on Pine Island with Captain Hussey and new boarders Miss Halpin and nephew Geral Lane. She regains health, discovers a letter from her late cousin Stephen Atwood promising a $50,000 trust if she remains prudent, and the island life proves transformative and hopeful.
A narrator confesses to his sister Beth's scheme to pair him with a friend of hers. Beth Connie orchestrates a matchmaking plan, leading to misunderstandings with Alice Woodson and revelations about Beth's manipulation. The story ends with the narrator defending his choice and lamenting his sister's meddling.
Rail timetable snapshot shows Illinois Central routes to Dubuque Chicago Fort Dodge Omaha and Sioux City with express and local services. Interurban Cedar Falls Waterloo schedules list departures from East Fourth Street and Lafay ette, Waterloo and Cedar Falls connections, and daily car service notes.
A worldwide census for the first time lists motor vehicles by country. The United States holds more than half of all vehicles at 628,185, followed by England with 125,728, France 89,185, and Germany 70,006. Global trucks total 69,556, while cars vastly outnumber trucks.
A Waterloo Iowa advertisement touts Dr J B Myers German specialist at 7124 Sycamore St offering treatment for chronic ailments with free consultation. The letter from Miss Elia Rothweiller endorses two months of non surgical care that restored health. Office hours and location are listed. ad notes no incurable cases accepted.
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