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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
3
In Des Moines on a March 21 session Rep Downey became the butt of a jest as the house staged a roll call gag. A no vote by Downey on a bill with no opposition triggered laughter and a later reversal as the chamber cheered his faked miscue and his name was elected to oppose his own vote.
Local brief mentions Roy Jeffery and Myron Hall ill while Miss Anna Parmenter returns to Cedar Rapids school work and Miss Mary Crowell retires from teaching. Attends Avery stock sale G W Purdy in Mason City, Delia Graham hosted Nettie Brinchen, carde shipment by Dunkelbergs, and various visits and travel notes including Miss Hoffman York Nebraska wedding, Crowells in Michigan, and Florida trip. Mitchell association meeting set for next Tuesday and Wednesday in Rockford.
Reinbeck March 29 local notes report Chas Volberding improving after pneumonia. Visits by Albert Pomeroy Otto Latimer and others. daughter Jel ia to return Saturday. A baby born to Mr and Mrs Henry Cassabrath. funerals held near Wiss cemetery. Various residents mentioned including Geo Sibert John Ganger and Otto Totinson. travel to Chicago for goods shipments. local bank business noted.
Grundy Center visitors from Sac Dia mond’s earlier week include Junca Gardner and Agnes Gallo who returned from Monmouth College for spring vacation. Mr and Mrs W G Meissner spent Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. The ad touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as safe pleasant and effective for children and popular with mothers.
NW Hartford notices show W OD Emery and wife visiting due to his mother's illness, and several relatives from Kerley and Cedar Falls visiting. TRAVEL mentions H Wills traveling to Boscobel to manage Murray land interests, while Perrin heads to Slampton to report storm losses. Further items note residents: Narber vacationing in Clinton and Davenport, Ackersons returning home, Sherman visitors in Marshalltown, Towens visiting from Cedar Falls, and Rohlwing with Canfield visiting here. An ad promotes The Homemstead farm paper with subscription details and agent opportunities.
Greene events include Mrs A N Morford and daughter return from Aristow visitations by Mr and Mrs John Feyereizen and Miss Theresa Feyereizen in Greene. Community news notes trips to Waterloo Chicago Clinton Miller and Belgrade plus a lively Presbyterian ladies aid social raising 95.10 for the treasury.
A Saturday Press item about a two year old boy seeking a Pend home drew many calls. A distant subscriber first contacted, with other Magnovins following. The child will be placed in the best possible home. The notice sparked strong local interest.
Thousands of women will buy canned foods this week as Canned Foods Week showcases purity and economy. Reader appeals highlight Dr. Wiley Marlon Harland and university and government experts offering recipes and guidance on value flavor and health benefits in a movement urging increased use of affordable canned foods.
Cooked in canning at high heat, foods are picked near canneries and canned within hours. They claim preserved flavor freshness purity and value, with spotless machines and clean canneries likened to hotel kitchens. Visit dealers to compare canned food savings.
H F Colby editor of Dairy Warmer argues dairy towns prosper more than grain towns. He cites year round dairy work and steady values, urging rural residents near Waterloo to favor dairying for higher monetary returns. He notes Nebraska towns depend on seasonal grain and floaters. The piece also mentions a cold remedy ad, with Eb W Grove’s signature.
Henry Clews argues floods will not severely dent the economy. Estimates place damage at 50 to 100 million dollars, mainly to railroads, with no broad market crisis. Temporary transport disruption and iron production cuts will shift to rebuilding needs, while bridges and materials demand rise.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Tablets as excellent for constipation. Describes them as easy to take mild and gentle in effect and encourages a trial. States they are for sale by all dealers.
Ruth Erickson a 17 year old girl on Harriet Avenue South Minneapolis awoke to a man tickling her feet. She leaped on him and beat him with her fists until he fled through a window.
Women's testimonials span over thirty years praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a wide range of female illnesses. The advertisement urges sufferers to try the remedy, claiming strong demand from coast to coast and promising it will pay to do so.
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