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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
Memorial day plans in Waterloo name Attorney James Murtagh as the guest orator. The item notes local notables and activities, including visits by J M Gingrich, medical and social scenes, and various residents’ movements around town.
Veterans and all branches will be honored as committees organize cemetery ceremonies and a civic military parade. The main memorial program is set for the opera house in the afternoon with general exercises and a morning grave decoration at local veteran sites.
La Porte City on May 8 reports C Y Boots sold his stake in Boots & Hoyt meat market to F E Hoyt who will run the business. Mrs. Mar Stewart of Tacoma Wash visited sister Mrs. R C Bailey. Mrs. EB L Esher and Mrs. G W Fisher called on friends in Waterloo. Mrs. A N Kali was in Waterloo. N J Booth and Roy Wagner, La Porte baseball fans, traveled to Waterloo for the day.
An old newspaper ad touts ZEMO as a guaranteed remedy for severe skin itching and irritations. It claims quick relief from fiery, raw rashes and torn skin, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle and prove the claims.
A Waterloo west resident predicts drastic growth ahead for Waterloo, outlining plans for hundreds of thousands of dollars in new expenditure this summer and the erection of large business blocks. He foresees suburbs filled with modern, well equipped homes and Waterloo rising to the front rank of Hawkeye state municipalities. He warns against leaving Waterloo for the far west, noting California prosperity as inflated and praising Waterloo as substantial due to local booster spirit.
Mrs. R C Bailey welcomed about fifty to sixty members and guests for the Lotus club division day. Entertainment included a vocal solo by Mrs. F B Lehman and an instrumental duet by Mrs. Waldroft and Mrs. Brust. Decorations featured wild violets and violet decor, with a three course dinner served at five.
A traveling man in Wichita took a touring car after a young man told Mrs Kempton the car was needed. The car was located later in a local garage after a joy ride to Varvay county with rain stopping the run. The driver claimed a stranger requested the vehicle. An advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills followed.
Washington May 8 Representative Connolly faces many contenders for Third district postmaster. He struggles to deny endorsing a woman candidate Mrs Goen wife of the editor seeks the office in Washington urging her claim with strong endorsements. Connolly weighs all candidates and notes some endorsers claim they urged no endorsement after signing. President Wilson nominates several Iowa postmasters to the Senate and Connolly submits Louis Brede for Dubuque postmaster with a recommendation for appointment.
A St Louis dispatch reports Dora Doxey Whitney appearing ill on a bigamy case. She was returned to St Louis after signing a new bond for June 9 before Judge G A Wurdeman. Doctors said she suffered a tumor and her whereabouts remained kept from the public.
The Al Gorrell company opens Monday for a three day run of The Whirlpool at the Waterloo theatre. All seats are 10 cents with doors at 7 30 p m. Patrons choose their own locations in any part of the house.
The First National Bank bought the Thorpe three story building at Main and Franklin, planning complete remodeling with vaults fixtures and a new banking room. The bank aims to occupy the ground floor and broaden with a proposed trust company to start when the new law takes effect July 4. Price was about $15,000.
Peter Mavrelis reports the birth of a 10 pound daughter to King Constantine and Queen Sofia of Greece. The royal baby and mother are said to be fine. The Waterloo Greek community reacts with joy but plans for a formal celebration are dropped. Real estate transfers also listed from Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. include several Waterloo properties changing hands.
Mrs D H Brown of Iola Kansas describes severe bloating and fatigue during menopause. After three doctors failed, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, taking twelve bottles and reporting regained strength and ability to work. She endorses the remedy and urges other women to seek its aid.
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