Temperance Banquet Plans Highlight Waterloo Meeting
Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association outlined plans for its second annual meeting and banquet on May 14 at Pythian temple. Tickets at 40 cents per plate to be served by Pythian Sisters. Notable speakers include Father Wood Convery of Eldora and Judge M. A. Roberts of Ottumwa. Waterloo resident Justin M Brainard, Beloit College graduate and longtime educator, died at 17 Park Avenue West after a paralytic illness. Funeral Friday at 3 pm from his home with Rev. Walter H. Rollins officiating. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. The article lists Brainard’s career across Beloit, Evanston, Dubuque, Decorah, and Waterloo and notes surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Business Men’s Temperance Association
All of
Waterloo Business College
Pythian Temple
Pythian Sisters
Father Wood
Convery
Eldora
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
Jaws
M.A. Roberts
Ottumwa
Port Dodge
Justin M. Brainard
Waterloo
Park Avenue West
Mr. Brainard
Immy Petar
Beloit College
Neceased
Blairsville
Beloit
Wis
Brainard
Mason City
Alice AL Mckinley
Chicago
Cynthia Thayer
Decorah
Evanston, Ill
Dubuque
Belo
Hrainard
John Brainard
Boone
Boone Standard
John
David
Henry
South Orange
N. J
Ward Foster
Foster-Reynolds Guide Company
New York City
Alice M. McKinley
P. Kidder
Congregational Church
McGregor, Jr
St. Augustine
Fla
Joe
Independence
Heber
Stannard
Presbyterian Church
First Congregational Church
Brotherhood
Society
Walter H. Rollins
Toledo
Elmwood Ceametery
Objection of Homeopathy Sparks Iowa Education Board Clash
Des Moines May 9. Governor Carroll faced pressure from Iowa Homeopathic Association leaders to reverse March 6 action uniting the two University of Iowa medical colleges. The session included sharp criticisms of Dr. John G. Bowman and state health figures. Doctors Linn Richardson Huntoon visited the governor with details. New officers were elected: Luna, Ross, Brown, Huntoon, Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hes Moines
B. F. Carroll
State Board For Education
Iowa Hahnemann Association
University of Iowa
John G. Bowman
A. M. Linn
Des Moines
B. E. Richardson
Webster City
G. A. Huntoon
State Board of Health
Carroll
State Board
5. G. Luna
Alice Ross
Whittier
EB. C. Brown
Madrid
M. A. Royal
Post to Meet Friday Night
Robert Anderson post No 68 G A R will hold a regular meeting tomorrow evening. Every member is requested to be present to assist in making arrangements for Memorial day and to transact other important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Anderson
G. A.R
Knights of Columbus May Build Home at Clear Lake
The Knights of Columbus in Iowa weigh a $7,000 project to build a summer home for members at Clear Lake with school facilities and an athletic field. A Sioux City gathering on May 14 will decide the plan, backed by Howard G. Dann and support from most councils statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear Lake
Knights of Columbus
Clear Lake
Order
Sioux City
Mason City
Davenport
Burlington
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Des Moines
Waterloo
Clinton
Fort Madison
Carroll
Boone
Webster City
Iowa City
Ollumwa
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Emmetsburg
Algona
DeWitt
Marshalltown
Missouri Valley
Council Bluffa
Neola
Atlante
Melwain
Creston
Perry
Dunlap
Muscatine
Bellone
Charles
Anarchists Fire On Police In San Diego
In San Diego on May 4 a police officer was shot in the back and another was wounded by a thrown hatch as officers in plain clothes confronted a house used as Industrial Workers of the World headquarters. Five men were arrested after the raid, and the riot alarm drew hundreds to the police station. A third man with likely fatal wounds was found at a lodging house late Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Industrial Workers of the World
E. M. Hedden
Henry Stephens
Stephens
Hedden
St Paul Adopts Commission Plan in 1914 Charter Change
May 9 St Paul Mayor H Keller a Republican was re elected with 16 208 votes against Otto Bremer Democrat 15 783 a plurality of 423 The city will adopt a blanket amendment to its charter creating a modified commission plan in June 1914 The mayor gains more authority while the council remains small and nonpartisan The plan mirrors Galveston and Des Moines in structure but adds stronger mayoral power
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
H. Keller
Otto Bremer
Galveston
Des Moines
Commission
Des Moines Asphalt Bid Sparks Price War
In Des Moines on May 9 the paying war between asphalt and bituminous promoters drives prices down. The Bryant Asphalt company bid was opened yesterday by the city council as part of a contest for paying reductions in asphalt costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bryant Asphalt Company
Critical Time of Woman's Life in Odd Va
Woman from Odd, Virginia testifies to improved health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts years of heavy work, hemorrhages, back pain, and sleepless nights, then credits the remedy with returning her ability to perform daily tasks. The ad touts decades of use and offers confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd
Tam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Martha L. Holloway
Lydia E.pinkham
Cascarets Work While You Sleep Tonight
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for the liver stomach and bowels. It claims relief for headaches coated tongue sleeplessness biliousness and upset stomach and urges use over harsh laxatives. A 16 cent box promises a clear head and cheerfulness for months and notes to remember the children.
Bryant Asphalt Bidered Low on Multiple Grades by Council
California or Mexican asphalt on Fourth Street from Clark to Orchard sold for 1.58 per square yard, Trinidad or Bermuda at 1.78, Des Moines Asphalt Co. bid 1.64, and the 1911 low was 1.55. Councilman Myerly will judge material quality before awarding to Bryant Asphalt Co., the low bidder on all grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fourth Street
Clark
Orchard Street
Trinidad
Bermuda
Des Moines Asphalt Company
Joseph Myerly
Bryant Asphalt Company
Perspi-No Arm Pit Shield Ad Promises Dry Comfort
A vintage advertisement touts Perspi-No as a safe powder to prevent underarm sweat and staining. It claims quick, decisive relief for social events and daily wear, with a pad included in each box. Available at druggists for 25 cents or by mail from Perspo Co. Waterloo retailers are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perspo Co
Lincoln Ave
Chicago
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Waterloo Business Men's Temperance
Association
H. L. Litehield
Tickris
A. W. Hartquist
W. Ft. Jameson
BF. A. Ferguson
Trameson
E. Park
Tuthi i. F. Park
James Black
C. W. Norton
Samuel B. Rickler
Amusere
Chtss
Peoples
West Fourth St
Post Tavern
Postam Cereal Co. Ltd
Care Fool Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
K. OF
C.’8
Cascarets
Atields
Portland Cement
Waterloo Lumber
Corn Belt Telephone CO
Starrett's
W. A. Cowell & Son
West Fourth Street
W. A. Covell & Son
Progressive Florists
West Thirmd
United States
Hileman & Gindt
Deen
Deb Beth Pheses
Cottage
Adams
Manson
Forest Park
Bown & Bown
East Fourth Street
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