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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1914
Page
11
An island sea monster helps Ko Ko and a shipwrecked girl after a storm. A witch turns the monster into a man, and a wish from Ko Ko restores the creature to full form. The sea god then grants them a life of safety and magic on a transformed island until wedding. A Tomorrow’s story previews The Moonlight Sail.
An old advertisement touts Resinol Ointment as a fast healer for itching and disfiguring skin conditions. It claims relief from pimples dandruff burns and minor injuries with a gentle formula suitable for delicate skin. Available as Ointment and Soap, prices 50 cents and 1 dollar with free trial by writing to Resinol Baltimore MD.
Bristow May 7 The council planned to explore installing electric lights similar to those in Allison and Dumont. The town notes the Walsh family illness. Conger family visits from Illinois. Nellie Stewart’s birthday party. Christian church Sunday school gatherings. a Rob Stewart blacksmith shop site being developed. Royal Neighbors lodge members attend a school. Mrs. Wilkinson remains seriously ill. church members attended a Cedar Falls convention. local farming activity reports.
Work on paving streets began by Sweeney Bros of Reedsburg. Concert by St. Paul quartet at opera house, arranged by high school seniors via Dr. John Archer Gray. Mrs. Isabell Green and Ernest Burroughs wed. Burroughs a stonemason, Mrs. Burroughs a skilled dressmaker. Mothers Day services planned with sermons and music. Dr. and Mrs. B A Smiley to visit from Palmer Iowa. Smiley seeks office site. Choirs form at Presbyterian church. Holy Name observes Forty Hours devotion with Fr. Fitzgerald and visiting pastors. High school lads lost to Fayette 5 to 1. Fayette won here 6 to 5 with Sanderg umpiring.
W E Buechele of Otranto Is has taken possession of the Jubilee blacksmith shop. H A Wilharm, the former smith, has gone to Cedar Falls. The youngest son of Rev W Adix is ill with pleurisy. Floyd Sauerbry is ill. Mr and Mrs Krukenberg , Mr and Mrs Fred Weltzen and Mr and Mrs C F Bonarden visited Bremer county relatives. Farmers plant corn as weather warms. ground in excellent condition.
Morris Corwin lost two fine horses last week amid Finchford notes. A Senior Sunday school social Saturday drew large attendance with supper served and Glen Moon of Bois recited. Local visits included Mrs. Frank Berbohs of Clarksville and Mr. and Mrs. Hahn of La Porte City. Leonard Corwin moved to Roy Corwin home where he stays, recovering. Funeral services were held for JL Whitney at M E church with nine children present and a Waverly male quartet. interment Finchford cemetery. Estella Moore funeral held at M B church with Baptist minister from New Hartford. interment Finchford cemetery.
Prof J A McLean explains dairy improvement hinges on selecting sires and raising heifers well. Begin with mother's milk, switch to skim milk in three weeks, then feed grain and hay for digestive capacity. Emphasizes good housing, fresh air, cleanliness, and early grass for calves. Also covers water pumping, types of engines, and storage methods. An agronomy section details experiment plots for soil and fertilizer trials with practical setup and record keeping.
Measles strike the Moore family with one girl dying from pneumonia. Mrs. Moore is severely ill. Mrs. Sophia Rabe of this place died at Mercy hospital in Waverly after health decline. funeral at German church with interment in Zion cemetery. August Dorman buys Whitney property. G N club hosts a meeting at Elmer Montgomery home with Mar 20th next gathering with Mrs Herbert Seeman. Mrs Peter Sullivan hosts needlework gathering in Jesup. guests from Jesup, Waterloo and Vista.
Shady Grove May 7. Mr and Mrs Chas Orren visited at Jesup Thuredar. Max Hertzberg and crew have filed on the LL B Cohlert farm this past week. Miss Matilda Webber, Shady Grove teacher, spent Sunday near Indepen dence. Mr and Mrs Dan Peck and Vera visited T E Conry family in Waterloo. Mr and Mrs B Ham and J B Kenney of Jesup were guests of Mr and Mrs Oscar Hilton. Mrs Fred Stumma will host the Ladies Aid of Spring Creek church May 13. The Ladies Union of Shady...
Gresham May 7 funeral services for little Alicea Teisinger were conducted at the Evangelical church Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. A. Hadlen of Waterloo. The service drew a large crowd and interment followed in Gresham cemetery. County agriculturist A. A. Burger spoke in Gresham Tuesday evening. many entered the corn contest. Mrs. Boas Yager shows slow recovery after illness. Mr and Mrs F. G. Albright spent Sunday in Chester, Ill., visiting Albright’s sister. note on Margaret Carrigg’s prior medical procedure.
The article recalls an appendicitis operation and a person named Conrad Haag of Sumner visiting Rev Lawton, then returning to Sumner. It notes land could be bought for eight dollars an acre near Aplington and five dollars an acre further north. It mentions Grundy Center lacking a railroad then and many railroad towns in Butler Grundy and Hardin counties not existing at that time.
Mrs. John De Vries and daughter Mrs. Haarn returned home after a visit in Clear Lake with John Trimbie’s family. A. Stoner sold his house to Mrs. Ruegman. H. Kramer’s box broke his arm. C. P. Aetls reached 63 years of age. Mr Aeila arrived in Aplington 45 years ago and has lived in the area since, largely in Aplington. There is not a person living in Aplington
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