Prohibition Campaign Plans Rolling Across Iowa in 1914 Drive
The Prohibition state committee outlines a six to eight week speaking campaign led by top dry speakers across Iowa. Notables include Mrs E Noriie-Law of Michigan and Hon M S Larmore of Indiana plus Will XN Cork and Eugene W Chafin. Campaigns target Creston, Clearfield, Albia, Boone county points and many more with June starts and August engagements. State Secretary Taynton touts enrollment and organization to broaden dry voter support ahead of 1914 elections.
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E. Noriie- Law
Michigan
Creston
Clearfield
Albia
Hireman
Lockman
Batavia
Boone County
M.S. Larmore
Indiana
de Witt
Will Speck
Shellsburg
Vinton
Reinbeck
Marshalltown
Montour
Belle Plaine
Ladora
Willliamsburg
Conroy
Thornburg
South English
Kinross
Princeton
Welton
Celar Falls
Preston
Maquoketa
Center Junction
Anamosa
Monticello
Hopkinton
Chautau
General Holiness University
Clarion
Plymouth
Jas. H. Woertendyke
California
Iowa
Woertendyke
Chafin
Quincy Lee Morrow
W. A. Brubaker
Taynton
Cherry Sisters Return to Farm After Haymarket Show
The Cherry sisters abandon theater life for farming and domestic study after a poor reception at Haymarket Chicago. They plan to return to their hometown farm while awaiting better terms and market for their performances. Local signs and crowd chatter reflect mixed reaction to the comeback attempt.
Assessors Find Wife Knows Little of Hubby Affairs
Waterloo assessors report four notable city patterns including wives unaware of husbands business affairs, residents who sleep until 7 or 8 am, a hustling populace, and a general ten percent rise in property valuations across Waterloo west and east. They cite Riverside Development along the Cedar River and a reflected property surge from $26 000 to $60 000 on the same plot and a business property up from $4 200 to $12 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
J. Sid Anderson
W. T. Life
C. Foster
Syndicate
Riverside Development Company
Cedar River
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Waterloo West
Messrs. Anderson
Life
Foster
Asa
Cher ry sisters seek work at Haymarket shift
A playful line notes the Cherry sisters pondering over daily labor at the Haymarket, contrasting their night work with a suggested Market alternative. The quip hints at performance life and economic hustle in a bustling Chicago scene.
New Hartford News Roundup May 19
Local notes report travel from Oregon and illnesses in New Hartford and Waterloo. Obituary for Mrs Hattie Billsen notes funeral at Baptist church with pallbearers and Oak Hill burial beside G W Millson. A fine touring car arrives. Shall Rock beats New Hartford 15 to 8 in a recent game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hartford
Ed Bisbee
Oregon
Ida Wells
Waterloo
J. L. Sprague
Frank Brown
Alilla Mack
I. B. Mack
Emil Stand
Adolph J Whipple
M. A. Bowen
Cedar Falls
N.C. Mack
New Hampton
Frank
Flora Mack
Hattie Bllsen
H. A. Essex
The
Baptist Church
I. S. Philo
R. H. Nard
R. F. Wick
A. T. Perrin
Ang, Critzman
TD. L. Ranney
Oak Hill Cemetery
G. W. Millson
Louis Ensign
Shall Rock
J. M. Billsen
Cedar Rapids
Hattie Billsen
Greene News Briefs Report Local Travel and Visits
Greene May 17 C C Wertze of Daugherty made an auto trip to Greene Saturday morning Mr and Mrs Fred Hildebrand visited Waterloo Tuesday Leon T Hidebrand has been numbered unclear text continues to next item
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
C. C. Wertze
Daugherty
Fred Hildebrand
Waterloo
Leon T Hidebrand
Local Notes and Family Events in City Journal
Jurors from town served in district court while births and marriages marked spring progress. A 71 year old resident died of a second stroke and was buried at Rose Hill. Miss Marian Woodward weds T. W. Newell. May social boosts Ladies Aid treasury. Aae accident injures Mrs. Fickes on bridge as she fell fracturing hip and spraining ankle reaching Sol Yohn home.
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Fred Payette
Fred Rover
Allison
Elmer Kuhn
G. A. Beck
St. James
Minn
Bunker Bros
William
Glasgow
Mont
Marcella Feyeretten
Nina Kahuda
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Greene
Benjamin Boardman
Burlington
P. E
Bert Squires
R. Miner
North Main Street
H. J. Barnett
W. E. Fisher
Rose Hill’ Cemetery
Marian Woodward
T. W. Newell
Adrian
John Woodward
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. C. Birney
Fickes
North Star Benefit Association eyes Waterloo as national HQ
State Deputy Silas F. Nelson plans to move the North Star Benefit association headquarters from Moline to Waterloo Iowa. He aims to establish a local lodge of 800 1000 members, build a national office and printing plant, and open headquarters in Waterloo by the 1914 national convention. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids have also bid. The Illinois tax on reserve funds could cost about 6000 annually for the 160000 banked by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas F. Nelson
North Star Benefit Association
Iowa
Waterloo
Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Moline
Ill
Ilinois
North Star Association
Hawkeye
Illinois
Minnesota
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Local notes and travel across Shell Rock area
Mrs A Hoffman visited friends at Morning Sun over Sunday. Jack Gill returned to duties at the Rock Island pumping station after a three weeks vacation. Fred Wirth visited in town while R W Famerson of Sioux City lectured on white slave traffic at the Congregational church. J H Amick and Frank Clouse served as jurymen in Allison. Ella Printy returned from Carthage. Birthday club members visited Charles City. Jones Acme Chautauqua set June 4 to 10 with tents located nearby.
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Shell Rock
A. ©. Hoffman
Jack Gill
Rock Island
Fred Wirth
R. W. Famerson
Liooux City
Congregational Church
J. H. Amick
Frank Clouse
Allison
Ella Printy
Carthage
Ill
Birthday Club
Charles City
W. L. Olney
Jones Acme
Rockford Briefs Highlight Local Happenings and Court Action
In Rockford on May 19 updates note K P lodge pool table installation, new home construction, fruit crop prospects, a fine piano, and car ownership. Several residents make trips, travels to Portland and San Antonio are cited, while county officials attend meetings. A gypsy band was ordered from town after disturbances. the leader faced a $50 fine in court.
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Rockford
K. P. Lodge
T. Hills
Weat Rockford
Anna Bluemenstiel
Zeran
Elmer Briggs
Crookston
Minn
Lillian Woelfer
Portland
Ore
Alex Wilson
J. N. Headley
Dewey
San Antonio
Tex
L. Brown
C. S. Moore
Charles City
B. A. Wallace
R. F. Bruce
Bankers
Nora Springs
Yenrich
Des Moines
F. C. Johnson
Burelington
H. Grady
Red Wing
W. A. Sparks
BE. Mitchell
Illinois
Ruggles
Justice Crowell
Death of J H Ross follows apoplectic stroke in Reinbeck
Reinbeck on May 16 reports J H Ross visiting his daughter Mrs. Chas Agy who suffered an apoplectic stroke last Thursday. He died Sunday at his daughter's home and was taken to Grinnell for burial. Local briefs note visitors and travel by several residents including Mr and Mrs J R Stuart, D J Peters, Mary Sibert, R B Ferguson, W W DeWolf, Mrs J L Hickson, Mrs T S Carroll, Mrs Harley Bean, Paul and John Jacobsen, Otto Fothergill, George Meissner, and Henry Stange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sibert
Albert Lea
Waterloo
R. B. Ferguson
Trair
W. W. DeWolf
Cedar Falls
J. L. Hickson
T. S. Carroll
Harley Bean
Irvy Lovell
St. Francis Hospital
Paul
John Jacobsen
Otto Fothergill
Armstrong
George
John Meissner
Henry Stange
Local People and Movements Across Iowa Towns
Estherville visits on business noted. J. H. Shoemaker from Cedar Falls came Monday. C. R. Park called on business at Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Watson and children spent Sunday with relatives in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Alex Elliott left Saturday for an extended trip to New Hampshire. Erwin Robinson visited friends in Cedar Rapids Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R Holek spent Sunday with relatives in Grundy Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Shoemaker
Cedar Fails
C. R. Park
Cedar Rapids
Guy Watson
Alex Elliott
New Hampshire
Erwin Robinson
R. ©. Holek
Grundy Center
Neck Rings Of Shan Hilla Women In Upper Burma
The Shan Hilla women in Upper Burmah seek a longer neck. Beauty is judged by the extended head, achieved by childhood wear of brass neck rings. When relief from strain occurs, an additional ring is added. They also wear heavy rings on their legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shan Hilla
Upper Burmah
Cure for Stomach Disorders with Chamberlains Tablets
Stomach disorders may be avoided by the use of Chamberlains Tablets. Many remarkable cures have been effected by these tablets. Sold by all dealers.
Resinol Ointment Offers Fast Skin Relief
Resinol Ointment promises instant relief from itching and clears skin eruptions quickly. Doctors have prescribed it for eighteen years and druggists keep it in stock for fifty cents or one dollar. Write today to Dept. 5-M, Resinol, Baltimore, Md., for a sample and a miniature cake of Resinol Soap.
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Resinol
Baltimore
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Illinois Tax
Frank Newcomb
Benton
J. R. Thompson
Estherville
North Western States
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Falls Ave
Great Western
St. Paul
Minneapolis
T. J. Cleary
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Coca-Cola Company
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Vwwler Co. Iesale. Grocers
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State House
Black Hawk
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