This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
9
Roy Rutherford Bailey narrates the Ticklemouse and friends Davy and Dorfy on their first night camping. They prepare a fire, settle in for sleep, and glimpse a cloudrider Fillysinktum as rain and thunder drift across the night sky.
The Merry mice endure a sudden rainstorm at Camp Crow. They scramble into a canoe to escape flooding and reach home before dawn. Willy teases his uncle’s burned stocking and Mr Ticklemouse jokes about a new style worthy of a Hall of Fame tablet.
The Cedar Falls gathering featured A. B. T. Moore national president of the Gideons speaking on the group's purpose and history. It highlighted the organization from its Wisconsin start fourteen years ago to a worldwide force with over nine thousand members.
The Dayton estate property on Main Street now housing Tom Bliss candy kitchen Elite Printing and Novelty Co and a Millard parlor and barber shop will be removed. A modern one story business block 60 by 132 feet will be erected in their place with future height plans.
Mrs. A. E. Donovan died Saturday at 10 p.m. at 1603 Normal Street after months with rheumatism of the heart. Born Evangeline Vanderschaff in New Castle Ontario in 1862, she married A. E. Donovan in 1893 and moved to Cedar Falls five years ago. Survived by husband, daughter Evangeline and eight sons plus relatives in Canada and New York, funeral Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. at Congregational church with burial at Greenwood.
Hansen and Pletcher druggists in North Waterloo have purchased the Knapp Drug Company at 215 Fourth Street East. They formed a partnership sixteen months ago and will run the downtown store with Hansen managing and Pletcher remaining near the shops. The Knapp store, one of Waterloo’s oldest firms, began with J. J. Knapp and moved to its present site thirteen years ago. Charles Knapp runs it now. the sale is effective at once. The new owners plan interior improvements to accommodate growth.
County highway petitions pro and con the board's latest route designations. Free holders urge designating the Waterloo to Jesup state road and altering routes north of Dunkerton and the Cedar Falls alignment, with attorneys present and promises to act in the county's best interests. The board noted about 140 miles exist and upgrades will take years.
Four flats of five rooms each with two porches and one furnace per flat were created from a double house at Saxon and Iowa streets. Owner J Rechtfertig remodeled the property this spring spending about 2500 dollars to install four separate heating units. Schroeder Building progress shows a two story brick block at Saxon and Fourth streets with two storefronts on each street and possible future tenants including a smoker and a pool hall.
Real estate transfers show multiple conveyances in Waterloo and La Porte City. Frank M. Traphagan to Oliver W. Eason, J V Gregory to J N Smith, J W Hayward to J R Johnson, George K Terry to Jno A Draegers, James E Lamb to Jake Codner, Eva Beebe to Clifford J Woolley, and Albert Tribon to Iva Apfel. Amounts include mostly one dollar, with one $800 transaction.
Washington May 26 Cato Sells formerly of Vinton and Texas national committeeman may be the new Indian commissioner. He has been recommended by Secretary of Interior Lane and has sought a good appointment since March 4.
Waterloo and Black Hawk county schools are urged to send many delegates to the Burlington convention. A special Sunday school car departs Monday at 4 30 pm over the Rock Island with $6 01 round trip from Waterloo to Burlington. ATL delegates must pay a $1 90 registration for Harvard plan entertainment and lodging.
Daily riddles with punny questions and scattered answers plus a Davis Shoe Shop ad promising party specials at 2.35. The jumble lists questions about birds hunters and horses, with minimal solutions and partial reads.
We thank neighbors and friends who helped us during the illness and death of our mother and grandmother Mrs. Mittie Burright, and for the many floral offerings. QW. Burright and family will tam Turight and family.
C. Tiffany secures a five year lease on a new grain and feed store to be built on Fifth street west near Washington street in Waterloo. Judson A. Lamb and C. H. Tiffany finalize the plan for a one story brick structure to house Tiffany's business with I. W. Chapman building it. The 60 by 40 foot fronted building will be modern and ready in a few weeks for Tiffany to launch his wholesale and retail operation.
A Waterloo delegation of about twenty bankers and spouses will attend the Iowa State Bankers association convention in Des Moines starting tomorrow. Some depart tonight, others tomorrow. operations will continue smoothly with capable bank staff handling duties. The two day session promises an engaging program and active service for patrons.
News horn announces ruling on Waterloo saloon petition with crowds gathering in the quiet city. The editorial notes the town’s progress after saloon closures, improvements in charity and police, and the judge's careful, merit based decision amid public debate.
A district rally of the Ladies of the Maccabees is scheduled with Dr. Elizabeth Hooper of Port Huron Michigan and Mrs. Mabel T. La Rue of Des Moines as speakers. Sessions occur this afternoon and evening at the A O U W hall with ritual demonstrations, a reception at 8, music and speeches led by Hooper.
The advertisement touts Dr. Wilbert Shailenberger as a specialist in chronic diseases with rapid diagnosis and cure claims. It lists numerous conditions from catarrh to nervous debility and eye disorders, promises guaranteed cures without detention, and offers free consultation from 766 Oakwood Route, Chicago, Illinois.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.