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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
11
An advertisement touts a business opportunity promising a hustler can earn 50 to 75 dollars weekly and build a permanent enterprise with a 200 dollar start. It claims full stock and equipment, potential employment for several men, and no interference with current work, inviting interviews with a “Manufacturer” care Courier in New Hartford.
Local items mention Greene connections with Nashua and Waterloo visitors. Families including Mr and Mrs Jabu Meveretten and children from Waterloo, Mrs RR Miner convalescing, Mrs Patterson visiting Chi and Barre, and residents Drew and Foils relocating to Waterton. Mentions Cyrus Matnest and Mevton family members.
Iowa creamery output for the year totals 96,983,183 pounds of butter valued at 28,286,249 dollars. Butter sold within Iowa and to other states averaged 33.92 cents per pound, with 25,590 dealers fined for law violations and 136,504 in department fees collected. Creameries processed 285,197,245 pounds of milk and 262,742,596 pounds of cream.
A weekly farming journal issued in Sioux City Iowa targets 65 000 farmers and breeders. It promotes subscriptions with promises of practical guides on dairy cattle poultry and breeding with regional tips and savings departments for subscribers in Keokuk and nearby areas.
After months away, Mrs. Greene is reported ill at home while a Chicago convention and hospital stay are noted. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burns attended a funeral in Indiana. Mrs. S. Thomas remains ill. A card party at the St. Cole home and a Greene library reception raised nearly $30 for new books. Families travel to Waterloo for birthdays, and J Wilbur Shaw’s death is announced with burial planned in Clarksville.
The report blends social observations with a birth announcement. It notes a classroom scene where women and men discuss roles, and highlights a newborn girl named Mary Lucile Harchet Morvan, born to Mr and Mrs Moran three weeks ago their first child. Mrs Moran formerly Miss Mary Northcutt of Burlingham.
Dear Doctor I am writing to tell you that you cured my stomach trouble after suffering 12 years JT was compelled to quit farming due to poor health but after your course of treatment I feel as good as I ever did and can work hard I will be pleased to answer any questions YT hopes all sufferers with diseases of long standing will see you John Christensen Ogden Ia estate transfers and property sales listed with small sums in Black Hawk County abstracts and local parcels including Prospect Hills Waterloo Cedar River and Leland Park additions Updated transfers show minor parcel changes and nominal consideration.
Los Angeles eviction? No. In a Nov 17 report, local grocers mark strictly fresh ranch eggs with rising prices. Jobbing price reached 45 to 64 cents for fresh eggs, wholesalers sold at 58 and 40 cents to grocers, who set their own margins. The spike marks the highest price in five to six years, surpassing last year’s 16 1/2-cent level.
New York physicians launch a public health crusade urging education to reduce colds over a generation. They list don’ts like sitting in drafts, skipping fresh air, overeating, and slow action on colds. The note promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and cites local advertisements.
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