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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
8
A reader recalls a five year old warning about a heart nervous disease and two year life limit. The patient chose to live day by day, work hard, and enjoy life despite the prognosis, while seeking frank medical updates and balancing fear with hope.
Brief notices from Eds Falls Iowa area record social visits, entertainments, meetings and local business. Entries mention Turkey dinners hosted by Mrs W H Hurd and Miss Julia Curtis, initiations at Eastern Stars, sports officiating by Frank FE Birch, visits to relatives, shop purchases, and upcoming events at colleges and civic groups.
Clarence Michaelson, a thirteen year old known for trouble on College Hill, was arrested after entering Mrs Gray’s residence and is to be examined in Waterloo then likely sent to Eldora industrial school. Postoffice inspector G B Miller departs for St Charles Missouri. Pearl Bille from Marshalltown heads to Concepcion Chile as music instructor. Iowa Falls Tigers face Towa Falls in the Thanksgiving football finale on College field.
A veteran letter writer reflects on facing imminent death and the ethics of truth with patients. He admires doctors yet notes their fallibility and urges keeping hope for the living while accepting only essential disclosures. He warns against costly gifts and recalls Burleson rebuking egg gifts under parcel post rules.
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