Mercantile Co to Open on LaFayette Street Waterloo
The Union Mercantile Co backed by twenty local unions will open a grocery and produce store at LaFayette street between Fifth and Sixth, about December 10. A leased Albert Holzer building will house the shop with plans for low prices, shared profits, and stockholder involvement. An experienced grocer will manage, with potential branch stores planned for next spring in the Illinois Central shop district to serve rail workers and west Waterloo.
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Union Mercantile Co
Waterloo
Albert Holzer
LaFayette Street
Fifth
Bixth
Illinois Central
Waterloo District Dental Society Elects Officers
The Waterloo District Dental Society met in Waterloo yesterday and elected President Dr A J Mueller Vice President Dr G E Funston Secretary Dr H A Kinnan of Marshalltown and Treasurer Dr C P Seabert of Tama. Fifty guests attended the banquet in Waterloo club rooms with retiring president Dr Cr G B Miller as toastmaster.
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Waterloo District Dental Society
Waterloo
A. J. Mueller
G. E. Funston
H. A. Kinnan
Marshalltown
C. P. Seabert
Tama
Waterloo Club
Cr. GB. Miller
Licensed to Wed in Waterloo Details
Public marriage notices list Harry Forest Munger and .23 Henrietta Neighbors both of Waterloo along with Clyde H. Howard and Elsie Ethel Cline of Waterloo and Harry W. Williams with Vera M. Lawless of Waterloo. The fragmentary entry names several individuals but omits dates and ceremony details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Forest Munger
Waterloo
Henrietta Neighbors
Clyde H. Howard
Elsie Ethel Cline
Harry W. Williams
Vera M. Lawless
LaBarre and Ross Found Not Guilty in Advertsing Case
Glenn E. LaBarre and James Ross were discharged after a preliminary hearing before Judge Caldwell on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses while soliciting advertising for a church directory. The court found witnesses failed to prove misrepresentation and that the ads were not honestly obtained. LaBarre, a Waterloo native, has a strong local reputation. Mrs. Lee Thoman and her son departed Waterloo for a west coast tour.
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Glenn E. LaBarre
James Ross
Caldwell
Sacred Heart Church
Glenn LaBarre
John N. LaBarre
Waterloo
Persuasion Or Bad Weapon by Miss Frances Miller at Bible study
Miss Frances Miller addressed a large tabernacle crowd at 3 30 pm urging personal workers to seek surrender of will rather than merely coaxing an altar call. She outlined contacting, timing, listening for stumbling blocks, and using scripture to convert through true submission to God’s will.
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Frances Miller
Tabernacle
Miss Miller
East Waterloo Schools Install Fairbanks Scales for Coal
East Waterloo schools install a net of Fairbanks scales at the rear of the manual training building to weigh all coal and fuel bought. The new method is expected to pay for itself quickly and end the practice of receiving short weights in purchases for the school.
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East Waterloo
Threat to Print Petition Signers Sparks Des Moines Dispute
In Des Moines Iowa November 23 Supt W C Barber of the Iowa Anti Saloon League says publishers will print the names of petition signers challenging saloon operators. The Des Moines Citizens association plans 500 revocation petitions this week with over 3000 return ballots. Signatures are being collected beyond expectations as tempers rise.
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Des Moines
W. C. Barber
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Nobel
Barber
United States Supreme Court
Des Moines Citizens’ Association
Delegation Urges Sunday to Visit Waterloo Campaign
A ten member delegation from the Ministerial Association and Y M C A of Council Bluffs urged Rev. Wm A Sunday to come to Waterloo for a campaign. They expect a promise within two years and include ministers McClure Case Williams Eastman McManus and others. six are YY M C A directors. The group lunched with local church leaders. Miss Mabel M Gremmels of Estherville, Iowa, visits Waterloo for Thanksgiving with Miss Guyda Larsen.
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Ministerial Association
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Wm. A
Marcus McClure
D. D
First Presbyterian
Mabel M. Gremmels
Estherville, Ta
Guyda M. Larsen
Old Homestead Letters From Seven Generations
A farm couple in decline faces empty rooms as seven generations share a village house. Letters from each son scattered to Chicago New York Boston St Louis and the Pacific detail life news crops birds and memories linking family across distances.
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Helds
Ploaser Brock
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Billy
Yorse
San Francisco
The Old Thanksgiving Remains a Silent Farm Memory
An aged couple on the old homestead endure loneliness as seven sons in the city send fewer letters. The mother struggles with writing and yearns for news of grandchildren, while the father consoles her and they await generations’ passage. The piece reflects on distant family bonds and memory.
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Laiak Walton School
Clarly
Dld
Lfe
Thanksgiving Letters Bring Family Near At Last
A homestead tale unfolds at Thanksgiving as a sick mother waits for letters from her seven sons. The family returns home one by one to discover she has kept the home alive with love while they were away. They learn they can still share a feast though only spirits join the table.
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Eason
Tod
Heartwick
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SEW Union Grocery
LaFayette
Turkey
Ladarre
Ross
Lee Thoman
Gladbrook
West Coast
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Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Michigan
Ike
Brown
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George Belialbart
Amartean Preuw Amo Elation
Kitcher
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