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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
12
Big assortment of Velvet and Axminster carpets with new patterns. Lace curtains and porticoes on sale plus body Brussels rugs and ingrain carpets at reduced prices. Special discounts include one fourth off rest of stock. delivery available.
The Chicago Great Western announces a new timetable effective Sunday Nov 3 with faster running times and two new through trains to Chicago. A Des Moines to Chicago through train departs 11 83 p m and arrives 7 50 p m. Water loo sleepers depart 9 o'clock daily. Several local and limited trains gain earlier arrivals and new stops including Waterloo Des Moines and Minneapolis connections.
In Waterloo Saturday eyes retailed at 42 cents a dozen while Denver and Jesup offered similar souvenirs for 30 cents showing price disparities. Warren Clay Farley left for Dubuque for vacation with undecided plans between Dubuque and Des Moines. A sidewalk depression on Bridge Street near the Syndicate building has been cemented twice after habit kept pedestrians tripping, as Citizens Gas & Electric continues operations.
The county officers sent a banquet of flowers to the home of Charles H. Plummer the county recorder at Cedar Falls as he lies ill. In other items X B Hersch returns from Polo Tennessee where his father Thomas Hersch who died at 87 is buried. Delbert Kerr and relatives visit Dysart teachers in Waterloo. Dennis Van Hoozer seeks a license to wed Harriet A Miller though both are under legal age with parental consent. James Stont travels to Fairfield Wisconsin to wed Miss McCune and hopes to return before Tuesday evening despite Wisconsin license rules.
Superintendent Myers plans organizing boys and girls clubs. Boys study farming while girls learn domestic science. The move aims to keep youth on farms and will support upcoming corn growing contests with prizes totaling 9300.
Derailment near Wiscalding blocked second section of freight No 42 forcing two hour delay for passenger No 14 of the Tremois Central. Wrecker from Dubuane and 30000 bricks laid in local shops. A contractor is hired for improvements.
The Waterloo first Congregational Church celebrated debt freedom on November 15 with a morning sermon on The Church in the City and an evening bond burning that cleared the building of its seven year debt. Gifts from Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Leavitt, plus pledges from members, funded the final payoff and inspired donations toward an Albania hospital fund.
Bargain variety ad notes 10 by 16 inch item limited while quantities last. Price listed at 29 cents each.
A reader of the temperance forces says the association will not tolerate rough-neck tactics and is uninformed on the Saturday night incident. The group expresses joy over Des Moines saloons being closed by the supreme court and notes prohibition laws remain in force despite challenges.
The regular meeting of the Lows of Veterans and auxiliary will convene tomorrow at Promption Hall. Mrs. Marshall Shonts will lecture on The Calling of the World to the Stark and Stripes. Reserved seating arrangements are in place for attendees.
Bargain notice for a sale of 10 by 16 roasters offered during a fast period with items at 20 cents each. Variety available under the label Bargain Variety. SPI'
A jumble of rental and sale notices appears with stray phrases about modern rooms, housekeeping spaces, poultry on tracks, and a Thanksgiving turkey offer. It mentions a purse found at a church and theatre, a return location at Public Pharmacy, and an address on W. 6th St with Cedar Hampids.
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