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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1920
Page
15
In towns like Waterloo a sizable retired farming class keeps active after leaving the fields. Many over 60 continue work or shift to real estate, gardening, or light duties. younger retirees sometimes join industrial plants to help meet demand for goods. Most older retirees prefer quiet home life, daily walks, reading, and social visits rather than heavy labor.
When the stomach fails its functions the bowels derange the liver and kidneys congest. Restore stomach and liver to health with Chamberlain's Tablets. They are excellent and cost a quarter.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it with five cents to Foley and Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave in Chicago. It promises a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing and bowel issues after providing name and address clearly.
In Cedar Falls on November 27 residents debate preliminary steps for a new city hall to house mayor clerk engineer and several departments while keeping fire and police in the present building. Rev. F K Miller visits Manchester and Finchford boards approve a new school structure with $80,000 funding. Funeral notices include Mrs Thomas Padgett and Mrs Daniel Jensen with services slated for Monday and Greenwood Cemetery interment.
A Detroit Sunday note recalls Walter Scanlon in Hearts of Bria and announces open runs of Sun Valley Arthur Donaldson play. Lou Tellegen presents Blind Youth at Waterloo, May Robson in Nobody's Fool, The Toy Girl by May, Babs in Chicago. new Comstock & Gest play Atgar. Maude Fulton rehearses The Humming Bird in New York. Marc Klaw buys two NYC theatre sites. Madge Kennedy in Meet the Wife. Adrienne musical at Atlantic City. Fifth Avenue Hospital donation by Barrymore actors. Jolson in Sinbad route notes. plus real estate transfers in Waterloo Cedar Falls districts.
The article notes a host of retired farmers wielding influence in city life and county governance. It highlights John R. Rector, F. F. Knapp, D. Becker, B. J. Rodemar, and M. L. Bowman as active figures in civic, fraternal, and agricultural matters, illustrating the enduring impact of agrarian leadership on local administration.
Funeral services for Dr. M Tobias, who died Monday in Rochester Minnesota, were held in Dike Iowa this afternoon. Born in Pennsylvania about 59 years ago, he married Migs Barbara Klinger and moved to Iowa 38 years ago. He ran general stores in Gresham Klingers Hudson and Dike before retiring eleven years ago. His wife died four years ago. Surviving are E P Tobias and daughter Mrs J J Schultz.
An old ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a cheap remedy that relieves nasal congestion headache and feverishness after dosing every two hours. It claims the first dose clears nostrils and stops nose running while the medicine contains no quinine and is sold at drug stores.
Lot transfers and plats in Waterloo from Meadowdale and Leavitt's addition. Transfers include Lovina E. McDowell et al to M. J. Pommer for 60 feet of lot percentages in Leavitt's addition. Bronson to Gene Kahler lot 4 block 11 Hill sine addition. Additional listings reference rev. values and property descriptions. A silent but effective salesman appears in a For Sale ad in the Courier.
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