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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1914
Page
10
Local updates include Grace Methodist church board meeting this evening and various residents’ travels. Estate of Harriet L. Hale distributes 4612.30 equally among fifteen heirs. several people noted visiting, returning, or ill, with brief social and family mentions from Waterloo and nearby towns.
An ad offers The Williams Treatment for uric acid related disorders with a 32 dose bottle sent for ten cents. The notice also updates on local people: Mr and Mrs I S Berter test, Joseph McManus returns from South Dakota, Mayor Thompson announces a new motor ladder truck shipment, and several residents travel or visit. A possible Century magazine editor job for John G. Holyman is reported, along with Dr John Marquis to speak at First Presbyterian Church as Daniel series begins.
Uncle Sam through Postmaster M H Kelly will participate in a daily show next week. An exhibit on the grounds will educate visitors on parcel post benefits for farm products and general shipping. A mail box will collect and send mail. stamps of all kinds will be sold.
The Waterloo public schools will be dismissed Monday afternoon to allow students and teachers to attend the Cattle Congress. Show management will issue free admission tickets to pupils, recognizing the educational value of the exhibition. Special invitations have been extended to members of the fortnightly elf and to public school teachers.
Waterloo residents urged to attend the opening meeting of the church at the Realist church on Wednesday evening September Charles W. Kline will speak on The Public School as a Factor in the Solution of Popular Amusements An open discussion will follow The Twin City Ministers association held its regular monthly meeting at the YMCA about thirty attended and spent time sharing summer vacation experiences Rev William F Spry and Dr John Bunyan Smith were the two who admitted fishing Mr and Mrs W Vogel Chiropractors opened an office at 480 Mulberry St corner of Park Ave free lectures to be given for details call 982 Blk Supt A T Hukill reported city schools attendance at 2297 up 100 from last year
The clipping notes the season of falling leaves with a Denver mayoral suggestion to bury rather than burn them. It lists attendance by building and records weather readings previous day with temperatures and mentions licensed individuals with various names and places, including Waterloo and Lincoln references. The tone resembles a compact local paper item mixing civic tips, weather, and brief notices.
Birmingham officials report twelve men dead and twelve hurt after an explosion at the Muliga mines of the Woodward Iron Company, located eighteen miles northwest of Birmingham.
An old advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It claims the remedy addresses backache headaches nervousness and irritability helping women stay strong at home or in business. The ad urges women to try the product for better health and happiness.
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