This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
4
A Wisconsin Lumber Company manager, J. Skelton, vanished after attending the Minnesota State Fair about five weeks ago. He disappeared in Minneapolis and despite several days of search, no trace was found.
Cedar Falls residents report visitors from Des Moines and Marshalltown spending ten days or weeks with local families. A Danish Bethlehem church youth program, faculty receptions, and plans for social centers are noted. Mrs. Hearst visits Cedar Rapids. local clubs plan meetings and lectures.
The First Presbyterian church of Waterloo hosted the installation of Rev John Robertson Macartney with a large gathering of local clergy and members. His brother Rev Albert J Macartney of Chicago delivered the sermon, praising the family’s ministry. Messages from relatives and a mayoral letter from Bellingham, Washington, underscored strong support as the congregation pledged loyalty and urged active participation in the church’s programs.
An old Stuart's Calcium Waters advertisement touts skin clarity by cleansing the blood. It markets wafers as harmless without mercury or opiates, claims calcium sulphide and a mild purgative action, and promises easy improvements in pimples, boils, and blotchy complexions with a mail order sample from FA Stuart Co.
Iowa critique argues for stronger blue sky laws after a dubious wheat land coupon investment promising 20 year doubling is exposed as fraud. State institutions report improved funding with near balance of support funds and modest deficits. prisons and reform homes show gains, while voting machine usage expands in Park County amid calls to retire the old system.
Austrian nobleman De Coromba once jailed in Stillwater for Mann Act violation and later discharged from a Washington asylum is moved to Fort Leavenworth. He and a partner allegedly abducted 16 year old Autumn Stone-Wreaker from Crawfordsville to Muscatine with a perjury indictment pending.
In Madvid Ort Fifteen minutes after dinner the child 13 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Direh, was last seen on the porch. Her body was found floating in a tub of water near the kitchen about a quarter hour later. Attempts to revive her failed.
Mount Pleasant October 1. A detective hired by the county board months ago to prosecute bootlegging was arrested by deputy marshal Aronson in Ottumwa and brought to Ottumwa on bootlegging charges. County supervisors and attorney Mee Cord had explained her employment and city appearance before the grand jury.
At a joint session of Hanlin and Franklin counties boards, contracts for a large intercounty drainage project were let. Labor and material costs total about 90,000 dollars with suppliers Hawkeye Cement of Mason City 26,390 dollars Eldora Pipe and Tile Co 4,526 dollars What Cheer Clay Products 4,526 dollars. Labor contract awarded to Ole Johnson of Iowa Falls for 43,000 dollars.
Kate Flynn, convicted of maintaining a house of ill fame, was sentenced to five years at hard labor in the Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge Wright. An appeal bond of $3,600 was filed. attorney noted a signed $8,500 bond, allowing a possible extra year of liberty during the appeal.
The health officer orders Vincent area schools closed amid a diphtheria outbreak reported this week. Ten cases have been found. anti-toxin given to all with all now out of danger. Officials believe spread will slow due to preventive efforts despite one large family cluster from delayed medical care.
An old advertisement warns against uric acid buildup in meat eaters. It claims weak kidneys cause dropsy and Bright's disease, urging use of Rheumasalts from the Rheunabath Company to flush kidneys and cleanse the digestive tract. The tone imitates medical advice and promotes a specific product.
A vintage ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple home formula now available in drug stores. It claims to darken gray hair naturally, improve scalp conditions, and leave hair glossy and abundant after use, with application by sponge or brush. Sold by I. Taggart.
Report of yesterday afternoon events on a Cedar Rapids booster trip with 50 delegates. Bill Haskell was detained after a bottle of amber liquid was found on him. Orange Extra aided in transporting the confiscated drink to safety as ghostly figures and masked men staged distractions along the route.
Members of the Waterloo Bank Clerks association reorganized electing George Williams as president R W Stewart as vice president R L Penne as secretary W H Stevens as treasurer W J Rechfertig as literary chairman and Fred H Wray as social chairman The group plans monthly meetings and will seek to ease money stringency noted in the state in recent months.
An old advertisement extols SKITCH as a miracle cleaner that saves backbreaking work. It promises clothes stay longer and look nicer, claims three teaspoons clean a boilerful, and urges readers to buy 2 ten cent packages or request a free sample from Hans Pich tenbéers of Milwaukee Wisconsin.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.