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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
4
An elderly advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, effective substitute for calomel. It claims pimples, bad breath, and dull feelings disappear after taking tablets nightly for a week. Boxes cost 10 or 25 cents from The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
A vintage advert promises a no risk remedy for freckles. Buy an ounce of ethnnedouble strength from a local druggist with a money back guarantee if no removal, claiming one nights treatment enough for most cases and a fair price for a clear complexion.
A gasoline explosion on the Hutchinson block third floor sent the roof skyward and ignited a massive blaze. Tenants Seager’s grocery Taft’s women’s outfitting Stewart’s shoe store and Pioneer Knitting Works suffered heavy losses with salvage and limited spread of flames. The fire was under control by 1 30 after a night of rapid action.
Miss Elete Trehon visits Cedar Falls. Allen Steely family attends Mrs. Cora M. Clough sale in Raymond. Mrs. PF J Lawton returns from Sumner Missionary convention. Frank Holdiman and wife visit Readlyn. Mrs. F G Albright travels to Waterloo. Russel Bage and F J Lawton visit D J Holdiman home. Jim Magee builds a modern house. Mrs. Alvian Yager visits from Waterloo. Mrs. Eicher visits George Spies. Mrs. D J Holdiman and Mrs. Russel Sage attend Mrs. Clough sale.
Mrs. Ward and Rev. Ward left Monday for Fairfield to visit a daughter and family. Mrs. Clough held a sale Wednesday with all items sold including Milch cows at 48 to 95 dollars a head. Leo O’Gonnel visited his parents over the weekend. Agnes Gruenwald and Lillian O’Conner returned from Waterloo Tuesday. Martha Beater cut her forehead in a wagon accident requiring several stitches. Russel Arthur and sisters Flossie and Margaret of La Porte City visited Grandma G. W. Arthur last Sunday. Henry Gould and family came from Waterloo to take Grandma Gould home for the winter. she is ninety-three and losing her eyesight. Nick Schmitz plans a move to Oregon, with a sale at his home east of Raymond on the fifteenth. Mrs. W. T. Edwards and Maude Croft of Waterloo visited Saturday. Lola Hall’s condition worsens with nightly fevers and poor appetite. Daniel O’Connel was in Waterloo on business Tuesday. Chas Benter attended the funeral of his sister, Harry Brown, Thursday.
Eagle Center October 9 reports Mrs Adam Strubel and daughter Laura visited Hudson callers last week. Meyers John Smith and Glenn ose toured Clinton Saturday. Many attended the dance at Hudson Friday. Hazel Stubbs of Waterloo visited the F F Cantry home. Susie Weber of Elwood returned home Saturday after visiting her sister Mrs John Heinz. Mrs B Smith went to Waterloo Monday for daughter’s illness. Clarence Trainor and Mr Meyers of Waterloo visited Sunday. Joseph Kerr purchased the Colburn farm in Lincoln township. George Garretson and John Conry of Waterloo called here Thursday.
Mrs George Crownover of Oslweth visits Irv Blough family this week. Miss Gladys Washburn in New Mortford for a few days. Mildred Gibson ill. Gladys Crabtree shopped Waterloo. Uncle Tom's Cabin drew a large crowd despite weather. Mr and Mrs Harlan Hollis and Dorothy go to Chicago for a week. Rev M Pierce and John Axon attend conference at Deanark NW. G Strayer and wife of Dike spend Sunday with Joder. John Gutknecht and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with about 125 friends and silver gifts. Mrs Hugh Taylor visits Hollis home. Minnie Johnson at Allison. Elizabeth McEvoy a Waterloo visitor. Mrs Sally Watters leaves for Tennessee for winter. E E Boderham and children move to Elma. Mrs Henry Lafrenz and Mary to Waterloo. U B Sunday school picnic held in the woods. J H Redfern of Waterloo visits Pyles. Mrs Carl Mastain and others in Waterloo. WH Buchanan visits Waterloo. Don Gutknecht vacationed at Parkeraburs.
Robert Bailey spent Friday in Waterloo and James Baldwin from Littleton came Saturday. Several residents from Littleton Independence Osage and Oelwein visited Jesup. The Baptist Ladies Aid will serve a chicken pie supper on October 23.
Rural item list notes visits from J. Roth of Waterloo and Judd Grout of Cedar Rapids. G. Frush will sell his farm near La Porte by suction on Oct 10, with locals attending. Various community gatherings include missionary society meetings and a Baptist Ladies’ Aid thimble bee.
Dunkerton reports the marriage of Bart Kleckner and Elsie Lamb in Des Moines on Oct 8. Best wishes are extended. A railroad surface gang moved boarding cars to Dewar yesterday. Joy Page and F O Canfield drove to Waverly on Sunday. The old Baptist church will be remodeled with a basement, furnace, and other changes soon.
The church, originally built at old Lester Center in 1877, was moved to Dunkerton about twenty years ago and now stands in an up to date shape. Ey W Magee Sr has rented 360 acres to two men from Illinois for three years. Mark Davis and wife of Finchford are caretaking for Mr Magee and his son. Mrs Gus Horn and children and Mrs Keim returned from a two week visit at Alto Viste Ia. Potatoes are yielding well in both quantity and quality.
The Union service led by Rev. M G Munn and L E Park drew a large crowd as a forerunner to the Laymen’s Missionary convention in Waterloo starting Oct 20. A supper for men and friends is set for Friday Oct 11 at 8 30 in the church parlor.
Health is the foundation of good jocks the article promotes Mothers Friend as a medicine for external use to lubricate muscles nerves and tendons during pregnancy. It claims benefits like easing tenderness expanding skin and preparing the system for natural safe motherhood. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO Athota Ga offers a free book for expectant mothers.
Mrs. W C Baker and her son Delmer from Sioux City arrived for an extended visit with her mother Mrs. G W Arthur in Raymond. Frank Perry and wife and Ray Holley of Waterloo were Sunday visitors at the Cotton home and attended church services in Ray.
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