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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
10
Cedar Falls notes report the Home Missionary society and Ladies Aid meeting details, travels to the Cattle Congress, and a concert band plan. It notes Mrs. Collins funeral postponed for son’s arrival, and a wedding postponed due to illness with plans to reschedule. The Cedar Falls lyceum opens October 20 with Alton Packard.
A vintage advertisement urges readers with stomach trouble to use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. It claims the product eases stomach and digestive work, improves appetite, and promises a healthier view of food, offering a free trial by mail from F A Start Co.
A Cedar Falls meeting with city officials discussed sites for a Soldiers Memorial hall. The city will donate streetcar access and building heat and janitorial services, with one site near Clay Street and a second near the library area considered for the memorial. If chosen, the hall will add to the city's attractions. The Cedar Falls Women will assist in loading Christmas ship parcels for European children affected by the war, organizing a committee and listing participating groups. Mrs. W. C. Nuhn chairs the local plan with representatives from Zion Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Danish Baptist, St Patrick's, Christian, St Luke's, Danish Bethlehem, Danish Nazareth, St John's Emanuel Lutheran, and Oak Ridge programs. Mrs. Lewis Lenz, president of St. John's Emanuel Lutheran Ladies' Aid, is recovering well after surgery at Mercy hospital Des Moines and related procedures.
Crowds gathered at Walnut Street Baptist to hear Mr. Greenwood speak on the Holy Spirit. He preached from John 3 16 about mover motive means measure method and meaning, stressing God’s love and faith as the path to eternal life.
Members of the Roman Catholic Mutual Protective society will be invited to hold their next meeting in this city in 1916. P. F. Klien, delegate from the local organization, departed last night for Dyersville to extend the invitation. An invitation signed by Mayor H. C. Thompson will be read to the convention. The convention attracts between 400 and 300 delegates.
Crowds pack the city last evening with hotels full and many guests turned away. The Russell Lamgon hotel overflowed for the first time since opening, cots placed in halls. Der Deutsche Amerikaner, HC Pin ter n, German weekly, bought by L Hahn and H Koeneker for Denison printing. Office to move to 720 Lafayette street. Old paper once edited by J G Schmidt. Hahn has publishing background. Wireless telegraphy messages cross the Andes at five kilowatts, from fourteen to twenty thousand feet high.
The Leavitt Johnson National Bank sponsors a corn growers contest in Black Hawk County with more than 300 entries. Displayed ears fill the exhibit hall as 200 contestants compete for prizes totaling 1900, including 1000 for adults and 300 for youths, to foster bigger crops and better quality.
Des Moines reports secretary of state W. S. Allen has joined suffrage supporters. He plans campaign speeches in Van Buren county and southeastern towns advocating votes for women. He previously opposed the measure but now supports it, citing the need for women’s counsel after the European war and anticipated immigrant influx.
Hazel Boyd returned from Milwaukee after an extended visit. Frank Lynes left the hospital in Waverly and is improving. The Y M C A opened to the public last week and Saturday night vandals damaged windows and fixtures, including the creamery. Mesdames Arvilla Pickett, Gloria Daugherty, and Happy Culver from Boscobel attended a family gathering for their uncle H Scott. John Gritzner is appointed rural mail carrier on route 2 and starts October 16 after years with R E Boyd.
Born to Mr and Mrs Robert Crament on Oct and a Beloit guest Roy Ginn and Mrs Miller of Galena visited Geo Stauss home. Mrs James Simpson Dubuque visited OBE Bank Friday. J H Gilson toured Brantbury Friday. Mrs Frank Robert from Waterloo came to care for her mother Mrs Smith Friday. Embroidery circle met with Mrs Charlie Curtis with large attendance and four new members. Ira Jesse and wife traveled to Littleton Sunday due to Mrs Gust Tense's death.
A note from Floyd notes Mrs. C. F. Potter of Pierre visited Mrs. Anne Hayes. Sylvia Shapley and Hilda Gauger from Fayette spent Sunday at home. Darrell Morse of Cedar Falls visited Floyd. Mrs. Gao Knowlton and children spend the week in Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Thompson visited relatives in Melbourne. Mrs. C. Lb. Knowlton visited sister Mrs. Clara Howard in Nashua next week. The column records social visits and family travel with local ties.
Jesup area social events include church circle meetings at homes of the Thier and J. R. dated families, missionary society reports, and a Grand Open entertainment by the Mysteriana Smith Co. in Rouge. Community members Underwood, Tre Tyson, and Mrs. Benedict are noted, with a fifty ninth wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Wills Parker and a Pearl Anderson Roland Newcomb wedding surprise.
Manchester Ontario district court heard testimony in the case of A W McDonald as administrator for the estate of Myrtle Irish against Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. The policy valued at $1 000 was denied payment on grounds of deceased dying under peculiar circumstances after an operation. A physician connected to the operation was later acquitted. Judge Franklin D Platt ordered written arguments and will render a decision later in the term. Names mentioned include Math Phillips Raymond dhe Anselme Hubbert Witerlessy Fred H Crandall Louise Oaks.
An exhibit at the Cattle Congress demonstrates milk’s nutrition by equating a quart of milk to various foods in cost and value. Prices for cheese, meat, bread, cod, beans, oranges, apples, bananas, nuts, cabbage, and other staples are listed, illustrating milk’s comparative nutrition and daily food costs. The article also notes German cattle declines and local social scenes with multiple names and events referenced.
Mr and Mrs Lester Thorp of Iowa Falls visited Rowley friends Mr and Mrs Tainty while en route home from Warren Health concerns arose as Thomas Delavey rested at his daughter Mrs Corkerys home. The L M A plans a Thursday meeting with Mrs Alica Sloan. Leonard Corkery has been appointed Rowley postmaster as he continues teaching in Rowley schools. Mr and Mrs Ralph Robson traveled to Bruce Wisconsin to review their farm and visit family.
An advertisement claims meat causes uric acid buildup and weak kidneys. It promotes Rheumasalts from Thorbath Company Minneapolis as a quick remedy to flush kidneys, recommending two spoonfuls in water before breakfast for several days, touting painless relief and ease of use.
The Sunday school convention at the church was postponed due to illness but will be held on the 18th. A party from Wack Taw county Sunday School association will travel from Calan Malle to Minghfound for a rally with speakers Hey 7.1. Vanney Mra B. Read A. E. Lunn and Mra J. W. Knickerbocker. Rev. Nolte will speak in the evening.
Oct 13 report from Ansgar notes Amelia Intart visiting Waterloo home. ZH family return from Waterloo. Bl Zilk’s relatives spent days with them. Mrs. Jacob Closz visited Wester City. Charles Closahoma visit with Mrs T Q Bakken. July Martin of Fort Dodge came for LYDP Westbank visit. Hugh Alexander returned to Minnesota after weeks with sister Chas Fretcher. Miss Caroline Thompson left for Minneapolis with family.
Minglida Mor departed Thursday for St James Minnesota to take a stenographer position in the Onaba railroad offices. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society hosted a tea at Rosa ter home Friday afternoon with a bake sale and music by Dexter’s Harp Orchestra of Austin for the dance Thursday evening.
Constipation affects health with age and can blunt vitality. Gentle laxative tonics are preferred over drastic purges, and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is recommended by physicians and many users. A free trial bottle offered by Dr Wy. B. Caldwell at 47 Washington St, Montivello, IL.
A simple home remedy promises to dissolve dandruff with four ounces of plain liquid applied at night. Rub gently into the scalp, and by morning most dandruff may be gone after a few applications. The method claims to stop itching, leave hair fluffy and glossy, and cost little.
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