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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
3
Engagement of Miss Harriet Hing to William J Card announced at Reed Street party by Mrs Fred S Merrian. Waterloo social calendar lists receptions, club events, a municipal song contest in Baltimore, weddings in Reinbeck and Waterloo, and various church functions with local families and organizations participating.
Miss Marion T Ransier with a Teachers' Certificate and an Artists' Diploma from the New York Institute of Musical Art, formerly an instructor at the Damrosch School, announces piano lessons at the James Plack Building Studio cot Phove 1226-Blk.
The Evening Courier in Waterloo advertises ordering courier patterns by coupon to Fashion Department. It lists a 10 cent per pattern charge and notes patterns come with seams and delivery within ten days. It details No 11 sleeves requires specific yardage for materials of various widths and sizes to assemble a medium sleeve set. The price is not stated.
A page of neighborhood social items from Randolph street and nearby addresses highlights birthday surprises, hostess duties, and club meetings. The Ladies Adult class at the Church of the Brethren honored Mrs. Baidnecker, while groups such as Stitch and Chatter and the Pond Lily Crochet club shared substan tial afternoons of crafts, recipes, and refreshments. Additional notes cover the Pythian Sisters, Lincoln Circle Ladies, and an Auction Bridge gathering with high scores and upcoming meetings.
An advertisement touts Brownatone as the top selling hair tinting product after only three years on the market. It claims instant gray coverage, a range from golden to deep brown or black, easy application, and long lasting results without fading or detection. The Kenton Pharmaceutical Co. produces it, with samples offered for 10 cents and direct-from-lab orders available.
A period advertisement claims four ounces of ordinary quid argon dissolved and applied at night will dissolve dandruff, stop itching, and leave hair fluffy and silky by morning with further applications. It asserts availability at drug stores, calling the remedy inexpensive and effective.
Br Effie McCollum Jones traveled to Perry for the state Kings Daughters convention and may stop in Des Moines on business before returning to Waterloo tonight. Ww R Cole leaves for Minneapolis to spend about a week with his sons Harold and Charles. Mr and Mrs Walter Dotson return from Chicago. Mr and Mrs Clark Walker visited Waterloo parents on Hawthorne while returning from a six weeks Pacific coast trip via expositions. Rev and Mrs W P Thompson of Hudson visited Waterloo relatives yesterday. Mrs J D Brooks left for Rowan to visit her old home after a protracted stay with her daughter Mrs Upton B Kepford. Miss Hazel Johnson a Cedar Heights domestic science teacher resigns to join State Teachers College. She is from Wapello and will take up the new post immediately. It pays to read Want Ads in the Evenolog Courier and Repost.
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