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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
6
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. It claims two hour dosing up to three doses clears head, chest, back and limbs, relieves pains and feverish symptoms, and costs 25 cents per package. It stresses lack of quinine and three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports a surprise wedding between M. J. O Rourke of Waterloo and Irene Margaret Cowin of Waterloo at St Raphael's cathedral. The bride, daughter of the late Fudge Cowin, is well known in Waterloo social circles and a St. Joseph's college alumna. The groom is a Fitzpatrick company traveling salesman. They will reside in Waterloo after the marriage ceremony and return to Dubuque for a future home.
Mr and Mrs N A George of Jesup hosted a 55 guest dinner at their home last evening with Mr and Mrs CO KO Rudolph Mr and Mrs W M Robe Mr and Mrs N A Marsh and Mr and Mrs Charles Hersch of Waterloo in attendance. The table settings featured dahlias and cosmos and guests later enjoyed cards. FP BE O chapter plans Monday meeting with hostesses Mrs S B Reed and Mrs James M Graham at 309 Independence Avenue. The program includes Margaret Fuller Ossel and Women Editors led by Mrs J L Buechele and Mrs James Arnott followed by Current Events in the World of Women led by Mrs Carl R Walker. All chapter members and city PEOs invited.
The Waterloo library board re elected President H M Reed Vice President J E Bragdon and Secretary Carleton Sigs. Committee members named include Dr Margaret Clark chairing the Book committee and H M Reed chairing the Executive committee. Staff appointments remained the same with Librarian Fanny Duren and assistants. New fiction highlights The Rosary and True Tilda feature themes of love and resilience.
The piece discusses a novel titled Intruding Angel focusing on marriage, union choices, and moral consequences. Richard’s view that those with understanding must pay for others drives the story as it ascends to lofty, purer ideals. Readers are urged to contribute to a Hospital Shower.
Mrs. Rachel Ray of Parker Street returned home to find a crumpled fifty dollar bill wedged in her door keyhole with a note reading From a friend. The elderly Waterloo resident, known for selling garden produce, questions the gift’s origin while a hospital shower at Congregational church is mentioned.
The Grey Eagle Gazette has been sold to Rev. M. H. Frye of the United Presbyterian church. Dr. Frye will run the paper in the interests of himself and the church, marking Minnesota’s first church controlled local newspaper by a pastor.
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