National Dairy Show Opens with Yellow Cream Display
Chicago Oct 24 The National Dairy Show opens as children watch in the yards tasting the rich yellow cream from blue ribbon cows. Fifteen states show cattle and nineteen display dairy products. Competitors include W W Marsh of Waterloo Indiana C D Ettinger of Midlothian Nell Fabian of Geneva IL and Dr Truman W Brophy with Jessie Rose noted as a grand champion in a recent Iowa daily show.
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Chicago
America
Jessie Rose
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Iowa Daily Show
C. D. Ettinger
Midlothian
Nell Fabian
Geneva
Truman W. Brophy
The Errand-Doer and the Housebound Friend
A columnist critiques the underappreciated errand-doer who runs chores for others. The piece weighs two sides, notes how errands cost time and money, and urges gratitude without overloading the helper. It argues the homebound person deserves respect and balance in reciprocity.
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J's
Tomor
J’s
Jace
Eastern Stars to Meet in Waterloo 1914 Delegates Invited
A telegram from Mrs. FLAL Sparle in Council Bluffs confirms the Iowa O. E. S. grand chapter accepted Waterloo’s invitation to hold the next session in 1914. The grand chapter is among the largest fraternal gatherings in Iowa with nearly 1,200 delegates expected.
Small Farms to Solve High Cost of Living
Lewis C. Whitson, a former factory worker with a wife and four children, rents three acres east of Linden and turns to farming to cut living costs. He raises chickens and gardens, inventories a year’s rent paid, about $1000 in poultry, plentiful potatoes, and seventeen hogs nearly market ready, hoping to expand next year.
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Lewis C. Whitson
Mr. Whitson
Reed's Pond
Linden Addition
Httle
Whitson
Eastern Star Session Draws Waterloo Interest Next Year
About 500 visitors are expected to attend the session in Waterloo next year. The Eastern Star members met here years ago and were hospitably entertained.
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Waterloo
Eastern Star
Walking Hundreds of Miles to Make Waterloo His Home
Waterloo gains attention as Roy Hill a 20 year old Kentuckian plans a cross country hike to Waterloo Iowa to seek a farm hand position and offers Cedar Rapids written note to Mayor R C Thompson asking help to settle in the city. He says he heard much about Waterloo and intends to arrive Sunday with hopes of citizen status.
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Waterloo
Iowa
R. C. Thompson
Roy Hill
Kentucky
Cedar Rapids
Weston
Blue Grass State
Burleson Dahlia Named in Washington Ceremony
Washington reports a new dahlia variety named after Postmaster General Burleson. W H Harvey of Baltimore sourced and cultivated the bloom, presenting it on the Postmaster General's desk, with officials acknowledging the honor. The event underscores a tradition of naming plants for notable figures in government circles.
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Washington, D. C
Burleson
W. H. Harvey
Baltimore
Harvey
Jury Awards $75 In Suit For $5000 Damages
The jury returned a sealed verdict awarding $75 to Mrs. Orlon Miller in her suit against Harry Fee for injuries after a buggy collision on Fifth street West. The Millers testified the crash happened on a dark night as Fee drove at a four minute pace. The defense argued different causation and circumstances.
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Orlon Miller
Harry Fee
Trial over buggy crash concludes after five days
The case centers on Mrs. Miller who was thrown from a buggy after a collision on a street section alleged to be on the wrong side. The buggy was badly demolished and the trial lasted five days with Sager and Edwards for the plaintiff and Feely and Feely for the defense.
City sets bimonthly pay for firemen and police
Ordinance drafted by the ordinance committee proposes paying firemen and police officers twice monthly instead of monthly. The council will consider the measure at Monday evening’s meeting after prior requests from firefighters.
Fage Breaks Out In Little Pimples Ad Ends
A 1913 Falls City Nebraska reader shares a personal skin cure using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after two years of facial pimples. The testimonial claims two days for improvement and three weeks for cure, urging trials via free samples and a Skin Book.
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Falls City, Neb
Judd Knowles
Culicura
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Boston
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