Brandon Welcomes First Electric Car In Town
Brandon hosts the Brandon Co-Operative Exchange with officers J D Nachholz R H Jamieson C R Bolton and Theo Peck capital stock 16000. The town installs poles and trolley wire and the first electric car runs Saturday night amid local activity and new growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Andrew Mount
Timson
Quagqueton
Malin Street
E. L. Pfalzgraf
G. R. Winegar
Wallace
Vinton
A Diederich
Des Moines
Misa Ethel Wood
Edith Sinkey
Walker
Blanche Jones
Jesup
Robert Elliot
Carl Schoen
J. L. Weart
C. D. Christopher
Rowley
James Douglass
Mr. Olmstead
Black Hawk Construction Company
Waterloo
Helen Mc
W. T. Einster & Co
Wilson
Miss True
C. L. Douthett
Terre Haute
Ind
Des Moines Woman to Marry After Mustache Dye Dispute
Irene Wright 24, who left John Hawk 4 years ago after discovering he dyed his mustache, plans to marry George Stout. A license was issued August 9 but returned unused. Hawk waited with friends for two hours at the wedding as he pressed to recover a gold bracelet from Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sadie
Irene Wright
John Hawk
George Stout
Joseph P. Maher
Hawk
Miss Wright
Stout
Good Time Now for Blood Health
A vintage advertisement touts S. 5. & as a blood purifier to stimulate skin cells and clear eruptions. It claims rapid drying of eruptions and formation of healthy tissue, with S. S&S 8 guiding nutrient use. Sold by drug stores, Swift & Company advertises an atlas on skin diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S&s
Swift Spec Rifle Co
Swift
Atlanta
Salvation Army Store Enlarged in Waterloo Plan
Ensign Stewart Moyer of the Salvation Army seeks to broaden aid by enlarging the Waterloo store and adding a beach shop for tool repair and hardware stock. He requests castoff clothing and secondhand furniture from the community to stock a sale priced to preserve dignity. A Salvation Army picnic at Cedar River park drew over fifty people. Foley Kidney Pills ad appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Fucss
Fifth and
Lafayette Streets
Ensign Stewart Moyer
Salvation Army
Waterloo
Fucss
Ensign Stewart
Ensign Moor
George H. Wilson
Gale
Wilson
Army
Cedar River Park
Ensign Moyer
Missing Margaret Luka Shocks Des Moines Community
Mrs. Chris Luka of 615 Southeast street remains in critical condition as Des Moines searches for her daughter Margaret who vanished at the state fair grounds ten days prior. Sheriff Griffin and deputies lead the inquiry amid family criticism of police efforts and a reported sighting near Colfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Margaret
Chris Luka
Southeast Street
Colfax
Jeff Des Moines
William Luka
Labor Day Festivities At Cedar River Park Draw Thousands
Labor Day events at Cedar River park featured concerts by LaRue's Town Crier band, platform dancing, and athletic contests. The moulders beat carpenters 9 to 4 in a purse baseball game, tug of war winners earned cash prizes, and a wrestling match concluded the day amid crowds of about 6 000 at Electric Park with 4 659 paid admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River Park
Cedar River
Carpenters and Moulders
LaRue
Town Crier
Wood Butchers
Dick Robinson
Moulders
J. H. Glenn
F. Kandusky
E. Jackson
B. Morris
M. Mitchell
C. McKay
M. Eastman
F. Fromell
Burnett
Carpenters
F. Miles
H. Erickson
R. Lovell
M. Paulson
Fred Wolcott
J. Miller
L. Dudley
Fred Lindloff
W. Sauls
C. E. Jones
Peterson
Jones
Harry Jenke
J. H. Walker
R. Beebe
N. Eastman
Waterloo
Electric
Central Labor Body
Chilton Shafer
Lamson Street
Davenport
H. J. Theilman
Franklin Sr
Frank Perry
West Park Avenue
Lahor Temple
Los
Nellie Berka
Ruth Herfurth
F. Keamly
Charles Whitman
M. Mulkern
B. Davis
Stop Thief and The Thief at Waterloo Theatre Run
The farce Stop Thief. A wedding and kleptomaniac plot unfold with a chaotically funny household. The Thief drama follows with Janet Allyn in the lead at Waterloo Theatre, presented by Cohn and Harris with a seasoned company. A Courier wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
New York
Cohn and
Harris
Waterloo Rhee
Waterloo Theatre
Janet Allyn
Brownstone Hair Dye Promises Safe, Easy Touch Ups
The advertisement promotes Brownstone hair dye offered in two shades golden brown and dark brown or black. It claims ammonia and dangerous ingredients are absent, provides sample and booklet on request, and lists Covington Kentucky and Waterloo as places where it is sold through local druggists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeas Ding Drug Stores
Kenton Pharmacal Co
K. Pike Street
Covington
Nana Hott
Waterloo
Mulhern Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Wangler Bros. Co
Red Mullin Declares End to Baseball Career Next Year
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 2 Fans witnessed the final on field appearance of Charles Arthur Red Mullin who vows not to play again next year. He will return home to Dougherty Jr to help run his father's business and may become a Benedict Umpire Fleming also says he will retire as an umpire and seek a return as player with a Central association club next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Red Mullin
Red
Jeffries
Charles Arthur
Mullin
John D. Rockefeller
Dougherty, Jr
Benedict
Belden Hill
Fleming
Flem
Licenses to Wed Listed for Cedar Falls and Des Moines Pairs
The notice lists Cedar Falls couples Bernard Mooremann and Lillian Rogers both aged 31 and 18 respectively, Ray Johnson age 22, Anna Lyndegard age 20, and Chester J. Eller and Josephine Schouboe ages 36 and 24 from Des Moines and Dunkerton. The record records planned marriages with these couples and locations Cedar Falls Des Moines Dunkerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Mooremann
Cedar Falls
Lillian Rogers
Ray 5. Johnson
Anna Lyndegard
Chester J. Eller
Des Moines
Josephine Schouboe
Dunkerton
New Method Doctors Move to Syndicate Building
The New Method Doctors announce new offices in the Syndicate Building offering spinal adjustments and nervous release to treat spinal and nervous conditions. They claim to use a blend of care systems and promise quick results with liberal terms and a private hospital for out of town patients.
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Syndicate Bldg
MOVER SENT HERE TO BUILD A CITADEL IN WATERLOO
Salvation Army ensign Stewart Moyer arrives in Waterloo to raise funds and secure a site for a new citadel. He plans to purchase ground or accept a donation, then work with business leaders to gather money and start construction next summer. Also notes local movements of Mrs Adsh Wilbur and Miss Donita Tuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Moyer
Salvation Army
Waterloo
Arthur Brewer
Des Moines
Ensign Moyer
Marshalltown
Brewer
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Ek, L. Pfalzgraf
Co-Operative Exchange
Salvation. Army Store
Foley
Canis Luka
Rabbits
Dee Andrews
Pa Hill
Knights and Ladies of Security
Labor Temple
Laste Union
Ruth Bray
S. Herfurth
Nelle Berkin
R. Wattera
Les Baker
Times-Tribune
Charles Halaala
Carl Baker
H. M. Steele
Harold Richey
R. L. Ingersoll
F. ©. Herfurth
C. M. Smith
F. Kietz
The
Daily Reporter
H. R. Barrizan
J. F. Kearney
Blanche Bell
Irene Herfurth
Pearl H. Peterson
Robert Cass
Clifford Stackhouse
Don Knowles
C. W. Miller
Florence Springer
Leona Rowe
Marion Peterson
Neema Wills
Carl Behrens
Ira Malnix
Charles Zug
D. Jackson
Palace Clothing Company
Union Trading Company
the Fountain of Youth
Beecham
Synaiente Lay
DR. Pierce
R. V.pierce
Buffalo
Chase & Suitable Site
Adsh Wilbur
Helen
Sabula
Wilbur
George Powers
Denver Street
Powers
Riverside Inn
Donita Tuttle
Broadview
Mont
T. A. Beeman
First National Bank
Panama
Waterloo Evening Courier
Tropics
Hileman & Gindt
Ald Times
East Fourth Street
Roth
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