This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
7
Chicago reports Mrs. Durand claims a simple common sense method cured hoof and mouth disease in her Guernsey herd without treatment. She argues cattle immunity follows infection and questions officials about recurrence. Dr Dyson disputes cure, urging quarantine and slaughter to eradicate the disease.
Waterloo suffragists plan a suffrage booth at the Cattle Congress to run all week. Mrs. Raymond A. Folk is general chairman for arrangements, assisted by Mrs. O J Fullerton, Mrs. J G Ricker and Mrs A B Nepford. Visitors can register their views for or against suffrage. The booth will feature suffrage yellow and a homecoming parade section with “Votes for women” as the slogan.
Rev J R Macartney will begin Sunday evening talks on the book of Revelation following a winter series on Daniel and the world empires. The program builds to a prophetic conference led by Dr A L C Gabelein of Our Hope, with his Waterlooo visit in April 1916.
Des Moines publisher's reps led by M Huebinger are in Waterloo to draft a new city map set, comparing 1906 plats with current changes. Eighty four additions and subdivisions since the last map, and seven five additions since the 1906 map, prompt updated wall docks and book maps. The firm will move to the courthouse after engineers finish in the office to verify plats. Business properties often lack numbers, causing street naming and numbering confusion.
Cedar Falls notes report attorney M Dougherty ill at home and long time resident Joseph Welles turning 90. Property sells for 34000 with Oct 1 possession. Various residents travel, entertain, and attend church events. A workman at St Patrick’s church project suffers scalp wound from a pulley incident. brick work to begin soon.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Black Hawk County laments their petitions for a concession at Cedar Falls Cedar Valley Fair being ignored and will not be allowed to hold a death on the grounds. They note their extensive fair presence across the county and their significant contributions to local work.
Rev W R Miller of Nappanee Indiana will present a series of Bible talks and travel lectures at the Church of the Brethren in Orange township from September 20 to 26 at 730 pm. Each lecture features highlights from ten trips to Palestine and fifty to sixty views with illustrated songs. Miller has traveled about 150000 miles and has twice circumnavigated the globe. The Evening Courier and Reporter readership is noted.
The Reed family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of their mother and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Reed and family.
Two bicycles were stolen last night in the downtown area. Claude Stubbs of 304 Fowler Street and W. F. Walker of 1127 Fourth Street East reported losses near Fourth and Water Streets and in the business district. Police say two youths were apprehended and burglaries appear to be revived.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.