Dan ish Lyren Society Picnic and Cedar Falls News
Cedar Falls notes announce the Danish Lyren Society annual picnic at Hostrop, Daniel Severin returns to Iowa City for studies, and Akeel Holst sails from Denmark. Mrs. Bergstrom welcomes a daughter, Mrs. House visits, and officers for district W C T U are elected. Also reported are property leases, changes at Cedar Falls foundry, a walker injury, and travel news from Minneapolis. Pastors and laymen vote for evangelistic meetings in Cedar Falls with Rev. Oscar Lowry considered as evangelist. Mrs. Fahs undergoes mastoid operation in Los Angeles with favorable early reports. A memorial service for Mrs. Fred Martin is planned, with a large list of survivors. Travelers from America reach Japan safely. Cedar Falls relatives alerted. Burlington club opens season and Burlington Tri-State Fair options secured for a large fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Danish Lyren Sociery
Hostrop
Akeel Holst
M. Holst
Denmark
James Bergstrom
A. J. House
Maquoketa
J. L. Batley
Frank Cotton
Ella Forest
Central City
Della Harrington
Ida Mitchell
Waterloo
Aldrich
Vernon
Purity
Ruth Hill
Temple
J. A. Miles
Clay Street
Fred Weineke
Cedar Falls Foundry
Biones
D. H. Pahl
Los Angeles
D. W. Fahs
Presbyterian Church
Long Beach
Gal
Clara Barton Hospital
Fahs
Twaj
Ihig City
Oscar Lowry
America
Japan
San Francisco
Kobe
Seoule
Korea
Victor Martin
Lelai Martin
Ae Ite
Rite
Four Bids for City Police Patrol Are Placed
The city council police committee opened bids for a new patrol and ambulance with estimates from 2890 to 3000 dollars. Bids came from Morris Motor Co for an eight cylinder Cadillac Waterloo Kissel Bar Bird Auto Co for a Meon six and Rock Falls Manufacturing for a Velie chassis. Action on remodeling city hall was postponed until Monday special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Motor Co
Waterloo Kissel Bar
Prices Hold Steady On Essentials Amid War Demand
Readers see little change in prices for meats flour and groceries over the past two weeks. Sugar stays at 8.25 per hundred as high foreign demand keeps it up. Fruits weaken with canning drives peaches 1.40 to 1.63 per bushel pears arriving later spears 2.40 per bushel. Vegetables steady with gardeners noting no gain over a decade and imports rising with war effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utter
Tees
Attraction of Local Mercantile Stocks
A fragment reports a surge in local mercantile stock interest with traders referencing multiple routes and passengers. The note mentions the Great Western agent and a debate over transport links, signaling rising activity in regional commerce and public turnout at stations.
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Juneia Central
Cains
Waterton
Pod
Cleamsy
Chfcape Great Western
Qebwein
Waterloo
Aerelandiae
Waterloo Merehinia
Opening of Waterloo Autumn Fashion Festival Draws Crowds
Crowds thronged Waterloo streets as the annual autumn fashion festival opened with the Waterloo Military Band providing music and a siren signal marking the start of window display unveilings. Merchants showcased elaborate displays across clothing, jewelry, furniture, and other goods, drawing heavy pedestrian traffic and police-managed crossings. Models, vaudeville entertainers, and stage acts were promised for today and tomorrow with seats in high demand, while hundreds of out-of-town visitors arrived to view the displays and visit local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
W Terloo
Promeniaders
Alur
Istoros
Try Viv
Tle
Felion
Wang & Miller Shoe Company
Vargath Vartlety
Frank Bros
Morgan & Sullivan
Joe & Louw
Paw Davis Dry Goods Company
Ives Hat Shop
Davinsons
Woods Millinery
Hughes Sisters
Falan-Roilman Company
Kimmel & Go
James Black Dry Goods Company
Mauch Jewelry Company
National Clothing Company
Sam Frank
Kohl Shop
I. Sternberg
Joseph's Jewelry Company
Burch Bros
Smart Shop
Datson-Kerlwin
Sibert
Fischer's Selz
Yagla’s
Wangler Bros
Schuneman Drug Stores
LaTier’s
McCune's
Sinnard Bros
Morgan
Land Expansion Plans Near Fair Grounds
The sixty acres planned to become a reality for the fair grounds now cover forty five acres. Directors have not released a price for adjoining land but a fair price is generally expected.
Crippled Man Again Injured
John Barker, recently released from St Fravers hospital after leg amputation, fractured his right thigh and mangled his right heel when he fell from a freight car at his sister's 341 Cottage Street yard. He was taken to hospital where the thigh fracture was reduced and the leg later amputated just below the knee. Barker, a brake man on the Miinois Central, was learning to walk on a prosthesis and planned to return to Webster City.
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John Barker
St. Fravers Hospital
Cottage Street
Barker
Miinais Central
Webster City
Cedar Rapids Interurban Line Opening Trip Announcement
A planned trip to Cedar Rapids next Tuesday celebrates the interurban line opening. The Cedar Rapids Commercial invited jobbers and manufacturers, but the invitation was extended only to certain local business figures. Secretary Van Vleck of the local organization issued the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids I Commercial
Sacratary van Vleck
Mother's Friend advertised as relief for expectant mothers
An old remedy for expectant mothers promotes Mother's Friend external application to abdominal muscles. It claims to soothe nerves, reduce morning sickness and strain, and improve mood, with praise from users. Sold by Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia. warning against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ye Bay
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamart
Atlanta
Embarrassed Board of Trade Seeks Royal Clarification
Report notes Waterloo merchants puzzled by exclusion from a party trip planned for January costing 275 dollars. Mentions Queen City Dresemaking College advertisement and a garbled German ruler message to King Victor Emmanuel. Several papers relay a stylized line about conquest and allegiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Waterloo Burl
Tarda
Boot
Victor Emannuel
Tualys
Collision in St Lawrence River Near Quebec Kills Crew
In the St Lawrence river 26 miles from Quebec early this morning a Canadian ROVETAMON boat named Momtinigny was in collision with a Dominion oul alemmer Lingan in a fox. A landing craft was Auk in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Rovetamon Aterunner Momtinigny
St Lawrence River
Calision
Dominion
Alemmer Lingan
Tuberculosis remedy testimonials from early 1900s
An advertisement recounts patient recoveries from tuberculosis using Eckman’s Alterative. It claims fresh air, diet, and temper aid health, with affidavits from users praising weight gain, restored sleep, and improved appetite. The piece urges readers to obtain the product from Eckman’s Laboratories in Philadelphia and cites prices of $1 and $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Fake
Minn
Denver
Calo
Michael Brody
Eckman
Paul L
Fasnacht Eekman
Eekman's Laboratories
Philadelphia
Easy Way to Darken Gray Hair With Sage and Sulphur
A home remedy claims to darken gray hair naturally using Sage Tea and Sulphur. A ready tonic Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold for 50 cents in drugstores, applied with a sponge or brush to a strand, purportedly hiding gray, improving shine and reducing dandruff and hair loss. Sold by HW W. Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
HW. W. Taggart
Missing Monotmagny crew member among 20 believed lost
One of Monotmagny's complement of 20 men is missing, thought to be either the captain or first mate, while the remaining crew were saved. The event details focus on a maritime incident with the ship's crew status clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monotmagny
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MD Martin
Germany
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Pred Martin
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Tueseday Cler
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Maeier Unk
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Queen City Dresemaking College
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Corn Belt Telephone Company
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Garner West Fourth and
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