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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1917
Page
6
Cedar Falls notes cover church pageants, club meetings, visits from residents, and upcoming community activities. highlights include a Presbyterian church pageant, Ladies league and Catholic Ladies rummage sale, travel plans of residents, faculty gatherings, open air band concerts, and plans for Gideons and social events at local homes.
Frederika items record a quarterly conference with Rev. Spry of Waterloo, travel plans for Mrs. Alcock, a car collision injuring Ruth Maas near Williamstown, and military enlistments with several to Jefferson Barracks. Obituary notes Mrs. Brodie of Charles City, plus farm rent changes, hospital donations, and upcoming sermons. A local pioneer, Mr. Merritt, dies at Rockford. services held in Geneseo and burial at Spencer cemetery.
Fairbank items report Sidney Wing returning to China from illness in Marshall Fields. funeral services for Mrs. Richard Rundle. E A Weibel starting a new house. a long letter from Earle Fratzke describes his WWI voyage and London visit with vivid observations. Selma Fratzke and Archer Ortman wed at St John’s Lutheran. Miss Cecil Power of Ottumwa marries Reed Blakenship of Grinnell. local ties and upcoming home arrangements noted.
Marble Rock prepares to send Joe Wood Maynard Read Clim Stroud Raymond Stroud Hermon Nicholas and Claire Simmons to join the United States army. A roll of honor honors church members with sketches and photographs. The M E L church service featured Mrs Floyd Jesenkrans singing Keep the Home Fires Burning.
A wartime note urges personal strength and nerve steadiness. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a popular non alcoholic tonic that builds blood and aids fatigue. Free booklets The Home Treatment of Nervous Disorders and Building Up the Blood are offered by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
Jesup notes born to Mr and Mrs M Brown a son E Tersch Peto visiting daughter Mrs J P Wreed Miss Nellie Cedarburg will head Emporium Miss Irene Wagner Alberta Su Anna Peck attend Cedar Falls Teachers College Sergeant Leo Buelow Camp Dodge visiting at home Red Cross membership 250 gifts listed Pythian Sisters and Woman's Relief corps contributions Mott Felts letters from Fort Douglas well funeral for F J Schuster age 53 at M E church attended by Masons Eastern Stars Knights of Pythias and Pythian sisters survivors listed death mourned by many
Dr Schumate leases rooms above L C D Couse jewelry store for offices. A daughter arrives to Ed Selk family. A Bennett family reunion honors sister Mrs Theo Schucknecht who travels to Mcintosh ND, Fresno CA. Leon William christened at German Evangelical church. A daughter born to Art Sommer family. Mrs Ed Johnson dies after cancer. John Johnson, Bremer County pioneer, dies at home aged 90. Mahistead welcomes a son. Town banquet at hotel honors boys leaving for Camp Dodge.
Funeral services for the late J H Ravenscroft were conducted at the Methodist church in Vinton on Sunday afternoon led by Rev T H Temple. Born in West Virginia in 1830, he married Martha C Grayson in 1854 and moved to Washington County Ta in 1856 and Benton County in 1857. Mrs Ravenscroft died in 1902. they had six children, four living. He was a lifelong farmer and longtime Methodist church member before moving to Vinton after retirement.
Ruhl wife of the sheriff opened the tall door to tot da Urunty. Five inmates Bert Burrows and Roy Brown rushed out but were recaptured after a short pursuit by a town posse. They will be indicted for jail breakin. Burrows and Brown are described as old offenders. A separate obituary notes Mrs. Genter’s death and burial details.
Miss Lillian Strmus er attends Cedar labs while Miss Lucilla Boyd teaches in Lininfield Primary. Ruth Cagley begins her fall term eight miles east. M W Scott and family and Earl Hill visit Wood family reunion in Waverly as Willie Wood is called to the colors. M L Cummins and Miss Augustin Bucheister wed in Waverly. Lea Shepard visits from Des Moines to his brother George. Mason Yerry operated in Waverly hospital and is improving. Mrs Wilsey and children of Carville visit Ray mond Smith. Joey and Edith Youmans recover from illness.
Fredericksburg dispatch notes Drs C E Badwin undergoing a serious at home operation with condition reported as could be expected. Saturday a reception was held by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs for Norar of Gustave Mattka, a rural carrier leaving for Camp Dodge this week. Chris Russter, the butlermaker here, is mentioned.
A prize winner was recognized at the Clayton County fair and also at the Des Moines state fair, highlighting notable success in local and state events.
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for women with biliousness, gas, headaches, and skin blemishes. It claims the tablets aid digestion, reduce fermentation, improve complexion, and advises purchasing a 2 50 cent box at any drug store.
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