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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
3
Article reports the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Heck of Waterloo. It notes they were married sixty years ago and mentions their eight children in attendance. The piece includes garbled OCR text with uncertain phrases and unrelated strings.
The article recalls the Beck family in Watertoo, detailing their move to Cedar Street, plans for a Lin sawmill on the Ce river, and the fire that destroyed the initial mill before rebuilding. It notes Mr Beck’s retirement from active work, the family’s cheerful outlook, and lists eight children attending a wedding anniversary in Watertoo with relatives in California.
Ciusen Felts notes lively attendance at the Tubors set market with heavy buying. Poultry prices ranged to 75 cents per dozen and produce demand remained strong. Potatoes in Michigan and Wisconsin show varied prices, with some sellers taking home produce. Old and new crop remarks reference 60 weeks ago in Minnesota and current butter sales.
Henny Penny admires a green and red rooster atop a shed hoping he notices her. A false idol becomes clear when she discovers the rooster is tin. She falls from the roof to the crowd of animals, heartbroken yet undeterred, dreaming of a life with him if he were real.
A advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as an honest curative medicine for kidney and bladder trouble. It promises restored kidney action and renewed health and strength after use. Sold by Cadvertisement and by Peoples Furniture Co. at 706 708 Lafayette St with phone 44.
An advertisement describes several savings plans labeled CLASS 5 CLASS T CLASS 14 and CLASS 50. Each plan details weekly deposits increasing by fixed amounts and promises a final payout after forty weeks, such as 42.00 8.00 or 400.00 plus interest, enabling a two week vacation or a cruise around the world.
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