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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
5
A cluttered, early 20th century classified page lists for rent houses with incomplete details, sale notes for various goods and livestock, repairs, and services. It mentions apartments and homes with partial addresses, a bicycle reward, storage ads, medical notices, and a broad assortment of livestock and hardware items.
A choppy column of verses and quips from Luke McLuke includes humorous exchanges between Mrs Gabb and Mr Gable, reader questions, and a long spoof about a working girl and a horse race. It blends jokes on marriage, gender roles, and daily life with snippets from local readers and economic asides.
Waverly residents reported returns from trips to Waterloo and St Ansgar. Harriett Bye attended a cattle show in Waterloo while Merle Getis visited relatives in St Ansgar. Local moves included the La Dage family moving to Fremont street and the vacated La Dage home to Harold Stufflebeam’s family. Community events featured a church sociable honoring Rev Lang and Mrs Lang, and candy makers Varfes and Bucknell departing for Fargo to start a candy business.
Sept 28 Geneseo notes mention Mr. and Mrs. A T McBethney returning from Chicago and Niagara Falls, Chas Wilkinson losing a horse, Mr and Mrs Vanduzer visiting Ames, Mrs Merte Draper visiting Randalfa with her sister, a Staywart home party, Mr and Mrs H M Gast from Prince ton IA visiting, many locals at the Waterloo Dairy Show, and Mr and Mrs Geg Speer with daughters Eva and Grace visiting Have lock, Ill. last Friday.
Elder Drumm and Nave moved into the Zach Jordan house while the Parsonage is rebuilt. Belle Brouillard visited from I. S. P. C. and stayed over Sunday. Fr Toyd donated lumber for the new Parsonage. Herman Brown and Nina Phillips wed in Waverly on September 22 and settled in Horton. Ved Hill sold a runabout and bought another car. The cemetery society meets with Mrs. Frank Storing on the second Thursday in October.
Rowley residents report farm activities including a barn rebuild after a recent fire. A severe rainstorm dropped five inches, the heaviest in years. Local visits include Mrs. Jessie Wan Orsdol returning from St. Paul and Helene Christianson en route from Luck. Shipped cattle to Chicago. new restaurant ownership begins October 16.
Local notes list Mrs Coulter and daughter Elsie visiting relatives in Richland Center Wisconsin, Charlie Herron returning from Wisconsin, Mrs Grinsted and Jolla home from Kentucky, Abbie Gardner and Charlie Gardner at Sam Jacobs home near Bucknam crossing, two new people moving in, Wilma Benedict visiting Burr Oak township, Emil Kober en route from St Paul to St Louis, Frank Overearn from Elkton Minnesota, Geo Drake and Gomiske visiting to manage farm interests, Punk farm owner back with home folks, school note on common cold fears and call to bar children from schools. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised as relief for coughs.
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