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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
4
The Fort Worth Fat Stock show awarded blue ribbons to sacred Brahma cattle from Pierce ranches in Wharton County. Fifteen head competed alongside Herefords, Poll Angus, Jerseys and others, highlighting tick resistant, drought tolerant traits and crossbreeding interest in West Texas.
In Wichita Kansas James Williams a professional smokestack builder fell 85 feet from the stack of an electric plant. He landed feet first in soft earth after hitting a fire which broke his fall. He was uninjured and remarked he would owe five minutes overtime to finish the job.
Mrs. Andrew White widow of a Cornell president sells antique Hakeee necklace and matching bracelet to support relief drives. She values the pieces highly after long use at court and in Washington but notes sentiment, plans to keep some items for her daughter while offering the rest for sale through a private buyer.
Mildred Harris Chaplin, wife of Charlie Chaplin, declares there has been nothing funny about life with him and says she does not want a divorce though she demands support. She denies marrying Chaplin for money and mentions recent visit from Chaplin offering $25,000.
A Nevada divorce dispute unfolds as Mrs Chaplin accuses Charlie Chaplin of neglect after the baby’s death. She claims he ignored their child and rarely stayed home while detailing his spending, including 50 000 in canceled checks and her 1000 weekly salary.
Danish oil mills experiment with growing sunflowers to extract oil suitable for margarine and use the pressed residue as cattle feed. The home sector joke references Bill Bottlense and lumbago, implying a humorous local flavor.
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