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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1914
Page
10
An old bath house by the river becomes the setting for Mrs. Duck and her ducklings party. A horse, dog, pig, and other barnyard guests disrupt the gathering with splashes and mishaps. The party ends with a chaotic yet humorous night as the barnyard reacts to the flood and the missing pig.
A vintage remedy touts dissolving dandruff with four ounces of ordinary liquid argon applied nightly. It claims that by morning dandruff is largely gone and that continued use cures all signs. The ad asserts itching stops and hair becomes silky and lush, with argon available at drug stores.
A Tuesday evening ceremony at the German Lutheran church united Miss Johanna Kuethe and Fred Nieman of Waverly and Miss Mario Kuethe with Charles Jacquineck of Minneapolis. Rev. Rausch officiated with a reception at the Schwake home. Nieman will farm near Waverly. Jacquineck will reside in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Mary J. Stearns keeper of a silk badge and paper recounting George Washington’s death burial and the Lafayette reception in Albany 1824. The badge, pinned to John Esbeck Stearns at age 15, bears Lafayette’s arrival aboard Cadmus on August 15 1824 and transfer of heirloom to future generations.
Students and teachers at the Lafayette school plan a public gymnasium entertainment next Tuesday evening. The program includes a Mother Goose operetta by first and second graders, a play Captured by Judia g&lvon by third graders under Miss Jace Tollister, and fifth and sixth graders presenting fancy drills with music. Admission will be charged to aid purchasing a new instrument for the school. A weather note mentions heavy snow in Spain in January 1885.
Iowa manufacturers announce a unified mutual plan to carry workmen’s compensation risks for all state employers. The consolidation, with bonded carriers, sets a graded premium scale by risk, promising lower costs and no individual bonding. Officials say potential annual savings exceed one million dollars as employers self-insure under the new system.
In Iowa the plan is sized to about half the cost and declared ready. Employers warn they will operate under the new law without delays once it takes effect, while labor wrappings urge preparedness to start business promptly.
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