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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
7
Word Counting Nom Fad Of Americans
The piece surveys who coins new words in American life from waiters to smog and auto slang. It notes New York restaurant waiters seeking a dignified term, municipal weather terms, and radio era label attempts. It cites Joseph Burger of the Restaurant Owners association and Armington on smog, with various city views on linguistic change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
York Times
Waiters Distiky
America
Phatestaurant Owners Association of
Joseph Burger
United States
Je IL Armington
Indianapolis
Central States
Spoknin
California
KGO
Oakland
Miami
France
Deleat
Jan Suane
Jans Acho
J &D
Lia Achdemy
Language crusade trims jargon from American mouths
The piece recounts clashes between dictionaries and slang as the Academy rejected cocktail from French usage while accepting grouse and garage. It notes mass appeal of cocktail among Parisians and tourists, and chronicles a long running Americanization drive that presses to purge useless words from English despite popular retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martrni
Ainity
France
United States
Academy
CIA
America
Abie's Irish Rose at Waterloo Theatre April 21
Adies Imish Osh Aunt Nichols record breaking comedy Abies Irish Rose comes to Waterloo Theatre on Wednesday April 21 for matinee and evening performances. The show runs in New Yorks Republic Theatre in its fourth year after a long Chicago run with a large New York cast and lavish scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adie
Aunt Nichols
Abie
Waterloo Theatre
Republic Theatre
New York
Studebaker Theatre
Chicago
Nell
Auce
Lowe Farmer Wins Blue Water Medal for Around the World Cruise
York April 16 AR Five Harry Pidgeon a Lowe farmer and self taught navigator received the Blue Water Medal of the Cruising Club of America for sailing around the world in a 25 foot yawl. He spoke to 360 yachtsmen at the Yale club where cheers rose above the waves of the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y York
Ireto
Robinson, Crusoe
Pidgeon Hved
Salem
Hater
California
Foe Poster Adimen Meet in Des Moines Friday and Saturday
Des Moines April 15 UP J A Stewart Clinton president of the Iowa Poster Adarts association arrived in Des Moines to arrange the thirteenth annual convention opening tomorrow Over 600 Iowa towns expected to send representatives The Iowa Poster Art alliance wives and daughters of Past Advertising members also in convention to discuss renaming the group Outdoor Adver User Association of Iowa in line with the national body The convention runs through Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ja. J. Stewart
Clinton
Iowa Poster Advarts Association
Organiza Flor
Tomorow
Towa
Stewart
Iowa Poster Art Alliance
Advertising Association
Vaudeville and Film At Local Theaters This Week
The listings show Cory Stag 4 Sporting at Palace with Pete Mocrison in Made at Love and three vaudeville acts. Rialto features Slythe in The Rath of Scandal and Rainbow Girls Regus. Strand presents Lewis Stone in The Talker. Waterloo on Wednesday April 21 features Ange Nichols in Abfe's Trish Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Mocrison
Plaza
Leatriva Joy
Rialto Petty Slythe
Tarry
Ike Evans
Rainbow Girls
Regus
Strand
Lewis Stone
the Talker
Ange Nichols
Abfe
Trish Rose
Waterloose resident Mrs Elpheen Cordell dies after long illness
Mrs Elpheen Cordell aged 67 years died today at Allen Memorial hospital after a paralytic stroke and years of failing health. She was born February 12 1847 in Buffalo New York and lived in Waterloos many years where she worked as a miller. she is survived by son J Cordell niece Mrs Wiltz Bucher and nephew William Miller of Winthrop. Funeral at 2 20 pm Saturday at Slileman and Gindt chapel with Rev J B Macartney officiating. Burial in Fairview beside her husband Alfred Cordell who preceded her in death eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpheen Cordell
Waterloos
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cordell
Airs
Buffalo
S. Yu
Alfred Cordell
Winthrop
Waterlon
First Presbyterian Church
J. Cordell
Mulber Street
Wiltz Bucher
William Miller
Slileman & Gindt
J. BR. Macartney
Fairview
Down Town Saloons at Schaueman's Drug Store
Fragmentary note lists saloon availability and price indicators amid street names Ath and Vatnyette. appears to reference rickets and show pricing on beverages or entertainments at Schaueman's Drug Store.
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Schaueman’s Drig
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