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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
7
Readable fragments report a Chinese representative in Washington with ties to Yale. The brief mentions a minister and a tense political context surrounding a case in the capital.
Mrs J W Krapfel hosted Tuesday Euchre at Park Avenue with top score to Mrs William Bates and hostess prize to Mrs Krapfel. Anna J Cox to entertain at 322 Cortlandt Street. Desdemona Club met at Mrs C A Fish on Logan Avenue for fancywork and remarks by Mrs A R Wyle. Two weeks later at Mrs Frank E Licas 429 Logan Avenue.
An ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a safe cure for gray hair, dandruff, and thinning locks. It claims quick color restoration, reduced dandruff, and new growth, with a money back guarantee from the druggist. Priced at fifty cents a bottle, sold near 037 Commercial Street.
Heinrich J. Tegtmiler and Waterlin op present a concert featuring the Myers Orchestra tonight at ERs Hall. Tickets available at the door with limited seating.
The St Pauls M. E. church ended a missionary rally with strong addresses by AL Parker Baroda China and others from Pekin and Chung Ning. They highlighted translation work and evangelism in China and India. Readings and costume representations underscored mission outreach across Cedar Falls communities.
The office force at Waterloo will depart for Denver as the American Nobles merge into the Fraternal Union of America. Key staff members like S. J. Kern and Miss Alice Melendy relocate to Colorado, with state HQs and local Queen Council offices remaining on the sixth floor of the Commercial Building in Waterloo, now under J. Lee’s supervision.
Problem in Natural History questions evolution with a scientist claiming the ear is a modified breathing organ of fish. A superficial person retorts it’s impractical and asks how a fish could snore without waking itself. Courier Want Ads offers a solution.
Mrs Philip Carpenter is favored by many for the presidency of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The convention will be held in San Francisco on June 12.
Cedar Falls items include partition suit by Peter Watch against James O'Brien over Jots 1 and 2, block 37, original town plat. Foreclosure suit filed by H Freedman of Waterloo to recover $47 on a $190 chattel mortgage tied to W A Coffin and Laura Coffin. Boulevard lighting work advances on Jefferson street. Carlton Blas on Minnesota business for Leavitt Johnson Trust. Various local travel and social notes.
Max Muller recalled meeting Queen Victoria and the Empresse Eugenie in a Paris theater. He noted Victoria met the applause with a forward gaze and sat, while Eugenie checked the chair first, illustrating how birth into rank shapes behavior.
A family plans a surprise Christmas gift for mother proposing an axe as a joke, while the Waterloo Evening Courier promotes a New Illustrated Bible on a collectible plan available to readers. The ad touts eye teaching pictures clarifying passages and urges quick action before the offer ends.
J C Mackin, 32, a city transient, swallowed a third of a three ounce carbolic acid bottle in Washington park at nine last night. He was found unconscious by Albert Haines and Joseph Conner and rushed to the police station. doctors say delirium tremens followed the ordeal and his condition is serious but improving. A note listed his Chicago sister and contacts. The acid had likely been neutralized by prior alcohol intake.
Official publication outlines Ordinance No 741 creating a four member board of plumbers examiners including the city health officer and plumbing inspector. The board will license master, employing and journeyman plumbers through written or practical examinations with bonds required for two appointed members. Fees and duties to be set by council.
The ordinance requires applicants to prove plumbing knowledge and pay fees for master, employing, or journeyman plumber certificates. Fees include 25 dollars license plus 1 dollar exam for masters, 1 dollar for journeymen. certificates valid for one year with renewals at 1 dollar or 30 cents. Noncompliance bars health department inspections. violations carry 5 to 50 dollars per offense and possible certificate revocation by the mayor. Passed April 22, 1912.
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