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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
12
Des Moines reports from Aug 1 reviews show continued business and industrial activity at high levels. Production rises in some sectors while others hold due to coal, strikes, and seasonal influences. Prices trend upward in the seventh district and banking conditions improve as seasonal money demand stabilizes.
Tama County officials reopen bids for 25 miles of the primary road from Toledo to Traer and the Tama-Black Hawk line after rejecting early offers due to gravel shortages and high shipping costs. Bids to be opened Friday Aug 12 with expected improved gravel supply from local sources ahead of time.
Waterloo Shrine club hosts its second annual picnic at Elk Run on Friday with a ball game between He Jamps led by Art Lohner and Mappers led by Worth Hillman. A large program of athletic events for men women and youth follows a 6:30 carnival dance, with members and their families invited. Gather at Fourth and Franklin streets at 1:30 to travel to Elk Run.
Praer Iowa Aug 3 A second election on consolidating several Buckingham township Tama county districts passed 49 to 0 The initial ballot 72 to 49 was ruled illegal due to a territory description error The plan calls for a four room Bucking ham village school serving eight grades next a bond election will determine the building cost
Otto Moeller, formerly with Gladbrook State Bank and Des Moines institutions, becomes cashier of Farmers Savings Bank Traer on August 1. He succeeds L. J. Simpson who plans to move to California to join a bank led by his brother. Moeller hails from a prominent Dysart family and is brother to Ervin Moeller of the Dysart Savings Bank.
The article describes a compact story and a half cement plaster cottage designed by Chas. 8. Sedgwick. It details a bright living room with a sun arch and French windows, a dining room with a bay window, a vaulted stairway, a three bedroom second floor with a balcony accessible from the bath, a practical kitchen layout, and a rear porch entry for a refrigerator. Construction features include cement plaster on metal lath, brick accents, maple floors on the first floor, pine enamel on the second, brick foundation, hot water heat, and a total footprint of 24 by 26 feet with a full front width of 32 feet 6 inches. Estimated cost ranges from 4800 to 5000 dollars not including plumbing or heating.
In Hopkinton Massachusetts on August 3 Frank Lux and two nephews were bitten when a mad fox dashed from brush toward them near the river. Lux shot the animal, then used the rifle as a club to defend himself as the fox charged again. A family dog aided, the fox was killed and Lux was bitten on the wrist. The boys and Lux received cauterizing treatment from Dr. Cummings. The fox head was forwarded to authorities.
The report references a rabies examination in Iowa City prompted by a fox described by children as whining and rushing. It also notes that the local church, without a regular pastor for months, will appoint Rev. T. Weiskotten as pastor starting September 1, with Rev. Gerberding in charge until then.
In Iowa Falls on Aug 3 the cornerstone for the new First Evangelical Lutheran church will be laid next Sunday afternoon with Rev. Paul J. Garberding in charge. He will be assisted by several local ministers as Rev. G. K. Mykland and Rev. J. M. Herbst give addresses. The home choir and Lutherans from Webster City will provide music.
An old advertisement touts Delatone as a painless method to remove hairy growths. It instructs mixing powdered delatone with water, applying a paste for two minutes, then rubbing off to leave skin hair free and smooth.
The program features THINGS THEATRICAL with Tom Moore and other stars in a film slate including a 14 version of a famous novel and a Corklean vendetta theme. Blue Blazes with Lester Cuneo opens at Palace Theatre, while The Good Provider with Var n Gordon and Dore David plays Strand Theatre for the final time.
Advertisement touts Marmola weight loss tablets as a harmless remedy for obesity. It claims the product reduces excess fat without dieting or vigorous exercise and offers direct order from Marmola Company, 4612 Woodward Ave., Detroit, at one dollar per case.
A blurred prose fragment previews a dramatic film featuring a daring judge and airborne stunts. The print mentions a “Shadow of Lightning” and spectacular leaps from rooftops and onto trains, advertised for the Rialto venue with sensational emphasis on danger and astonishment.
An advertisement touts Nuxated Iron with a claim that six weeks of use rejuvenates the user and reverses years of aging. It promises a money back guarantee if the two week trial does not produce noticeable improvements and urges readers to obtain the product from Wangler Bros Co or other drug stores.
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