Tuesday Afternoon Service at Logan Avenue Church
Mrs. William Sack leads a session of the W. M. S. at Logan Avenue church on Tuesday afternoon.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1919
Page
9
Mrs. William Sack leads a session of the W. M. S. at Logan Avenue church on Tuesday afternoon.
Atlantic City reports fur trimmed bathing suits as the season’s craze. Hobbi tanned skins are used for collars and fur garters while fish motif suits appear on Pluck silk fabrics. One piece suits may be banned next summer. Dr. Bogsert enforces modest bathing wear and stocking rules at the beach. A Philadelphia society girl wore the first fur trimmed suit on the Ambassador Beach, drawing crowds and controversy.
This article offers practical advice on improving hands and wrists appearance through gloves to prevent roughness and redness from manual work. It describes postwork care with hot water and soap, borax, and oils or creams, plus homemade cosmetic gloves and a note on dry shampoo as a between-shampoos solution.
Announcement of the marriage of Leroy C. Weisbard and Eva McDonald at Jewell Methodist church with details of their backgrounds. They will reside in Waterloo where Weisbard works as a bookkeeper for Nauman Company. The notice also covers WCTU county convention at Dunkerton with programs and meetings, the Grace M E Child Study Club session, and a Royal Neighbors picnic at Byrnes park with family attendance.
Brethrem's C. B. will meet with Mrs Hoover for a picnic dinner and afternoon session. Those without conveyances will be met at Byrnes park line at 11 a m. If rain delays meeting shifts to Wednesday First Baptist Home Makers band will picnic at Cedar River park. Women asked to bring sandwiches and another dish.
Birth notices list several families welcoming daughters in August. Names include Calephina Virginia for John M. Philips of 108 Franklin, Mary Charetin for John P. Nemimors of Gilbertville, Marhare for Philip Camarata of 1927 Franklin, and Vincent Peter for John Sondag of Reynond, with additional details showing dates and parental addresses.
Ruth Cameron Bas muses on rising comforts and refinements shaping daily life across decades. She recalls the Gloucester hammock, the shift from plain to luxurious, then cites white shoes, silk stockings, and multiple toothbrushes as markers of evolving prosperity and taste.
City authorities in Ashville North Carolina decree that every canine resident must wear a bell for a year. They have bought a large supply of bells to distribute to dog owners as proof of earnestness. (advertisement)
A week long pledge drive to raise at least 150000 for a new Waterloo hospital fell about 30000 short as $18283 in pledges were added Saturday, bringing total subscriptions to $114488. Many major donors were unavailable, so campaign manager Harry G Hoak said soliciting would continue, possibly into midweek, with a workers meeting at Hirst Methodist church tonight to organize further pledges and announce door campaigns.
The report describes severe rail bottlenecks and fuel shortages affecting shipments from Kansas to Cedar Rapids and beyond. Officials urge limiting gasoline use to commercial vehicles as rail deliveries falter. A Jamaica riot is noted with no casualties, and troops were deployed to Kingston to quell unrest.
Porto Rico sent about 90 percent of its sugar and other exports to the United States and received 92 percent or more of its imports from there. The total value of Porto Rico’s exports and imports in 1898 was 37,500,900, roughly $110 per capita.
Rumors of gasoline famine spread but investigation shows not dire. Total Oil plants advise public to limit pleasure riding for now. High grade gasoline exhausted yesterday. Hawkeye Oil and Barden Shepherd report supplies on hand with days of supply remaining. Standard Oil reports no difficulty keeping up.
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