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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
10
A Sunday gathering at the old U S Blough home south of Waterloo celebrated 75 members across the Blough and neighboring families with nine absent and about 80 in attendance. Guests included distance travelers and missionary workers such as Ane Brough on furlough from China and the Shulls bound for India.
A jumble of reader advice covers skincare, hair care, diet, and self-improvement for young women, plus social items. Tips include using buttermilk, olive oil, oatmeal soap, and ice for skin. massaging the nose. manicuring nails. and avoiding overexposure. The column also records weddings, parties, and social visits in Waterloo and surrounding areas with names and places.
The rail situation has greatly cleared as men on strike return to work after Washington appeals. Freight embargoes to prevent congestion have been lifted and normal transport resumed. Over 20,000 women work in Bombay cotton mills.
Graves Memorial annual picnic for the Woman's Missionary society and families is set for Byrnes Park with dinner at 12 30 p m and a program to follow. Kirst Evangelical Faith circle to meet at Eli Messer home Wednesday evening with picnic supper and routine business. First Baptist Home Makers band picnic postponed to Thursday.
W. F. Hintzman of the National Public Welfare league is in Waterloo to study local conditions and discuss expanding social welfare activities. He hopes to form a broader board of social welfare and, if invited, bring league machinery to assist the city over the next two years in Iowa and Wisconsin cities.
A reader reflects on the ache of paying too much for a sought item and a third party's timely tip about a cheaper, white version. She recalls a missed parade view and a social habit of spoiling others with unsolicited information, urging empathy and consideration.
Pledges to the hospital fund chaired by Mrs. F. J Marquis were received at headquarters but omitted from the public list due to an overlooking error. Names include Mrs. J. P. Jones with $100 and G. Leffler $100, plus several other donors such as Petersen Wros. F200 and Harris & Rickley $170, with uncertain additional figures and entries indicating weather-related notes and unrelated data.
Washington debates high living costs as Congress, the Attorney General, and state authorities discuss relief measures. The War Department plans to reprice surplus army food and surplus blankets to align with retail markets, selling through public channels to lower costs for essentials.
James Nichels, 1st name listed as Warren visiting Waterlon relatives, enlisted yesterday in the Navy. He served aboard the Martha PEL during convey orner and was assigned as an apprentice seaman.
The 14th biennial session of the Imperial Ace Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan opens today in Teoria L Aug 22 with about 1 000 Knights present as the event begins and ceremonies unfold.
Members of Wonat's Relief association and G. A. Re will organize a plant event in Cedar River Park tomorrow, aiming to foster community ties and support charitable efforts.
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