Sunday Gives New Address With Vig or and Enthusiasm
About 400 people from Cedar Falls Waterloo Washburn La Porte City and Mt Auburn boarded a Rock Island train to Vinton where Evangeli st Billy Sunday delivered a passionate hour and a half address on social and political evils threatening the republic. The 1,800 seat tent was packed as Sunday accused drink corruption and infidelity of endangering the nation while delivering sharp wit and fiery rhetoric in the furnace heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Washburn
la Porte City
Mt. Auburn
Rock Island
Vinton
Billy
Republic
Buckton
Cain
Chautauqua Grounds
Sunday
Bunday
Sodom
Gomorrah
Sundar
Water loo foundry picnic yields lighthearted contests
Waterloo moulders enjoyed their annual picnic on Saturday with games and entertainment. Notable events included a 9 to 6 baseball win by the married men over the singles, a 50 yard swim won by W J Kuehnile, standing broad jump by E L Jackson, hop step and jump by J W Armstrong, and a 100 yard dash by Curley Foster. John Mitchell claimed the water melon sweepstakes with a 3 to 1 lead, George Kotthoff caught the greased pig, Sam Greeley topped the greased pole climb, and Jim Martz won the wrestling two out of three falls. L De Jaeger angling yielded a 7 pound perch as a four-piece orchestra played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Foundrymen
Miller
W. J. Kuehnile
E. L. Jackson
J. W. Armstrop
Curley Foster
de Vries
John Mitchell
John
George A. Kotthoff
Sam Greeley
Jim Martz
E. Williams
L. de Jaeger
Perena
Chris Bacon
Ruth Lucas
President Names His Committees
W. W. McFarlane of the Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Church appointed standing committees for the coming season. Social committee led by W. B. Addy with Dr. H. A. Boysen and R. M. Fern. Membership chaired by W. J. Stevenson with J. W. Daggett and F. C. Rath. Bible study chaired by J. S. Bartley with John Hinckle and J. W. Forbes. Officers listed as President W. W. McFarlane Vice president James Graham Secretary Fred Peepo Treasurer John P. Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. McFarlane
Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Jehurch
W. B. Addy
H. A. Boysen
R. M. Fern
W. J. Stevenson
J. W. Daggett
F. C. Rath
J. S. Bartley
John Hickle
J. W. Forbes
The
Brotherhood
James Graham
Fred Peepo
Ohn P. Berry
Pretty Wedding at Noon in Waterloo Home
A wedding ceremony for Misa Ethel Tribie and George L. Frantz was held at noon at 414 Ninth Street East, Waterloo, with Rev J H Bauernfeind officiating. Attendants included Miss Anna M. Saha and Silas Greenawayt, and Kate Muthhier played the wedding march. The couple, lifelong locals employed at the Daily Reporter, hosted about thirty relatives and friends, with guests from Cedar Rapids and Keilerton. They left for Rochester after the ceremony and will reside at 414 Seventh West East on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Tribie
Ninth Street East
Misa Ethel Tribie
George L. Frantz
J. H. Bauernfeind
Emanuel Evangelical Association Church
Anna M. Saha
Silas Greenawayt
Kate Muthhier
Cedar Rapids
Keilerton
Waterloo
Daily Reporter
Frantz
Rochester
West East
Alcohol and Memory. Influence of Intoxicating Liquor Upon Mentality
Dr. Alexander Lambert notes in Success Magazine that excessive drinking does not uniformly cause mental deterioration but impairs judgment and memory. Alcohol weakens reasoning and decision making, with advanced drinkers experiencing gaps or total loss of memory from recent years. Childhood memories resist erasure, making adult memories fade first.
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Alexander Lambert
Success Magazine
Early Day Coroners and Their Broad Jurisdiction
In historic notes from the British Medico Legal society, Dr. Waldo traces coroner history to 1194, describing a wider early remit including revenue from forfeitures and wide surveillance beyond death investigations, with a role across various serious crimes and property losses. Also mentions jackal broth as a Moroccan delicacy prepared by long boiling, per London Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
F. J. Waldo
British Medico- Legal Society
New York World
Robber Crake Dainty Sand Crabs Roam Seashore Hoards
During the summer in the West Indies sand crabs live in holes just above high tide and retreat by day. At night they emerge to enter houses, as doors are often left open in warm weather, and seize clothing items like collars neckties and stockings to store in beach holes.
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West Indies
Why She Couldn't by the Tragic Booth Nose Joke
A quip about Edwin Booth and a broken nose circulates in a humorous exchange. A woman compliments his acting but cannot overlook the missing bridge of his nose, prompting Booth to joke that the bridge is gone.
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Booth
Mr. Booth
A Compertsch Quote on Horses and Friendship
A Compertsch notes that a horse is a man’s truest friend and likens it to a relation. Farmer Corntensel responds comparing the horse to his boy Josh, ready to eat and able to kick if set to work, reflecting a rural humor from Washington Bear.
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Corntensel
Josh
Washington Bear
True Love and Proverbic Wisdom in Colonial Echoes
A Watershed quotation from the Houston Post declares that true love means a wife would let her husband go hungry rather than cook for him, paired with a wry Arabian proverb about misquoted speech. The Waterloo Evening Courier notes the juxtaposition as a humorous reflection on affection and language.
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Houston Post
Telegraph Joke Turns on a Witty Telegraph Match
A telegraph operator narrates how a playful rival linked with a vixenish girl at G town used telegraph chat to lure him to love and marriage. He sends a photo of a friend, sparks a long game of deception, and is ultimately outwitted at a theater by Ellen Ormesby and Nellie Miller who reveal the ruse and teach him the joke’s punchline.
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Sam Atkins
Sam
Nick
Abe
Agnes Miller
Ellen Ormeby
Miss Miller
Bam Atkins
Teuwn
Nellie Ormsby
Mr. Atkins
Atking
Miler
Ormeby
J W Klinefelter Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
J W Klinefelter sr founder of Klinefelter Bros observes his eightieth birthday at his Waterloo home. Surrounded by family including children grandchildren and great grandchildren he remains hale and hearty. Born in Marion county Ohio he moved to Black Hawk county in 1866 and later ran a livery business in Waterloo. Numerous friends sent gifts and well wishes for a memorable day.
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J. W. Klinefelter, Sr
Klinefelter
S. Gideon
Hudson
J. W. Klinefelter
Marion County
Black Hawk County
Klinefetter
Waterloo
Mrs. Klinefelter
Mrs Wagner to Erect Three Story Brick Building on Sycamore
Mrs Peter Wagner has decided to build a three story brick structure on Sycamore street between Fourth and Fifth, replacing the wooden eating house. The first floor will hold one or two rooms, the second likely for rooms, and the third offices. A brick building behind the current wooden house, used as a lodging, will be replaced. Construction will start by September 1.
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Sunday
Clear Lake
Ames
Springfield
Wichita
Kan
Dayton
Fargo
N. C
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Peter Wagner
Sycamore Street
Fourth
Fifth
Monkey Peeping Tom Found in Brookdale New Jersey
A nightly prowler terrorizing Brookdale residents for a week was revealed as a large monkey. About fifty men chased the creature across Passaic Avenue toward Nutley, with shots fired as it leaped from tree to tree, finally vanishing into nearby woodland. Authorities promise continued watch.
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New York
Brookdale
N. J
Passaic Avenue
Nutley Line
Hiram D. Bertam
Jeg
Perfect Plans for County Picnic
County picnic at the county farm on Sept 6 plans a Cedar Falls band and Ames college professors to explain experimental station work. Street car service will transport crowds and a social time is anticipated. Attendance may reach several thousands. all are asked to bring baskets or buy meals on site.
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Cedar Falls
Ames
Quest for a dry pair of trousers ends in khaki rescue
Cedar Rapids banker Fred B. Shaver helps Evangelist Sunday in Vinton as all trousers dry none available. A khaki pair is loaned just before Sunday faces a waiting depot crowd four hours late. Sunday hesitates then wears the khakis amid laughter and alarm at the depot.
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F. E. Honeywell
Peacock
Sharon
Sunday
Misa Grace Saxe
Leavitt
Rodeheaver
Ackley
Miss Miller
Fred Seibert
Fred B. Shaver
Cedar Rapids
People's Savings Bank
Vinton
Evangelist Sunday
Mr. Shaver
Evangelist
Shaver
Waterloo
Fred
Six Month Old Babe Dies in Chicago Family
Harold Rienhold Schmidt of 104 Jefferson Street dies at 6:20 AM. Born March 8, 1911, he is survived by a three year old brother Elmer. Funeral by Rev. Mueller of First Lutheran Church Wednesday. interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Harold Rienhold Schmidt
William Schmidt
Jefferson Street
Elmer
Mueller
First Lutheran Church
Fairview Cemery
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Morocco
London Chronicla
Waterloo Evening Courier
Tom Foster
Foster
Eve
Mies Ellen Ormaby
J. W.klinefelter
Dianer
Celebration Hale
Mrs. Wagner
Babe
Hall-Ekfelt Ce
Aristos
Burcer & Son
East Girth Street
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