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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1915

Page

5

Facing the Music Home Talent Play at Our Lady of Victory

Youth from St. Joseph parish stage the farce Facing the Music at Our Lady of Victory auditorium tonight. The cast features Maur the McLaughlin Nose Smith Eli Wilson Marguerite Unity Maurice Flaherty Frank Wilhelm Tony Berend Frank Mulkern John Salz Marion Preece. directed by Preece. Proceeds support the church as ticket sales hint at a large turnout.

Our Lady of Victory Auditorium St. Joseph Parish Maurthe McLaughlin Nose Smith Eli Wilson Marguerite Unity Messrs Maurice Flaherty Frank Wilhelm Tony Berend Frank Mulkern John Salz Misa Marion Preece

Grand Army Men Plan Soldier Memorial Hall Ceremony

Robert Anderson Post No 6&8 G A R invites Cedar Falls and La Porte City veterans to a 2 30 pm meeting to plan laying the cornerstone of a Soldiers Memorial hall and to set the program for the event. Prominent citizen and special music are planned as work progresses.

Robert Anderson Post Cedar Falls la Porte City

First bootlegger Sant sent to state prison

Sioux City report states that Mike Flanagan received the first Iowa penitentiary sentence for bootlegging. He will serve one year after a conviction under the latest state law.

Sant Sioux City Iowa Mikellanagan

Paradise on Earth: A Century-Old View From Reinbeck

A letter from Reinbeck argues the Bible predicts a Earthly paradise ruled by Christ after removing Satan and all sinners. It cites passages from Job, Acts, Thessalonians, and Revelation to support a 1,000 year reign on earth with a heavenly sanctuary on earth.

Reinbeck Walior Waterloo Cou_ Fler Earth Christ John Satan God Adam Joe God Mean Paradise David Jerusalem Jacob Alskee Ezek Wiith Salisbury

Road bandits feared near Davenport convention

Col C L Kingsley reports via telegram thatHol fen of Nussell Lamsonu Lawrence of Hummel and Huston of Wimer may have been held up en route to the semi annual Town State Total Men convention in Davenport. The Iowa State Hole Men’s association offers a 100 dollar reward for bandit apprehension and return of Igor. No confirmation from hotels, and the event is likely a joke.

C. L. Kingsley Totel Davenport Thia Holfen Nussell-Lamsonu Lawrence Hummel Huston Wimer Iowa State Hole Men’s Associaon Igor

City in brief notices and local updates

Advertisements and short notices from Waterloo area papers record glass repair by Buchanan, visits, marriages, hospitalizations, and travel. Items include LeRoy Laws and Delia Moster obtaining a license, local visits to Shenandoah and Jesup, hospital discharges, a funeral in Muscatine, family visits at Austin Minnesota, and community events at First United Brethren and St. Paul’s M E church with postponed picnics.

E. C. Page Marian Metcalf Delwain LeRoy A. Laws Robbins Delia E. Moster Waterloo T. Is. Sweney Dean Swaney Shenandoah Parkside Sanitarium First United Brethren Church James H. Griswold Cleveland Big Cousin E. R. Shoemaker Whitapy Road Jesup Verne L. Bartling Waterloo Savings Bank Hastland Chicago Woman's Home Missionary Society of St. Paul's M. E. Church Walter Dewey Broadway John Rader Masonville Frank Burke Paxton, S. C Martin Burke Commercial Street 5. F. Trevertr West Fourth St

Lumber firm updates on telegram from Ales Little

Telegram read from the city late this afternoon unsettled a lumber company team member. Mr Little expresses limited concern for his wife's safety after the storm. AP reports indicate no loss of life from the event. Premium Dairy Cattle Congress and Jews State Fair set for late September with a 36 page program featuring a judging arena and a pure food show under Waterloo Merchants' association. Automobile owners urged to call at the Kimball Publishing plant for pennants advertising the event.

Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo Rewil Merchants’ Association Estes Fred Gb. Kimball Pupishing Company

Local Lodge Meetings and Memorial Hall Events

Announcements list M B A lodge No 1116 meeting at Pakerson hall tomorrow at 9 pm with social time afterward. Temple Rebekah lodge No 54 holds a thimble bee in Black Hawk hall Thursday afternoon Aug 18. Ways and means committee for furnishing the new memorial hall meets at G A R hall tomorrow at 7:30 pm. Robert Anderson post meets at GA Wt hall tomorrow at 2:30 pm to arrange cornerstone laying for the new memorial building.

M. B.A. Lodge Pakerson Hall Order Temple Rebekah Lodge Black Hawk Hall Ways and Means G. A. Ro Robert Anderson Post

Seed testing and farm seed information program guidance

The registrar outlines the seed testing service offered by the Agriculture Department, detailing how farmers can submit seeds for analysis on purity, weed content, viability, and origin. It notes lab options in Washington and branch laboratories in several states and cites a June 23 1935 cable from Rome forecasting 1915 harvests of winter wheat and winter rye in European Russia with notable percentage increases.

Washington, D. C Louisiana Missouri Indiana California Oregon International Institute of Agriculture Rome United States Department of Agriculture Russia Poland

Summer Foods as Cause of Dyspepsia

Sumler notes summer diet and impure water upset digestion causing dyspepsia. A mild laxative with pepsin like Dr Caldwell's Sterip Pepsin is recommended to regulate digestion and provide relief. A bottle costs fifty cents and a free trial is available by writing to Br. W. Caldwell in Monticello.

Dr. Caldwell Br. W. BR. Caldwell Washington St Monticello

Waterloo Soldiers in Camp Activities Near Iowa City

Soldiers from Waterloo, Charles City, and Cedar Falls arrive at Camp Howell near Iowa City to erect tents and prepare for duties. Company B leads with 69 men while the First battalion reaches a record 264 enlisted. Waterloo’s Company C features Lehley Marsh and Joe Hosmer as cooks, touting Del Monico status.

Iowa City Camp Howell Waterloo Charles City Cedar Falls Plost Infantry LN. G Camp Bowell Cedar Thapids Weilein Dart Tienley Marsh Galloway Club Joe Hosmer Casebeer’s Cook Real del Monico First Regiment

Michigan Union fund drive forms Million Dollar committee

A Waterloo attorney and Michigan alumnus joins a new Million Dollar committee to raise one million dollars for a Michigan Union clubhouse. The alumni union, formed two years ago, aims to fund the project with a campaign in October and November.

University of Michigan A. G Waterloo Wolverines Michigan Union Club Alumeni Mlichigan Michigan Reid

Endowment Drive Aims to Lift Alumni Support

In Cedar Rapids division, an alumni drive pledges to raise funds with no fatalities noted among participants. Officials insist the community will respond despite skepticism about outside influence.

Cedar Rapids Ba'ug

Invalid Comes Far to Meet Comrades

Walter Moon of Loup City Nebraska plans to attend a reunion of his regiment at Greene after suffering a paralytic stroke ten weeks ago. Nearly eighty, he travels with the help of his daughter and an attendant as he heads toward the Greene meeting.

Ur Lam Tan Greene Walter Moon Loup City Neb J. H. Stull Waterloo Moon Afrs Callahan

West High Grads Map Rows Of College Destinations

West High graduates plan to attend various colleges this fall. Valedictorian Gazelle McElhinney will enter Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls with several classmates, while others head to Cornell Drake Northwestern and Ames campuses.

West High Dale Kilpatrick Glass Waterloo Business College S J University of Pennsylvania Anita Fentiman Marie Miller Waterloo College of Cazameree Gazelle McElhinney Iowa State Teachers’ College Cedar Falls Florence Burd Florence Russell Marjorie Ellis Doris Ludwig James Benneth Marvel Sindlinger Our Lady of Victory Academy Cornell Tracy Glasener Dwight Strayer Ruth Spry Lucille Whittle Tessiter Northwestern University Drake Clyde Davis William Cotter Ames Douglas Bragdon Lombard Trrck Jesse Early

Chautauqua Park Option Extended

Extension of time granted on the option held by George E. Lichty trustee for the Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute. Stock sales increased with subscriptions continuing. remaining stock must sell soon to preserve the project. Rumors say another city group may obtain the option and park purchase reconsideration may occur.

New Chautauqua, Association George E. Lichty Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute Mien Waterloo

Lawson Wins Point in Murder Case Appeal

Denver Colorado August 17 The state supreme court granted a supersedeas in the case of John R Lawson labor leader convicted of murder related to the Colorado coal miners strike and serving life imprisonment The action allows the Lawson appeal to come before the court on its merits

Denver Colo State Supreme Court John R. Lawson Colorado Staife Lawson

Dowlin says northern Iowa corn crop poor in early survey

Jorn Dowlin advertising manager of Davidson's reports that corn in the northern part of Town is unlikely to mature. He says the state’s southern region near Des Moines shows better prospects after a state tour. In Cerro Gordo and neighboring counties the corn is poor.

Des Moines John Dowlin Davidson’s Cerro Gordo Wright

Weather and crop notes amid season’s varying yields

In Des Moines area rolling hills boost corn prospects while southern oats fare better than northern fields where mud hampered harvesting. Midnight to 9 a.m. temperatures ranged from 66 to 70 with highs near 71 and a low around 65. Wa terloo Courier ads claim strong reader engagement and effective want ads.

Buchanan Optical Co

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