Society notes highlight Business Women convention in St Paul
Report from the Business and Professional Women's convention in St Paul described by Miss Mary Morner as a historic organized body studying methods to advance women. The group endorsed education health conservation the near east aid and maternity bill while studying the constitution. Des Moines women invited into the men’s Chamber of Commerce were noted.
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St Paul
Chub
Mary Morner
Horner
Rward Ag
Shepherd-Towne
Public Health Service
Near East
Gail Laughlin
Waterloo
Independent
Ella Ford Miller
Clara Fuustona
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forber
Edna Kent Forber discusses the coquet in society, noting that charm depends on media and attitude rather than mere looks. Advice covers eye care for blue and brown eyes, hair health, and methods to enhance appearance while stressing inner character.
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Edna Kent Forber
Side Talks: Gratitude and the Burden of Favors
Ruth Cameron discusses how accepting favors creates social pressure to repay, often turning gratitude into a burden. The piece traces anecdotes of newspaper passes, dinners, and extended luxuries, illustrating human nature and reciprocal expectations.
Noted Reform in Budget Turns to Entertainment Fund
The text describes a group that, pressed by budget limits, reorganized to divert dinner funds into an entertainment fund. It argues that nothing comes free and questions whether this reaction is sensible or cold blooded. The writer reflects on reluctance to pay and the duties of favors and obligations.
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Mike
Storn
United
Fire at I. C. Shops Suppressed by Workers
A morning fire in the Mirrors Central shops’ reclaim department tested Private fire fighting facilities. Sparks from an acetylene blowtorch ignited the outside of an attached wooden structure. City fire brigade arrived at 8:50 a.m. but water from shop crews prevented spread. No major damage reported.
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Mirrors Central
Parking rules disrupt Hod Carrier work at school site
Memphis August 18. T. B. Holdningsworth & Co. advertised bricklayers for the Needlewild School with promises of ample parking for autos. Al Negro quit a downtown job after traffic rules required him to move his vehicle every hour.
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Memphis
T. B. Holdingsworth & Co
Newdlewild
Artomo
al Negro
Excursion Rates Extended for Passenger Tickets
Round trip railroad tickets purchased before August 26 will be valid for 30 days. sleeping car and Pullman reservations are excluded. Waterloo railroad officials lack details on intrastate passenger gates after Interstate Commerce Commission rate increase.
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Waterloo Railroad
Waterlon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rejected Sweetheart Tragedy Ends in Self Harm Attempt
Otis Pattenbon, a wealthy farmer from Council Bluffs, tore $5,000 in currency, then cut his wrist with a razor in his hotel room after a sweetheart rejection. He survived a hospital stay after a failed suicide attempt and later tried again without success.
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Council Bluffs
Otis Pattenbon
Farmer Wrecks Truck While Lighting Cigar
In Council Bluffs on August 18 Ray Lewis a farmer driving a hog load lost control of a truck when he placed the lit end of a cigar in his mouth and the vehicle overturned against a barbed wire fence. One hog was killed and Lewis suffered probable fatal injuries.
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Farmer
Council Bluffs. In
Ray Lewis
Council Bluffs
Misunderstanding by Shippers Triggers Rail Unrest
A royal railroad official cites shippers’ misunderstanding and wartime disruption as causing idle freight cars in Tlinois yards. He argues railroads are eager to move crops and meet higher maintenance costs, and deny willful car shortages while government control ended.
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Tlinois
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Deaths and Marriages In Waterloo Area Notices
Obituary notices for Mrs. J D Tenlin of Anamosa and Mrs. Hershiser of O'Neil report survived relatives and burial plans. The list includes marriage licenses for several couples, with names such as William Doepke Louise Tegmeier and Clifford Watton Helen Worrell, alongside other local family details and a peculiar note about a Scotland Yard device.
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Aution Worrell
Helen A. Worrell
Clifford W. Hutton
E. J. Lockwood
Grace M. B. Church
E. J. Worrell
Logan Avenge
Marian Egan
C. W. Sutton
Logan Avenue
East High
Tai Y of
Illinory
Alphta Rho Chi
Leutenant
Coast Artillery
Hutton
Pipestone
Minn
Mrs. Hutton
Dors
Oaklawn Avenue
J. H. Macumber
Leonard Pavende
Mes
Caok
Whittier Street
Waterloo
Independence
Anamosa
Anamosa Lodge
Rehetahs
Kist‘ner'guneral Home
William F. Doepke
Louisa W. Tegmeier
Knwie Hanson
Jjr
Rock Rapids
Sarah Jang Stewart
Ray Truesdale
Hazel Pines
Clifford W. Watton
Willam J, Yates
Marshallinwn
Della Zinn
Brandan
Otto HW. Bauman
Marie Pritehasl
Waverly
Grand Jury Grinds Felony Cases In County Court
Eight defendants faced felonies in municipal court today with four men and four women bound over to the county grand jury. Arson, false pretenses and liquor nuisance charges were in play along with moonshine and robbery cases tied to local liquor operations.
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J. Wenmer
Herbert
J. E. Dempster
Austin
Grand Jur
Ben Vaughm
Ben Vaughn
Vaughn
Dempster
Clay
Clarence
Lee M. Downs
Ray Tiller
Sumner Street
Cal O'Dell
Hagle’s Hall
WH. T. Wagner
Irene Konig
Thelma Foreman
Black Hawk County Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
Della Sherwood
Bessie Riker
Cedar Falls
Altheu
Sae Ahormey
50-Year Fight Wow by Women
New York reports leaders of the suffrage movement jubilant over the adoption of the federal amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt recalls a 60 year campaign from 1869, detailing lobbying efforts, party hurdles, and state ratifications as the National American Woman Suffrage Association evolves into the League of Women Voters.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Suffrage Association
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Washington
National Association
Severhe House
Senate
League of Women Voters
Waterloo Y M C A Adopts New Membership Rates
The Waterloo Y M C A executive committee announces new membership rates aligned with regional Y M C A costs. Rates include business men 1, senior 12, young men 18 to 21, nonresident 3, short term 4, and boys categories, with reduced fees for those unable to pay and for usage of facilities.
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Waterloo
Bors
Ae Eye Peon
Prust
Young Men's
Christies Association
Mae Na Pr'ivileges
Waterlao
Ascent Cup History Tells Of Royal Crowns And Emperors
The gold cup, the chief prize at the Ascent meeting, has a storied past. In 1907 Queen Victoria’s era and the three princesses watched the race, with the Prince of Wales in emerald green. Years later Czar Nicholas I admired it so much he sought to replace it with “emperor's plate,” won by Lord Albemarle’s emperor. the trophy copied Peter the Great statue and Windsor views. The Crimean War era overshadowed the gold cup’s honor.
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George II
Nicholas I
Lord Albemarne
Seys
Manchester Guardian
Peter the Great
Petrograd
Windsor Castle
Kremlin
Winter Palace
Suffrage Victory in Tennessee Won by Close Margin
A June 16 timeline shows Tennessee’s ratification near the close of a lengthy national process. The article traces opposition by women and men, noting figures like Mrs. W. T. Sherman and Miss Catherine Ward Beecher, and references the formation of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage in 1911. It ends with projections on post victory political life and potential reforms in inheritance, divorce, and guardianship laws.
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New York
Kansas
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Maggachusetts
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Montana
Nebraska
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Utah
California
Maine
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Oregon
Indiana
Wyoming
Nevada
New Jersey
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Fhe
Congress
W. T. Sherman
Catherine Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
National Association
Arthur M. Dodge
Czechoslovakia
Poland
England
Germany
Scandinavia
United States
National Woman's Party
Births Reported for Aug and July in Local Families
Mr and Mrs J Berton announce an August son named el Dean. Mr and Mrs J N Crouse report a son born August 7. Mr and Mrs William E H Herren of 4201 Commercial welcomed a son on July 25. William Simpson Grinnell UA.
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J. Berton
el Dean
J. N. Crouse
Blankask County
Glen Ray
William EH. Herren
Commercial
William Simpson
Grinnell
Red Tape of Courts in Canada Seen in Summons Served Here
A Waterloo bailiff reports a jokingly oversized Canadian summons in a land and mortgage suit against a Tripoli, Iowa resident. The document, styled as a Saskatchewan Kings Bench affidavit, raises questions about writ powers and legal forms amid colonial-era phrasing.
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Canada
Municipal Cour
John Sweitzer
Tripoli
Waterloo
Saskatchewan
King’s Bench
George
Great Britain
Ireland
Sweitzer
Land Plan to Bring Mexicans Back Home
Government support backs a new corporation to develop 500000 acres in the Fuerte valley Sinaloa. A federal concession and a 2500000 dollar subsidy from Sinaloa’s state government accompany plans for reservoirs at Choix and a dam at San Blas with canals along the Fuerte river for irrigation. The aim is to keep Mexican workers in Mexico and win the return of thousands who emigrated to the United States.
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Mexico City
United States
Fuerte Valley
Sinaloa
Choix
San Blas
Fuerte River
Mexico
Local window trimmer wins in national display contest
C J Westing of Dotson Kerwin clothing in Waterloo wins second prize in the National Association of Display Managers annual window display contest. In the men furnishings class, the diploma and trophy were awarded amid over 3 000 photographs from ten classes. Westing’s achievement shows Waterloo merchants rival national displays.
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C.J. Westing
Dotson-Kerwin
National Association of Display Managers
Westing
Waterloo
United States
Merchant’s Record
Simplicity Hat and Apron Pattern 3285 Ad
A notice from the Waterloo Evening Courier advertises pattern 3285 for a hat and apron in sizes 1 to 4 years. Order form requires 15 cents and 1 yard materials for adult versions. patterns can be mailed to any address, with delivery about ten days after sending payment. Cretonne linen drill gingham and other fabrics suitable.
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Waterloo
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Whiting
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Grindy Center
Cedar River Park
Silverleaf Club
Ed Bender
JaveUng
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Noo
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Smith
First Evangelical Church
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Marshalltown
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Ilostesses Dur
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Helen Gould
Dap Trimble
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W. A. Peterson
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B. N. Draper
Anna Gordon
Jessie Tuthill
Fae Collins
D. Collins
Miss Tuthill
Fred R. Ticker
Panora
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Minneapolis
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Carl XII
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Cleveland
Guist
Louis HH
Keith
Independence Road
Mis
Elizabeth Humphries
Boone
Ramage
Humphries
Ruth Cameron
I. C
Sweetheart
Mooriuarty
Hershiser
H. J. Hershiser
O'Neil
Ned
Honie
Kilward Heal
Grant Avenue
Waiterloo
Real
Carroll Marsh
Wrathaber Street
Lizzie
Jessie Graby
J. K. Jodar
Kingaman
Klinewman
Hershis Ler
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Hershiseer
Someriset County
Scotland Yard Hh
Siberia
Fentoeare
Harbin
Carrie Chapman Gate
Waterloo Y. M.C. A
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Tennessee
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Russia
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France
Frederick the Great
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Hington
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