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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1913

Page

8

Wisconsin School Inspector Urges Practical Teaching At Institute

W E Larsen state inspector of rural schools in Wisconsin addressed Black Hawk county teachers on linking school to home and teaching practical knowledge. He urged hands on learning, parental involvement, and that teachers emulate parental roles. A second talk covered attracting public interest in schools, advocating revived weekly pupil programs and community engagement. 159 registrants to date. evening lecture on The Story of Wheat planned for the public.

W. E. Larsen Wisconsin Black Hawk County East Side High School Larsen Jabor Myers John E. Stout Cornell College W. F E. Larsen L. C. Rusmisel Omaha East Side

Ambassador Page Sees Country Life As Key to Democracy

Walter H. Page, ambassador to England, argues that country life must be built up as cities and railroads expand. He notes democracy grows from the soil and urges the Conference for Education in the South to focus on schooling, home life, and continuous human service to shape a broader, cooperative national vision.

Walter H. Page England South United States Bureau of Education United States Conference For Education In Bureau Page Progress of Democracy

Forest Fires in India Hurt teak Growth, Officials Warn

Forest officials conclude that controlled burning to remove forest litter harms teak growth. After long investigation they call for nationwide full fire protection and continuous coverage to be truly effective.

India

Monument to Battle of Nations to Be Dedicated

A workman on the 300 foot Battle of Nations monument at Leipzig, Germany, reflects on the long effort as the massive structure nears completion. The colossal pile, depicting Austrians Russians Prussians Swedes allied against France, will be dedicated on Oct 13 with global attention.

Leipzig Germany Tle Hugh Pile

Town Talk Highlights From Rockford to Dubuque

Local notes report Mrs Eva Cavanaugh visiting in Rockford and Mrs Grace Hasbaugh spending the week in Dubuque. Fred Wray returns home from Birch Island Wisconsin. A jury in Muldoon v Lifkin failed to reach verdict and was dismissed at 1 am. Sam Frank L G Coe era noted. Coe injured playing ball, visiting Waterloo after Clinton residence. Clifford Carpenter shot in the foot, officers suspect self inflicted accident. he admits rifle possession. Howard B Burr tasked with plans for a 3000 dollar dwelling at Dawson and Fairview for Carl Banton. Ellen Jackson nine months old, daughter of Roy L Jackson, died after brief illness. funeral and Calvary cemetery interment scheduled.

John Muldoon Samuel Lifkin Justice Knapp Muldoon Sam Frank L. G. Coe Courier Ellen Jackson Roy L. Jackson Blowers and Wyoming Streets Calvary Cemetery

Newest Picture of Germanys Crown Princess and Baby Son

The latest and most appealing image shows Crown Princess Cecile of Germany with her youngest son Frederick. She may become Kaiserin if the emperor dies and her husband ascends the throne. Cecile, formerly Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin, married Crown Prince Frederick William on June 6 1905. Their four sons include William Frederick born July 4 1908 and Louis Ferdinand born November 1907. The photo was taken this summer.

Germany Kaiserin Cecile Frederick Cecilia Mecklenburg-Schwerin T Frederick William Wiliam Frederick Louis Peredinand Wohert

Twenty-Four Hour Man Blocks Waterloo Circus Grounds

Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arrives to perform tomorrow at Illinois Central shop grounds in Waterloo after a dispute over Logan avenue site. Four trains expected daybreak, street parade at nine, vast menagerie and Cleopatra spectacle promise dazzling, mass entertainment with elephants, giraffes, lions, and hundreds of performers.

Barnum & Bailey Miinole Central Logan Avenue Waterton Moss Central Waterloo B. J. Bowden Ilinois Central Mr. Bowden Chicago Fort Dodge Illinois Central Railway Santa Claus Bluebeard Calliope Cleopatra Cleopatra's Palace Palace Hippodrome

Duet Poisoned Pies Kill In May Incident

The coroner's inquiry into the death of William Bowling of Lancashire concluded that tartare infection from meat in a shop was caused by dust blown in from the street, per Doctor Hats medical officer of health of London Mail era reporting.

William Bowling Lancashire Doctor Hatns London Mail

Restoring an Old Japanned Tray With Paints

When a japanned tray becomes old and chipped, apply two coats of white paint and one coat of enamel both sides. Stand it on the edge to dry after each coat. The enamel is easily renewed and the tray will look as good as new and pretty.

Useless Embellishment Opinion Echoed By Satiric Comment

A comical sarcasm mocks laziness and inefficiency with an absurd comparison to an octogenarian and a ribbon on a cano, implying little value in ornate but empty effort. The fragment reflects playful critique of sloth and pretentious detail.

A Courier Wanted Will Save You Time and Worry

A narrator in Naples meets a young non Italian man seeking travel to America and warns of steamer routes. On a Naples hillside he observes a regular hotel visitor shot in a yard, later learning a Russian governor was assassinated in that city. On the voyage he identifies a girl from the Naples scene as the same person, choosing not to intervene in the foreign intrigue.

Naples Cles Vesuvius Capri Ischia Grasa America New York Boston Genoa Gibraltar Asores Madeira Atlantic Italy Finland Fred Azores Wes Siberia

Military gown in blue satin with white silk details

The illustration shows a blue satin military style gown with a draped skirt and short cutaway coat featuring deep revers and a white silk collar. Worn over a white satin waistcoat, the ensemble emphasizes military influence and elegant tailoring.

Couple Weds at Home Ceremony in Cedar Falls Road

Miss Addie Delts and Mr. Theodore Duffy wed last evening at 8 in the bride’s parents’ home on Cedar Falls road with forty guests. Rev. W. H. Beachler officiated as Mrs. Vera Deits and Mrs. Golda Lampson served a three course repast. The couple will honeymoon in the east then settle in Galloway addition. Brother D E Debts of Chicago attended as a guest.

Addie Delts Theordore Duffy Vera Deits Golda Lampson Duffy Galloway D. E. Debts Chicago

New York Stock Market Close Prices Report

Market notes list closing prices for Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island Atchison American Smelting Union Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific Southern Railway Brooklyn Rapid Transit United States Steel and others. Call money stands at 24 percent.

New York Stock Exchange Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Reading LGR Rock Island San Lbr Atchison Union Pacific ADRY Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific We. A Southern Railway Aea Brooklyn Rapid Transit United States Steel, Common United States Steel, Pfd Amalgamated Copper Northern Pacific Great Northern Erie Ilinois Central St. Pauls Missouri Pacific New York Central Wales

Queensland's Riches In Timber Uninspected Vast Forests

Queensland holds an estimated forty million acres of forests yet uninspected and unreserved, illustrating vast timber riches undiscovered and undeveloped across the state.

Queensland

Moulders and Carpenters Plan Labor Day Picnic

At Cedar River park moulders union voted to join carpenters for a Labor Day picnic. About 300 moulders and families will attend with a six member arrangements committee. Participants will wear black trousers white shirts and white caps and ties. They will parade with carpenters and games include a $15 prize purse. Central labor body had invited monarchers to attend at another park but declined.

Moulders’ Union Carpenters’ Union Cedar River Park Carpenters Central Monarchers Biectrie Park Poduska Walter Mathewe Perry Clark William Rose Willam Lake William Halliley

Courier Damien and the last stand of a Balkan courier

Damien served as a messenger in Macedonia under Turkish rule in 1008. He often rode through dangerous terrain to deliver revolutionary dispatches between towns while Turkish troops and robbers oppressed Christians. When cornered, he sacrificed himself and his horse, destroying the papers by nulling them in a water-filled ditch and dying with his horse to protect the dispatches.

Damien Baten Macegegis Macedonia Peter E Rib Lage Coasier Deraletiy Truinian Henas

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Leipsic Eva Cavanaugh Rockford Joe Hosmer Fourth Street West Grace Hasbaugh Wellington Street Dubuque Fred Wray Birch Island Wis Clinton Clifford Carpenter Carpenter Howard B. Burr Dawson and Fairview Carl Banton I. 0 Logan
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