Purchage for School Building Nears Construction Plans
The Sacred Heart Catholic church congregation has bought the G. G. Stearna property on Randolph street and the Phillipa estate at Randolph and Fifth to aid a future school. The 120 by 140 foot site cost 13350, sold by the James Gardiner company, in the same block as the church. The corner residence will serve as overflow rooms while the school operates in the church basement and parsonage. A fine new building is expected early next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
G. G. Stearna
Randolph Street
Phillipa
Randolph and
Fifth Streets
James Gardiner Company
Sacred Heart Church
Mason Special Dominates Elgin Racing Entries
The Elgin course this week features Mason Special cars led by driver F. Duesnberg in the Jencks trophy and Aurora trophy races. Fifteen entries compete in the national trophy event, while practice reveals dangerous oil slicks and speeds near seventy mph with no new records expected without course changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
F. §. Duesnberg
Duesnberg
Erwin Bergdoll
Benz
Harry Endicott
Mason
George Clarke
Mercedes
Teddy Tetzlaff
Fiat
Pullen
Hughie Hughes
Mercer
Ralph Mulford
Mortimer Roberts
Tetzlaff
Endicott
Has Happy Ending and Cat Story Link in Odd Notices
Two Italians settle a dispute by drawing lots to shoot first. after a fateful exchange, they kill each other and then arm in arm. William Grant of Northampton owns a cat that catches fish for its owner, seen at the ice pond scooping fish with its paw and delivering fresh catches to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widoh
William Grant
Northampton
Giles
Crianjoys
Brady War Pictures Sold At Wa terloon Evening Courier
Parents urged to obtain the Brady War Pictures with text matter from the Waterloon Evening Courier. Sixteen receptions are being issued, one per week, with a coupon on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloon Evening Courier
Shonta
Waterloo Evening Courier
Seo
Waterloo Evening Coumer
Waterloo
Market closing prices list on New York stocks
The New York Stock Exchange close shows varied figures for many issues, including Canadian Pacific, Reading, Chicago Great Western, Northwestern, Atchison, American Smelter, Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, Southern Pacific, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, United States Steel both common and preferred, Great Northern, and Missouri Pacific, with several entries denoting specific prices. The item ends noting a Waterloom Evening Courier advertising coupon and a reference to airteen sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Ieland
Chicago Great Western
TOR Northwestern
Atchison
American Smelter
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
A. Oe
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Northern Pembs
ABE Great Northern
Mlinots Central
Pals
Miasouri Pacific
Wens
ORR
New York Central
Sticky fly paper chaos at a family gathering
In a comic household scene Mrs Stebleton battles a fly invasion using sticky fly paper. The sheets drift through halls as Linda Stebleton and three girls plus Ted collide with the glue, sticking to pillows, hands, and a sofa, ending with Mrs Stebleton stuck on the final sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Mra. Stebleton
Hilda
Linda Stebleton
Tooma
Mo. 1
Guest No
Linda
Trifia Linda
Ted” Stebleton
Ted
Biebleton
Mrs. Stebleton
Abe
Mia. Stableton
Stebleton
Careful Feeding for Children in Autumn Health Notes
Health guidance warns that improper feeding can cause illnesses in autumn and advises monitoring young children. Too much milk is harmful and water can be preferred at times, but cold water should not go to an overheated child. Barley water in milk aids digestion, reduces vomiting, and buttermilk can be suitable for many children.
Mystery of Lake Baikal and its Unique Fauna
The article discusses the riddle of Lake Baikal and similar inland seas, noting many species found nowhere else. It cites Berg’s view on 88 fish specimens, 14 peculiar to Baikal, 16 widespread in Siberia and Europe, and mollusks with unusual forms. It argues Baikal remained fresh with a twofold origin for its fauna, part in-lake evolution and part from prehistoric Siberian freshwater life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Hatkal
Central Asia
Lake Tanganyika
Central Africa
Lake Balka
Lake Baiksl
Berg
Siberia
Europe
Harper's Weekly
Pupils Prepare Him Pronunciation Drill At School
A public education board member visited a primary department and spoke on correct pronunciation. He wrote heinous on the board, asking how to say it. The class shouted Haynus and the teacher, Miss Guernsey, noted drills on many advanced words and their proper pronunciations. The visitor left impressed and perhaps humbled by the students' skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Education
Haynus
Guernsey
Judson
Swedish Court In Oayr of Bernadotte
A reminiscence on royal Stockholm dress and court manners during Bernadotte rule. The piece notes tartan misreadings by maids of honor, the czars sleeve style, and a glass couch used for audience. It mentions the king and queen's habit of turning night into day and the monarch’s occasional long illnesses fueled by fears of poison and apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oayr
Bernadotte
Kilmarnock
Stockholm
Bernadette
Simplified Spelling: Examples From Unconscious to Comic Usage
A correspondence clerk notes letters showing simplified spelling, including unconscious phonetic forms and deliberate misspellings. One letter begins with What It would follow, pleasing the bookkeeper and stenographer who jokes that such writers should invent a new shorthand system.
Playmaker Denies Crowds Turning People Away
The speaker rejects newspaper misrepresentation claiming no one is turned away, noting every seat is sold and patrons leave due to self-selection. He accuses Balats of lying and tires of their rumors.
Town Talk notices and travels around Waterloo
Dr George E Scott travels to Indianapolis for national veterinary meeting. M R Guthrie visits Maynard with son and relatives. Dr W H Bickley recovers from appendicitis at Presbyterian hospital. John Banghart and James Parrott couples plan a weeklong auto trip to Chicago and South Bend. B B Hunter family returns to Waterloo from Maquoketa. H E Camp of Illinois Central visits with brother William Camp of Chicago. Camp is a former Waterloo resident and retired Illinois Central engineer. Mrs Lee Sampson worsens after gallstone operation but shows some improvement. Mrs L A Kramer and children visit Waterloo relatives, plan to return Saturday. Miss Phyllis Campbell visits Reinbeck with Rev A M Campbell. Misses Cora and Nelis Sweeney of Truman arrive for a visit with Aunt Sweeney. Sinnard Bros grocery ad on west side. blackguard discussion cites royal origin of term. The London Chronicle quotes on word origin.
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W. H. Bickley
Presbyterian Hospital
John Banghart
James Parrott
Banghart
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
Phyllis Campbell
J. H. Sweeney
Reinbeck
A. M. Campbell
United Presbyterian Church
Cora
Nelis Sweeney
Truman, Minn
Sweeney
Invigorating Bath Salt Rub Routine
A salt rub benefits the fresh and involves rubbing the body with moistened salt. Another plan is to dissolve a tin cup of rock salt in a tub of water, then take the morning plunge.
Keep secrets and hay fever relief ad in 1900s style
A magazine-style line touts secrecy and detects hay fever relief. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is praised for prompt ease and soothing healing of inflamed membranes. A testimonial from Wm. M. Meredith of Searsport, Maine claims a severe asthma attack was cured after a few doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Wm. M. Merethew
N. Searsport
H. W. Taggart
Forty four birthday of restaurateur Jack Casebeer noted by friends
Jack Casebeer, restaurateur, yesterday marked his forty fourth birthday with friends presenting cards. He joked about aging in reverse, promising to count birthdays backward from now on. Casebeer remains single, a detail he lightly dismisses as unrelated to his youthful plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Casebeer
Mr. Casebeer
Jack
P. S
Illiteracy in Colonial Days Studied by Education Bulletin
The U S Bureau of Education reports a study of signatures on colonial records to gauge literacy. Findings show Massachusetts higher literacy in the 1600s, Virginia lower, Dutch and German communities midrange, with Dutch women showing lower literacy. The monograph The Dutch Schools of New Netherland and Colonial New York by William Heard Kilpatrick will be mailed free on request.
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United States
Iuteau of
Massachusetts
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Education
Albany
Flatbush
The
New Netherland
Willian Heard Kilpatrick
Teachers College
Columbia University
Wew York
United States Commissioner of Education
Department, of the Interior
Washington, D.C
Sizzling Baseball Showdown At Prospect Park Sunday
A hot semi pro clash headlines Sunday at Prospect Park 2 30 PM as Waterloo Gasoline Engine meets South End Cubs. Gas boys rely on Hill and Prue in pitching while the Morris brothers lead the Cubs with sharp fielding and hitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Park
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company Boys
South End Cubs
Hill
Prue
Gas Boys
Morris Brothers
Cubs
Morris
Public Real Estate Auction Revolution in Iowa
William Holland’s public sale system replaces old selling methods. In Reinbeck on August 17 he moved 112570 dollars of land in 1 hour 15 minutes, with plans to auction five top farms in Black Hawk and Grundy counties on September 6. The method aims to concentrate buyer and seller in one hour, drawing huge crowds of land buyers to what are described as the state’s best farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Holland
Mr. Holland
Reinbeck
Iowa
Towa
Trueblood vs Galloway case seeks new trial
William H Trueblood sued William Galloway Company for damages after an injury to his eye caused by a particle from an emery wheel. A jury previously awarded $4500 to Trueblood. Judge Ransier sustained the defendant’s motion for a new trial noting a prior continuance for more evidence on wheel guard testimony was material and should have been granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Trueblood
William Galloway Comespany
Ransier
Mr. Trueblood
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Macon
Mystery OF
Lake Baikal
Prom Ocean
Ettes
New
Elry
George E. Scott
Indianapolis
National Veterinary Association
M. R. Guthrie
Hileman & Gindt's
Maynard
B. B. Hunter
Maquoketa
Hon
A. Hurst
H. E. Camp
Ilinois Central
William M. Camp
Mr. Camp
Illinois Central
Lee Sampson
Third Avenue West
Sinnard Bros
West Side Grocery
Blackguard
Board of Green Cloth
London Chronicle
Haniiy
Phat
Proce
Wm. H. Trues
Sinnord Bros
West Side Stocery
Hous
Hamilton
G. B. Fowler
Care Epler Ca
Washington
West Side
EL. C. Lunch Room
Walnut
Paul Davis
Trymites
Washburn
Inquin F. Cotter
Washington St
E. 8Th
Sycamore and Canning Factory
Washington Street
Christy Flats
Hanmel Hotel
Tandeq Place
Net ‘School
Call Avenings
Dearhart St
Porter
E. 4Th
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