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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
6
Paria reports a fashion frenzy as gowns and skirts surge in price with increases of 200 to 400 francs. A luxurious Rothschild mansion showroom draws crowds while trousers in metal cloth with fur coats appear. Firms debate secrecy, with some selling only to private buyers or shipping directly to ships.
CG Co. FF. St. Joseph's Court invites members and friends to a regular gathering Wednesday evening at 7 48 in R of hall with a brief business session, followed by an open session and a smok car. The notice includes a testimonial from Robert W. Herter of Lawrenceville about Foley Kidney Pills.
A public market report notes a sharp price drop across vegetables aimed at driving away hucksters. Sweet corn sold as low as four cents a dozen ears while potatoes ranged from 70 to 75 cents per bag. Plums reached 30 cents per peck with some as large as a hen’s egg. Local growers and vendors, including George S. Yenney and FLO Wildhagen, showcased produce and planned future floral ventures, as the market drew large crowds and space pressures persisted on the curbside stalls.
Washington at Aug 27 1912 despite cries for economy the current congress authorized expenses exceed a billion dollars. total appropriations this session about 1 611 500 000 versus 1 026 500 000 for 1911 12 with deficiency bills to come. critics say lack of reductions in public buildings improvements and only one battleship shows no real economy while running costs and salaries remain fixed.
Theodore Drew and his granddaughter Miss Maude Warner of Canton, Md., are visiting relatives. Drew resides with his daughter Mrs. E. D. Warner in Canton. He reports good crop conditions in his area, with Wheat and oats yielding despite less rain than Waterloo. Drew stays informed of Waterloo news through the Courier.
F E Codner 42 of Parkersburg fined 100 for drunkenness resisting an officer and indecent conduct after being found in a box car with a 12 year old boy. Ciamcialo 24 Italian store owner charged with selling short weights through unbalanced scales. Greek peddler Poule 24 facing similar weight charges. Moraine 38 Jesup fined 15 for disorderly conduct after restraining a couple near Lafayette park the prior evening.
J Crosa a 30 year old butcher was arrested today for exceeding the speed limit. He forfeited a $5 bond for non appearance.
Joseph C. Robin confined at the Tombs after grand larceny conviction over the Northern bank wreck, reportedly rebuilt his fortune by speculation during imprisonment. He is said to have provided information for a case against former City Chamberlain Hyde as he awaited sentencing.
Marshalltown Iowa August 27 Hiram Miller a Bremer county soldiers home veteran died in the home hospital Sunday night from valvular heart disease. Born in 1846 in New York he enlisted February 22 1864 in Company F Thirty-eighth Iowa infantry and was discharged September 20 1865 in Memphis Tennessee. Survived by his widow who resides at Frederika.
D C Bybee of 669 Keeling Court Canton Illinois reports kidney trouble with back pain headaches and dizziness improved after using Foley Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with restoring his strength and sleep and endorses it. H W Taggart witnessed the testimonial.
News from Seagirt New Jersey reports the Fifty third regiment I N G won first and second places in the international rifle shoot. Hoth Waterles militia companies contribute. Captain Edward S Giest and Sergeant Durchdenwald of the city are on the regiment’s team.
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