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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1923

Page

5

Mop up sale notices mix of farm machinery and furniture

A cluttered assortment of classified sale notices lists shavers, pumps, furniture, pianos, washing machines, stoves, radiators, tractors, and farm equipment. Includes contact hints and local shop references in Waterloo and Urbana with various phone numbers and addresses.

Miss Platner Dies. Cedar Falls Music Teacher

Cedar Falls Aug 27 Miss Elizabeth Platner longtime piano instructor at Iowa State Teachers College died at her Mt Vernon home Saturday after a leave of absence due to frail health. An accomplished pianist she taught at Cornell College before joining the Cedar Falls faculty. Funeral held at Mt Vernon this afternoon. The report notes her efforts as a popular instructor and her studies in Berlin.

Cedar Falls Elizabeth Platner Iowa State Mt. Vernon

Rain General Across Iowa as Waterloo Sees Deluge

Des Moines reports indicate widespread rainfall across Iowa with Waterloo noting significant showers. The Associated Press dispatch from August 27 describes a general rain pattern statewide affecting agriculture and daily life.

The Associated Press Des Moines

Marriage Announcement Promotes Presbyterian Tea

Miss Carrie Wagen of La Porte City and Frank Gutknecht of Hudson plan October wedding as the Presbyterian W.M.S. hosts an August luncheon and tearoom in Waterloo. The gathering included intimate guests, devotional periods, and a program with music readings and a home mission talk, reflecting a church society event in August.

Carrie Haven la Porte City Carrie Wagen Frank Gutknecht Hudson Woman's Missionary Society Black's Presbyterian Church Waterloo Milgss Ilecta White Southern Mountaineer B.A. Line A. A Lerison WW. D. Lyle Janet Beck Yonkers N. Y

Rain and storms bring scattered totals across Iowa fields

Weather observations show Des Moines recording .99 inch of rain with many places reporting lighter totals from the last night storm. Waterloo measured 1.45 inches for the month to date, while a Fourth of July electrical storm near Waterloo caused bright lightning and thunder but limited damage. Unsettled conditions and variable temperatures ranged from the high 40s to mid 60s.

Des Moines Sioux City Lamont Fort Dodge Carrail Marshalltown Towa City Davenport Burlington Keokuk Iowa Falls Waterloo Taywood Alka Charles City Atlantic

A Chest of Silver By Dora Nute

Sarah steps briskly to the office door of John Wainwright Sales Expert and uses her pass key to enter. She removes hat and coat at the hat rack as the elevator stops and a faint tinge emerges in the scene.

Sarah John Wainwright

Her Matrimony Quest and a Porter's Witnessed Home

In Waterloo a young woman named Sarah contemplates marriage after Aunt Elvira’s warnings fade. Her romance with John Wainwright ends when she helps two fatherless children, Maudie and Bobbie, and invites them to stay, transforming her view of home. A public sign on their father’s door leads him to reunite with the family, while Wainwright offers a chest of silver as she accepts a shift toward housewife life with children and a husband who admires her. The scene blends personal longing, social change, and a practical ending at a boarding house with a hopeful future.

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