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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
4
A cluttered page lists notices from the Waterlo o Courier including loans at 8 percent, job postings for chicken pickers and sales staff, and help wanted ads for cooks, maids, and general labor. Also announced are classes, auctions, and classified sale items.
Uncle Harry returns from a New York trip and notes a heated discussion among business men about the transportation problem. He asserts New York is a great city and mentions his impression that subways and tunnels have addressed transit issues.
Betty Allen receives a red crepe de chine dress from cousin Jane Winslow, sparks a plan to fit in with city relatives. She travels to Don Winslow’s home city, contends with snobbishness, and braces for the Winslow family gauntlet while clinging to her bold color pride and hopes of romance with Don.
Joyce and Bob resolve to manage money with a weekly allowance until a joint bank account is opened. They learn equal partnership through shared income, checks, and monthly billings, discovering domestic credit and renewed financial dignity in banking.
Betty hides a red present by dyeing it black and turning it into a dress to please Don as Cousin Jane watches. Betty reveals the plan and declares the color a gift to keep Don’s affection, while Jane calls her loyal.
Cedar Falls Aug 29 The twenty ninth annual Iowa Evangelical association session ended Sunday with Rey E P Mankoisky Ripon Wis delivering the sermon. Attendance reached about 3000 with over 1000 in Sunday school under Rev J H Engel Hubbard. Rev J C Breyfogel presided as bishop and music directed by Mr and Mrs George Reep. Average daily attendance topped 800 in the largest history of the organization.
Aug 28 La Porte City reports a lawn social at Bruce Center schoolhouse under the Farm Bureau drew a strong crowd. An improvised hayrack stage lit the event while junior students sang and read. Educator Allen Hillard from near Urbana spoke on keeping youth on the farm, followed by Miss Spears Vinston on disease eradication and milk health visuals. Ice cream and cake closed the gathering. attendees included visiting families from area farms and several local residents.
A woman enters Lawyer Cook's office amid discussions of money troubles and a looming divorce. She hints that their own family could face financial strain unless the bank steps in, suggesting Nell or Etta may reveal how to solve the income problem.
A Negro robber who hit Nagle cafe in Oelwein about 10:50 p m yesterday and escaped with about 85 dollars is believed in custody in Rochester Minnesota. Sheriff Wright traveled there after a description of a man taken from a train. Police in Rochester notified to detain the suspect upon arrival.
Two front-ride suspects from a Great Western freight train, arrested by Officers Hickle and Eliott at 2:20 am, face investigation. They claimed to be Peter Tecik and W. B. Carbell. A nearby robbery in Oelwein involved $190 taken by a holdup man, described as colored. Two accomplices fled.
Willard said in Topeka that he has started training for the proposed bout with Jack Dempsey. He plans to shed weight from 265 to 238, the weight at which he lost to Dempsey at Toledo on July 4.
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