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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
3
Mis Jean Anderson and James Nesbit wed at Barclay United Presbyterian Church with a reception for relatives. Hazell Heatherton and Willard Wood married at Waterloo church, then to Chicago for their honeymoon. Engagements, club talks, and social events fill the week with dances, dinners, and notices across Waterloo and nearby towns.
The article urges women to soak feet in hot Epsom salts for at least 10 minutes to relieve soreness and aid overall well being. It suggests filing away dead skin with a corn file, then rubbing with Vaseline, and advises trimming an ingrown toenail in a V shape to draw edges away from flesh.
A column discusses foot health advising medical consultation for flat feet and arch supports. It offers reader tips on hair styling to alter facial appearance and skin care, including cautions about choosing reliable specialists for birthmark removal and advice on skin health and grooming.
The Women’s Home Missionary Society met at 10 am led by President Mrs. I. B. Dietrick. They dispatched a minister’s aid box to frontier Montana with 175 dollars in goods. They pledged 500 dollars to the Iowa National Training School. Sunday thankoffering totaled 409 dollars. Two new members, Mrs. Fy Belscamper and Mrs. Sadie Anderson, joined. Lesson led by Mrs. W. W. Beal on Our Italian.
A reflective essay muses on how humans hear animal sounds. The author argues that cats purr or vocalize with a sound like hraw rather than meow and dogs utter woof but not as popularly imagined. The piece urges hearing with objective ears rather than subjective expectation.
Various church and mission groups held all day or afternoon gatherings. Members assisted with hospitality, tied to Armenian orphan sponsorships, bazaars, and charitable sewing for Persian children. Participants included Mrs. W. W. Wyant, Miss Mildred Wittick, Mrs. Faye Rober, and many others.
Mrs. Mary Bovey led a program managed by Mrs. P. E. Hites with participants Mmes. D. W. Bovey, P. M. Schreiner, Victoria Bovey, 3. C. Torran, and R A. Coates. Mrs. B. C. Ford was elected the bank offering secretary.
Mrs W M Fenstermaker entertained the Oats and Inns club at her home yesterday afternoon. Cards were played and a favor went to Mrs C C Elsner. Guests included Mrs C A Miller and Mrs John Billings. Plans were made for a holiday party at Mrs F N Hansen. St Francis circle met with Mrs Earl Becker and full refreshments were served with assistance from Mrs R L Jackson.
The wedding of Misa Agnes Bodholdt to Hubert Conover took place last night at 222 Logan Avenue. Dr John Macartney led the ceremony. Harold Holst sang before and Miss Signa Holst accompanied. Attendants included Adeline Gibson and Clara B. Smith. Best man Wilson Conover. Reception for about 40 guests. The bride wore white satin with sequin trim and net crown. The couple are noted musicians. the bride is a East High graduate who studied in Chicago.
Satis in Chicago and traveled extensively as an accompanist. Mr. Conover, a University of Chicago graduate and Sigma Nu member, serves on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Musical Institute. He will be at home in Pittsburgh after Jan 1, with out of town guests including Arne Bodhholdt Chicago and Richard D Bodholdt Ames.
Dr J C Masses says sin is a choice not an accident and faith in grace transforms the sinner. He outlines grace as corrective regenerative and transformative, urging renewal of nature to avoid returning to sin. Calvary Evangelical church will join the conference this evening.
Nine year old Raymond Koch was killed instantly when he jumped from a bob sled and ran into a car driven by Henry A Hochlscher of Hubbard Iowa in Lisbon Indiana yesterday. The accident occurred late yesterday afternoon near Lisbon.
Charles R. V. Bassarear, World War veteran, was elected president of the Bolo club at Memorial hall last evening. He succeeds John Boeiler as the first president. officers named for 1920 include L. P. Pickett Jr, G. K. Barnes, John Boeller, and others. The club voted $10 for the Courier Good Fellows club. An oyster supper followed the meeting. 43 rabbits were slain nearby by a hunting party amid cold conditions.
Intense demand for 1920 motor vehicle licenses in Black Hawk County looms as only about 285 pleasure cars have been licensed so far. Officials warn up to 6 000 vehicles may need registration before January 1 with daily rates of around 260 applications required throughout December. Reports flow to the secretary of state and are reviewed by four clerical workers daily.
Waterloo resumes wartime gloom with dimmed lights as most stores close at 5 pm. A single popcorn stand operated, selling merchandise without coal heat and likely outside fuel board rules. Hotel stands reported no tobacco sales and streets appeared dim.
Gloomy scene as people hurry through icy streets near Waterloo. Few signs illuminated, shops dark, while a handful of electrolicrs light the way and a lone pilot leads the wary crowd through the cold and fog.
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