Waterloo Gideons Aid Charity at Meeting in Waterloo
A Waterloo Gideons gathering raised 20 dollars for the Near East child feeding fund. The event at state president R W Sheplee’s home included a 30-person picnic supper and reports on the Chicago convention and Des Moines Y M C A meeting. Additional notes mention Gideon Bible work, associate memberships, and local club activities.
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Waterloo
Gideons
R. W. Sheplee
F. Willis Jenks
C. O. Wolfe
Hasty T. Fisher
Chicago
Des Moines
Near East
W. J. French
Moritz
Gideon Organization
Esterday
Logan Avenue
United Evangelical Church
O. O. Wolfe
Fremont Austin
R. E. Crowther
Harry T. Fisher
Gideon
J. B. Speaker
National Organization
Side Talks on Paper Wealth and Parisian Style
Ruth Cameron muses on costly letter paper and oversized napkins as symbols of ostentation versus utility. She contrasts luxury with practicality, urges a motto of beauty and utility, and previews Parisian fashion notes and reflections on London styles and Paris street life. The column moves to North China famine relief, urging donations to Red Cross and mission boards.
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Altho
Disney
Red Cross
North China
Beauty Chats By Edna Bent Forbes Paris Visit Reflects Parisian Women
Paris dispatch notes Edna Bent Forbes arriving from London to a bright Paris, describing clear skies and extensive walking to study Parisian women. The piece sets a travelogue tone and hints at daily observations during a short stay.
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Edna Bent Forbes
Famine crisis in China spawns dire family tragedies
The report describes extreme hunger across China with families driven to suicide and infanticide as famine bites. It notes some relief through grain stores, rail routes, and foreign aid, while stressing the need for international funding to avert widespread starvation.
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China
Peoie
Yellow River
Mongolia
Grand jury examines 500 witnesses in alleged prohibition violations
The federal grand jury began hearing testimony from about 500 witnesses, many summoned to probe alleged violations of the prohibition law. Separately, Toronto's Law Society extended practicing privileges to women in 1882, allowing them to plead in city courts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
Law Society of Toronto
Patterns: Waterloo Evening Courrier Fashion Coupons
An early 20th century notice invites readers to obtain up to date fabric patterns from the Evening Courier Fashion Department in Waterloo. Readers are asked to mail the coupon with 15 cents for each pattern, noting patterns allow seams and orders aim for delivery within ten days of sending.
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Terloo
A Popular Apron Model Pattern 3398 Design Notice
Pattern 3398 apron offered in four sizes including medium. Requires 3% yards of 36 inch material for medium size. Describes color choices black and white dotted percale with blue or red bias binding. Mentions mailing pattern illustration for 15 cents in silver or stamps.
Three Lads Caught in Robbery Tell of Other Crimes
Three youths detained after a burglary spree describe additional offenses and stolen items found at a suspected Robbers Roost on Adams Street. Officers seized valuables, condemned the site, and held the trio in jail without bail as county officials review charges. Officers also recovered canned goods from Virden Creek and uncovered further stolen property at a residence on Johns Street. This police action follows a recent car theft and marks a week of major Waterloo police work under the chief.
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Adams Street
Anna Kruse
Johns Street
Virden Creek
The
Courier
Minneapolis
Waterloo Police Department
Waterloo Young Woman Will Visit in Ireland
Miss Mary Riordan will sail from New York on December 11 for Ireland to stay with her parents and relatives in County Mayo. She has lived in Waterloo about seven years and this will be her first visit home. Her sister Miss Delia T Riordan has been in Waterloo about five years and will remain here for the present.
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Mary Riordan
New York
Ireland
County
Mayo
Riordan
Waterloo
Delia T. Riordan
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Society News
Woman's Athletic Association
East High School
Red Cross Lifesaving Department
World’s Alliance
J. Rudolph
L. W. Bryant
BH. O. Chapman
M. H. Cook
M. R. Shepherd
R. G. Smock
Elsie Bytank
Frederick H. Frisbee
Sheldon
Daughters of the Revolution
Black’s Tearoom
Cecil Bickley
H. B. Fifield
M. J. O'Keefe
Mountain White School
Frenchburg
Bickisy
C. H. Hall
A. B. McQuown
F. §. Pettit
J. E. Davis
Christ Episcopal
Emma Krapfel
Park Avenue East
Ernest B. Mownsey
Little Son
Lake City
Minn
Lore Alford, Jr
Daughters of the King
Liord Hall
St. Mary’s
Rotary
Russell-Lamson
Dld
J. R. Adams
Catherine
W. F. Heiter
Erdel-Lindner
Mrs. C. Lindner
Wellington Street
Louise
H. G. Erdel
New York City
Woman's Club
Fine Arts
Missercia Cooley
W. T. Headford
Walnut Street Baptist
Alpha Philathea
A. K. Smith
Mabel Ervin
Rebekkah Lodge
Noble Grand Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Rainbow Circle
Memorial Hall
Cleveland
Merrymakers
William Kauffman
J. D. Club
C. A. Ferguson
T Alpha Chapter
C. W. Helen
Westminster Workers
F. E. Stewart
Ruth Cameron
London
Paris
Misa Forbes
American Red Cross
Shantung
Techow
Crane
Holt& Huber
Cash Grace
ARTS
White House
Kirk’s
Fferson
Ates
Kroehler
Dave
Hallerfest CO
Carload
America
Kroehler Daven-O
Hall-Ekfeltco
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