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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
Cass plans to dredge the Cedar River and fill the lowlands east of the park to create railway yards. Workers install playground equipment and pave park roads with crushed rock. An artesian well4 is drilled at the east entrance and a second is planned. lagoons and ponds will be improved around Cedar River park.
The John V. Farwell company weekly review notes December sales rise versus last year with more new customers and strong demand for jewelry toys and holiday goods. Immediate delivery mail orders strain departments, warranting extra help and overtime. Tapestry wall hangings and table novelties sell well as 1914 road salesmen report a changing mood.
Merchants who initially avoided wool dress fabrics for a cotton season face renewed demand as reductions from new conditions boost wool fabric sales. Mill discounts to jobbers for a leading staple gingham are trimmed by 1 to 2 percent for spring delivery.
Charles A. Appledorn senior, a liquor merchant in Oakland, files suit in Superior Court to collect a $100 forfeit agreed December 18, 1912 after his son Charles A. Appledorn Jr promised not to smoke cigars for a year. The father had bought the son a suit of clothes as inducement.
The University of Iowa Glee Club announces its annual holiday tour visiting six major Iowa cities. The itinerary lists Davenport on December 29 and Muscatine on December 30 among others, with Waterloo and Iowa City dates noted for January 2.
The document lists the leader of the Glee Club at George School of Music and names members by voice part and hometown. First tenor H. EB. De Reus from Pella appears alongside Shirley D. May Willow Lake and others from places like Higby Idaho and Cambridge Nebr. Joseph D. Bellamy and Ed win Yoder are among the first bass and other parts with Iowa City and surrounding towns.
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