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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
5
Cedar Falls Daily News announces changes in staff and contact details. George H Twaddlya is identified as resident news representative in Cedar Falls with Waterloo bureau, located at 11 West Meurte Street, phone number 12. Office hours include mornings, with driver Courter and Daily Heporter also mentioned.
Local Cedar Falls notes point to a March municipal vote on paving main streets, splitting opinion between those favoring extensive improvements and opponents. Other items: Teachers College receives historical election forms and photos, rural electric service expansion to west Cedar Falls, soldiers seeking safety deposit boxes, and local property transfers plus travel for residents.
Ostend's Crown hotel, damaged by German raids, serves its first pancakes in four years under British supply lines. Guests note ruined copper, stolen wines, and a German officer regime, while staff recall brutal raids and wartime losses.
An obscure birth notice mixes with local ads for Christie Gifts and Wang & Miller’s footwear. Phelps’ Glasses appears in an ad urging readers to try their lead-free eyewear, while references to indie and Jefferson appear as stray fragments.
Einar Nielsen of Cedar Falls drowned December 3 when the freighter Manola with Nielsen as second assistant engineer sank during a blizzard on Lake Ontario near Ducks Island. Nielsen, born November 8 1855, Cedar Falls, graduated Cedar Falls High School in 1914 and later studied at Armour Institute before enlisting earlier this year.
Waterloo and Black Hawk county soldiers who sailed July 26 for Camp Pike Ark were turned back to inland camps then discharged and sent home. They faced overcrowded depots and limited rations before transfer to Camp Merritt and a brief transport, with many noting Waterloo as the finest place they have seen despite the uncertain voyage.
The piece muses on how influenza changes behavior and society. It notes fewer coughs as the epidemic wanes, recalls how a single cough could sever friendships, and observes social shifts from coughing to other signals in public life including theatre and courtrooms.
In Birmingham the Southern Association announced the 140 game schedule begins May 1. In Tulsa Billy Miske knocked out Jim Flynn in the second round.
Jack Dempsey wasted little time stopping Carl Morris in the scheduled 20 round heavyweight clash in New Orleans. Morris hit the canvas after a sharp uppercut to the wind, unable to rise before the count. Billy Miske also KOed Jim Fiyan in Tulsa in the second round as he toyed with his foe until the finish.
Reverend F. Sywolka, missionary to Africa, leads a revival series at Burton Avenue Baptist Church. He delivers a short evening talk on The Victorious Christian Life and conducts a daily Bible study at 2:30 p.m. Each evening features a chorus, choir, and orchestra.
A fragment notes WISTORY STRAIGHT and W Miller, father of George B Miller, visiting Waterton and Waterloo before settling, with 1845 not meeting any recorded mention of the future city site.
The Deemster charms Plaza Theatre crowds with faithful scene material and strong performances. The burial at sea sequence stands out as powerful, while the film adheres closely to the original story despite some cinema-made enhancements. The Road Thru the Dark presents Clara Wimball Young as the French mistress to a German prince at the Crystal Theatre.
Jane Novak, praised as one of the realm's most beautiful actresses, headlines the Palace engagement in Eyes of the World a romantic tale about love and family with a happy ending. The show runs today through Wednesday as a special engagement.
H B Noolman, longtime proprietor of Fen ithe quality Footwear at Wangeral Mercantile in Wellsburg, announces retirement after 30 years. He plans to close out his stock this season and mark down Christmas gifts at Grundy County National Bank actions.
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