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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1914

Page

3

Cedar Falls News Briefs People Traveling and Entertaining

Cedar Falls daily notes travel and social items from Dec 19. Lois Pardes leaves for a two week holiday visit to Chicago with relatives and State Teachers College ties. Local students and faculty travel, study, or visit family. mentions of Rev J W Holland, Miss Lenore Silliman, Miss Lillian Goodwin, and others.

Cedar Falls Lois Pardes Chicago H. H. Clay State Teachers’ College John Partington Swea Citr Cedar Falla College Hill Doria Merner Lake Forrest Til Earl Roadmat Allizon George Younker Parkersburg Logan Utah Kerl J. Knoepfler University At Iowa City J. 3. Knoepfler Cedar Rapids J. B. Trewin Mr. Trewin Lenore Silliman Mt. Vernon Cornell College H. N. Silliman Frank Jewell

Courier Patterns For Courier Fashion Department Coupon

Obtain up-to-date patterns for the Courier accompanying design by mailing the coupon to the Fashion Department of the Evening Courier in Waterloo. Include 10 cents for each pattern. Orders are filled as soon as possible and should reach you within ten days of sending.

Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo

Christmas party notices and club gatherings described

A long column lists numerous social events from a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. 0 W Eby to meetings of M S circle T O B club and many others The items include hostess names places dates and brief descriptions of gifts dinners dances and planned New Year events among local organizations churches and clubs

V. J. Wilson OF. B Marguerite Anderson Adams Street Inez Hanlon Bertha Cotton Blanche Wills Mary Christenson Plantame Bertha Cotton

Local Factory Busy Abroad Reports Strong London Trade

The Associated Manufacturing Co. of Waterloo reports that via its London office business is better than ever. Over the past three months, volume has tripled compared with the same period last year, with activity confined to England and much of the prior trade shifted to the continent.

Associated Manufacturing Co Fot Waterloo London British Isles England _stone Continent

Muscatine Flooded by Counterfeit Half Dollars

Muscatine Iowa reports a wave of counterfeit half dollars circulated over the past week. Banks detected the coins by their dull ring and subtle date variations from 1918 to 1911. The spurious currency, deemed the cleverest local counterfeit in years, prompted bank scrutiny across institutions.

Muscatine Nmuscatine Uncle Sam Muscatin i

Postoffice Shakeup Planned Under One Director

Des Moines reports a sweeping reform in the United States Post Office as inspectors examine offices nationwide. The plan envisions a single head for the department, promotion from within, and elimination of local postmasters. A two-department system may be replaced by centralized oversight with bonded accountability and strict penalties for losses. The probe, led by R V Leahy and G S Bassett, notes high exactness in the Des Moines inquiry.

Des Moines Des Postoffice Department of the United States Washington Federal Department R. V. Leahy G. S. Bassett St. Louis C. E. Gains

Christmas in City Churches Continues with Music and Sermon

A Christmas pageant program lists offertory violin duets and choirs with Misses Maude Knoop Maybeth Mack Marjory Taylor and others. It features an anthem O Night Divine and Heralds of Heaven with solo and soprano parts, concluding with a sermon The Prophecy of Christmas by W B Sanford and hymns All Hail Immanuel and Zion Awake.

Caushlin and Watterson Luccia Maude Knoop Maybeth Mack Marjory Taylor Wely Lerman Adam Schnecker Mia Tluciue Gobb W. B. Sandford Costa Immanuel Gabrial Postluuc Siarch Handel

Christmas Program at First Congregational Church

The Sunday school plans Christmas exercises on Wednesday evening at 7 o clock. A gift for every attendee and a Santa Claus are promised. The school will aid two destitute families and welcomes donations, money preferred, other gifts accepted.

First Congregational Church

The Poor and Us Sermon at Universalist Church

Dr Effie McCollum Jones will preach The Poor and Us at Universalist church Sunday evening. As an active Associated Charities member she will discuss Waterloo conditions and charitable work during Christmas season. The choir will perform Christmas music. The Sunday school party and supper for children is set for Wednesday at 5 oclock with a brief program and gifts of money to aid homeless Belgians. The illuminated tree and children's stories will highlight the event. A second Christmas musical program is planned for the following Sunday.

Effie McCollum Jones Universalist Church

Pastor’s Daughter Elope and Wed in Iowa

Ruth Graves daughter of Rev J W Graves pastor of the First Baptist church of Muscatine and former secretary of the Des Moines Interchurch council eloped with Chester Reeves a student at Ames and were married last week at the groom’s home in Waverly Des Moines college officials had opposed the union due to their youth and college attendance Also noted Vidal Pena a Mexican businessman in Des Moines was reported under arrest in Milwaukee on a separate police notice

Cedar Falls Carl Wild University of Minnesota Jay Cod, Wild Anxel Holst Denikh Bethlehem Church Mr. Halst M. Holst Stude Copenhagen Denmark F.C. Hastman Jowar City Ethel Marguerite Madge Det Delivan Alexander MacGregor Columbus, O Wheeling W. Va Glenn Bakkum Des Moines Ruth Graves J. W. Graves First Baptist Church of Leighton Milwaukee Vidal Pena Fifth Street

City opening skating rink boosts late readiness plans

Mayor R C Thompson announced opening the municipal skating rink near Chapman's boathouse with city funds and park and river front commissions pledging monthly support. The rink aims to be ready by late today or tomorrow for local skaters in Cedar Rapids.

Chapman R. C. Thompson Park Commissioners River Front Commissioners

Mitchell Holiday Returnees and Local Changes

The Mitchell brief notes returning students and workers for the holidays from Centerville Osage St. Paul Minneapolis Iowa City Austin and others. It mentions a new employment bureau feature for the Boy Scouts. Ritter Bros. now own the restaurant previously run by M. A. Piper and A K Vanderpoel and family left for Taverne Minnesota to manage a general store. Mrs. Jen Lashbrook returned from Charles City. The McCord trio and Red Path Lyceum gave an entertaining program at the M B H church.

Ritter Bros M. A. Piper A. K. Vanderpoel Taverne Minn Vanderpoel Jen Lashbrook Charles City McCord Red

Best for kidneys says doctor in Greenville notice

Dr J T R Neal of Greenville California announces his three years of experience with kidney treatments and endorses Aqua to Foley Kidney Pills as the best option for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder ailments available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes, sold by all druggists everywhere.

J. T. R. Neal Greenville Cal All Druggista

Allen's Cough Balsam Maintains Loyal Following

The long standing Allen's Cough Balsam remains a popular sovereign remedy after five decades on the market. It has earned trust for coughs colds bronchitis and related respiratory discomforts among many customers.

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