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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
4
The Good Fellows of Waterloo cheer many children and an elderly woman with gifts from their Christmas fund. Records show purchases including union suits, stockings, shoes, coats, and hats, plus 12 toys and 67 picture books. Individual appeals led to unique gifts like a 100 foot clothesline and a shoulder shawl for an elderly woman.
The University of London plans a costly phonetics project to study 1000 languages of the empire. Led by Danell Jones, the institution requests about 2.5 million dollars for the research effort with 70 assistants to be engaged at the university.
Over 300 people departed Waterloo for nearby towns to spend the holiday with relatives. Rail officials report crowded trains and long lines as passengers sought refunds or explanations for annulled services amid coal shortages. Union Station handled about 1,500 tickets in the past 24 hours.
Christmas was celebrated by the W. F. Thompson family at the parental home 1113 Leavitt street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Addington and family all of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. W. Eby and daughter Jane of Chariton Iowa.
Firemen of station No 9 received numerous Christmas presents and days off. T W Powery departed last night for a week in Chicago with relatives while Tom Ruane joined him for a week in Rochester with relatives.
In a captionless fragment a teacher directs Johnny to read phrases on the board with question marks, while a boy responds with garbled lines. The piece also references the American Legion and a for sale ad in the Courier, suggesting a mixed page of classroom quotes and notices.
At the county home and hospital in Mt. Vernon township north of Waterloo, 88 inmates each received a Christmas gift. The Good Fellows provided a festive dinner of duck and trimmings, and many inmates also received boxes from relatives and friends. All inmates enjoyed breakfast and looked forward to Santa Claus memories, with a woman inmate recounting a dream of stockings and sleigh bells.
The article reports on the planned return of U S railroads to private operation by March first following government control during the war era. It notes congressional leaders approval, dates for legislation, and remarks from Hale Holden and R Y W Aishton on ending uncertainty, with comments from Benjamin L Winchell Jr and other regional officials. It also includes a period column of editorials and assorted local notes.
Rose Catherine Stillwagon infant daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Stillwagon died at 715 pm yesterday at the family home one fourth mile east of Dean school north of Waterloo after several days illness of pneumonia. Survived by parents a brother and sister Jean 11 and A R Jr 9. Body moved to Hileman Gindt mortuary funeral arrangements incomplete. Also funeral services for David Hansen son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Hansen 527 Reberstreat Cedar Falls will be from Hansen home Friday morning burial Greenwood cemetery Cedar Falls.
Local items describe residents visiting relatives in Minneapolis Independence Nashua and Cornell College students home for holidays. Minor crimes include a thief stealing a medicine case from a car, a hotel arrest for a couple released on bond, and a street theft of a bicycle. A hotel guest misplaced cash, and a millinery shop will occupy 218 Fourth Street West with Mrs. L. C. Darland to open around Jan. 15.
The article lists U S wealth in 1850 at $7 1 357 780 000 with per capita $307 69. It cites 1912 official wealth at $197 739 071 090 and per capita $1 962. An unofficial total around $306 000 000 000 is noted, per the Statistical Abstract.
The Oldest Catholic church in New York City, St Peter’s at Barclay Street, celebrated its 134th anniversary of incorporation in 1786. The parish covers Battery Place to North Moore Street and Broadway to the North River, serving 1,200 to 1,500 worshipers on weekdays. Right Rev James H McGean, ordained 50 years ago, has led St Peter’s for 39 years. A telegraph printing attachment for a telephone was invented to log messages for absent operators.
Christmas morning brought reflection and revival as Waterloo churches held midnight and morning services. At Christ-Episcopal and St. Mark's Episcopal, choirs of 35 and visiting singers led festive worship, with sermons on the Holy Incarnation and Bethlehem. St. Joseph's Catholic church marked its first mass by Rev. Luke Striegel at 10:30 a.m. as families embraced holiday reunions and gifts.
The article notes that sky light access is the only light for some older buildings surrounded by taller neighbors and that lack of a height ordinance can depress rental values. It cites the Newark zone report and the Equitable building fire fallout, showing landowners offering to curb height for compensation. It also mentions Wisconsin logging trials with tractors, highlighting costs and local studies.
Review of six months of study on Peter and John focusing on their call training and service. Highlights include their calling as disciples, fishing as a former vocation, Jesus entering Peter’s home, trust in the Lord, Peter’s confession, witnesses of Christ’s glory, corrected zeal, true greatness in service, and lessons on watchfulness during temptation.
The text outlines six steps in Peter's downfall: self confidence, failure to watch, failure to pray, zeal without knowledge, following afar off, and warming himself at the enemies. It cites Mark chapters xiv 29 37 and 47 to illustrate Peter's denial and warns readers against similar errors.
A school of instruction will be held tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. in the rooms of the Waterloo Business College Syndicate building for census enumerators in Black Hawk county. Anson T. Hukill, supervisor, will conduct the instruction.
St Francis Hospital auxiliary will host a fruit shower for the hospital sisters tomorrow afternoon. Members should meet the Highland car at 3 o'clock. Hamburg London Line to open service with London soon, per Dec 8 note.
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