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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1917

Page

13

War Time Home Building Spirit Still Strong Here

Part two lists numerous residences and commercial properties in various wards with values from 600 to 76,004 dollars and totals to 608,850. Entries cover bungalows, remodels, additions, and new buildings at streets such as Williston Avenue, Western Avenue, Fourth Street, and Cedar River park, naming owners like Clara M. Clough, Arthur C. Cole, John H. Morrow, and Linninger Coal & Fuel.

Leavitt Street Clara M. Clough Grant Avenue Wien Arthur C. Cole Williston Avenue Fourth Street Randolph Street Chris Cavanaugh Vermont Street John Dalgaard Hiawthorne Street Prospect Place Linninger Coal & Fuel Company la Porte Avanna Walter Allen Kern Street Fred Adams Claud F. Berry Logan E. Eddy Cedar River Park C. Egbert O. J. Fullerton J.H. Fucss M.A. Holm Albert Holzer He, CO. Koch Ss. L. Kern Burton Avenue Lafayette Street Mulberry Street L. R. McCarty Logan Avenue C. W. Nightingale Riehl Street A. D. Paul Franklin Street Roblin PaGate Enone Standard Oil Company Park Avenue Security Savings Bank Bank Fourth Lafayette A. F. Stolt J. E. Trask Newton Street Henry Tegtmeyer Reed Street R. G. Wilkins Dawson Street Fairview Avenue Waterloo Roofing & Supply Company Sycamore Street Earls Fourth Ward J. A. Aungst Peek Street M. B. Church Roy Bentley John H. Borger J. Bush Beech Street J. A. Berteh Highland Nick Belock Charles Bell Charles Calleas Barclay cL. Collins Waterloo Heights Wive D. Cass Pearce Dewald E. Foster Albany Street Lincoln Savings Bank C. A. Loveland Herbert Lentz Linden Avenue McMillan Beeth Street C. C. McClintan Rhey Street Waterloo Meat Company Edward Pines Newell Street Souete Ee E. E. Peek Peek Lane Street Howard Peek Miss Sophia Peet Elm Street F. B. Robertson Gallows Warcay Fowler

Man Loses Place As the Peacock of Human Species

Sixty two years ago in Waterloo the natural order favored men in dress and status, with high priced fashion for men and simpler wear for women. Now women lead fashion with costlier coats and hats. men’s attire appears shrinking by comparison. A contrast with 1855 tastes is noted, and a local business, E. L. Hosteter, invests 1300 to remodel property at 223 Fourth Street West.

Waterloo J. C. Hubbard Hosteter E. L. Hosteter Fourth Street

The Automobinet Observation on Travel Stresses

The piece notes that the man driving all day ignores scenery while the women watch. At night stops, the driver is too tired for conversation, a comment from Atlantic reflecting travel fatigue and gendered roles.

Atlantic

Beauty or Ugliness in Presidential Looks

A Boston woman who met President Wilson explains he is not handsome enough to be handsome nor attractive enough to be attractive. A Parisienne quips that being the homeliest would yield distinction. The remarks compare public figures' appearance and charm.

Lincoln Boston Wilson Paris Homeliess

Also Mentioned on This Page

Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Building Company Commercial Street Ohn H. Morrow Jefferson Street Mercurio Bridge Street P. A. Mueller Hawthorne Avenue H. G. Northey Charles Nobel George Quest Sheridan Avenue Prospect Hills Richmond G. D. Stewart Fifth Streets H. Thames Fifth Street United Brethren Church Waterloo Morris Plan Company Elizabeth Wardle Washington Street Burton E. Wilson Western Avenue Sixth Street Third Ward J. A. Smith PW. Wagner Monroe Street Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation H. C. Wilkins Waterloo Bank & Trust Company Fourth Streets Ernest Webberking Mulberry F. M. Collard The Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Joyner Edwards Street
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