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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
4
A reflective note on family conduct citing clear lessons and tragic situations. The writer warns that even orderly homes encounter serious events and misunderstandings. An admonition to observe behavior and consequences in daily life.
Des Moines reports Iowa's season gains with Ames beating Grinnell and Chicago defeating Iowa squads. Ames relies on Ersking and Page to push the offense, while Drake endures injuries to star Howler and a midseason setback. Kent's Iowa squad faces lineup gaps ahead of a key Ames game as Simpson and Grinnell pursue momentum in a tight state title race.
Rock Island Iowa reports three local fighters join Capital City Athletic Club at St Paul on Feb 19. Earl Henderson meets Jack Malone at 142 pounds, Peanuts Schieber and Young Dundee team up in a bout with unknown opponent for Dundee. Henderson also slated to clash with Jack Smith at the Black Hawk club in Waterloo on Feb 21, then to St Paul the next week for Malone and a Dayton, Ohio move.
Waterloo union printers beat Cedar Rapids Typos at White Side alleys in a three game set. Cedar Rapids led after two and trailed by 41 in the final game before Waterloo surged to a 2453 to 2432 total. Krumbholz won top box honors, E Links the high single game, and postmatch festivities included a hotel gathering.
Scheduling notes show the Repass team cannot play Wednesday evening and the Commercial league games shift to Friday night. Time 3 Tribune and Overland travel tomorrow evening. Event reminders include a Saint Valentine dance at Monse hall Wednesday 9 p m and a fall orchestra.
West High aims to contend for the state title with the First Iowa regiment adding experienced players to the Old Rose and Black squad. Ten returnees hold emblems, Co. G members seek key positions, and spring practice is planned to build a strong lineup for fall games against Des Moines Marshalltown Dubuque East High Clinton and other top teams.
Des Moines will host its annual city bowling tournament from April 27 to May 1 at the Alexandria bowling alleys. George Strotz was re-elected president and J Larker as secretary-treasurer. This year outsiders may compete, inviting bowlers from Rock Island Boone Waterloo Dyersville Davenport and others.
Clinton high school basketball, one of the strongest teams in the region, meets West High in a Friday night game at the Y M C A. The contest, first against a local squad in years, draws strong interest as Clinton aims to compare with the Mississippi River section’s teams. East high travels to Mt Vernon to face Carnell freshmen as a curtain raiser to the Carnell Grinnell game with Cedar Falls district play on the horizon.
New York reports Benny Leonard, nursing an injured left hand, defeated Phil Bloom and Frankie Callahan in two recent bouts and is expected to seek a twenty round match with champion Welsh. Writers predict Leonard can overcome the handicap and win in a marathon fight, noting persistent right hand power and weaknesses in his left.
The article notes Harry Leonard's performance against a Harlem opponent, highlighting Leonard's speed and distance judgment as he absorbed fewer heavy blows. It argues Leonard deserves consideration for a championship match, contrasting with Welsh who has rarely risked more than one 20 round bout since winning his title.
The Waterloo program features The Princess Pat with a strong book and humor along with terpsichore by Vic toria Garman and Stanley Ridges. Starring are Dorothy South Carle Stowe William Hodge Charles Meyers and Low Powers. Also Damaged Goods by Eugene Brieux presented by Richard Bennett’s company.
The United States civil service department lists 15 examinations for February, March and April, mainly for the Panama Canal zone and including an aero nautical engineering draftsman with a $2,000 salary and mechanical engineer roles at $2,100. Details available from CG. I. Munger at the post office. Also noted are the first navy dirigible delivery to Pensacola, the ribbon fish’s deep sea size, the Philadelphia mint’s 1916 coin output, and the Rhine length across four countries.
For over forty years the ad claims Scott's Emulsion nourishes growing children by boosting blood and strength. It urges mothers to ensure the genuine product from Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield, promising it will transform thinness to plumpness and enrich poor blood.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for stomach poisons and germ-related ailments. It lists issues such as gas pressure, indigestion, constipation, liver torpor, ulcers, and cancer prospects, claiming thousands cured including professionals, and offers a free book and money-back guarantee via Geo H Mayr Chicago and local druggists.
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