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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
8
A. T. Tukill, Waterloo west superintendent, urges conserving sugar by boosting home honey production. He argues honey can substantially ease sugar scarcity, noting many waste food and the ease of keeping a few bee colonies for family use and modest profit. A broader beekeeping push could raise national food supply.
Five Iowa counties Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Butler Grundy will send Sunday school workers to an efficiency conference at the Y M C A rooms January 18. W D Stem and A M Locker will lead sessions with Mabel Harley and Miss Bailey. Morning talks cover county duties and association work, with lunch served. Evening events in First Brethren church at 7:15 feature Stem on association activities and three group sessions.
Cedar Tent No 28 The Maccabees installed officers for the ensuing term and initiated 10 candidates in the third degree at Ben Hur auditorium. A service flag with six stars honored Dreffein Cratsley Holdiman Farrell Patton Calhoun. Dues for members in service are carried by the Maccabee soldiers fund. Unpaid 1918 officers donated salaries to the fund as entertainments are planned to boost it. A monthly box of tobacco or candy will be sent to men in service. Refreshments followed the meeting.
Waterloo's food administrator W F Parrott reports a run on sugar and flour despite ration allowances. Merchants see higher demand than in months, prompting warnings of fines up to 10000 dollars or four years in federal prison. Officials vow harsher measures to curb hoarding and protect wartime supplies.
U F K S Wein defeats Tibbitts Tailors two games out of three in City league bowling at Waterloo alleys. Notable scores include Friedl 164 201, Alexander 152 185, Wilburn 137 168, King 152 200, Gardner 149 156 189, McFarlane 193 257, and total scores 898 and 937 for the two teams.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a quick acid neutralizer for sour, gassy stomachs and dyspepsia. It claims relief within five minutes, promotes a pleasant meal, and touts millions of yearly sales. A fifty-cent bottle from any drug store is recommended.
Citizens report stores buying sugar and flour allotments yesterday as retail grocers anxiously await regulations. In Black Hawk county about 100 grocers are noted and an annual home declamatory contest is planned for East Night with four entrants per class. Friday’s program features Elizabeth Gale, Helen Axtell, Katharina Whicker, Marjorie Patterson in oratorical and others in dramatic and fryout events. A triangular contest against Cedar Falls and West High will select a sub-district representative.
Voluntarily enlisted volunteers report at the station as new recruits prepare for induction. Among those examined are Edson J. Marion and Edgar M. Marion of Charles City, both joining the medical department. Others bound for Jefferson Barracks include aviation and signal corps men, a cavalry recruit, and several in the infantry, engineers, and quartermaster corps. Axel C. Dahl, enlisted earlier, remains ready but was sent home by officials for a later date.
Streckfus Line announces it cannot operate boats on the St Louis to St Paul route this year. The firm, which runs the sole steamboat service between St Louis and the Mississippi River, says it may suspend service entirely for the season. It offers to lend vessels to the government to relieve rail congestion during the war.
Finzel of Hodverert 85 is linked to a government controlled asset considered to have warned the highest wages during a month. He reportedly received $357.93 for the month in question amid ongoing discussions on control and compensation.
An article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild yet effective constipation remedy. It describes how blocked digestion causes bloating and discomfort and spotlights a peppermint-herb blend that eases bowels naturally. A free trial bottle is offered by mail.
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