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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
5
President elect Wilson tours Ellis Island with wife and daughters to gain firsthand insight into immigrant handling and deportation rules. Commissioner Williams leads the visit as Wilson, asked few questions, remains silent and uncritical.
Twenty eight relatives and friends gathered at Winkerton to honor D D Smith on his fiftieth birthday with dinner and a large cake. Guests from Waterloo included Mr and Mrs Douglas Blackball and Miss Nelle Crow spoke at the event. Other notes mention a dinner party on Locust street and a birthday surprise for Mrs H J Wruitime with twelve attendees including four Elizabeths. The dresses and decorations featured red and white carna tions.
A Houston Post line notes a woman repeatedly set aside her husband’s will out of habit. The remark reflects a cultural pattern where possession of a spouse’s documents influenced actions. The brief item emphasizes routine behavior over legal implications.
The report notes California records the least thunderstorms, while Alabama and Florida show the most. It also states Florida has the most even temperatures.
We express sincere thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our son and brother. Thanks for floral designs from J R W Waterloo Wee Ideal Supply Co and employees and from Citizens Gas & Electric Co Cedar Walls. Mrs Rylan Glough John George Mrs T D Tiller.
A chalk fragment reveals a hidden history of Foraminifera tiny shells and jelly like forms. These microscopic organisms build calcium carbonate skeletons and inhabit oceans from deep waters to shorelines. They appear in chalk cliffs and ancient rock layers, linking geology to life.
The Chicago Record Herald notes that free maps are ended as school teachers must subscribe for ocean charts from the United States Hydrographic Office at 10 cents a copy. The pilot chart appears monthly for North Atlantic North Pacific and Indian oceans and quarterly for South Atlantic and South Pacific.
Washington reports that 1912 foreign commerce showed prosperity withImports totaling 1 818 133 355 compared to 1 532 359 180 in 1911Exports rose to 2 599 217 990 from 2 092 526 746 Crude materials imported valued at 433 786 671 versus 303 873 461 in 1911 Unfinished manufactures 220 388 041 up from 187 047 667 Complete manufactures 404 054 342 up from 366 673 257 Exports crude materials 790 004 166 up from 62 019 810 Unfinished manufactures 324 519 284 up from 284 810 887 Complete manufactures 732 564 742 up from 639 954 685
Open air schools modeled on German and American practice are set up in Barcelona. The Chicago Tuberculosis Institute urges education and detection in campaigns against TB. The United States bureau of education calls for uniform state school reports and adoption of the National Education association schedules. Domestic science gains ground with a new dictionary for teachers. A moot court setup at the Catholic University of Washington trains law students in a real courtroom. Yale in China aims for Western style buildings with strong hygienic design. The US bureau suggests outdoor sleeping rooms for boys dormitories to showcase fresh air benefits. An experiment by Superintendent Harry L. Eby shows wide grading variation among teachers on an arithmetic test, from 4 to 93 percent.
Extensive experiments by the Russian department of agriculture tested over 100 imported reapers mowers and other implements from Canada and Europe during 1812. Officials report many met requirements under diverse conditions and could be manufactured in Russia to reduce American dependence. The department aims to shift farmers to non American machinery while noting 72 percent of machinery business is still held by American manufacturers.
A Wednesday through Saturday display announces new library acquisitions at East Library West Angell and International Technology Library. Titles include The Gleam Promised Land Social Task of Christianity Your United States Tammy Tinker s Book Panjandrum Picture Why Women Are So Red Cross Girl Oregon System Italian Poets Since Dante Battered Side Down Connectives in English Speech Inn of Tranquility Miss 318 and Mr 37 The Terrible Meek The Lady and Sada San Glory of Clementina The Scarecrow Spell of Italy American Problems The Land We Live In Goodly Fellowship Tante Neighborhood Entertainments Banquet Book Our Lady of the Beeches Cry in the Wilderness Chapters from Modern Psychology Promised Land For Yardley Your United States Panjandrum Picture Success in Letter Writing Oregon System Miss 318 and Mr 37 Short History of Scotland Bookkeep Lagerlof Further Adventures of Nils Life of Alfred Tennyson Ways and Days in Italy Poems Hand Book of Composition
A lawyer claimed his client hoped to settle, saying they held out an olive branch eighteen months ago. The judge retorted that there were no olives on it, delivering a sharp legal quip.
Four centuries ago Paris first used numbered houses though widespread adoption came after 1789. The first known London street with numbers was Prescott Street, but the practice only spread broadly from 1764.
Bohumil Michalek of the Michalek Master School for Violinists faced a $8000 verdict in Chicago after promising a Prague widow, Henrietta Simecek, wealth in America. Simecek sought $26000, alleging he failed to keep promises and deceived her while studying music abroad. The case centered on romance and financial demands.
May Hampton, studying music in Florence, rejects an American engagement to Tom Rowden. A chance encounter with his friend George Amaden rekindles homesickness and leads to Tom's arrival to bring her home. Three months later May marries Tom, as Gwen Gordon quips about American resolve.
Mrs FL McWihinney and children enjoy warm Cuba visit as island shows green. Durant illness prompts Peterson family trip, with J. W. Peterson greatly improved. Eggleson and Watson travel for relatives and company interests. McBurney sails to Chicago and New York for spring stock. Pettit relocates family. phone unchanged. Mayor Thompson returns after illness. Captain Wagner brings naval deserter to Chicago. Catherine Reed ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Hospital auxiliary meets at Mrs Balliett’s home. Social visits noted for Mrs Nauman and Mrs Mitchell. Illinois Central depot remodeling advances with wiring, expanded ticket office, and larger waiting areas. Cedar Rapids guests dine with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey. old schoolmates reunite.
The text contrasts America and Europe in cultural trends with provocative claims about teaching and influencing dress and behavior. It suggests a perceived exchange of values, with a critical, satirical tone about who benefits from such cross cultural guidance.
The Senate Military Affairs Committee will consider a bill tomorrow to place on the retired list all Union officers in the Civil War at three fourths pay when mustered out. A substitute by Senator Sanders was voted down. committee members are evenly split on Townsend bill. Supporters hope for a favorable report.
The third weekly advance in crude oil prices was announced with Pennsylvania crude at 2.26 a barrel, a peak not reached since 1895. Other prices list Mercer black New Castle Corning Cabell Somerset Ragland and Kansas firm Prairie Oil and Gas added two cents in Independence. Producers expect renewed field activity in western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
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