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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
3
Social items list weddings engagements and club gatherings across Waterloo Iowa and nearby towns. Couples mentioned include Lew Ketwig and Gesine Kettwig in Dubuque Miss. McLaren and Krueger in Waterloo. Girsch and Klein near Buckingham Illinois. Miller and Hitchins in Waterloo. many society events at churches and clubs with guest readings concerts and charity meetings.
Practical beauty guidance for older women covering skin care hair care and clothing. Advice includes use of rich creams olive oil cleansing methods ice and astringents hair whitening tips with shampooing without soap and a hint of blueing for silver tones. Also includes weight and perspiration tips linked to fashion fit and undergarment issues.
A reader shares regret over missed small misdeeds toward a feeble mother and asks readers to guard against sharp words and minor slights. The columnist reflects on remorse, likening it to biblical warning, and urges daily efforts to cultivate patient, gentle love in caregiving.
Fragmentary lines show a speaker asking forgiveness for crankiness and urging kindness. The text hints at consequences for sharp words and memory of hurts, echoing social admonitions about manners and apology. The tone resembles a rustic, informal exchange.
A tentative jury was formed in the Newberry fraud trial in Grand Rapids Michigan with sixty potential jurors questioned. Four jurors were rejected for cause amid clashes between prosecutors and defense, including remarks about the Socialist Society and its income.
The Jews State Marble and Gran ita Dealers' association held a two day convention at the Forum with about 75 delegates. E F Mac Donough gave the welcome, Rev J R Macartnay led the invocation, and a manufacturers display valued at 2500 dollars will be auctioned tomorrow evening. Election of officers for the new year is slated for tomorrow afternoon.
Des Moines reports say the First National Bank at Roland in Story County was burglarized last night and cannot access the vault today as the combination was damaged beyond use. Officials fear possible loss until vault access is regained and the intrusion is investigated.
Fire department attended a small fire at 216 Fifth Street West as tar used for horse foot treatment boiled over and ignited the floor. The 9:15 a.m. call caused little damage. A steam pipe break at 437 Summer Street yesterday drew neighbors' concern but caused only water and steam damage.
Jefferson City January 29 Associated Press report says two Democratic state committees met to select the time and place for the state convention. Kansas City St Joseph and Jefferson City are mentioned as possible sites to elect four delegates at large to the Democratic national convention.
In Brest on January 29 the Associated Press reports that porpoises have devastated Brittany fisheries. Shoals have driven fishermen to petition the French ministry of marine for relief due to extensive losses at sea.
Day by day activity fills the town with appointments travel and illness reports. W. J. Burbank county treasurer returns after 19 days away due to Mines. J. Young begins rural mail route 2 February 14. Diphtheria and smallpox warnings issued for several households. Officials plan patrols and meetings while stockholders approve capital increase.
Birth notices list Evalon furnadett born to Mr and Mrs T J Peterson of 184 Tenth Street West and another birth announced for Mr and Mrs Teech Setowicks with unclear names and details due to OCR errors.
美国海军上将西姆斯致参议院海军委员会请其就对盟军合作失职的指控进行调查 要求国防部长丹尼斯提交美国进入战争时海军状况的详细报告 报告应说明当时的准备情况 在役舰船的数量状况地点与状态 议员页长将信件转交参议院调查委员会主席海勒再转交给佩奇以作最终决定
Dr. Anna B. Schultz, the first Chicago physician jailed for writing wholesale whisky prescriptions, vows to fight Prohibition. She claimed to exercise professional discretion with 300 daily prescriptions. Prohibition agents reported rushed medical exams and varied charges by patient class, including a luxury limousine trade.
The Choral Society of the Waterloo Business College presents a recital in the First Methodist Church auditorium on Wednesday directed by George E. Turner. The school orchestra accompanies. Mrs. George E. Turner and Mrs. Josephine Shimer are soloists. Turner also plays organ.
Lisbon reports the death of Dr Wences Jau De Lima a longtime Portuguese political figure who served as premier and interior minister in 1909 and earlier as foreign affairs minister. Ottawa says Canada exported 1,443,877 bushels of wheat to the United States in November and December valued at 6,204,746 dollars.
Revival services led by Rev. J. H. Drumm at the Raymond Methodist church attract large local attendance and praise from attendees. Also noted are community illness updates, travel to Waterloo, and various local events including a box social at Kilnger school and recent visits to nearby towns.
Los Angeles January report says Harry S. New, convict in the murder of Miss Freda Lesser, was denied a new trial. He was sentenced to not less than ten years with a maximum of life at San Quentin prison.
Paris reports Anatole France criticizes renewed France Vatican ties in Lanterne article calling past dissolution a logical end to papal conflicts. In New York George Graham Rice, alias Jacob Herzog, gets three years in Sing Sing for grand larceny over 721 dollars from a stock customer. Elgin Illinois train collision injures motorman. car split in two after struck by North Western train near Geneva.
Washington January 29 Senate public buildings committee reported favorably a bill to abolish the United States housing corporation and authorize the secretary of the treasury to dispose of its property after extensive hearings.
Real estate transfers show D B Henderson sheriff to J M Kentzelman for lot in Kentzelman addition Waterloo. A G Wykoff to Maud Hostetler Jet 10 block 3 Seash Park addition Waterloo. R Jameson to Margaret Whitney for block 1% Rose Hill Finst addition Waterloo. Elizabeth Emert to Willem Krebs lots 2 and 9 Dieck A Town of Emert. Values listed as 500.00 125.00 200.00 1.00.
Senator Sherman Republican Illinois introduced a joint resolution to declare Lincoln's birthday a national holiday and sent it to the judiciary committee for consideration.
A persuasive notice touts the Perfect Hair Tint as easy to use for women to restore gray, faded, or bleached hair to its original beauty. It emphasizes a free trial to demonstrate how well Brownstone 18 tint works and urges more women to try the product based on actual experience.
As part of a nationwide health campaign the Red Cross has donated $10 000 to the American Social Hygiene Association to aid establishing a traveling exhibit on social hygiene.
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