Enthusiasm Over Gymnasium Fete At YWCA Exhibition
Nearly 200 people attended the gymnasium exhibition at the Young Women's Christian Association last evening. The program featured games dances and various exercises with enthusiastic appreciation. Miss Edith Goodenough trained the classes during fall. spring enrollment will rise and exhibit proceeds totaled about 15 dollars. Sunday Vespers at 4 pm will feature Mrs. J L Buchele presenting Pippa Passes with music and the usual at home hour to follow. all young women invited.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Edith. Goodenough
J. L. Buechele
Pippa
Surprising Mr and Mrs Sam Fike at Orange Township Farm
Thursday night about 100 friends gathered at the Fikes farm in Orange township where they have lived twenty five years. Mr Fike has served ten years as Sunday school superintendent. He sold the farm to Isaac Forney who will take possession March 1 and the Fikes will move to a new home beside the church on Eagle Center road. The offering was presented by Rev W H Lichty.
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Sam Fike
Orange Township
Lulu cap from Waterloo tops old tam with home made pride
A Waterloo created Lulu cap replaces the old tam trend. It is crocheted from yarn in any color, resembles a tam in shape, yet offers a neat warm and inexpensive option. The design champions home made craft and uses the slogan pride of production.
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Waterloo
United States
Iowa
Wheat prices twenty years ago and today noted
Advices from a commission company show wheat at 49 cents a bushel twenty years ago with today’s quotation around 1.50 dollars. The report highlights a rise of about one dollar per bushel, reflecting a strong price increase over the period.
Science in Education and Recitations at Teachers Institute
Dr. Jesup spoke on Science in Education before 200 instructors in the east manual training building. Dr. George D. Strayer of Columbia discussed measuring pupil intelligence and conducting recitations in afternoon sessions. The institute’s regular session is set for February 4 and 5.
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Teachers’ Institute
East Manual Training Building
Cedar Falls
Jesup
Town City
George D. Strayer
Columbia University
Strayer
Morning Recital by Miss Wyant's Pupils at 416 Almond Street
Miss Edith Wyant hosted a morning piano recital at her home, 416 Almond Street, featuring pupil performances of pieces by Reinecke, Gurlitt, Maude Rath, Lange, Gesa-Horbath, Theodore Giese, and duets by Maude Rath with Charlotte Bussey and Jewel Johnson with Wyant.
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Edith Wryant
Almond Street
Reinecke
Rachel Northrup
Gurlitt
Roger, Brunn
Maude Rath
Lange
Charlotte Bussey
Floweret Farget-me-not
Theodore Giese
Jewel Johnson
Trot de Cavelier
Miss Wyant
Broussard Pushes Bill to Suspend Free Sugar Clause
Representative Broussard of Louisiana introduced a resolution to suspend the free sugar clause of the tariff law which abolishes duties after May 1916. He said the move would raise government revenue, though action was unlikely this session.
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Washington
D. C
Broussard
Louisiana
Des Moines Soup Kitchen Opens For Unemployed
Des Moines public welfare committees open the municipal lodging house soup kitchen at noon to serve daily meals to the unemployed. City council authorized enlarging the lodging house dining room for Boon meals, with equipment and food costs not exceeding 500 dollars.
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Des Moines
Municipal Soup Kitchen
Municipal
Public Welfare Committees
Boon
Irving Hotel Re decoration Under Way
Co L Kingsley workers have spent the past week redecorating the Irving hotel. The project is expected to take about sixty days to complete with walls ceilings and woodwork refreshed and new rugs replacing older ones during a thorough renovation of the entire property.
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Rving Redecorated. Co. L. Kingsley
Irving Hotel
City in Brief highlights local notices and visits
A digest of local events includes Miss Viola Henzle ill at 624 Second St West, Miss Carol Richmond visiting Mrs. Bula Trunkey, and Mr and Mrs PF Chapman in Chicago for the auto show. Arthur Strayer's bankruptcy hearing continues. Llewellyn Akin’s home fumigated for scarlet fever quarantine. Constable Theo Peek ill. Clio club hosts with spouses. Mrs Lowe visits Hummel in St Louis. more travel, family events, and social notes from Des Moines to Indianola and Corpus Christi trips.
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Viola Henzle
Second Street West
H. Diets
Belmont
John F. Dietz
Carol Richmond
Elma
Bula Trunkey
PF. W. Chapman and
Laverne
Chicago
Arthur Strayer
F. 3. Merrian
Llewellyn Akin
South Street
T. A. Lowe
Miss Black
St. Louis
A. M. Hummel
Leland Avenue
Theo. Peek
Clio Club
J. G. Ralston
Locust Street
Edward Larson
W. P. Hoxie
Trumbauer to Speak a Piece at Waterloo Minstrels
Oliver Trumbauer headlines the Commercial club charity minstrel at The Waterloo next Monday and Tuesday. He will host as interlocutor with nightly private rehearsals for gags, promising genuine local laughs. A large parade and packed houses are anticipated as Joe Bren directs the Streator produced show arriving tomorrow.
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the Waterloo
Oliver Trumbauer
Oliver
Mr. Trumbauer
Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo
Bren
Joe Bren
Streator
Ill
Commercial Club
Bren company to stage clever musical act with new director
The Bren company will present a clever musical act directed by Mr. Bren with an orchestra of 10. Mrs. Bren will collaborate. Chas. Sapp of the Bren company will join the show, and Geo. L. Stevens, previously in charge, departs tonight for Quincy, TJ. Box office reports plenty of good seats for those who hurry.
Works Among Natives 10000 Miles Away
Dr. Paul W. Van Metre from Sritamarat Memorial Hospital in Siam writes from Nakaga Siam about life among the natives. He notes tropical beauty, limits on photography due to water temperature, and the impact on children from gospel teaching while praising missionary work supported by James Black of Water Too.
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Sritamarat Memorial Hospital
Nakaga
Siitamarat
Siam
Paul W. van Metre
Pal Martin
Cedar County
Kodak
van Metre
James Black
Water
Iowa City
Special Car Gathers R and Men for Air Brake Instruction
A special car arrived last evening over the R and P railroad to instruct employees in air brake use. Chicago's traveling superintendent of motor power Mr. Wilson attended, with Train master A Rae of Manly also present. Yard crew and Teck Island service railroad men from the city joined the demonstration as the car tours larger cities and division points. Winter Golf club invites all members to a weekly driving contest next Tuesday at the club rooms Stew art Simmons building Jefferson street.
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At & O
Wilson
Chicago
Rae
Manly
Teck Island
Paul Talbot
Winter Golf Club
Theclub
Stewart-Simmons
Jefferson
Waterloo Theatre Announces Three Big Attractions
Busby the Waterloo theatre manager previews three forthcoming shows. Hugo Koch brings The Call of the Cumberlands tomorrow evening, The Round Up follows next Wednesday as a major road production, and High Jinks a large musical comedy opens on Tuesday February 9.
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Busby
Waterloo Theatre
Hugo Koch
Memorialize Congress on Cattle Scourge
Des Moines January 30 Special Senator White of Iowa county introduces a resolution urging Congress to investigate foot and mouth disease at the union stockyards. It seeks origin of the outbreak, disposal methods, possible infection spread, and costs to owners. Resolution urges measures to prevent recurrence and was promptly passed.
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Des Moines
White
Iowa County
Congress
Union
New York Produce and Chicago Live Hog Market Briefs
New York dairy and cheese receipts show butter at 5 713 tubs with varied grades and steamery extras. Chicago hogs sold steadily with larger supply. cattle and lamb offerings were scarce and nominal prices. Local butter sales in Elgin Illinois noted, with mixed lot values and early 1900s market terms.
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Pennsylonia
Hennery
Bennery
Chicago
Altho
Ortgin
Elgin
Conta
Wanted Salesmen to Sell Valuable Product Nationwide
Wanted salesmen to sell a quick selling valuable product to automobile owners, supply houses, and garages. Winter territory available. Chemie Mig. Co. offers a trade fate wheat stand, eastern Colorado, price $15.00. Bag 202, Station A, Waterloo.
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Chemie Mig. Co
Station A
Waterloo
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