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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1912
Page
4
An article discusses bungalow origins in India and their adoption in the United States. It describes European furnished single story homes with verandas, underfloor spaces, and servants. A four building, five room cottage is pictured as a $1,700 model with porch, living room, bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, and basement.
The London Chronicle traces the origin of clerk clerical and clergy to the Greek kleros meaning lot not scholarship or priesthood. Views differ on how clerous derived from this with priestly service being a portion of the Lord or chosen by God. Later, clerical terms evolve as the clergy alone could write, making clerical error possible by any layman.
The article outlines July sky highlights with constellations such as Hercules Ophiuchus the Serpent and Scorpius. It details notable star groups double stars and star clusters, plus the positions of Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and Neptune and the Moon’s motion and notable occultations.
Reinbeck daily life items detail visits by relatives and friends from Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Mentions include Roberta Northwestern University graduate in Evanston Illinois, trips to Des Moines and Chicago, Chautauqua attendance, church sermons and Masons gatherings, a new harbor at Nielsen, a house fire near Amity, and stock shipments to Chicago Detroit and other markets.
Greene notes report the democratic county convention in Allison with Co F Blasie in attendance. Visitors include Wm Feveriesen of Waterloo and Mrs Nellie Temper of Nashua visiting relatives. Albert Mahnke hosts his father Henry Mahnke from Waverly. Funeral of a relative at Charles City. Miss Bessie Fowler returns to Devils Lake after a visit. Mrs Aaron Wikenberry visits from Shawnee. A A Gilmore and daughter visit from Pipestone. Fisher to give an oration at Powersville July 4.
Austin, Minn is noted for community activities including the Errit and Peddycourt Fair store help, a W C T U drinking fountain installation at Treer and Second streets by Beck's hardware, and thanks from the public for the gift. Fred Lamberson of Albert Lea visited, and wedding and bar association events were attended by locals. Tom Hall remains critically ill at his daughter’s home.
Miss Helen Ringle returned from Illinois to tend her ill father. Ladies’ Aid plans parsonage painting. Homer Brann from Traer visited grandparents Robt Speer and Mrs Otho Thomas hosted friends Monday. Mrs Bess Johnston and Dorothy left for Columbus Junction after month here. O E Merritt bought a seven passenger 40 horsepower Cadillac from Waterloo dealers last week. Ed Thomas and family visited Harry in Mooreville.
Parents urged to obtain Brady War Pictures with text matter for all school children. The Waterloo Evening Courier begins a sixteen part weekly series, coupon available on Page 3 for readers to collect.
A weekly roundup from Allison Iowa notes visits and travel of residents including Mrs S W Bur roughs returning from Emmettsburg and Blancherain visiting her sister Mrs Dr Burroughs. Local leaders and visitors from Greene Clarksville Marengo and Aplington are mentioned along with a hospital stay for Lee Bates and the death of Mrs George R Peet. Wedding plans, church service time changes, and school notice changes are reported with dates and locations.
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