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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier markets its want ads as a community institution. Rates include one cent per word per insertion with an eight word minimum of 45 cents, dash lines six cents per line, and black cap lines six points.
A cluttered classified notice page lists real estate for sale by owner including several farms and homes in Iowa and Wisconsin, along with autos and household goods. Also shows notices of wills and sheriff sale, with names, locations, and contact phone numbers scattered throughout.
In a tit for tat exchange, Charles Dickman and former wife Alberta Dickman seek injunctions to prevent the other from moving with their two children Florence 15 and Robert to different states. Judge H. B. Boles sets a hearing for 9 a.m. July 10. The dispute centers on alleged past custody arrangements and the children's wish to live with their mother, with claims of intimidation and neglect by the father.
A retro city brief notes a quieter Fourth with fewer big crackers and late awakenings. Waterloo residents reminisce on past booms while a typewriter theft, a city clerk’s Dubuque trip, and a bulldog bite are also reported among local happenings.
The Plaza Theatre presents Theda Bara in A Woman There Was with police hearings for traffic violations. Major Bon C. Everall of Waterloo returns from Camp Dodge on 11 days’ leave. Crystal Theatre showcases Blackie's Redemption with Bert Lytell, noted for a two-day beard. Pettigrew's Girl to be shown at Palace Theatre with Monte Blue and Charles Gerard in a Southern regiment romance, plus a Gaumont Weekly reel.
Albert L. Weigel and family depart Waterloo for Indianapolis where he will handle Indiana Chamber of Commerce matters. He helped organize the Greater Waterloo Commercial club and remains assistant secretary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The note mentions war contract fees and the return of 1 percent commissions, with Weigel in charge of the return.
Local notes from Dumont and Hazleton report visitors and travel. Mrs Henry Brown returned from Chicago after attending the national nurses convention while Mrs Max Becker visited relatives in Newton. Several residents and guests, including Mrs Flora Coy and Miss Leah Millhouse, are noted visiting family and friends in nearby towns.
Mrs Will McMUMNN and children from Myrtle Minn visit relatives in Barclay Center during July. Members of the Ladies Aid society of the M E church of Dunkerton are noted in the brief item.
Joyed an all day meeting at Mrs C C Kniggt home last Thursday. Ben Turner Brandon spent several days this week at his son H G Turner. Barclay youths enjoyed a party Friday night at McGovern home honoring service members. Larkin club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs J Campbell. Silk dresses sometimes contain tin to rustle. only a microscope detects it. The Eskimo is the name of a magazine published at Nome Alaska for Uncle Sam settlements Eskimos.
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