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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
11
Greta and Edna wander beside a lake when a wish fairy grants Edna a dream world filled with endless food. Edna indulges, sleeps on sponge cake, then regrets the sugary land. The fairy transports her home warning against careless wishes and urging reading to avoid fairies and witches. Tomorrow's story is The Girl That Loitered.
Des Moines dispatch notes the railroad commission modified crate rules for watermelons. Crating would add about 60 cents per dozen, or 4 cents per melon, making them more costly to shoppers. By allowing shipping without crating, melons can be priced lower, though rates may be slightly higher overall. A large new storeroom is planned for the Frankere Foundry, a concrete block base and frame structure estimated at $6,000.
Des Moines July 8 A proposed state insurance agitation may begin if insurers continue to refuse to cover aged and partially disabled workers under workers compensation. Commissioner Urick will present the issue to organized labor after reports of 25 Des Moines City Railway employees denied coverage. Local officials say broad rejections could force workers to lose benefits or jobs while the ice cream law in Iowa gains national attention as a potential model for others.
Ice cream makers have appealed to the United States Supreme Court after a recent decision upheld the validity of Iowa’s ice cream standard law. Des Moines papers report the appeal as papers move forward in the high court.
In Sioux City yesterday afternoon an auto driven by farmer Andrew D Brad Street collided with Brace Street as Samuel Fulton, a blacksmith from James, Ta., died of apoplexy while seated beside him. The victim was the passenger.
Kensett on July 8 a fatal farm accident occurred when driver Thor Trustem backed into farm hand Amund Shellrad. Shellrad died instantly from a broken rib driven into the heart. Trustem is under investigation and reportedly intoxicated. details remain unclear.
An advertisement touts "Weoth's Sage and Hair Remedy" for darkening gray hair within days. It claims natural look with no telltale signs and targets those with gray or thinning hair, promising broader scalp benefit and dandruff relief. Sold by H. W. Taggart at drug stores.
Sidney July 5. Seymour Howard, farmer one mile east of Sidney, harvested 100 acres of winter wheat and delivered the crop at the elevator on July 4. The yield was 23 bushels per acre, grain of good quality, price paid 72.5 cents per bushel. Sheriff H. A. Gulick-Bon helped arrest a suspect following the incident at Shellruail.
Ottumwa July 8 An effort to save his barn from a blaze led to the electrocution of John Helm a farmer living five miles from Medrick He attempted to shut off power from a transformer near the barn and 26000 volts passed through him in the process
In Tipton Cedar County, Wie Ham Coradin faces murder charges for killing his older brother during a confrontation at the Cedar County fair. Friends plan a fundraising defray expenses as communities debate the case. Witnesses note the brothers had exchanged a handshake before the fatal neck blow. The preliminary hearing proceeded amid sympathy and doubt about conviction.
The article outlines charter details for Promigent Jet Lohireny and associates of the Town Bank Stork company, listing officers and directors. It also notes a state convention with church members, Epworth league park Colfax, and a large encampment expected with about a hundred people. The Women’s Missionary society state meetings are scheduled for July 13 and 14.
Marshalltown on July 8 saw a statewide tobacco and gaming crackdown as County Attorney E N Warker announced warrants for 15 Informations filed by George Bidwell special agent. The charges accuse illegal sales of cigarettes and operation of gambling resorts, naming multiple defendants and joint informations.
Des Moines report states the Inebriate institution at Knoxville operates a brick plant with forty men employed and paying out $168 in wages last month. A shale bed nearby could support paving brick production, and Mr Donohoe favors expanding the industry on the state farm.
Bids soon due for the construction of a new custodial building at Knoxville. Brick for the project may be produced on the institution grounds by patients, suggesting on site manufacture to support the project.
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