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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1919
Page
12
New York July 9 President Wilson speaks at Carnegie Hall urging unity over the peac e treaty. He recalls homesickness, praise for American soldiers abroad, and the duty to maintain a just peace. He argues America must lead in safeguarding and preserving the postwar settlement for future generations.
Officials at the Chicago National Shoe exposition report prices will rise next spring with kids and calfskin shoes up by 3 to 4 dollars per pair. The show opened at Hotel Morrison with 180 exhibitors and expects about 2500 buyers. A secretary cites planned higher prices across State Street stores due to tighter leather supply and global shortages.
Manchester Ja July Fred Darey a young man about town 86 years old has shown a patent signed by James Buchanan sent him 62 years ago for about 1120 acres in Prairie township Delaware county He paid 1 per acre and now values it at 23200 per acre though not tempted to sell He lives on income from the farm and houses in Manchester The question raised is whether another farm in town remains held by the original entry maker with no mortgage or encumbrance
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Shake well to make a quarter pint of freckle lotion. Your grocer can bag lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage into face neck arms daily to fade freckles and blemishes for clear soft rosiness. harmless and non irritant.
An almost totally blind 78 year old man, George A. Snyder, confronted Miss Ada M. Palmer accusing relief and charity of misused funds. He claimed a past as a mining expert and said a blind physician in Ohio could cure his blindness. He wandered San Francisco seeking aid, leaving a string of inquiries about him from agencies in San Francisco Des Moines Cleveland and Omaha. He vanished from city hall Sunday night while officials planned verification and possible return to California.
Miss Ferguson stars in The Avalanche at the Plaza Theatre with a wardrobe valued over $100,000. The film promises suspense and thrills with Lumsden Hare in a strong supporting role. Mary Pickford’s Dutch girl portrayal is praised alongside a humorous segment and notable cast members Frank Logan and Join Howers.
A jumbled OCR items list births and names from 19th or early 20th century notices. It mentions Mr and Mrs Doh Mebhieren at 419 Eleventh West with a July 7 birth, Mr and Mrs Lynn Braiklyn with May 24 birth, Mr and Mrs Arthur Stil on House No 2 Waterloo with a birth of Roseithertne, Mind Mrs Willard M Rickert with a July date, and General Winfield Scott referenced for a Mexican War claim. Also notes Hulda From Holland and Mary Pickford related to a Palace attraction, describing Pickford as star and breadmaker.
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