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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1922
Page
3
Waterloo Evening Courier outlines classified ad policy with one cent per word pricing and a required minimum charge of 25 cents. The notice targets Ada readers and emphasizes affordable insertion in the community paper.
Fragments of notices list lost articles and various ads for rentals sales and services. Entries mention a sweater, wristwatch, aluminum head bolt, a cottage, modern house rentals, and farm equipment with scattered phone numbers and addresses, indicative of a chaotic late 1910s Waterloo area classified page.
In a dialogue between Uncle Harry and Joe, the talk turns to de-inking old newspapers and the idea that paper, though not a vital food, may become scarce. They discuss foresight, substitute sources, and whether society could cope if paper were depleted.
Fort Worth, July 10. A letter to The Oldest Engineer in Captivity was delivered to A. J. Wemple of Fort Worth. He recalls becoming an engineer in 1834 on the Greenville and Miami line and piloting the Lincoln funeral train from Schenectady to Troy in 1865. The piece recounts early railroading, wheel sizes, and Wemple’s long career, ending with his recent retirement from Texas work.
A discussion on the vital role of paper in daily life references a family with many newspapers and magazines. It notes that U S consumption of paper pulp has surged and that an average family uses about 700 pounds of paper annually. It mentions materials like leaves bark bamboo and old newsprint and a new deinking process using bentonile clay from Montana to improve pulp washing.
Paris reports all French troops have evacuated Upper Silesia. The foreign office announced the withdrawal marking an end to French military occupation in the disputed region.
Reports from Waterloo and Des Moines detail widespread rainfall ending drought in Iowa and adjacent states. Swollen crops benefited as several towns record 1 inch to 2 inches, with Creston Burlington and Muscatine noting notable totals. Livestock loss from lightning cited in Mason City while drought relief spread eastward.
The Cedar Falls congregation celebrated Bethlehem's silver anniversary with three services and a final sermon by Rev. N Gravengaard of Des Moines. Clergy from two churches led worship while members hosted dinners and suppers. In addition, Northwestern College glee club members and guests joined the day, with speeches in support of religious work and outreach.
Local page details visits and social events in La Porte City and surroundings. Mr and Mrs Wright return from Monticello after a week with relatives. plans for What Next Club meeting and social evening at Moorville church. further family visits to Code Rapids Morrison and Rock Falls. Bert Stainbrook welcomes a daughter and Bertie Jean born. regional travel and hosting arrangements noted with familiar names and places.
In Havelock Nebraska workers join a 10 thousand strong rail shopmen strike. A black office cat and four kittens parade in support, with the cat symbolically walking out to show solidarity as the shopmen quit work last Saturday afternoon. Music and flute accompany the march.
Clips report Hutchison Kay Miller New York vice president Fairbanks victims in Santa Fe collision in Burton Kan postal department reveals 18 mail bags from the United States Sanine Covington Cle ment Henry Baker amateur drivers car wheel exhibition race Chicago 39 injured truck overturns Bloomfield Nebraska tornadic damage Day Bed ford arrested desert er embezzler of a mess fund Mississippi implicated relatives of shipmates in distress Tacoma Boy Scouts save Stellacoom from forest fire Marion Grand jury Herrin mine massacre postponed Brundage preliminary probe Illmore Me golf pro electrocuted while freeing relatives from live wire accident details incomplete.
A bandit named Gerozave has appeared at the Corona company camp in Pecos and demands 15,000 to be delivered today or he will blow up pipelines and pump stations of the Royal Dutch Corona company. Federal troops at Aguada, 120 miles away, are not assisting.
Philadelphia reports claimed a huge trade between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees was near. Babe Ruth Carl Mays and Aaron Ward were said to be sent to the Sox for Eddie Collins Ray Schalk Amos Strunk and money. White Sox denied any deal and said they would not break up a winning club.
Chicago July 10 voting began today on the question of a strike by city streetcar workers. Polls close tonight with results likely to be known tomorrow, as leaders push for a walkout within three days if votes favor a strike.
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