Painter Falls Forty Feet From Scaffold in City Incident
D L Davidson thirty years old fell from scaffolding while painting a Rambler Auto sign on Sycamore street. The wall gave way as the iron hook loosened, sending him to the sidewalk with a scalp wound a leg fracture and possible internal injuries. He was rushed to Presbyterian hospital from the scene. Davidson’s home is Portland Oregon.
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Rambler Automobile Company
Sycamore Street
D. L. Davidson
Davidson
Presbyterian Hospital
Portland
Oregon
City
Books Are Announced For 1912 14 Study List
The C-10.8.C. announces a comprehensive study of social unrest with focus on the United States this year and future work on France and Germany. Four books for 1912–14 include Social Progress in Contemporary Europe by Frederick Austinope Mornings With Masters of Art by H Powers The Spirit of French Letters by A Smith and Life in Germany by Arthur Sumperson.
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United States
France
Germany
Educational Council
Frederick Austin
H. Powers
T Smith
Ars
Nifeed Sidewick
Opr
Arthur Sumpesan Tersaster
Paris
Tin
Asivare
Travel notes and gatherings of building chiefs in Canada
The report describes a trip by Mr and Mrs Lamson and others to Minneapolis and Seattle joining an excursion of the Building Owners and Managers faction with a convention in Seattle July 11 10. It mentions special trains for the group and entertainment in Vancouver and Spokane. Lamson praises skyline views near Laggan in the Canadian Rockies with Lake Louise nearby.
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Ars
Cnspst
Minmneapes Fis
Minagers
Seattle
Mrs. Lamson
Vancouver
Spokane
Lamson
Laggan
4& Town
Canadian Rockies
Lake Loules
Motorcycle Race for $100 Side Bet
Marg Bandfield on behalf of El mer Dietz challenges Ira Albert to a Waterloo to Cedar Falls and return motorcycle race for $100. Both racers have fast reputations, making this the biggest event here. The time will likely be set early next week, with spectators limited due to danger.
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Marg Bandfield
Elmer Dietz
Ira Albert
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Dietz
Albert
Young Waterloo Boy Dies at 16 in Illness
A 16 year old boy, King Wight of Waterloo, died at 11 55 am at home from acute Brights disease after a two week illness. Son of Mr and Mrs H M Wight of 211 Webster St he attended St Marys Catholic church and the Sisters' school. Survived by parents and a younger brother Dee the funeral will be private Thursday with burial in Osage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Brushes Most Useful for Housekeepers and Tasks They Aid
A guide to essential brushes for cleaning home surfaces and hard to reach areas. It highlights pointed end brushes for creases, double-ended brushes for corners, long thin curved brushes for radiators and under bathtubs, butler’s brushes for delicate items, soft bristle glass brushes for crystal, and bottle brushes for bottles, decanters, and lamp chimneys. It urges households to acquire several brushes to ease daily chores.
Old Fashioned Cabbage Recipes From Era Frying Pork and Steam Method
The article describes cabbage cooking methods with salt pork fried first, then cabbage simmered in Fettla with pork, finished with a floury gravy. An alternate method uses boiling water and hot salted water, heating cabbage then draining, returning to kettle with butter and milk. Uncovered cooking reportedly keeps odor contained.
Corn Soup Recipe From A Clumsy Copy
A grainy recipe instructs chopping one can of corn and simmering with water for twenty minutes. It then details sautéing onion in butter, adding flour, milk, salt and pepper, straining, returning to the kettle, and folding in two beaten egg yolks until the soup thickens and serves.
Pumpkin Pancakes From Distinctive Recipe Text
Boil and mash pumpkin then mix with one beaten egg and milk per cupful. Add enough prepared flour to form batter for pan cakes. Season with salt and pepper and fry on griddle. If flour is not ready, use a level teaspoon of baking powder per cupful of flour.
Omelet Pan Introduced in Kitchen Utensils
A new omelet pan in two parts resembles a crescent wall and helps those who struggle with making omelets. The iron-clad design folds to form a crescent shape, aiding folding and cooking.
Doughnut Secret for Better Fried Doughnuts
A reader shares a doughnut tip to improve taste and reduce grease. Add a cupful of boiled potatoes pushed through the river to the dough to achieve a light, flavorful result. A friend with consistent success endorses this method.
Bostonian Sandwiches Crisp Bacon on Mixed Bread
A simple description of a sandwich with thin strips of cold bacon and little chopped pickle placed between one slice of white bread and one slice of brown bread, offering a basic bread pairing and assembly.
Rules for Making Good Tea from Old Guide
Practical tea making tips emphasize water freshness and temperature, brewing time, and proper vessels. Avoid stale hot water, cold teapots, damp tea, and overbrewing. The Japanese method is described with a hot preheated teapot, two minute steep, and a paper tea cozy to preserve flavor and reduce tannin.
Building a Wall Decor That Shapes Mood and Home Feeling
A 28 by 29.6 foot house plan highlights wall colors as mood influencers. The article urges simple guidance from William A. Radford on decorating, favoring cheery dining tones, restful living room browns, and non loud bedroom tints, with beam ceilings and a strong home atmosphere.
Mrs Rorer Demonstrates Corn Flour Delights
Mrs 8 T Rorer a noted cooking authority presents a series of corn flour recipes to dispel views that corn yields only mush. She shows breads puddings cakes and savory dishes made entirely with corn flour including corn bread with yeast southern rice bread and hominy based treats.
POT-COVER CLOSET PROJECT IN POPULAR MECHANICS STYLE
The article describes a pot cover closet with angled shelves and cut joints, noting no fixed dimensions due to varying space. Backing uses vertical thin boards, and the front may be a curtain or paneled door. A Baltimore reader, Gilbert A Wehr, contributes the design. Cheese and coffee pairing follows with crisp wafers, tart jelly, and strong coffee as a simple dessert.
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Gilbert A. Wehr
Baltimore
Popular Mechanics
Anfiesd Cookles Bake With Aniseed Rounds
A recipe reads rub butter with powdered sugar until light then add the beaten yolks of three eggs. Fold in stiff whites alternately with flour to make a stiff dough and stir in a teaspoon of aniseed. Roll thin, cut into rounds and bake.
Beefsteak Dumplings Recipe
Line a deep dish with pie crust and fill with two pounds of beef cut small. Season with salt pepper and chopped onion. Add water one half teaspoon poultry dressing and a little butter. Cover with top crust and steam for three hours.
Shoe Care Note Scratches Tended With Waxing Rub
A brief tip on treating shoe scratches by applying a small amount of wax and gentle rubbing before polishing. The process aims to reduce visibility of marks and leave the leather in better condition overall.
Color and mood in a blue dining room and red calmness
The author links color to vibration and mood, stating red induces calm in most people yet not in cattle herds, while blue can inspire contemplation and art. The piece notes a dining room use, kitchen access, stairs location, and a second floor with three bedrooms and an alcove. The estimated house cost ranges from 2800 to 3500 dollars using solid materials.
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Toom
Bryant
Longfellow
Calling Torn. A Wake-Up Knocker Prank
A northern town resident awoke at about four in the morning as someone used his front door knocker vigorously. He peeked out and learned the burly youth wanted to wake Tom across the road, noting Tom lacked a knocker and blaming the misdirected attempt on him. The prank spread to half the street as Tom was roused.
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Torn
Tom
Ghostly empty house entices tenants with gas fittings
An agent decorated an empty haunted house and installed costly gas fittings to lure renters. The next week a bold man showed interest, but the housekeeper reports the man may have taken all the gas fittings, leaving the house in doubt.
Edward Statt Estel Marries Miss Catherine Bird at Ames
Edward Statt Estel of this city wed Miss Catherine Rachel Bird, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bird, in a ceremony at St Cecelia rectory Ames yesterday. Mrs Estel, an instructor in the Domestic Science Department of the College, featured in the notice.
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Edward Statt Estel
Catherine Rachel Bird
John Bird
St. Cecelia
Ames
Waterloo couple wed in Ames announced marriage surprise
The marriage of Estel and his Ames bride was announced to close friends. Mrs Estel teaches domestic science at State College Ames. Estel, a Waterloo resident for over two years, previously served as state dairy expert under Prof Hugh G Van Pell. The couple will reside at 1153 Berth Avenue Waterloo with home planned for Sept 1.
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Estel
Ames
Estes
Waterloo
Hugh G. van Pell
Itel
Kansas Agricultural College
Marshalltown
Este
Berth Avenue
Woman Seeks Legal Separation From Deserting Husband
Margaret Balsor Pagett petitions in district court for a legal separation from William H. Pagett whom she married in Hannibal Missouri on May 18 1908. After a first desertion in January 1919 they reconciled and lived as husband and wife until May this year when he again left and has not supported her. She says she has worked as a cashier and in sewing to support herself and accuses him of cruelty. She requests the court fix alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Balsor Pagett
William H. Pagett
Hannibal
Fred E. Coles Buried Sunday in Michigan
The body of Fred E. Coles was taken to Holly Michigan for burial after funeral services in Fort Dodge. Mrs Coles and her daughter Ruth Andrews accompanied the casket with Mrs Holden and C H Smith. Upon returning to Fort Dodge they will live in the K C building in rented apartment.
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Fort Dodge
Fred E. Coles
Holly
Mich
German Agriculture and Courier Want Ads
German agriculture supports nearly 19 000 606 inhabitants of the empire. Courier want ads are presented as time savers.
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German Empire
Courier
Plan Move Against Butter Board In Chicago
Chicago on July 23 government officials mapped a plan for criminal prosecution of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board. The case targets the quotation committee for fixing prices in restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman act. Grand jury information to be presented in September against quotation committee members.
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Chicago
Eg Board
Charles B. Morrison
Grand Jury
Lad Accused of Stealing Money by 13 Year Old
Ernest Lytle aged 13 of 41 Cortlandt street was arrested at noon on larceny charges following claims by Case Dalry company managers on Mulberry street. He admitted stealing $10 from a mill wagon and is held pending investigation. Earlier cash missing from the firm’s drawer remains unsolved. An appraisal filing in probate court valued Julian W. Richards estate at $18,575.
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Ernest Lytle
Cortlandt Street
Case Dalry Company
Mulberry Street
Julian W. Richards
W. W. Miller
H. M. Reed
W. J. Teddicord
New York Stocks Close Prices Report
New York July 23 stock exchange closes with mixed figures for major issues. Listings include Canadian Pacific, Reading, Union Pacific, United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Erie, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, and Amaconda among others, with varied bid prices and noted fractions.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Oak
Rock Island
Abel
Northwestern
Atchison
American Smelter
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Erie
Reese
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Matt Getteatnes
Gilbertsville
Dyaenin
St Marys Catholic Church
Coves
Robbins
Aente
Brees
Ted Getteaman
Dasat
Willi
William A. Radford
Snower
Willam A. Radford
Rebt
Haas
Lee
Edward &. Estel
Science Department of College
Ais
Lad
Wasterloo Evening Courier
Conger Park
Ed Hollaran
Myers Hotel and Cafe
East Fourth
Terry
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West Tenth St
Iowa
The
Brady
Henry W. Bilson
Ohio, University
Mall
Courier Office
W. H. Hartman CO
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