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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
1
Readable notices from Cedar Falls recount social events, visits, travel plans, and local happenings. Entries include club gatherings, visits by residents, church society meetings, and a shoplifting incident swiftly resolved by a store manager. Names, places, and dates populate the item list.
A man passed a forged check for 11 then tried to cash 14 at the Majestic Theatre. He claimed to work for a dairy company and promised payment later. George Fenberg and Martin Burke were targeted while Burke’s friend sought to vouch for the man. The scheme failed and authorities warn of similar cons.
A concise 1920s style ad report describes European hair care practices. It notes washing with soaps, using a simple head shampoo made from a teaspoon of canyrox, and claims this method cleanses, brightens, and adds luster to hair.
Waverly residents and visitors are listed as they call or travel for a funeral of J. S. Hodges. Elza Smith of Rockford and Sidney Hodges travel to Waverly. other locals visit relatives in Waterloo Broux Wall Lake and Beard, with several families and individuals mentioned in transit or on vacation.
Card expresses gratitude to neighbors for kindness during illness and hospital stay. Mentions sincere appreciation to family friends and church members for prayers visits meals and support. Ending with blessings and enduring thanks to all who offered help.
Readable text outlines a home treatment using delatone paste applied to a hair surface for about two minutes, then rubbed and washed. Mentions powder and water, frames of hair, and cautions to avoid irritation. Source text is garbled with multiple misspellings.
R A Broyles Antioch Baptist Church pastor denounces Waterloo police orders arresting unemployed men based on color. He argues many idle whites and blacks move to find work, urges protection of rights and fair treatment, appealing to law officers and community for justice.
Kenneth Martin infant son of Mr J W Martin and wife 1429 Lafayette street died last evening at 1 o'clock after a illness. Age 3% months. Private funeral at 2 tomorrow afternoon at home conducted by Rev B d Lang of Emmanuel Evangelical Church. Interment in Fairview cemetery. Survived by parents and three brothers Lloyd LeRoy Warland.
In Waterloo townspeople react to Adler’s bowel remedy made with buckthorn bark and glycerine praised for curing ailments in the gut. A single dose is claimed to relieve constipation sour stomach and gas almost immediately prompting sharp interest from Wangler Bros. Drug Co.
The Waterloo Canning Company's plant at Sycamore and MacSwan Streets plans renovations to meet sanitary standards as the corn canning season nears. The 1,460 acre crop is expected to start operations around August 30th and run four to five weeks, with weather a key factor in output. In prior years youth employment occurred but a law restricting child labor and new husking machinery ended that practice.
The First Methodist Sunday school holds its annual picnic tomorrow afternoon at Cedar River park. Members meet at the church at 1 30 and ride on a special car. Dishes and silverware are provided. attendees bring ample provisions. Events include races, potato contests, wheelbarrow and leapfrog, a travelers contest, and a baseball game.
The supreme lodge Knights of Pythias will convene in Winnipeg Manitoba on August 4 with delegates from every state territory and province. The order claims 3 000 lodges and 3 250 000 members and will seek support for a tuberculosis sanatorium. The Khorassan order will seek recognition and talks cover assets over 19 million and expansion plans for charitable work.
The notice states that bodies will hold their meetings including the supreme temple Pythian Sleters.
Theodore Roosevelt endorses ex Senator Harvey D. Hinman of Binghamton for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He urges progressives and citizens to unite for a clean nonpartisan government and to overthrow the bosses Barnes and Murphy in New York state politics.
Rumor spread that Interstate Commerce Commission examiners searched the Rock Island Co offices at 14 Wall Street to obtain material for a potential investigation into the railroad’s finances. The report echoes a recent probe into the New Haven and Hartford lines.
Joseph W Folk, counsel for a commission, questioned irregularities in Rock Island Company finances and bookkeeping. A report said abandonment of a reorganization plan followed bondholders and stockholders' committee refusing further financial commitment until the Interstate Commerce Board completes its inquiries. Rock Island President J J Quinlan denied the allegations, while Folk reportedly conducted a quiet New York investigation.
Notice by M. B. Neff announces leaving the insurance business and plans to devote full time to real estate. He states he will continue operating under the name ogree and invites friends and patrons to note the change.
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