Drouth Ruins Waterlooo Market Veggies and Honey
Drouth and high temperatures harm track gardens near Waterloo with late potato vines dying and sweet corn on candy soils. Potatoes priced at three and a half cents a pound on the market. sweet corn a dollar twenty a dozen. peas four pounds for 35 cents. Honey production halted as blooms fade and clover suffers. Second crop failures loom without moisture. bee and vegetable industries face losses. Thermometer hit 97 in the afternoon, with 75 at night under high humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Waterloo
Charles Hermann
Hosmer to Manage Casebeer Restaurant as Casebeers Retire
Joseph M. Hosmer will assume management of the Casebeer restaurant at Fourth and Bluff streets Monday morning, becoming virtual owner as Jack and Harry Casebeer retire from active involvement after 13 years at the present location. Hosmer has eight years with the brothers plus 19 months in the army, recently returning from overseas, and will also devote time to other interests including a rabbitry on the Baoy-Again farm. The Casebeer brothers have run Waterloo’s restaurant business since 1886, with Jack opening the first lunch counter that year at 17 Fourth Street East, now Kohler’s shoe store, noted as the first such counter west of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Hosmer
Casebeer
Jack
Harry Casebeer
Fourth
Bluff Streets
Jack Casebeer
Elk Run
Hosmer
Waterloo
Fourth Street
Kohis
Chicago
Mlinois Central Road
Union Craftsmen Parade for Labor Day in Waterloo
Union crafts and organizations within the Central Labor union plan a Labor Day parade through Waterloo downtown in the morning. Afterward a picnic, games, and sports including a semi pro baseball game are planned at Cedar River park or other city parks. Prominent speakers are expected in the afternoon with possible Electric Park amusement. A committee maintains another meeting Tuesday night to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Waterloo Union Labor
Waterloo
Labor Temple
Cedar River Park
T. N. Stufflebeam
Contral Labor Union
Tennis Championship Draws Two Prominent Players
William Johnsion of San Francisco and Philip Train of Minneapolis faced off at Deephaven courts for the Northwestern singles title with Brain the reigning champion from Cleveland. Fred Alexander of New York and S How ard Vashell of Brooklyn were to pair against Axel Gravem and Robert Kinsey of San Francisco in the Tri State doubles final for qualification to the national doubles in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texnis
Associated Proes
Minneapolis
William Johnsion
San Francisco
Philip Train
Deephaven Courts
Brain
Cleveland
Fred Alexander
New York
S. Howard Vashell
Brooklyn
Axel Gravem
Robert Kinsey
Boston
Target Tips and Hunting Helps By An Ammunition Expert
Readers ask if a dog whistle is essential for hunting and whether calling works on elk. The expert explains hunting with still hunting and calling in the east for moose and caribou, notes wind and stealth considerations, and suggests economical practice options with an old Frontier .45 revolver. The Webley .44 is offered as a cheaper, effective alternative.
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Oer Arms
Peoria
Bhoy
Louisville
Readers' hunting column opens to questions and sport talk
A local column invites questions about hunting and target shooting. Police note minor incidents including a speeding fine, a stolen license plate, a hotel theft, a couple leaving without paying, a rear room couple released after a police call, a noise complaint, and a historic paper knife gifted by Lieut. Jago with a shell blade marked Gott mit uns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Dean
W. Heiple
Cedar Rapids
Globe Hotel
Manchester
Twelfth Street
Huth Street
Yale Enlists Brainy Coaches for Grid Eleven
Yale announces a strong coaching lineup for football with Conch Sharpe leading. Dr. William Bull will oversee kicking and scouting, Dr. Arthur Brides will direct linemen, and Jack Owsley will coach backs. Herman Olwell will head the freshmen while Sharpe plans plays and oversees staff. The group signals a busy fall ahead at New Haven.
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Yale
Elli
Conch Sharpe
Cornell
William Bull
Arthur Brides
Jack Owsley
Thim
New Haven
Yane
Dr. Brides
Owsley
Sharpe
Herman P. Olwell
Cambridge
Princeton
Tom Wilson
Robert T. Fisher
Harvard
Altho Walter Trumbull
Charles Coolidge
Yals
Good Evening By George A Satirical Column Snippet
A fragment from a humorous column reflects on crime tales and public figures. It jokes about a harsh officer and staged events while noting Roosevelt’s stature and calling out a gossiping editor who hosted the Jack Campbells at their summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Campbells
Campbells
Paving Cost Sparks Election Pressure in Iowa
Des Moines July 26. A Linn county paving contract under the new Iowa highway law runs to 4.11 per square yard, prompting the highway commission to issue an explanatory statement to head off antipaving sentiment. The project near Cedar Rapids and Marion uses bituminous filled brick, the priciest material. a concrete bid was 2.96 per yard.
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Des Moines
Linn County
Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Newspaper Men Meet On Coast
American editors and publishers from the National Editorial association plan a Pacific Northwest convention traveling from Portland to Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and Victoria in 1919. A Victory Special train will carry delegates. Mount Rainier tour and Puget Sound cruise are planned. Governor Wart and Mayor Hanson will speak.
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Seattle
Associated Press
National Editorial Association
Pacific Northwest
Plen
Portland
Tacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mount Rainier
Puget Sound
Lake Washington
Louis F. Wart
Ole Hanson
Charles Tupperin
Association
Guy A. Hardy
Canyon City
Colo
Edward Albright
Gallatin
Fenn
George Schlosser
Wessington Springs
S. D
H. A. Smiley
Princeton
G. Ls. Caswell
Denison
B. B. Brodle
Oregon City Ore
Frank N. Henderson
Little Rock
Ark
689 Pounds of Paralysis Taken to Hospital in Truck
New York reports prankster 28 year old Wilson, once billed as one of the fattest men, is in Holy Family hospital after paralysis. An ambulance proved too small and a tan automobile truck was pressed into service. His mother, who weighs 145 pounds, lives in Chicago and has been notified.
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New York
Wilson
Holy Family Hospital
Dreamland
Waterloo night show at Lincoln Park features Jubilee singers
G R Spensley of Model Laundry hosts an open air advertisement and entertainment night at Lincoln Park Waterloo. Jubilee colored singers perform under a spotlight from the Universalist church with a water softener demo tested by the Model Laundry. The Ref inite company of Omaha sends a lecturer to complement the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Spensley
Model Laundry
Waterloo
Vaudevilis
Lincoln Park
Jubilee
Universalist Church
Refinite Company
Omaha
Neb
Spensley
The Better Wife and Ruling Passions at Crystal Theatre
The Better Wife unfolds a French period style romance as Miss Young meets Sir Richard Beverly in England. Charmian Page helps a wounded boy after a car crash as a surgical cure looms, while Charmian’s fate crosses with a double life revelation amid romantic choices. Ruling Passions follows John Walton a wealthy broker driven by hate and revenge. He deals with a partner from poverty to power and confronts a love triangle with Louise Palmer as he nears his wedding. The drama escalates from a betrayal to a climactic confrontation at the Plaza Theatre.
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Miss Young
Ngland
Wilie
Richard Beverly
Lady Beverly
Little Tick
Teverly
Little Disk
Charmian Page
Mins Young
Sir Richard
Charmian
Beverly
Crystal Theatre
Plaza Theatre
Abraham
Schomer
John Walton
Walton
Alexander Vernon
Kid
Louise Palmer
Vernon
Louise
Thalre
Clase
Wul
Retirement changes and a broker’s betrothal tale
Fragmented account shows a man ending years of work and a nurse guiding his outlook. A renewed friendship leads to forgiveness and celebration, culminating in an engagement between Walton and Ri nurse as the broker announces betrothal plans.
Des Moines School Head Draws Down Annual Pay
Des Moines school chief Day Maines draws down $5,750 annually, a 15 percent raise matching gains given to other district leaders. The decision follows prior increases in school salaries as the district faces budget and staffing pressures.
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Des Moines
Failure to Repair Fails to Clear City Liability
Toscoe W. Van Scheyck sues Waterloo claiming $1,000 damages for injuries from holes in Hammond Avenue near Eighth Street. Plaintiff alleges two-year pavement neglect caused a four inch deep, twenty inch wide hole in which he fell on June 20, 1919, fracturing his right leg and causing internal injuries, with medical costs and lost wages.
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City of
Waterloo
Hammond Avenue
Toscoe W. van Scheyck
Municiparty
Clark
Municipal Court
Yester
P. J. Frank
Eighth Street
Los
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Wenders
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George
Smith
Tigar Georg
Widdies
TACIC
Jefferson and
Fourth Streets
Roosevelt
C—n McDermott
Metropolitan
Philip Shaw
East Eleventh Street
Manhattan
Judith Shaffler
Seventh Avenue
Hunter College
Metropolitan Opera House
John Ryan
Thomas Callanan
Coney Island
Mermaid Avenue
Henry Locke Blau
Norwich
Conn
Edith
Philip
Relain
Beloit. Wis
DP. Wettern
Muldoon
East Fourth Street
London
Manchester Guardian
Paret
Stepney
Des' Agnate
Chester
Adonis
Oxford
Atheneum
Times
Imen Eine Near
Auavely
Business House
The
Clara Kimball Young
Lillian Walker
Kathlyn Williams
Nigel Barrie
Irving Cummings
Lenore Coffee
Comte de Cheveral
Clara
Ano
Contany
Lucile
Mierostal
F. C
F.C. Lee
Optometrist
Optician
Chiu
Waltean
PLACA
Mematice
Maines
Dts
Wheernburg
aUpErin
Prudent
Thornburg
Lerchom
Earle Williams
Julia Dean
Edwin Arden
Asoedmin Arden Emerson
Petures
Willard
Arigisteres
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