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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
2
Cedar Falls notes show James McAlvin visiting his uncle Charles Hearst on a farm and many guests hosting dinners, weddings, and excursions. Local families travel, entertain, and plan visits across Iowa and beyond with college ties and upcoming events.
A painted scene at the Erie Basin in Brooklyn shows the old British battleship Pelican, 180 feet long with sails and steam power, still active in carrying freight and munitions. The vessel, sister to the Condor, participated in Alexandria’s bombardment era and remains a relic of naval history alongside the Hudson Bay Company’s ventures in 1900.
Local residents Henry Cook and family return from Wisconsin while Mrs Etta Smith visits her uncle Tin Chiry. Women from Methodists attend a mission society meeting in Denver. Mrs Wranda Alcouk shows improvement after illness. Attendees travel to a district convention in Dumant. Mrs Jot Tanner and others visit Epworth relatives. Mrs Ward Hunt and family join in local social visits. Catholic Ladies Aid meets for sewing and luncheon. Amanda Schuknecht vacationing with mother Dorothy. Doris Fritz hosts 500 club gathering. Miss Zella Bolton visiting in Waverly. Reed Curtis visits from Halifax to see grandmother Mrs Hunt.
Use plain emulsified coconut oil for washing hair. It cleanses, rinses easily, leaves hair soft, bright and easy to manage. No soap alkali dries scalp. coconut oil is cheap, greaseless, and lasts months for the whole family.
Dumont reports visits as Mr. and Mrs. A W Wilcox and daughters travel to Hanford to see the Walter Fransham family, with Patti joining them homeward. Edits and social calls extend to the Kaleys, Pfajtzgrams, and Sherwoods. News covers church entertainments, illnesses, a funeral for George Sutton in Council Bluffs, a serious accident at James Kirby's farm, and community changes including cement sidewalks replacing the last wooden walk.
Mr. and Mrs. Ww. A. Winter and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Seales returned to Ackley Sunday from a three weeks stay at Clear Lake. They were met at Ackley by Wm. Young and Miss Glen Dain of Waterloo who had been guests of the Winters at Clear Lake for a week. Also visiting were Mrs. Harrord and daughter Helen of Riceville for two weeks.
Fort Madison July 29. John Hogan, serving a double 35 year term at the state penitentiary, files habeas corpus seeking release arguing the 25 year habitual criminal portion is illegal after a ten year lap. He contends two prior terms were not each three years or more, and that he was not properly charged under the habitual act. Hogan, who lost four fingers in an accident, expects a hearing before Judge W S Hamilton tomorrow.
A brief 19th century style notice notes oppression of mood by weather and claims Foley Cathartic tablets relieve indigestion and constipation. It asserts regular bowels reduce heat effect and promotes the product, sold by druggists everywhere.
Miss Ruth C. Reed, assistant superintendent of the Associated Charities, returns Sunday from Chicago where she studied six weeks at the School of Civics and Philanthropy and worked at Chicago Commons under Graham Kaylor. Waterloo also sent Miss Marion Chapman to the program. Reed resumes duties Monday morning.
Asheville July 29 Governor Locke Craig of North Carolina takes a leading role in the new photo play Captain of the National Guard. Robert Reynolds stars as the governor and several officials are filmed for later reproduction. The fictional story emphasizes ongoing national guard efficiency and ends with a victory for the guard.
A critic hails Lois Weber for Scandal as a landmark Universal feature. The director producer star writer crafts a real life gossip tale with restrained, powerful storytelling and minimal spectacle, showing human nature on a grand scale.
It is desirable to have names on the cornerstone of the Memorial hall in Haw in the course of creation. Old soldiers in Black Hawk county are urged to send their names with company and regiment to Cedar Falls, Win Smith in La Porte City, or Chas Becker of Waterloo to be placed in the receptacle above referred to.
The Waterloo waterworks trustees approved two sanitary drinking fountains for Byrnes park. Ripes laid from city mains, cement foundations poured. One fountain near the old clubhouse, another on the children's playground. Nearby residents and park patrons pressed for improvements. A future step is installing sanitary toilets, already under Commis sioner Byrnes.
Miss Marion Cooley returns home from Chicago after attending the Christian Endeavor convention. Over 1,000 delegates registered and thousands joined as visitors, creating a record attendance. Cooley plans an extended report for the Presbyterian church where she served as delegate.
Wrink Hoth aged 28 and Noam Dawson aged 14, both residents of the city, secured a marriage license late yesterday afternoon in Marshall town and are believed to have been wed there. The girl is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Pawson. Ale Roth is a barber formerly employed at the George DeWald shop.
The Tan Pashhy farm one mile north and three quarters of a mile east of Waterloo sold yesterday afternoon by Will Holland to Nicholas W. Gates. The 150 acre tract brought 410 dollars per acre. It is well fenced with a good orchard and a plentiful supply of small fruit.
London reports a British freighter torpedoed by a German submarine off the Suffolk coast. Ten sailors died in the sinking, eight were rescued, and the ship sank in three minutes.
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