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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1919
Page
3
The May 1919 weather report notes 17 bright days, 7 partly cloudy, 7 cloudy, with 2.18 inches of rain. Observed wind and heat details include a high 91 and a low of 22 with no frost, comparing favorably to prior May and referencing historical March 1918 rains. Daily temperatures follow from observer Mr Sup pin.
The Evangelical church camp grounds at Riverview park Cedar Falls will host Y W C A summer conferences for girls this month. High school terms run June 10 to 17 and June 19 to 28 with groups of 10 and counselors. a $5 camp fee covers all expenses for the week.
The Woman's Athletic Association will spend a week there in the near future. Other groups of girls are planning a weekend or two vacation period at the camp.
In London a paid marriage notice reports Mrs. John Astor, widow of John Jacob Astor of New York, wed Lord Ribblesdale of the fourth barony at St Marys Church Bryanston Square. The groom, born 1854, inherited the title in 1876 and has ten heirs.
Advertisement fragment from 518 Foferson hints at a remedy for head ache with glasses. Text is incomplete but suggests an eye related product or service.
The estate of James Black, a Irish born dry goods merchant, shows pledges totaling 17,400 to religious and charitable causes with widow Mrs Black as executor. The inventory lists about 260,000 in assets, 25,000 in debts, and stock in the James Black Dry Goods company and other firms.
A Chicago clothing manufacturer began air deliveries to nearby cities using two planes and two former army aviators. The service targets Illinois Michigan Iowa Indiana and Missouri with initial shipments to Kankakee and Champaign. Thursday runs planned to Danville La Fayette and other Indiana towns.
In Washington on June 3 the Manila delegation urged Congress to recognize Philippine sovereignty and manage their own affairs. Speakers noted that even if the league treaty fails to pass, immediate independence recognition would be pressed.
Indigestion often follows overwork and irregular meals, draining strength as blood thins. A Nebraska man tests Dr Williams Pink Pills, reporting restored appetite, better stomach function, and renewed vigor after a few boxes. Pills sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co. at Schenemady, N.Y.
A 1200 German detachment crossed the Polish frontier and attacked Polish guards in East Prussia. Polish reinforcements counter-attacked between Ossowiec and Grajewo, repulsing the Germans with heavy losses in a brief engagement.
The Associated Press reports that all U S mints now operate 24 hours a day under Director Hay Baker to meet huge demand for one cent pieces. Monthly production reaches about 90 million cents as output speed increases.
Tomorrow at 8 p.m. the Waterloo Chapter Eastern Star holds its annual memorial for members who died in the past year at the Masonic Temple. The public is welcome to attend as the memory of deceased brothers and sisters John W. Krapfer Myrtle Love Edna Petersen Hilda Petersen Jeanette Crowell Philo J. Martin R. A. Dunkelberg Virginia McCartney Margaret Derrick is honored.
Ruth Beth ke, age 15, completed the high school course at Sacred Heart academy and an academic music course, earning honors for combining both programs and graduating at a young age.
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a safe all year tonic to build flesh and strength. It claims rapid weight gain with no alcohol and suitability for children, urging readers to begin taking the remedy immediately.
The Iowa Highway Commission released plans for a 20 foot wide Whitney road known as Federal Aid Project No 25 from Waterloo through Castle Hill Cedar Heights and Cedar Falls with several grade crossings and a projected cost near 42000 per mile. several pavement options include concrete brick or sheet asphalt with a two and one half inch crown bids due June 10 with five percent bid security and separate contracts for grading paving and tile drain work.
The navy plans to retire twelve mixed battery dreadnoughts built 1890s–1901, valued over 90 million, and scrap or sink them as coast defenses. Four already axed include Oregon Indiana Iowa Massachusetts, with eight more doomed, freeing about 10,000 enlisted and 400 officers.
The Superior Court in Los Angeles denied Albert E. Snyder of San Francisco’s petition to declare his mother Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker competent to handle the $10,000 estate she inherited from her father the late E. J. Baldwin, a noted California turfman.
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