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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
8
A recipe listing ingredients and steps for KC Nut Cake with nut meats and a chocolate icing. Includes directions to cream butter with sugar, alternate milk and flour, fold in egg whites and nuts, bake in a shallow sheet pan, and decorate with nut meats. Also mentions a chocolate frosting method and a note about a Cook's Book offer.
Iowa postmasters gathering in convention express solid support for Taft’s renomination while cautioning against factional alignment. They say public resolutions avoid politics, yet private talks reveal active planning. Officials note no Democrats present and urge unity to sustain Republican gains for four years.
Three youths Anton Sorenson Frank Murphy and George Gilbert visited a Center Street residence to inform a young woman of their presence. After police escort to the station they fled leading to bond forfeiture of $10 each for failure to appear in court. Fort Trier a 16 year old bicycle rider on Halstead Street was arraigned for careless driving after striking a child. judge Caldwell fined him $2 but remitted the sentence for good behavior.
Mayor Matt J Mites of Cedar Rapids asks Cedar Rapids authorities how saloon limits to 1000 population are enforced while Waterloo stays within the limit. Des Moines Mayor James C Hanna inquires about license fees. rector says current fee is 1200 with 900 to city and 300 to county, potential increase to 1500.
Effective today C J Connells becomes traveling passenger agent for the Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern Railway and his Cedar Falls general agent post is given to Will Hanson. A Nelson takes Waterloo freight station job vacated by Hanson and I James becomes agent at Galloway. Rev M G Munn leaves for Cedar Rapids to attend the state Sunday school convention and will preach in Stanwood Sunday. Rev Haupt of Barclay township U P church will preach in Waterloo next Sunday evening.
Friday June 9 marks the 10th birthday anniversary of Mary Vianna the oldest settler of Black Hawk county born June 9 1521 in Ed wards county Til converted joined the Methodist church 89 years ago and will be a bride for 74 years in September. Her son Phil Lon Hanna Consul General at Monterey Mexico and daughter Edith M Colton Sherman Texas visit later in summer. Neighbors and friends are invited to call at her home on South Cedar Falls Road tomorrow.
Hon P V DeGraw, fourth assistant postmaster general, addressed postal matters, praising cooperative postal organizations and merit based advancement. He argued increased rates for advertising in magazines, rural delivery expansion, and savings in post office supply management, noting a shrinking deficit and a growing surplus in the treasury.
A report details the rise of rural mail service including 41 289 routes served by 41 190 carriers, Iowa ranking third in routes with 2424. The article notes female carriers on eight routes and Iowa's petitions history, plus discussion of automobile delivery options and schedule alignment for farmers.
The passage notes that a factory operates year round, seen as a luxury for the carrier. It mentions motor cycles used by many workers but highlights drawbacks in stormy weather.
E R Shoemaker and Prof H G Van Pelt return from Indiana and Kentucky dairying tours. They report strong interest in the Waterloo cattle gala planned for October with a cattle show likely to exceed expectations. Shoemaker will conduct a sale of his chaise jerseys during the convention on October 13. Mrs F C Platt, visiting Carthage N Y, stays due to her mother’s illness.
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