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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1923
Page
12
Fire started in a bed while Mr and Mrs F W Dahl slept at 1411 Riehl street. Mrs Dahl suffered burns as they were awakened by a neighbor’s warning. Firemen extinguished the flames with hand pumps. contents loss about 75 dollars. An earlier alarm at People's store drew three stations for smoke from an electric iron. Slight damage reported.
Du buque defeated Rock Island 4 to 8 in the first game and Rock Island won the second 8 to 1 against the home team in Rock Island Al on Sunday.
Rath Packing company began work on a brick garage to house its motor vehicles. The 64 by 30 feet building at Sycamore and Division streets has a $4,000 estimated value. Jem Olson & Son holds the contract and the building permit was issued today by Commissioner Charles Wasson.
Palmer School of Chiropractic Davenport broadcasts concert program and weather updates on 484 meters with a 10:53 a.m. start and 6:00 p.m. closing, including chimes at noon and a 5:45 p.m. chimes concert. General Electric in Schenectady airs concerts on 380 meters with baseball scores at 7:40 p.m. and a long instrumental program featuring multiple artists and readings.
The WHAS Courier Journal presents a day of musical broadcasts from 4:00 to 9:00 p m featuring the Anderson Theatre Orchestra Ollie Jones conductor selections by the St Benedict academy orchestra and Clifford Gorman Rialto Ener organ with 4:50 p m livestock and grain market reports 4:55 p m baseball scores and a 7:30 to 9:00 p m party five minute concert by the Resta trio led by George C Resta with piano violin and clarinet.
Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight champion, likely faces the Willard Firpo survivor at Boyles Thirty Acres on July 30. Jack Kearns received word from Tex Rickard offering Dempsey a match with the winner and a Labor Day bout with Harry Mills, a negro challenger, while interest in a Dempsey-Wills clash on Labor Day remains.
Police chief YP. E. Walker warns Water loo youths that early firecracker use will not be tolerated. He vows arrests for any shooting within city limits before July Fourth Eve, stressing safe, timely celebration to protect residents from fire danger and noise.
Waterloo Tigers defeated Dewar 7 to 4 on Sunday. Holm pitched well for Waterloo and would have shut out Dewar if not for errors. Beilke threw out several Dewar runners as the Tigers tagged Smith for 10 hits. The game ended 7 4 with Holm and Beilke credited.
Humboldt Iowa June 18 a peony farm owned by W G Johnston displays thousands of blooms in red white and pink sixty varieties include seedlings yearlings five year olds with plants ranging from business worth fifty dollars to sixty cents per plant.
The article profiles peony expert Johnston, noting his birthplace and family, his two personal varieties, and his ambitious breeding. He mentored six years to mature a solitary bloom from seed, discarding thousands of buds to shape a prized white fringe with red edges, and continues to pursue darker varieties like Mone Martin Chadwick.
Audiences at the Crystal theatre praised Olive O Neil the singing usherette with hearty applause as the Crystal orchestra backed her in selections from Victor Albert. She sang Kiss Me Again and Little Gray Home in the West with pleasing delivery while Mike O Neil performed four daily appearances at the Crystal this week.
The Iowa State College general faculty met on Saturday and unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing the athletic council members who resigned to promote harmony in Ames athletics. President Pearson said the retiring faculty men would not be considered for the new council, and the resolutions of appreciation were passed amid lengthy applause.
Waterloo All Stars defeat Washburn 5 to 3 with timely hitting as Captain Thornton leads the offense. Manager Hopkins of the Waterloo colored nine seeks other teams to conquer. contact at 220 Mangon Street.
An advertisement extols NU SHINE shoe polish for leather preservation and deep polish. It claims the formula penetrates fibers, keeps leather pliable, resists grit damage, and offers multiple colors with easy application. The copy highlights ease of use and economical value.
A set of 1930s era film notices describes The Bolted Door as a dramatic tale of a husband learning his wife doubts their marriage and the bolted door guiding them to happiness. It also highlights The Little Church Around the Corner with 2,000 extras, a mine set costing $25,000, and a Crystal Theatre run of a Royal Mounted adventure, detailing actors, locations, and production notes.
The fragment mentions a royal palace setting, Joly and Pola Neeri in American films, and a Strandhall screening this week. It refers to Mrs Cheputaw and a dramatic scene with a beloved beauty, plus references to dates and people like Conway Tearly and Conrad Naxel in an unclear production context.
Zemo claims to remove pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm to give clear healthy skin. The antiseptic liquid is priced at 36 cents for a standard bottle and 51 dollars for an extra large bottle.
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