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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
12
A William A. Radford style feature extols a modest four room cottage with 30 by 43 feet footprint, bright sunlight, good ventilation, and soft water. It praises affordable construction, simple upkeep, and benefits of country living for young couples. It also includes anecdotes on Morse forgiveness and a Wall Street banker’s view of Charley Morse.
A rural postmaster hands a long expected pamphlet to Miss Greenhill after noting she recently posted a letter to a company sharing the pamphlet’s home address. He questions the lack of a proper address but suggests the pamphlet likely belongs to her.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a peculiar figure named Tifels and an “Eiffels ta” described as original, with a mention that he never wished for John D. Rocke taller’s money, in a clipped, curious tone.
The piece traces historical use of nicknames in colonial records from 1644 through 1695, noting examples like John Pietersen alias Friend John, Tunis the Fisher, and Top Knot Betty. It explains nicknames arose when families lacked surnames or forgot them, with regional examples from Dutch and New York records.
Heinerich Muller, a sorter at Vienna's Southern Railroad Station post office, confessed to systematically robbing American mail since September. Police found 105 letters on him and under his shirt, including many with dollar remittances. Most thefts targeted Hungary Galicia and southern provinces around Easter.
London Chronicle reports John Leech, famed Punch humorist, died possibly of angina pectoris after enduring ceaseless street noise and organ grinders near his studio. Mark Lemon notes the nuisance worsened his nervous strain, linking death to ongoing street performances.
A fragment shows a character resisting inclusive party invites while another asserts that part of hosting is excluding some guests. The exchange hints at social maneuvering and the value placed on select company within gatherings.
A fragment notes a call to join a small literary circle as quoted by Puck with lines about writing a book and celebrating the idea of joining a club. The text shows enthusiasm and a sense of exclusivity among a dwindling group.
Delegates clash as Allen denounces National Committee and Cecil Lyon power plays. Hemenway and Record defend Roosevelt side while crowd yells, fists rise, and Senator Root urges order amid chaotic Indiana and Pennsylvania delegations. Lunch break follows amid continued protest and threats.
The Republican national convention appoints temporary officers including Chairman Elihu Root of New York and Secretary LaFayette Gleason of New York. Other posts cover assistants secretaries, sergeants at arms, doorkeepers, ushers, medical staff, clerks, chaplains, reading clerks, and tally clerks across several states.
A Boston minister advocates ceasing baby talk to children and urges reading Plutarch Plato Juvenal and Tacitus for child development. The note implies a refined home contrasts with ordinary family life. Also a notice warns individuals indebted to Koeneke Wolfe must settle at once.
Leonard Fry held on disorderly house charge with $500 bond set for preliminary hearing tomorrow at 10. Judge J. C. Meyers presides. A state charge filed. two local attorneys retained as counsel. Fry and wife arrested Sunday in Maywood addition following police complaints. Anton Geier, 218 Adams street, sought on indecent exposure. escaped custody again during arrest. He is 19 and known to police court. Geler outruns Officer Mahlis in north end. warrants issued. Three local men fined $15 each in police court for gambling and disorderly house offenses.
The article cites a Journal of the American Medical Association piece arguing hunger stems from stomach contractions rather than emptiness or acid buildup. It notes the aim to abolish hunger by initiating gastric secretion and mentions a Courier want ad for rooms and lodging.
Roosevelt managers claim confidence and predict eight Maryland votes plus others from North Carolina Pennsylvania Illinois and Oregon to swing future roll calls. Taft forces say Taft has won over Roosevelt delegates through early roll calls and anticipate controlling the convention. Delegates largely drive third candidate talks with leaders showing little appetite for compromise.
The Waterloo and Burlington Sunday shootout shows Burlington ahead with a score of HOS50 to 682 924. Attendance figures for the last two weeks are incomplete in the report.
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