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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
9
A nutrition column discusses the dangers of excessive starch in all body types. It warns starch causes fermentation, gas, indigestion, skin issues, and hair problems, and urges reading calorie tables but emphasizes balance and plain foods like avoiding white bread and rich pastries.
A dense schedule lists numerous congregations in the city with times for worship and Sunday school. Notable entries include Seventh Day Kilmer Chapel Sabbath services at 10 4 am and 7:30 pm, Pointing to a broad array of churches led by pastors Watts Burton Ford Smith and others with early, mid, and evening services and youth activities.
Ruth Cameron argues that some women wear "stupid" clothes showing a lack of taste and thought. She cites a college gathering where many dressed well, but critiques two outfits with a mismatched hat and an overdecorated neck piece, urging women to use brains in selecting attire.
Readings cover Samuel biographies and Gideon and Saul figures with Peloubet notes proposing study prompts for various grade levels. April to June lessons include faith, leadership, parental discipline, Ruth, Samuel’s dedication, and Saul’s disobedience. Sister Calista transfers to Appleton to oversee a Franciscan hospital.
Church events announce Children’s Day programs at First Methodist and United Presbyterian churches with student performances, solos, recitations, and choir numbers led by pastors and teachers. Outdoor camp meetings of the Metropolitan Holiness Mission start this evening at Lafayette and Fifth streets with evangelists and singers from Wisconsin.
Sunday service at Knights of Pythias hall at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Wednesday evening meetings at 3 p.m. on the third floor of the Knights of Pythias building.
The Des Moines library commission expands services for the blind, offering books to any resident by recommendation of a taxpayer, with free mail or local library pickup. The list includes classics and reference works, plus a push for newer Braille editions and funding for publication of blind-friendly books.
Des Moines public library serves as hub for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial gathering. Five of twelve departments base at the library with about 2 008 visitors. art, conservation, industrial and social, and legislative activities print for conferences, exhibits, and literature access through library headquarters and town conservation exhibits.
Programs for plays and pageants emphasize reference to the Pilgrims landing tercentenary. Conferences will be held June 18, 21 and 22 in the afternoon to discuss celebration plans.
The Hawkeyes club hosts its Chicago gathering at Jackson Park with about 5,000 former Iowans in attendance. Governor Harding is to address the crowd as Iowa ties to California and Chicago grow through former residents now influential in business circles. A county map plan at the event linked clusters of Iowans, with hosts from 22 city sections welcoming attendees under ideal June weather.
Pythian Lodge No 89 and Waterloo Temple No 70 will jointly observe the annual memorial service at the Pythian temple Sunday at 3 p.m. Public welcome. G H Pike will act as usher with program including scripture invocation and multiple tributes, music, and eulogies by listed members and guests.
Rev. Clinton K. Smith will preach his last sermon Sunday evening before a monthlong vacation. He travels with Mrs. Smith to Middleville Michigan to visit her parents Rev and Mrs A Ostroth, then on to Boston to see her brother Rev D C Ostroth district superintendent in the New England conference of the Evangelical church. Rev Harold A. Smith will fill the pulpit during the pastor’s absence.
Advertisement from the Waterloo Evening Courier offering up to date fabric and sewing patterns. It directs readers to send 15 cents with an order form to the Fashion Department in Waterloo and promises delivery within ten days after receipt of the order.
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