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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
6
Webster City Iowa June 23 A local contractor’s wife Misses alleged price fixing among bidders in Shelby County bridges. Mrs W T Baxter bid 20408 for 16 bridges undercut rivals by thousands and claimed she was invited into a price combine to drive up costs.
In Nazareth Palestine modern garages and repair shops surround the historic site of the carpenter’s home. The article notes the spread of automobile culture in Nazareth and contrasts modern shops run by Arabs Syrians or Jews with native poverty, linking to a 1st century message of brotherhood.
Paris in June 52 to provide a report on Georges Vague teaching pantomime at the national conservatory. Pupils learn facial gymnastics and posture to convey emotion without speech. They practice reducing urban motion and emphasize facial features over broad gestures.
London June 22 an auction mart in London sold wild beasts monkeys reptiles and birds at absurdly low prices. Rocky Mountain or Himalayan eagles fetched 33 each while lively young monkeys brought 10 and white Hheans monkeys 30. A six-foot Florida alligator sold for 12 and two 16-foot reticulated pythons brought 49 and 75. An 18-foot Indian python sold for 35 and an 8-foot anaconda for 25.
Miss Draper praises a coffee blend for its rich flavor and stronger yield. She notes its clear golden color and aroma, the economical value, and the paraffin-walled canister that keeps it fresh, urging readers to ask their grocer for it.
Waterloo retailers adopt earlier hours as in last year policy. Most stores will close at 3 pm instead of 5 30 pm this July to ease heat and crowding. The change affects numerous shops across the city.
In the excerpt, shops from July to September adopt shorter hours with morning or early afternoon activity. Business houses think the change won’t inconvenience customers. Furniture stores have been closing around 5 PM during this period.
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