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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
3
The reader letters discuss digestive health and facial care with recommendations for daily baths and scrubs, diet checks for constipation, and skin care routines. Additional notes advise liver or kidney checks, weight considerations, and outfit ideas in pale hues and organdie.
Universalist Ladies Social union meets with Mrs. George Rath Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Frisbi assisting. The Deborah society gathers in church parlors at 2 pm Wednesday. women are asked to come prepared to tie comforts.
Kansas City police chief Scott Godley ordered unemployed men to work or join the harvest, targeting lodging houses, saloons, pool halls, and hangouts. Arrested men face heavy fines and a stay of execution if they join the fields.
Jo M Graham, after 23 years in the hardware trade at Clarksville, sold the stock to Joe Deeming, a Plainfield farmer, who will run the business with help from two relatives. Graham, in poor health, plans a visit to daughter in Portland, Oregon. Possession to take soon.
Northwestern Tama county land sales push prices above 500 dollars per parcel. Whannel Bros bought 10 acres east of town from George S. Conant and 49 acres of adjoining pasture at 240 per acre, averaging 416.66 per acre. Other deeds include Mutch to Sally Rue and more, with values ranging from 150 to 425 per acre across numerous 120 to 260 acre tracts.
The narrator recalls a wife calling her husband finical about food and notes a man who makes a point of liking things for harmony at home. It questions whether such liking masks self deception and affects marriage success, inviting readers to choose which answer fits.
AP reports Eamonn de Valera, president of the Irish republic, made his first public U S appearance in New York on Monday. Other brief items note resumed fighting between Baltic German forces, a German crew mutiny reported by a British officer, and Berlin food shops looted after armistice breach.
Rev Harry J Haywood, former pastor of Liberal Christian church in Waterloo, showed marked improvement last Friday and is expected to fully recover. A letter to Judge F C Platt from Mrs Haywood of Davenport, Iowa, reported he had been in critical condition but could sit up soon. The couple planned to travel to Dayton Ohio, his boyhood home, once travel possible.
Announcement states the government will auction several hundreds of pyramidal wall tents once used to house recruits at Camp Dodge. The sale runs three days starting at 9 p.m. June 28 in warehouse No. 1 at Camp Dodge, with gas masks available as souvenirs.
John Corrigan age 13 was instantly killed by a lightning bolt that struck a barn near Dougherty Iowa as he and his brother stood by a door. Francis Corrigan was partly paralyzed but recovered use of his limbs by the next day. The deceased was born in Buckingham township and the family moved near Dougherty three years ago. The burial took place at Blessing church cemetery after services at Blessing church.
An advertisement for eyewear to relieve headaches appears for the shop at 518 Jefferson. The notice promotes glasses as a remedy and invites readers to inquire about styles and prices.
Detroit reports a dramatic case involving Florence Hickman alias Sophie and John Surrender. The 240 pound pair were linked to a Detroit jewelry theft with $6500 in gems missing from Morris Friedberg Jewelers on June 9. Police recovered a $800 diamond ring and alerted Laporte that the duo was under arrest.
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