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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1921
Page
2
Society notes detail the Chik Study Club meeting at 2:30 led by Mrs Ed ny Campbell on democracy in the home and benevolent aims, plus a Royal Neighbors party at Moose hall with a three act farce Mind Your Own Business, music, supper, and dancing.
The Ara minta club was entertained by Mrs. Clara Cook with a two course luncheon for members. Desdemona club held an informal session with Mrs. Paul Ewing. La Porte Needlework club met at Mrs. Gordon Stevenson’s home for an all day needlework session with a noon picnic lunch. Business and Professional Women plan a bridge and 500 evening at the clubrooms with refreshments. Mrs. E C McConnell chairs the arrangements.
A delightfully chatty excerpt from Ruth Cameron in which she muses on favorite pastimes. The letter describes settling into a big chair with a good book and forgetting daily cares, then planning a meal for a beloved guest.
Imogene admires a wreath hat as Andrew jokes about buying it for a grave. He confesses a plan to place the wreath on an unwept grave, sparking comical yet morbid thoughts about debt and death. She erupts over the hat’s meaning, tears off the trim, and he reluctantly pays for the hat.
A fragmented poem by Frank L. Stanton titled All Have Them Dreams explores dream imagery across time and place. The speaker imagines universal desires from gold and stars to a beloved sweetheart and wistful escapism shrouded in a weary, dreamlike mood.
Edna Kent Forbes advises seasonal scalp care for spring and fall. Maintain a breathable scalp, use antiseptic tonics and oils, and avoid excess alcohol. The piece blends hair treatment tips with a short fairy tale where Haidee rescues a princess from a cloth dragon, revealing bravery and romance.
Birth notices show Mr and Mrs Lloyd I Hevser of 915 Wogan welcomed a daughter Anna Marie on March 21. Mr and Mrs Louis C Klein announce a daughter born March 14. Mr and Mrs Heytert A Anton share a son born March 13. Mr and Mrs George Moran in Creek Township report a daughter born March 22. The editor notes responses require stamped self addressed envelopes.
Anne Vaughn Hyatt has gained notable fame as a sculptress. Her Joan of Arc faces the Hudson at Ninety-third Street in New York City with works Winter and Tiger Hunting on display at the Metropolitan Museum. In 1517 she was appointed curator of sculpture for the French Museum of Art in the United States, and she concentrates on small bronze figures.
Haidee descends from the stairs into a marble walkway flanked by pink rose bushes and finds a gate opening to a torchlit cave. At the cave’s far end a flight of stone steps appears, prompting hurried movement as the scene unfolds.
A playful note reflects on an Airedale's imagined status at the White House. The speaker jokes about being invited to run a task, hoping the dog would call for a chance to enter something, expressing lighthearted ambition and fantasy.
Adelbert J. Schenk named valedictorian of West High senior class by Principal Sloane M. Wallace. Schenk, son of Mrs. Ella M. Schenk, earns 94.5 four-year average and prize scholarship to University of Iowa or other state schools. Katherine Graham named salutatorian with 94.3 average. Violet Sherrett third with 92. Inez Childs, Lane Anderson, Ethel Brinkmilam, Cleo Mastain, Thalia Nichols, Dorothy Burt, Wilma Jenks, Katherine Orrick also on honor list with averages over 90.
A continuance was granted in the contempt hearing tied to the Rathacking plant strike. Three women and a young man were ordered to show cause why they should not be punished for alleged contempt of court arising from the labor dispute.
The article notes shoe shine prices, once five cents, rose to 15 cents and stayed there. In Waterloo a shop recently posted a 10 cent shine with a promise of first class work, signaling a drop from the recent high cost.
Ad warns to choose Grove's Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets with genuine signature 07 Bb W Grove. For colds grip or influenza and as a preventive. Promises relief and urges readers to buy 30c. Vadventise a tran
A breezy domestic guide advises the hostess to keep a stock of canned fruits for dessert emergencies. It notes that modern canning improves flavor, making canned fruit superior to homemade in many cases, and highlights the cost advantage as prices drop about half from last year.
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