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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
9
A capacity Waterloo Theatre crowd enjoyed the Society Circus and Hippodrome last evening. Proceeds from the nurses home fund were expected to exceed $1,000 with revenue from refreshments adding to the total. the Hospital Auxiliary and director Mrs Florence Magill Wallace praised the event. Merchants aided the effort, and the show’s success mirrored the previous night.
Ruth Cameron argues that true charity lies beyond abstract giving. She cites rich and poor alike who donate in different ways, from a minister giving ten percent of income to aid families, to individuals supporting elderly couples and a crippled child. She invokes Dickens’ Scrooge to illustrate the warm pleasure found in acts of generosity and urges readers to try generous giving.
An old warning notes that a light cold can worsen into croup bronchitis pneumonia or consumption in a child or adult. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a preventive and curative treatment for coughs and inflamed membranes, available from all druggists.
Advertisement notes True Blue men's high grade serge suits selling elsewhere for 18 to 20 dollars, with a sale price of 15 dollars at The People's Store.
Bank clearings for the week ending May 8 total 1 859 622 81 with daily figures and last year’s total 1 417 004 05. Instruments recorded include deeds 38 890 67 mortgages 41 86 723 43 chattels 5 730 23 bills of sale 200 00. Also notes on The Iowan Homestead subscription offer through the local office.
For rent. One of the finest new strictly modern and best arranged houses in Waterloo East. Seven rooms with hardwood floors screened porches including sleeping porches. Kitchen with a Remgan range, water heater. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call 118 Harrison Street. G.5 Myera, advertising.
State Game Warden E C Hinshaw will attend the two day shoot in the city next week to meet local sportsmen. Park Commissioner Byrnes renovates the club house at Prospect Park for a first class event with a new platform to replace last year. Several prominent shooters are expected, including Hinshaw who may join in a day’s rounds. The gun club building suffered winter damage with windows broken and the lock shot off. a liberal reward is offered for information leading to arrests. Roy's Norfolk suits advertised at The People's Store.
Mr and Mrs William Werder and granddaughter Betty Ann of Ashland Wisconsin visit Mrs Werder’s brother Theodore Menges in Milwaukee area. They plan to attend the fif ty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Menges’ parents at Prairie du Chien on May 16. Five children and their families will attend. Mr Menges is the only son. On May 18 Helen Menges will make her first communion at Sacred Heart church where her grandparents were married. Grandmother Menges will celebrate her birthday May 18 and attend Mass with her husband. Also advertised are ladies new style suits at July prices, values up to 25, now 10 at The People’s Store.
District court entries include divorces for Emma Peck from Frank Peck and Velda Sanders from John Sanders, a specific performance decree in N A Talty v Bertha Densmore et al with $2 76 21, and a Dolan divorce with child support of 7 60 monthly and temporary custody. The Minneapolis Brewing Co. wins $1 032 50 against Ford and Samuel Goettel. a Good Milking Machine Co. v Wil case hearing set for May 26. Iowa dentist convention elects J A Hallet president with Des Moines hosting next.
In Chartes France this morning French airman Frangeois piloting a biplane carried six passengers for 75 minutes, breaking world records for both the number carried and the flight duration. The ad at The People's Store urges visitors to save four to ten dollars on a new suit.
Assistant postmaster John La Barre investigated a parcel post bag at Waterloo yesterday and found a can of red paint with a loose lid. His two theories about blood evidence in the bag came to nothing as no crime occurred and the mystery was resolved by paint leakage rather than a murder or Black Hand plot.
Des Moines May 8 Earl W Lindsey of Newton under life sentence for assault on a young girl at Colfax holds a three month lease of freedom granted by Iowa Supreme Court with Attorney General consent. He is an aviator with lucrative summer contracts and a rehearing extension granted until fall. He aims to earn money for his wife before prison. Lindsey claims high altitude flights and storms, with earnings estimated from 3,000 to 10,000 dollars. The attorney general notes consent was due to his life sentence and pending appeal.
Members of the local electrical union will hold a meeting tonight in Labor Temple to discuss matters of importance to the organization.
Storewide sale cuts prices onPADIES' suits from as high as $30 to $16. Shoppers urged to hurry for limited stock and best choice as men’s apparel lines include classic and contemporary styles. Sale highlights emphasize value and timing ahead of peak season demand.
In Keokuk Iowa Judge McPherson’s injunction ruling in the Talbott Indiana Owls suit against the independent Owls group will be reviewed by the U S circuit court of appeals an appeal was ordered today The item also mentions a separate ad at The People’s Store offering a Norbole style item for 14 dollars
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