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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
5
Mr Willem A Radford anchors the paper's building advice column while presenting an artistic western bungalow style cottage. The piece notes five rooms and well placed windows but warns critics argue the bungalow is overused, costly, and impractical beyond warm climates or cramped city lots.
A house description highlights a broad cased opening into a 14 by 123 foot dining room, a kitchen passthrough via a pantry, and built-in sideboard ideas. It notes convenient dining room kitchen flow to reduce odors, with front living room access to a 10 by 12 foot bedroom and two bedrooms overall, including closets and vented spaces.
A discussion on the bungalow style, condemning misuses as ostentatious or inappropriate for offices and churches, and praising the cottage core where the style shines. It extols a simple, artistically designed cottage home with creosoted boards, plaster gable detailing, ample attic light from four windows, and practical layouts. The piece notes cost around 2000 dollars in favorable locales and describes a sample eight by twenty foot front feature serving as both decoration and summer living space, with a living room measuring 11 by 13 feet.
A New York Evening Telegraph note recalls Mrs. Carnegie as a generous figure who gives year after year. Friends describe her as a devoted wife and mother, deeply interested in helping others and making people happy through quiet benevolence.
Chandler, an orphan heir, returns with his guardian uncle and learns a plan to unite his estate with widow Mrs Atherton through marriage. A neighbor's secretary and confidant overhears and informs, sparking a cautious discussion about profit, legitimacy, and potential affection in the matchmaking scheme.
Chandler visits Mrs Atherton and her secretary, forms a bond with the secretary while awaiting Mrs Atherton. She reveals she is Atherton’s daughter and the plan to unite estates by marriage. Chandler proposes a betrothal on trial, aiming to unite two hearts, not just property. The lovers agree to marriage if love outweighs finances.
Cape Cod shores hide shipwrecks in shifting sands as tides entomb hulks from Mc Domey in Chatham to Wood Had at Provinestown. Wrecks like the British frigate Somerset, lost near Peaked Hill bars on November 2 1778, are unearthed after storms and drifted back into tombs of sand that bury hulls beneath snowy drifts of dune.
A collection notes William Harrison Ainsworth's praise for The French Cook as a landmark cookbook in its publisher's early career. It recalls Louis Ude, royal chefs, and a bereaved quip, then shifts to odd historic word uses like blowth and orts, with short anecdotes and weather wisdom from seagulls to dolphins.
Governor Carroll issues proclamation urging May 14 Mothers Day observance in churches across the state. Citizens wear white carnations or ribbons as tribute to motherhood and its lifelong guidance.
Chicago officials Mr. Osborn E R Reynolds and G F Lee general baggage agents of Illinois Central Chicago Great Western and Rock Island lines visited Waterloo today in conference. They discussed a plan for improved baggage transfer in the city and rules to govern all local depots.
John Bradley, a leading northwest horse dealer, purchased thirty nine head of high quality horses from G. J. Thomas. The two car loads, valued at 11225 dollars, were shipped to Bradley in Manitoba. The horses weighed 4700 to 2100 pounds. Earlier, Thomas barn recorded sales of seventy two animals.
The Orpheum theater in Waterloo is closed for the balance of the week to allow management to prepare a monster bill and a special event set for next Monday. G. W. Reynolds, jailed on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses, has engaged C. D. Pedersen as his attorney.
Quincy celebrates opening of the Threes league with a Roman holiday style parade in which public business was suspended. About twelve thousand people lined the streets for the event. Quincy faces Springfield in the first league contest.
James Griffin and DeWitt Griswold, linked to the Mabray swindling gang, pleaded guilty in federal court to using the mails to defraud. Griswold received five months in Warren county jail. Griffin’s sentence was postponed awaiting his attorney’s arrival from Council Bluffs. G J Jarnagin of Perry attends the A U W convention and visits Woods Bros. in town, a connection to Postmaster Jarnagin of Cedar Falls.
Waterloo lodge members consider attending the Elks state meeting in Sioux City June 21 to 23. A large delegation is expected and preparations aim to impress other cities and lodges with a notable Waterloo presence.
Six members of the Chinese chamber of commerce and San Francisco chamber representatives accuse daily treaty violations by the United States and claim Taft has not investigated the Immigration commission. They state Chinese entering the U S face ongoing disregard of rights and prepare a memorial for the president.
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