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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
9
A New York florist claims to grow lettuce in ten minutes using seeds soaked in alcohol and planted in a box with lime. In twenty minutes tiny leaves emerge, and within an hour the leaves multiply, ready to be picked for a fairy salad at the dinner table. The tale ends with a note on culinary marvels and future kitchen wonders.
At a City Club luncheon a Boston pamphlet recounts Benjamin Franklin praising a poor man who swept streets twice weekly for six pence per house. Franklin published notices, gained subscriptions, and led neighbors to back a street paving tax. The relic piece notes Rome’s Coliseum as a vast ruin with 87,000 seating capacity hosting brutal spectacles.
Aline frames cars as a costly luxury, noting that a man who keeps a steady pace in life may view an automobile as the ultimate indulgence. The Atchison Globe reflects on wealth, risk, and social status tied to car ownership.
Edwin Mesick discusses the Building Aid concept and the People’s Mutual Dail in Waterloo. He cites organized February 1 1879, with 28 stock series paid, 22 in force and 800 shares, funding over 40 houses and major local projects including opera house and factories, and claims 225 loans, $280 000 assets, no debt, mortgage-backed returns, and ongoing six new residences funded with 7.12 percent earnings, highlighting a home-building mutual institution for saving and housing.
William Galloway and his father depart for Europe by ship from New York, to spend the summer abroad and return in time to prepare a campaign for state fairs in the Midwest this fall. Town Criers president Mr Kiester arrived late to the meeting but received a hearty bon voyage from the group.
Local and express trains listed for Dubuque Chicago Fort Dodge Omaha and Minneapolis routes with numerous departure times. interurban service Waterloo Cedar Falls Waterloo Glasgow Denver Waverly and Des Moines connections noted along waiting stations and depots. Includes North and South bound schedules and car movements with arrivals and transfers.
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