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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1912
Page
8
A farmer, A. C. Ripke, claims hens can lay embalmed eggs based on experience from an incubator test. Three weeks earlier he set 900 eggs for hatching. only 30 chicks emerged while 870 eggs remained unchanged at the end of the time limit.
Mr Ripke opened a small hatch and found the eggs subjected to heat for three weeks showed no visible change in yolk or white and remained fresh. He suspects hens may have tendencies toward becoming landertakers and embalmers.
Mrs Amanda Kelly aged over 70 continues to suffer considerable pain after fracturing her hip in a fall several days ago. An early county resident, she formerly lived with her family in Lincoln township. Her husband William Kelly died several years ago.
Bishop T N Morrison urged Iowa Episcopal delegates at Trinity cathedral Davenport to favor an interchurch federation based on a Des Moines meeting. He urged unity with Roman Catholic and Protestant churches and discussed future Protestant Catholic cooperation and dialogue. Also, Des Moines delegates were elected to leadership roles at the Brotherhood of St Andrew, and Waterloo grocers headed to Clinton for the state convention.
Washington May 21 definite proof shows New York Republican boss William Barnes Jr works to block Roosevelt nomination. Barnes writes Taft facing beat and urges keeping Taft forces intact while seeking a candidate acceptable to eastern interests. Ohio’s importance is stressed as the pivotal state.
Des Moines May 21. A I B Urick president of the Iowa union of Labor has issued a circular from the Dubuque union regarding a long running labor dispute termed a starvation lockout. The circular accuses John T Adams a Taft ally and Carr Rider Adams co of stirring wage cuts and mass lay offs while calling for 1110 carpenters and 2060 mill men to work in Dubuque and urging citizens to support the union amid wage reductions and longer hours.
Des Moines reports Wesley Greene state horticulturalist says Iowa will harvest only about 33 percent of a normal crop. Ben Davis Jonathan and Wealthy are hardest hit with limited yields. May 15 fruit conditions show several crops well below average across counties.
List of patents granted to Jowans for the week ending May 14 1912 reported by Clarence J Loftus patent attorney Des Moines Iowa. Seed corn drying device proten sil Joseph S Patna Laverne Spark arrester Orlando 8 Bennett Moulton Transmission searing George W Marston Dexter Seed grader Arthur T Martin Sac City Electrode for reversible galvanic batteries Wiliam Morrison Des Moines Governor Pulley device Charles P Strite Cedar Rapids Mechanism for car doors Ralph G Taylor Devensrort Driving gear for vehicles Judson R Tibble Macedonia Gas mixer Rudolph J Walther Davenport Wagon and gate W E Hinze Hamburg
Voters faced a Cedar Vaux Republican committee race with a list showing mainly progressives and a single identified candidate. The incomplete slate reflects limited candidate information and party emphasis on progressive alignment.
The county lists twenty eight voting precincts with candidates filed for most wards. The majority of races feature progressive Republicans led by officials Panlger Wilson Bladine and Cum mings in the First through Fourth wards.
An English expert notes American women age earlier due to climate. A medical wax treatment and saxolite solution are advised to renew skin, promising wrinkle reduction and a fresher complexion.
Committeemen will compose the county central committee and elect a chairman and secretary to carry on the work of the party for the next two years.
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