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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1914

Page

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Young Women to Give Music Concert at United Brethren

The B Natural Music Club plans a Friday evening program at United Brethren featuring piano duets, vocal quartets, trios, and choruses. Highlights include Brillante and The Rosary pieces, with members such as Bayless Reading Wiggins Manning and Martin performing. The concert aims to showcase local talent and merit.

B Natural Music Club United Brelch Meta Brillante Sfte Eepde Bayless Reading Rebecca Kate Douglass Wiggins Hazel Manning Moszkowski Berthe Call Ruth Speicher Tha Rosary Navin Martin Thompson Drake Speicher the Rose Maiden Cowen Varaisolo Denza Tita Martin Stso God Tolstoi Mildred Hoffman Down In the Dewy Dell Manning Lenz Bayless

Memorial Day Parade Marshal Named for May 30 Observance

Colonel C W Cotton has been chosen by Robert Anderson Boat to marshal the Memorial Day parade. The event forms on Commercial Street near Fourth, marching east on Fifth to Lafayette then north to Fourth to the Majestic theatre. Dr Effie McCollum Jones will deliver the address about 3 pm after a 1 pm formation.

C. W. Cotton Robert Anderson Boat Grand Army of the Republic Commercial Street Fourth Street Fifth Lafayette Fourth Majestic Theatre Effie McCollum Jones Grand Army Police Fire Department Drum Corps Ladies of the

Mystery of a Stranded Woman and a Shipboard Romance

A ship between the Azores and Madeira rescues a drifting gig containing five men a woman and a dead sailor. The English woman awakens aboard Captain Joyce’s ship and later marries the captain who sails to New York and Brooklyn. A later tale of a husband and a mysterious wife remains unresolved as more lives intertwine in a dramatic climax.

Madeira Azores England Trinidad New York Brooklyn Captain Clark Burke

Kalos Shop Opens in Waterloo With Modern Beauty Services

The Kalos Shop in Waterloo formally opened with visitors receiving flowers and souvenirs. Mrs H C Bach elder welcomed guests while Chicago staff Mieses Foss Hubber and Mrs Woolway demonstrated new equipment including stationary multiple needle electrolysis. The five room suite is ventilated and clean with sufficient operators to reduce wait times. Burnham and Marinello operators will offer prompt service. The shop will stock Goodwin corsets and hair goods and establish a permanent womans exchange for handmade items, meeting a long anticipated need in Waterloo.

Waterloo H. C. Bachelder Mieses Foss Hubber Burnham Marinello Goodwin

City considers municipal quarry to supply crushed rock

Park commissioners will urge the city council to buy or lease a tract for a municipal stone quarry. Prisoners could work year round, easing jail crowding, while crushed rock costs drop to aid street macadamization. A suitable site along the northern city edge is eyed for leasing or purchase.

Park Commissioners River Front Commissioners Park Commission Era River Front Cffcult

Young Opera Star Visits Waterloo to Recuperate

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Holden returned to Waterloo this morning from a two week trip through the eastern States. Miss Dora Kummerfeldt, cousin of Mr. Holden, joined them and will stay in Waterloo for several weeks. The group toured Cleveland where the star agreed to visit Waterloo to recuperate after health issues limited her opera work. Miss Kummerfeldt trained under Liessegian and belonged to Castle Square Opera and later the Boston Opera company before illness halted her stage career.

C. G. Holden Dora Kummerfeldt Mr. Holden Waterloo Cleveland Castle Square Opera Company Boston Opera Company

Raymond People Visit Relatives Across Iowa and Illinois

Morning departure for Chicago and Dubuque visits follows social rounds in Raymond. Several residents and visitors spent Sunday with family, including Golinveaux, Meisch, Beckley, Banks, and Britzman households. Mrs. Lindner and Mrs. Hall also travel for family gatherings.

Ruth Beckley Jesup G. F. Connell Joseph Klein Bancroft Sadie Walter Charles Banks Bennett Bertha Waterloo Ed Carroll Clara Conrad A. Burt Hot Springs Heinen Independence C. Ti. Hall Sioux City Charles Britzman Fern Clough

A Stubborn Cough in Spring Spurs Remedy Claims

An old advertisement touts Foley's Naney Tar Compound as a cure for a stubborn spring cough. It promises to heal inflamed throat and bronchial surfaces, stops tearing coughs, and urges readers to refuse substitutes. Sold by druggists nationwide.

Foley Avery Whoars

City News Briefs From Waterloo Area Events

Waterloo items report a flurry of personal notices and local travel. Mentions include Prof. Mb Bowmas' trip to Des Moines, Carleton Sias’ anticipated return from Missouri, Mrs. Alice Klein’s Bancroft visit, and a special Ascalon commandery conclave planned for Friday evening.

Gia Rugthy Chicago M. Micheels Rombesk Mb. Bowmas Doe Moines Carleton Sias Missouri Alice Klein Bancroft W. J. Banks Grant Avenue Ascalon Commandery E. T Order of Temple

Business property demand and city smoke nuisance abatement

Kay Cary of Western Union seeks a downtown Waterloo office, reflecting strong business property demand as the Hook Island railway plans yard operations. Fire Chief Dunham and the fire committee studied the power plant smoke issue, extending stack work to curb pollution and delaying formal action until the next council meeting.

Kay Cary Western Union Waterloo West Hook Island Railway Down Town Dunham

Bargain Special on White Enamel Combiner Set

White and white enameled combiners special at 95 cents this week. Bargain Variety. Phone 202.

Board of Thanks for Waterloo Friends

We extend our heartfelt thanks to Waterloo friends for kindness during our bereavement in the death of Mrs. Hileman. M. M. Hileman and family.

Waterloo Mra. Hileman

Christadelphians to Gather in Washington May 20

A. H. Zilmer editor of the Christadelphian Advocate left early this morning for a fraternal gathering in Washington D C. The Christadelphians will hold meetings in Washington on May 20 and 21 with attendees from several chapters expected.

A. H. Zilmer Christadelphians Thei Christadelphian Advocate Washington, D. C Philadelphia Saner C. Bell Oneida Te Waterloo Canning Co HE. BE. Manhard Mr. Bell Burtolney Canning Co Hamburg Dyersville Washington Christadelphian Advocate City Wington D. C Andy

Readlyn Social Notes Report Visiting and Outing Gatherings

Miss Lucy Timmermann visits relatives for several days. Mr. and Mrs. W. Matthias of Westgate stop by. J. F. Booth and family from Waterloo come for a weekend with relatives. Florience Bruns and daughter at Weebeking. Shell Rock outing nets bass and other fish. George Winigar family at Westgate. Walter Lenins and Mayers visit Lenius home near Tripoli. Will Berger hosts relatives for the christening of son Merral William.

Will Koch Eeu Bruns Florence Weebeking Judas Mayers Lenius Tripoli Walter Will Berger Maas Merral William

Waterloo Police Probe Dietsch Delirium Claim

Waterloo police investigate a report from Iowa City asserting Sebastian Diestch became insane and would be sent back. Officers believe he is suffering from delirium tremens after heavy drinking, a belief echoed by his Waterloo brother. May Day entertainment draws large Hawthorne School crowd. May pole drill and folk dances performed in kindergarten rooms.

Waterloo Iowa City Sebastian Diestch Dietsch Hawthorne

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