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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1921

Page

3

The Ole Swimmin Hole Opinion in Waterloo

A riverfront editorial laments the lack of a safe municipal bathing beach in Waterloo. It urges swift action to create a protected swimming area to prevent drownings and justify the $1,600 proposed cost, arguing the project saves lives and preserves city value.

James Whitcomb Riley Black Hawk Creek Cedar River Black Hawk’ Creek Tima Black ‘Hawk Creek Young Bethhing

It Pays to Do Right in a World of Theft

The piece argues stealing does not pay, warning that thieves are marked and pursued by law. It cites a Carroll County bank robbery by Bruntelt, tracing his flight, capture, and life sentence, then links the idea to German Krupp patents and war gear, and hints Ex-Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary plans to leave Switzerland.

Waterloo Bruntelt Carroll County Spencer Buite Salt City California Mexico Germany Krupps Japan Karl Austroa Hungary Switzerland Boston Davenport Canada

Bathing advantages and health benefits discussed

Health Talks by Dr Hubert M discuss bathing to remove dirt and improve circulation. Tepid daily baths aid skin muscles and blood flow, while cold plunges suit the strong. Questions cover back-of-head headaches with possible causes and guidance to seek specialist care.

Tsudaka Japan Yale University Bellevue Hospital

Afterthoughts and civic satire mingle in brief notes

A mixed column touches on wise after events as a proverb, local civic debates about a bathing beach opening in Dubuque, and the Cedar Rapids mayor’s resistance to street dancing. It also questions presidential language style and lists notable ambassadors tied to Washington Irving era diplomacy.

Cedar Rapids Paris Edison

Quotations on Work and Fashion from a Local Painter and Carpenter

A rustic excerpt shows a painter describing opening a dig for a new garage and a carpenter seeking a painting estimate. The text adds a woman’s remark about enjoying time only when dressed better than others nearby.

Notable Quips and Hints From A Distant Desk

The fragment recalls remarks about figures like Trotzky and Lennie in peril with a nod to Lady Astor and her outspoken style. It also notes a South Dakota menu line and a Clark county treasurer urged by his wife to reconcile, framing a mix of political witticisms and social jests.

Lady Astor Nancy Tang- Horne Virginia Congress Clark County

Waterloo notes and public works progress in May 1871

In Waterloo era dispatches, May 1871 reports a church chandelier incident at the Methodist Episcopal east church, local civic improvements including bridges over the Run at Washington and Sixth streets, and grading on the Sixth-Seventh street slope. The piece highlights rising home construction with 60 new residences and praises Nilsson's ice cream after a local visit.

Waterloo Ae Dow Folaseworth Middleditch Tees i Ward Belden A. T Lane L. A. Cobb GO. Snowden Ry Run Washington Sixth

Ricker, Russ & Co. Dry Goods and Local Notes

Notes on local commerce mention Ricker Russ & Co., dry goods merchants. The piece compiles Q&A style items about birds, insects, and pets, plus civic salaries and city tax details, including the city marshal salary, clerk pay, and a 5 mill tax for streets with labor and cash payment.

Ricker, Russ & Co

Local notices and incidents from a river city page

Forty years ago near the levee Johnny entered a boat and others moved away as they urged him to jump or risk going over the dam. The health officer is urged to address malodor from pens. Frank Emerson wed Annie Speicher on May 19 with eighty two guests. Mrs. Mattie Chapman died after an internal tumor. Johnny Beener, seven, drowned in the Cedar last Friday. C A Tyler bought the Yates property and other homes were brick near the west high school.

Tri-Azalea Umiphant A. G. Eberhart Pakties Baptist Church New Staunton Mars Hill Gerard Wien Ante Jae G. W. Miller C. P. L. Roberts Mr. Roberts Ares Wesley Stokes Fourth Street Orange Township 8. A Johnny Mattie Chapman Edward Chapman Illinois Central The Baptist Church R. Garton Johnny Beener C. A. Tyler West High Jack Bobo Miriam Anderson Miss Oulbreth Jena Jack Mote Boba Jake Ily Mrs. Cleaver Jack Seorfally Rahn Ant Manek Zack Erioning Jet Ian Tevson Setiane

Forest Conservation Urged During Iowa Week

Iowa editors urge reforestation and surveying of state forests to restore timber resources. They note Iowa lost productive forest acreage and call for a definite program to establish forests where crops lack value and to protect timber from fires.

Des Moines Harding United States Iowa

Correct English Don't Say: Paraphrase of Emerson quotation

The text presents a messy attempt to fix phrases about loaning money promising to be there and a sculptor transforming marble into an angel. It includes altered lines from Emerson about loving a church and a prophet of the soul with nonsensical edits and misspellings throughout.

Marhia Emerson

Waterlooers Attend Lincoln Meeting and Local Happenings

Fifty members of the German Baptist church travel to Lincoln for the annual meeting. Waterloo boasts the state’s largest ladies stringed orchestra with 35 members under J. D. Knapp. Fox township Lutherans plan a new church edifice. Charles and Mrs Hummel celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with 100 relatives nearby. The G. R. Huntington farm barn fire in Waterloo township causes about $5,000 in losses. H.T. Banton hurries to assist, losing his hat en route. Twenty years ago Miss Mery Winneise and Emil Blocklinger wed. The Christ Episcopal choir performs Rose Maiden at the ceremony. Charles B. Pickett seeks exalted ruler of the Elks. Roy Bryant displays a new turnout, including a three-year-old Toolster bay horse and a brand-new buggy. Dr J. Fullerton awards a contract for a double house at Bourth and Vine streets.

Waterloo J. D. Knapp Fox Township

The Substitute Millionaire Seeks Revenge In Gang Feud

Jack Norman heir to Silas Gyde’s estate vows vengeance after an anarchist’s bomb kills his benefactor. He recruits an actor to pose as the secretary to Bobo, a front for the gang, while Miriam Culprets and Mrs. Cleaver complicate the plan. Bobo laments Miriam’s disappearance as Jack’s scheme advances.

Jack Norman Silas Gyde Bobo Miriam Culprets Jack Miriam Rs. Cleaver Keno Boho

Tess of Miriam and the Park Conspiracy Unfolds

Jack reveals Miriam’s suspected entanglements with Mrs Cleaver and the old man, exposing a web of deception. Bobo confronts the truth after Miriam’s meeting in the park, facing a dangerous plan to marry for wealth as the chapter ends with threats and a cliffhanger.

Tcan Ack Bobo Jack Mr. B

He Never Worked a Day in Life but Fades

Poem portrays a man who never labors yet moves through life unscathed. The speaker notes his unbeaten record and a carefree stance that defies time, while contrasting misery and sorrow as others react to his presence.

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Waterloo Evening Courier SO Vol BNO Fablichea W. J. Bardsan Weat Parr John C. Hartman AW. Peterson, Tress Geoldigr Certier Wate Towa Associated Press Aece Rt Aece Rt Rgeat Merober Audit Bureau of Circulations Washington, D.C Monceste Dougherty New York Palladelphia Chicago San Francisco Story, Brooks, & Finley Rep JOIN Hubert M. MD Dubuque England Washington Irving Edward Everett George Bancroft J Charles Francis Adams John Lothrop Motier James Russell Lowell John Hay Henry White Joseph H. Choate Whitelaw Reid Walter H. Page John W. Davris George Harvey Trotzky Lennie South Dakota Nature Nature Notes In the Courier Dre D. W. Crouse Methodist Episcopal Church, East James George Johan H. Vincent Tauqua Sindlinger Mr. Cook Nilsson Algernon Ferris Brainard Porter John Bickley Hattie Landis Nora Parsong Allen Clara Churchill Minnie Clingman John McCormick Rose Jones Wendell Williams Ada Robinson Jennie Shanks Ida Prentice Mary Brubacher Hattie Carpenter Fennie Lawrence Wilson Strayer Lizzie Jobb Henry Hammond Jacob Bickley Jesse Baker Hima Calkins Nellie Boies Frank Emerson Annie Speicher D. Speicher Lester Township J. A. Murrey German Baptist Church Lincoln, Neb Charles Hummel LaPorte City G. R. Huntington Waterloo Township H.T. Banton Mery Winneise Emil’ Arthur Blocklinger I. Merlinjonés First Presbyterian Church Christ Episcopal Church Bruce Davis B. F. Wise Charles B. Pickett Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Roy Bryant Toolster Roy J. Fullerton Bourth and Vine Streets J. ML R. B Pitman Henry Cassets Barbarossa Mrs. Cleavers Miriash Clara Claral War Bobo J A Dax Frank le Brother Dickey Joy Old Sorrow Sam Loud Arebus Way Bellans Ston Senor R Dept S-F Reaison Bakoven
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