Local Society Notes Highlight Community Gatherings
Waterloo social pages document a three day women’s party at Willard hall with devotional periods, readings, talks on Katherine Lent Stevenson and thrift, a white ribbon recruitment, and a child welfare quiz. Recitals, birthday surprise, and numerous church society events fill the weekend calendar across Northminster, First M E, and other local groups.
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GO T. U
Waterloo
Willard Hall
Yesterda
Mary Kroesen
Sheik
Reading
George Philpot
Katherine Lent Stevenson
Nichols
Cedar Falls
L. Garver
Philpot
Ku. E. Park
S. Tt. Garver
W. WU. Lang
Mary Horner
J. W. St. John
Robert James McMillan
Mary E. Kroezen
Refreshing Toilet Water and Skincare Tips
Beauty columns present a home made refreshing toilet water with alcohol camphor ammonia and sea salt plus optional scent. Instructions advise immediate use after bath, rubbing on skin to refresh nerves and skin, with optional perfumed oil. A black head cleansing powder recipe follows using starch borax almond meal and hot then cold rinses. The piece ends with a weight guideline for a 22 year old woman at five foot five suggesting underweight below 100 pounds.
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Sarahi Bernhardt
Att Ds
C. S
Afternoon club social highlights with local members
Mrs Elmer Mott hosted Petrova club members for an afternoon yesterday with favors to Mrs Gene Parton and Mrs Paul Bailey. Guests included Mrs W J Dempsey and Mrs Joe Lighthart. B B club enjoyed a social afternoon with Mrs S Kamiske and guest Mrs Frank Reester. The birthday spoon went to Mrs Eli Cameron. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Ralph Koester and Mrs James Wade.
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Elmer Mott
Petrova Club
Gene Parton
Paul Bailey
W. J. Dempsey
Joe Lighthart
B. B
S. Kamiske
Frank Reester
Eli Cameron
Ralph Koester
James Wade
P. A. Marble
T. N
B. Club
Mmes
F. J. Mosher
J. Clark
Marital Woes Prompt Divorces for Carpenter and Talley
Reuben Carpenter charges wife Evelyn with cruel treatment and seeks a divorce after their Dubuque marriage on May 20, 1915. Fred Talley says wife Na Mac deserted him. they wed at Janesville, Iowa in August 13. Advertising is always NEWS.
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Reuben Carpenter
Evelyn
Dubuque
Fred Talley
Na Mac
Janesville
Side Talks on Money and Child Value in Roosevelt Letters
Ruth Cameron laments 500 percent price rises and argues money value shapes children. She cites Roosevelt family practices, noting pennies vs nickels, lessons in earning and thrift, and the impact of parental finances on a child’s sense of value.
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Roosevelt
Mmne
Roosevelts
Ted
Ethel
Art
Laater
White House
Trump
Bathhouse Fund Pledged For Cedar Falls Project
Cedar Falls officials announced five thousand dollars in cash and pledges for a bathhouse at the northeast end of the Franklin street bridge. The park commission plans use the funds by July 1 after a weeklong campaign in the residential section. Work on the building began today and is to be located near the bridge.
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Cedar Falls
Park Commission
Franklin Street Bridge
Woman Arrested as Auto Thief Denies Knowledge of Crime
Mrs Jeanette Bishop arrested at the Ellis hotel by Deputy F A Robinson faces a theft charge for a car valued at 1100 taken from Dr J E Moore on May 13. Another suspect, David M Anderson, is jailed on the same charge. Bishop denies involvement and claims her husband Emil Bishop is the real culprit. The car, recovered at Fort Dodge, was left with a hotel clerk for safekeeping in Cedar Falls. Bishop awaits a 1500 bond and the case includes prior connections to a Wisconsin parole matter.
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Jeanette Bishop
Ellis Hotel
J. J. Wenner
F. A. Robinson
J. E. Moore
David M. Anderson
Moore
Fort Dodge
Emil Bishop
Ltrade
Miami
Fla
Oakland
Independence
Bishop
Cedar Falls
Ifilgek Hawk
Waterloo Evening Courier Pattern Coupon Request
A faded notice invites readers to obtain the Courier up to date design patterns by mailing the coupon to the Fashion Department in Waterloo. Enclose 15 cents for each pattern, with orders filled as quickly as possible, usually within ten days after sending.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Old Waterloo cemetery to be beautified by new association
The Old Waterloo cemetery on Eagle Center road will be cared for by a newly formed association to reclaim the burying ground from years of neglect. A meeting at J. J. Clements home laid groundwork for fundraising and grounds cleanup with another gathering planned Saturday to finalize organization. Mayor Frisbie lauded restoration and pledged city cooperation.
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Waterloo
Eagle Center Road
J. J. Clements
Wellington Street
N. W. Frisbie
Sunnyside Country Clubhouse Bid Satisfactorily Met
The Sunnyside Country Clubhouse will be built per original plans with work likely starting early next week. Five contractors bid the project with estimates from 41000 to 43000 dollars, and contract letting was deferred to tomorrow at 4 30 p m to review alternate bids.
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Sunnyside Country Club
Building project bid list announced for club facilities
The club estimates total cost at around 60000 dollars with wiring plumbing painting and furnishings. Bids come from Barney Striegel C H Werren J H Miler Fred Morrison Currie Simpson Construction company as the project proceeds after minor details are settled.
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Barney Striegel
C.H. Werren
J. H. Miler
Fred Morrison
Currie- Simpson Construction. Company
Girl in Stupor for Four Weeks Recovers in Washington
Li ora Banks a 14 year old Selah public school eighth grader from Marshalltown Washington after a four week coma is slowly recovering. Doctors now diagnose nervous prostration and expect a rapid recovery though return to school is not advised within a year. Nine Yakima physicians treated her after a Lookout Point hike incident with classmates. She had shown no speech or eye opening but maintained nourishment and weight.
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Marshalltown
Li' Ora Banks
Wash
Angesty
Selah Public Schools
Lookout Point
Selah
Yakima
Sheriff defers naming new cop for Rainbow Drive patrol
Sheriff H. T. Wagner will not appoint a motorcycle officer to patrol Rainbow drive and issue speed enforcement until he consults the county board committee for a permanent patrol. The committee members are Supervisors Strayer Bailey and Tiffany. Details to discuss include salary and whether the officer supplies the motorcycle.
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Rainbow Drive
H. T. Wagner
Strayer
Bailey
Tiffany
Truck Load of Boys for Farm Aid Call
A Waterloo area dairy farmer appeals to the Y for farm help and a callout seeks 12 boys to work Saturday earning about 2.50 and a big feed. The boys will be driven to a nearby dairy farm and returned that night, first come first served. The Y agency asks boys to leave names and addresses and specify preferred work and distance. employers are urged to contact the office with needs.
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Seman
Vmogal
Waterloo
Pdairy
Realtors Decide on Uniform Contract Form
Waterloo realty board adopted a uniform contract to govern buying and selling of property, excluding monthly payment deals, to protect clients and realtors. W. H. Nye was elected to membership.
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Waterloo Real Estate
W. H. Nye
Tojp
Navy Recruiting Notes Propel Ranks Yet to Active Duty
Navy reservists will not be recalled to active duty except for transfer to regular navy while enrollment continues. Telegraph order to Chief Curtis at the recruiting station notes ed re enlistment benefits. Earlier service men re enlisted within a year receive 30 days leave and new pay rates from 46 to 120 dollars monthly plus clothing and sustenance, the highest paid for jackies worldwide.
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Bureau of Navigation
Curtis
Navy Recruiting Station
Kellogg to Speak for Cummins at Waterloo Rally
Sen Frank B Kellogg of Minnesota will headline the big Republican rally in Waterloo on Wednesday June 2 aiding Sen Albert B Cummins re election. Kellogg known as a trust buster and Roosevelt era antitrust proponent joins Cummins forces in Iowa. Madagascar population estimate at year end 1918 shows 3 648 575 people with natives 3 523 292 Europeans 16 987 and others.
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Waterloo
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Kellogg
Albert B. Cummins
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Cushman K. Davis
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Cummins
Madagascar
East Grade Pupils Spark Large Crowd At Joint Concert
East district schools presented a spring concert in East High Auditorium drawing nearly 3 000 parents and patrons. More than 800 children performed from kindergarten through seventh grade with dances and drills led by Grace Ullemeyer and C L Gormley.
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Publc
Waterloo
East District
East High
Grace Ullemeyer
McKinley School
C. L. Gormley
Hildred Anderson
Doctor Shallenberger Cures Fistula without Knife
Webster City Iowa April 20 1920 To Whom it may concern I suffered with a fistulae for several years He cured me without using the knife and did it quickly He treated others successfully Your truly Edward Pollark Dr Shallenberger will visit Waterloo May 29 at the Russell Lamson Hotel advertising 241
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Webster City
Iowa
Shallenberger
Chicago
Edward Pollark
Shatllenberger
Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
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P. Q
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Woman's Missionary Society
Cedar Rapids
M. E—Deborsh
HB. Kelly
P. H. Paugleen
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Methodist General Conference
Des Moines
W. H. Stevens
Daughters of the King
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Memorial Hall
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First Presbyterian
AH. French
Russell-lamaon
New Centuro Club
Harry Hemmerling
Bika Club
K. of C. Hall
Edxa Kent Forbes
Ruth Cameron
Iver Hat Shop
DR. Thornton
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T. F. Thornton
Insurnce
K. of C
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J. H. Fitzgerald
J. R. Sims
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Harry J. McFarland
Davenport
Joe McCormick
J. J. Hogan
Corning
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Aun
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Old Cemetery
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