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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
12
Commissioner W W McFarlane announced the public bathing beach will open between June 1 and 8. Three applicants seek bathhouse manager with a decision soon. A refreshment pavilion to open around July 1 likely run by the beach operator. No side concessions. east end porch extended for service. Possible Sunday sacred band concerts planned.
At the Majestic a Gus Edwards musical tabloid titled School Days dazzles with bright lines popular songs and a charming cast. The show targets kids and adults with ten songs and clever specialties. Performances tomorrow on Decoration Day begin at 4 7 20 and 9 15 with seats reserved. engagement ends Saturday night before Miss Nobody From Starlaré arrives in Chicago.
Notice of altered transit operations to ease crowds. East and West directions begin at a.m. Prospect service to City Ticket Office will handle Prospect Sullivan passengers. Cars marked Prospect. Extra cars added on the Waverly LaPorte line.
J. M. Hamilton owner of the Bridge Street photo supply and frame shop denies demands of $1000 for surrendering his lease to Butterfield and Heiman as they plan a new moving picture house. He says only enough to cover move expenses and a fair lease are needed. He notes locals question the project in a dry town and explains his business is a photo supply and gallery, not a studio.
New York stock exchange closes with varied results across key issues. Notable quotes include Canadian Pacific at 2278, Reading at 6 6, Union Pacific 1483, United States Steel 60½, Southern Railway 239, Anaconda unknown, Missouri Pacific 829, New York Central ONG, Amalgamated Copper 78½, and American Sugar uncertain.
Miss Hilda Wood has returned to Clearfield from Waterloo and Miss Anna Backens leaves Reinbeck after visiting in the city. Some grocery stores plan part day hours while others close. Illinois Central car repairs operate tomorrow. locomotive department may take a vacation. Mail Carriers association to meet at W A Davis’s home to plan August convention. National Act Men's Association foresees Toronto 1914 and San Francisco 1915 as future locales. Dr and Mrs W B Small arrive from Lawrence County Pa after ten days visiting. Dr Small was born and raised in Lawrence County until age ten before moving west.
The transcript shows Colonel More testimony about location with details using a railing as railroad track and a park, Adele asking for explanation while the judge allows it. East school notes announce no classes this week in the east schools, regular recitations and exams, and a summer break on the 6th. The domestic art department hosted visitors, Olive Fain showcased pupil work, and eighth grade memorials accompanied by four instructors. Fiske pupils held a decoration day with many parents in attendance.
Bank clearings for the week ending May 29 totaled 1 492 945.12 with daily totals listed and instruments recorded this year at 3 177. Mortgages 76 423.00 and chattels 3 679.25. Also includes notes on Chinese paper money origins and a Fort Scott banquet quip.
A publisher Perkins & Young dismisses advertising and hires a free lance writer who crafts a sensational ad for Perkins & Young's Handy Cyclopedia. The hoax ad earns 162 inquiries and 22 orders while the publisher later discovers the writer, a Princeton graduate with Phi Beta Kappa, earns five thousand dollars a year writing ads.
A description highlights a white voile dress with hand embroidered yoke and coat effect, trimmed with lace. It features a dainty Dresden ribbon sash fastened at the left and is presented as suitable for a young girl for Memorial Day outdoor events.
A committee member suggests easing the heavy classical tone of the Te Deum with lighter music between sections. Another speaker agrees that anything to relieve tedium will be appreciated.
The Ticklemouse and his friends Davy and Dorfy chase a haunting moonlight sight in a night sky voyage aboard an airship. They spot a witch on a broom with a black cat, flee safely to their nursery, and laugh at the eerie encounter.
For Sale Six Noon Weuse Not Modern five room modern house oak finish good location eight room modern house oak new contact C. G. Wilcox phone 1182 Wanted Before July 1 Navy recruits may cruise next winter investigate at recruiting station Fourth and Lafayette Waterloo Iowa or write for booklet Bureau of Navigation Box 366 Navy Department Washington For Sale An Old Established plumbing business Cedar Rapids Day and Osbun Cedar Rapids Iowa NOTICE Know all Men These Presents stockholders Elmer Hotel company amended to Elmer Builds jug company and article amendments changing capital and name President E Dunkelberg Secretary Ralph A Dunkelberg
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