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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1913
Page
3
In Quince Harbor two neighbors gossip over social papers while Maria Fish bakes cookies. Captain Barnabas Bar nabas and Ananias Stine arrive, then Ananias climbs a mulberry tree to visit the widow Rowell, sparking Mrs Fish’s wary confrontation amid uproar and harbor talk.
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A brief notice appeals for courtesy toward Ome and others, urging residents to consider safety and neighborliness amid ongoing worries about community welfare. The item emphasizes calm behavior and mutual aid to ease local tensions.
Two eastern city gentlemen, father and son, known as Dombey & Son, clash over marriage into a nonwealthy match. The father clings to elite circles, while the son Harry marries for love, leading to poverty and estrangement until a cabman reveals a hidden bond and the old man returns home, choosing family over society.
Coutier aims to save face amid wavering support, pledging a strong push to secure votes. The campaign labels the moment crucial as wavering backers seek decisive action and clear leadership.
Miss Susie Phillips recounts details of a killing at the Henry Phillips home on November 28 1911 in a manslaughter case. The defense claims self defense with McCaskill denying intent while Phillips pressed a stove poker and a revolver was fired twice near the kitchen door. Br H McCoyy outlined the narrative in court.
A black satin robe forms the base for an evening gown with white mousseline de liev draping. A deeper tunic sits over the robe, while black Mosschue Shank trims sleeves and hem. A slender sash drapes over the shoulders as a key feature of the ensemble.
La Porte City reports a social gathering of the Bachelor Maids at Miss Paige's residence with beverages provided by Miss Paige. Additional notes mention Mrs. T. E. Mann of Gladbrook visiting, Mrs. E. A. Redder and her husband as Mann family guests, Mrs. A. D. Scofield visiting Minneapolis, Presbyterian church serving election day meals, Mrs. Fred Taylor and children visiting from Dysart, and the Lotus club meeting at Mrs. Quackenbush's Commercial street home.
Witness Susie Phillips 16 describes the moments leading to the fatal shooting in the Phillips home. She recounts McCaskill demanding the old machine, the kitchen door struggle, and the pistol fire as her father defended the family. The defense contests the trajectory of the first shot as physically impossible.
The Evening Courier reports a local indirect advertisement case about a new form of petticoat worn with tight dresses. The Waterloo Skirt & Garment company is named as the maker, prompting stores to investigate and spurring expected demand across Iowa.
Will L Finch president of the Town Development Magazine Company of New York City arrived for an evening talk at the Chamber of Commerce club rooms. He spent the day meeting with leaders of the four commercial bodies and officials promoting amalgamation, aiding them in outlining a plan to address the questions involved.
Mrs. Peter Dobbler of Rock Island and Adolph Gosse took her four year old daughter and fled, moving from Rock Island to Waterloo area then to Freeport. They secured rooms at the Malleable hotel near the Waterloo works and remained briefly before Gosse decided to move on with the child.
London reports A. Bonar Law leading opposition in the House of Commons against the home rule bill. He warns civil war in Ireland if the bill passes and predicts Ulster resistance. He urges a general election to allow the people to decide, with unionists ready to back Ulster.
Peter Dobbier, husband of a Waterloo woman, searched for his wife and child after they were left at a hotel. Police matron Mrs Martha Scott aided the effort. The child was found and Dobbier decided to take the daughter to his mother’s home and end the search. He claimed his wife had been unfaithful before, but had always returned. he is tired of spending money and is satisfied with the child.
Jess Frisby arrested at Cedar Rapids on wife desertion was arraigned before Police Judge Meyers and granted a preliminary hearing set for 9 00 o clock tomorrow morning. John Rhodes colored was arrested for illegal liquor sales and had hearing postponed until tomorrow morning after arraignment. Frank Longstreet colored pleaded not guilty to breaking a gas meter related charge and his case was continued until Wednesday.
Diogenes Laertius notes varied ancient views on beauty. Diogenes praises personal beauty as a strong intro. Diogenes calls it a silent deceit. Aristotle calls beauty the gift of God. Socrates sees it as a short lived tyranny. Theophrastus, Theocritus, and Carneades offer further sharp, ironic takes on beauty’s sovereignty and vulnerability.
A quirky scene shows a young magistrate flipping through a law book as a tramp begs permission to consult page 317, section from the bottom, in a comic exchange that riffs on legal jargon.
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