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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
3
The Courier recalls 1867 Waterloo notes with rail passes for J W Logan’s Pittsburgh trip. Fire department trustees set penalties for absences and uniforms, and alarm signals. Market prices show grain demand and produce, with wheat at 1.45 to 1.55. Dr John G Holland to lecture November 19 as the season’s first event.
Forty years ago on Wednesday November 7 1877 George E Roberts of the Jesup Vindicator visited the Courier sanctum The second snowstorm of the season brought four inches of snow A Union Mill company plan adds two more runs of stones boosting milling capacity A letter at Independence promises to the prettiest young lady in town Postmaster and assistants reportedly left town while 753 women await letters A boulevard proposal between Waterloo and Cedar Falls praises the route across hills and dales Six firkins of butter were stolen from the Winds Central depot last Saturday night
A column of local items notes Ceva Bezold’s fall causing injuries while playing with Hortense Randall on Jefferson street. Rev J O Stevenson returns from Chicago after throat treatment and voice hoarseness. A flock of nine wild geese lands in David Johnson’s field. Johnson wounds one with a 22 but the bird escapes. Ed Coburn reports killing his first deer while hunting with several companions. A carriage accident on Franklin street injures Mr and Mrs Parrott though only he is bruised. Remains of Gertrude Dunwald escorted by 100 Our Lady of Victory academy girls to church. funeral well attended.
Bennie and Bunny Rabbit wake to snow and wear white fur coats. They play, snowball Jackie Rabbit’s high hat, anger him, and face punishment. Mrs. Rabbit orders gray coats for all to stay hidden from hunters. Jackie laments pride as winter unfolds.
A reader argues that both genders misuse privileges in department stores and shirk paying small and large bills. Examples include a $2 bill left unpaid for a year and a dentist's $60 debt, with excuses about collectors and relatives. The piece condemns retorting with lost trade and urges fair, steady repayment.
A memory vignette describes after sunset snow scenes in the woods with rabbits wearing old coats. If a gray rabbit with a patched coat is seen, it is Bennie or Bunny or Jackie Rabbit, or else a mother punished youngster in ragged fur.
Government in Washington launches a campaign to kill destructive rats seen as costing over two hundred million dollars in lost food yearly. Stearns Paste advertised as the most effective method, with households urged to buy small boxes to curb infestations.
Chicago November 7 1917 The war department expands Christmas parcel weight limits for American expeditionary forces in France allowing packages up to 20 pounds. Senders must address parcels with the soldier name unit and care of The commanding general port of embarkation Pier J Hoboken N J to ensure delivery despite earlier rail transport limits.
The notice requires shipments to follow regular postal regulations and to be packed in a wooden box no more than two cubic feet in volume. Boxes must be well strapped and lack either a hinged or a removable top. No perishable foods may be included.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe gentle laxative for infants. It claims no opiate, forms a mild gentle stool, and promises normal, happy babies with a trial bottle offered free by mail from Dr W B Caldwell, 440 Washington St, Monticello, Illinois.
A historical notice marks a Christmas mail deadline and postage rates. It instructs sending a box to reach France via Hoboken, with a cutoff before December 6 and a rate change after November 15.
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