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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1917
Page
6
A column on trapshooting as a popular American sport drawing 200000 active shooters and a half million total. includes Q and A on drift in ballistics, chambering a .22 rifle, best gauges for small game, and sight blocking with camphor gum.
Mason City high school defeated North Des Moines 3 to 0 at Drake Stadium. Funk kicked a 35 yard drop from the fourth period after an interception, while Mason City dominated with 168 scrimmage yards and nine first downs to North’s 120 and four. Shearer starred for Mason City, rushing 82 of 168 yards and anchoring defense.
A dense round of football results lists scores for Colorado, Michigan, Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue, and others, including New York and regional schools. Notable victors include University of Denver 63 to 0 and Huron 0, while several others posted shutouts or close contests.
An obituary style feature highlights a Waterloo accountant known for cooking, baking, and candy making. The editor reproduces a Chicago Tribune cook book note on turning home canned tomatoes into marmalade by simmering eight pounds of tomatoes with oranges lemons and sugar, yielding a bright red preserves.
W D Strayer, member of the local board of supervisors, was elected Saturday as Third district member of the state purchasing committee for county boards. He helps push a plan to obtain low bids on lumber, cement, reinforced steel, and culvert material to save taxpayers money. Representatives from five of nine Third district counties attended the meeting, with plans to gather 1918 material estimates and submit bulk bids to producers after statewide review.
The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden New Jersey extends life insurance to nearly all employees. Death benefits rise with length of service from 250 for 60 days to one year up to 2006 for over 20 years. The policy changes build on prior increases from 500 to 750 dollars.
James T. Nichols will deliver My Observations on the Battles of Europe at First M. I. church in Waterloo tomorrow evening, detailing German plans, Belgian atrocities, Red Cross work, and wartime experiences from four Atlantic crossings. Proceeds aid Red Cross and Y M C A war funds alongside Y M C A. WAR AFFECTS ORPHANAGE. The Christian Home Orphanage at Council Bluffs, Ia., faces a six thousand dollar debt for living supplies amid wartime calls for funds, serving 500 children annually with over 250 homeless now awaiting admission as winter nears.
A Richmond Virginia woman reports relief after seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She attributes the end of headaches during the Change of Life to the tonic, citing reduced dizziness nervousness and heat flashes and recommends it to friends. The notice highlights common menopausal symptoms and endorses the remedy as restoring health.
The Waterloo theatre hosts Taylor's Darlings of Paris tomorrow night led by Matt Kolb and Mutt with Von Howard and others in a lively vaudeville program. The Mimic World at Marseille theatre yesterday drew large crowds with Felix and Pred Stone delivering standout numbers and a merry chorus. At Crystal Theatre, When a Man Sees Red, a seven reel film starring William Farnum and directed by Lloyd, debuts after strong coast to coast production and edits in New York City.
The Palace offers Fatty Arbuckle and Mable Normand in He Did and He Didn’t, Marc McDermott in Mary Jane’s Pa, and Wan. S. Hort in Dekota Dan. The Greater Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Failure, an adaptation of a comedy drama once starring Henry B. Dixey, drew large crowds yesterday. Also at the Plaza Miste Ferguson presents The Rise of Jeunta Cushing with Mise Blasio Ferguson in a strong cast and praised photoplay.
A reflective column urges readers to read the advertising pages for stories of charity and human uplift amid global tensions. It frames commerce as a beacon of hope guiding the public toward wholesome thoughts and constructive action beyond conflict.
Minneapolis Journal asks why a certain day would be kept gasoline free for a mobile context. The piece explores public response and the practicality of a no fuel campaign, weighing support and concerns from residents and officials.
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