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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1916
Page
3
Cedar Falls today features a wide roundup of social, religious, and civic items. Mrs. Ed N. Hurd reports community rhythms as teachers meet, church services, local visits, baptisms, and gatherings fill the week with plans and personal news across Cedar Falls and surrounding areas.
Hastings Minnesota and Florence Wisconsin report drowning accidents as five boys aged 5 to 11 in Hastings and two brothers aged 14 and 8 in Florence died after ice holes pulled them under while playing on Fisher lake. Playmates alerted helpers, who ran for aid.
Chicago dispatch reports Cato Sells, U S commissioner of Indian affairs, told visitors that Treasury Secretary McAdoo is the first Democrat named as Wilson’s successor for 1920. Sells mentioned Franklin D Lane’s popularity out west but McAdoo appears the add-on favorite for the ticket.
Washington seeks broad inquiry into government control of railroads and other carriers. Hearings will cover interstate commerce regulation, potential government ownership, and the future of the Interstate Commerce Commission with hearings expected to draw leading railroads and utilities. The committee aims to report by January 8 with possible legislation before March 4.
Members of the Methodist Church aided Mrs. J M McStay in a jail prayer meeting yesterday. Gibbs conducted the service and several men offered prayers as plan was discussed for each church to host a meeting in turn during the year.
New York dated November 20 reports Madeline T. Dick, mother of the Titanic victim John Jacob Astor IV, suing to recover 2,544 dollars alleged to have been illegally collected as an income tax from the Astor estate. The estate left 3,000,000 to a posthumous son. tax was collected in 1913. Dick asserts the son did not benefit from the inheritance at that time. She was formerly Miss Madeline Force before marriage to Col. Astor.
Dr. Edward Steiner of Grinnell College urged lightening the burden of fellowmen and carrying Christianity into daily life as the king's highway. He contrasted past highways with a modern circle that never reaches a destination, urging the highway of fellowship and concern for spiritual and temporal welfare. The Plymouth Congregational dedication featured financial pledges, remarks by Rev. J. F. Moore and Rev. L. R. B. Tix, and a fellowship hearting planned with ministers from other churches.
Miss Maud Younger, appearing in Chicago as temporary chairwoman of the Woman's party convention, passed through Chicago on her way to further events. Her statements align with debates on women's suffrage during the period.
Central Christian church aims to raise 1560 dollars in the first year via a debt campaign launching next Monday night with a parish picnic supper for all members. Certificates will be printed and sold in 12 dollar shares to fund the drive.
The board of trustees and pastor have called a special business meeting for Thursday at 7220 PPM to discuss canvassing of members and related matters. The notice outlines the parish’s plan for addressing issues within the congregation and appointing tasks among lay leaders.
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a vital tonic for all ages, promising blood and vitality restoration. It promotes a free diet book What to Eat and How to Fat and offers a postal request for a copy. It urges readers to obtain the pills from drug stores and to send fifty cents if unavailable.
A local club launches a membership drive aimed at expanding to 800 with focus on shelter and independence from expense concerns. Secretary Korman C. Millar outlined district targeting, recruitment through letters, and a plan to hold events through December 3, with prospects of strong turnout and new members joining the campaign.
From Ran Francisco California on November 20 the National Woman's party luncheon forecasts the largest suffrage lobby in history to besiege Congress. Miss Doris Stevens of New York chairing the Congressional Union’s organization department says women have the brains and energy to press national suffrage before adjournment.
A testimonial from Wade Tall and others in Shanesville Ohio and Waterton Iowa praising Vinal a beef and liver peptone tonic. The letter claims improved appetite sleep and strength in puny children and offers a money back guarantee through Wangler Bros Co and C J Miller with Druggists locations in Iowa towns.
Many fear to take medicine yet Blackburn Products Co. of Dayton Ohio promotes Mentho Janene for colds catarrh and related symptoms. It claims no aphrodisiacs narcotics or harmful drugs with a ten drop dose in raw form and a syrup made by mixing Mentho Laxene with sugar syrup. The manufacturer guarantees satisfaction or money back and states it is sold by druggists.
Fragmentary text mentions Suman I. Anthony amendment, lobbying efforts, and congress readiness. Content unclear. appears to reference increased lobbying and a changing legislative stance without complete details.
"front," said Mica Stevens. "We regard our defeat merely as Booker Hill, and Bunker Hill tad & Yorktown," said Misa Gail Laugh in, Lon Angeles suffragist.
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