American singer recounts wartime hardship in Germany
Miss Blanche Slocum spoke at Waterloo Woman's Club on the German occupation during World War I. She described hunger, shortages, and red tape for basics like food and clothing, and the challenges of leaving Germany after years of study. She detailed mistreatment, loyalty to the Allies, and later work as a concert artist and Red Cross speaker.
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Waterloo
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France
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Chicago Tribune
United States
Chicago
Carl Bickley
Waterloo Woman's Club
H. O. Wurster
James G. Clark
M. E. Hutson
GC. A
Bastman
L. E. Eiekelberg
G. W. Ellyson
Society Calendar Mixed Bridge and club gatherings
Tonight features a mixed bridge party at Sunnyside Country Club hosted by the American Yeoman Gold Leaf camp and Royal Neighbors. Facilities include K. C. hall Harmony class First Presbyterian church with Mr and Mrs Gilmore Mc Daniel. Saturday Evening Marcabes club Waterlog I O 0 FP hall.
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Ieethood
American Yeoman
Gold Leaf Camp
K. C. Hall
Harmony
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Gilmore McDaniel
Lawn City Parlor Reading Circle to Resume Meetings
Cedar Falls Parlor Reading Circle, in its fifty fourth year, will meet next Monday evening at John H. Robinson home. Roger Leavitt leads current events, then Mrs. J W Bangs hosts vacation experiences. officers include President Mrs J A Peterle and Vice President Roy W Woolverton.
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Courier
Geter Falls
Cedar Falls
Reading Circle
John H. Robinson
Roger Leavitt
J. W. Bangs
Pioneer Literary Organization
J. A. Peterle
Roy W. Woolverton
H. R. Alderman
W. A. Shearer
Levi Jewell
L. Snider
T. C. Stephenson
John Arnold
Independence B P W Club Organized by Waterloo Group
A Waterloo group helped form an Independence B P W Club led by Elizabeth Kenney state organizer and 14 other local members. The group plans affiliation with state and national bodies, with Waterloo participants named.
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Independence B.P.W. Club
Waterloo Group
Elizabeth Kenney
Women For Independence
Independence
Independence Club
Waterloo
EH. O. Barton
J. F. Baiensifer
A. E. Johnson
Club Notes Entertainment at Mrs Collins Home
Members of Thislsus club were entertained by Mrs. Frank Collins at her Sunnyside Avenue home yesterday afternoon. Special guests included Mrs. E. L. Rice and Mrs. J. HM. Snively. Bridge awards went to Mrs. Dale Williamson and Mrs. Donald Finlayson. Plans were made for the next meeting on Oct 17.
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Thislsus Club
Frank Collins
Sunnyside Avenue
E. L. Rice
J. HM. Snively
Dale Williamson
Donald Finlayson
Church News Hostess Receives Jean Morrison Circle
Miss Pauline Basssrear at 737 Ev enth Street West will host members of Jean Morrison circle United Presbyterian church at her home Monday evening.
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Pauline Basssrear
Jean Morrison
United Presbyterian Church
Neuendorf-Weber Nuptial Rites Read at Sacred Heart
Miss Vio Neuendorf and Ralph Weber married at Sacred Heart church in Neuendorf on a Wednesday in October, with Rev. J. M. Malloy officiating. The bride wore a blue satin dress and carried Colombian roses. Bridesmaid Miss Katherine Jaeger wore brown satin, best man Don Jaeger. Ten guests attended breakfast at Black's tearoom. Weber family tied to Sacred Heart school.
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Neuendorf
Ralph Weber
Leonard Weber
Waterloo
Sacred Heart Church
J. M. Malloy
Katherine Jaeger
Don, Jaeger
Sian
Black
Mr. Weber
Sacred Heart School
Waterlooans Return From G T A B L E Convention
Mrs A J Shimer Mrs C B Scott and Mrs W W Stark returned from Sioux City where they attended the eighth Town reunion meeting of G T A ta B of L E held there Wednesday Two hundred members from Fort Dodge Council Bluffs Fort Madison Boone Clinton Des Moines Marshalltown and Waterloo were present Delegates were entertained by Golden Grain division No 164 at the I O F hall in Sioux City The ritualistic work was published Wednesday morning A luncheon and sightseeing trip followed then a banquet and ball at Hotel Martin to close the convention The welcome address was given by Henry Stull city attorney of Sioux City Plans were made for the 1920 convention at Boone Mizpah Chete Mizpahelele Kings Daughters are to meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs M DR Thompson 511 Locust St
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A. J. Shimer
C. B. Scott
W. W. Stark
Sioux City
L. E
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
Boone
Clinton
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Golden Grain Division
Beauty care on a budget with home remedies and tips
Readers advised to skip costly cosmetics and instead make own beauty products. Tips include a homemade cleansing cream recipe with waxes and rose water, lemon juice as bleach, powdered pumice for cuticle care, and a milky emulsion for facial bleaching. Also suggested are inexpensive massage creams and at home shampooing methods using eggs and Castile soap.
Marble Rock Bride-Elect Feted at Shower in Marble Rock
Thelma Hoadley, bride elect of Rex Asper, honored Tuesday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W.J. McNinch in Marble Rock, following a shower. Hoadley is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoadley and a Marble Rock High School graduate. Asper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Asper, also a graduate, works at the Marble Rock bank. After a wedding trip to Chicago, they will reside in Marble Rock.
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Courier
Marble Rock
Thelma Hoadley
Rex Asper
Davenport
W.J McNinch
Hoadley
Ed Hoadley
Marcola Rock
Marble Reck High School
Town State Teachers College
Tino Bridegragm
Herman Asper
Marble Rock High School
Hamilton Business College
Mason City
Marble Rock Bank
Chicago
City
Nashuan Woman Hosts Dinner for Lynes Kin
Nashua Oct A D Seaman entertained seven Lynes cousins and Mrs A J Blaster at dinner on Thursday. Attending besides Mrs Blaster were Mrs C W Farnsworth Mrs E Hastings Mrs EB A Roach Mrs Howard Roach Mrs Etta Kelley Plainfield Mrs H W Meyers Charles City and Mrs H G Schen Nashua.
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A. D. Seaman
Lynes
A. J Blaster
Blaster
C. W. Farnsworth
E. Hastings
A. Roach
Howard Roach
Etta Kelley
Plainfield
H. W
Three Couples Married Yesterday at Nashua Church
Rev William Kent officiated weddings at Little Brown Church In the Vale Nashua Iowa on October 3. Edward James O Donnell and Verna Cleo Gritzell both of Grimes joined in matrimony along with Rupert Bowen of Mason City and Daisy May Moore of Sumner Gustave W Linde of Cedar Falls wed Myrtle C Noid of Marshalltown. Guests included Mr and Mrs RB Rohde at a dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Char lesllingworth of Los Angeles California with others present. Royal Neighbors meeting postponed from October 8 due to Cedar Falls convention. next meeting set for October 22.
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Gourier
Nashua
Wiliam Kent
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Edward James O'Donnell
Verna Cleo Gritzell
Grimes
Rupert Bowen
Mason City
Daisy May Moore
Sumner
Gustave W. Linde
Cedar Falls
Myrtle C. Noid
Marshalltown
Royal Neighbors
Waterloo Camp
Dairy Cattle Congress Highlights and Local Movements
City in brief notes visitors and events around the Dairy Cattle Congress. T J B Robinson of Hampton IA visited. Judge G W Wood to hold district court in Manchester replacing ill H B Hales. Trial jurors to report. Pastor H H Bowers and wife arrive from Washington IA to settle at 920 Randolph. U S Marshal C Kloster, in Waterloo on business, attended congress with Sheriff Wagner and praised its size and growth.
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Hampton
Dairy Cattle Congress
G. W. Wood
Manchester
H. B. Hales
J. W. Thompson
H. H. Bowers
First
M. EB. Church
Washington
Randolph Street
United States
Charles Kloster
Sioux City
Waterloo
H. T. Wagner
Tomato filled with corn stuffing and salmon salad
Select large uniform tomatoes and fill with corn cob mix, tomato centers, and grated cheese then bake with butter and hot water. Prepare Salmon Medley Salad by mixing salmon with egg celery watercress cucumber capers and mayonnaise. Finish with apple pudding and warm orange sauce.
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Fiaka
Brain Test Answer Card Reveals Group Word Link
The puzzle lists words appearing across all groups: game chain carton grand excellent. It highlights cross‑group connections and common threads. The note summarizes the shared terms that thread through the puzzle’s structure.
Fifth Victim Dies in Marion Cotton Mill Riot
James Roberts, injured Wednesday in the Marion Manufacturing mill attack, died at Marion hospital. He is the fifth death from the clash between Sheriff Adkins deputies and mill strikers. Total wounded reported 29. Funeral rites for four other deceased men followed at the Marion cemetery as court hearings continued for charges of murder and rioting. National guard patrols remained in the mill village.
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Randolph Hall
M. L. Jonas
Gughter Bryson
United Textile Workers’ Union
Marion Mills
A. J. Muste
Brookwood Labor College
Katonap
New York
W. F. Harding
North Carolina
Harding
Adkins
John Jonas
N. F. Nickles
Marion Mill
Rhode Island Moves to Save Beauty Spots
A Rhode Island movement to preserve natural beauties began with a mass meeting to form a central statewide organization. Sponsors included Civic Park and Improvement Association, Rhode Island Horticultural Society, RI Forestry Association, State Federation of Women's Clubs Fine Arts Department, and nine garden clubs.
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Rhode Island
Civic Park and Improvement Associaton
Rhode Island Horticultural Society
R. I. Forestry’ Association
Fine Arts Department
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Oldest Shoemaker Quits After 64 Years in Middletown
Jacob Schwarz, 76, the oldest active shoemaker in the country, will close his Middletown shop this fall after 64 years of making shoes to order. Born in Germany, he came to the United States, worked in New Haven, then settled in Middletown in 1683, and plans to move to California.
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California
Jacob Schwarz
Germany
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New Heaven
Magnesium beds to aid Wyoming airplane production
Cheyenne Wyo Oct 4 huge magnesium deposits found in central and southern Wyoming promise a major role in future aircraft production. Magnesium sulphate or epsomite is processed into a light metal base widely used in aircraft. Plans are underway to establish plants in the state to develop the magnesium beds.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Mayor of French Town Embraces Youth Governance
Oct. 4 Cracohen Pyr-Orientates reports a southern French municipality that appoints a 28 year old mayor and a council of 12 under-36 advisers. All twelve are unmarried and leadership is described as notably youthful with several mayors in France in their mid twenties.
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Pyr-Orientates
Klitls
Frances Han
France
Epstein Gives Million for Chicago Art Center
Max Epstein, renowned old masters collector, donates $1,000,000 to the University of Chicago to establish an art center. The gift, announced in Chicago, underlines a major philanthropic investment in the arts by Epstein and enhances the university’s cultural offerings.
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Chicago Art Center
Chicago
Max Epstein
University of Chicago
Georgia tobacco crop shows financial gain in 1929
Georgia's 1929 tobacco crop brought 16 672 780 27 dollars in value, compared with 10 900 000 dollars last year, according to INS reports from Aulapita Cin. October 4.
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Aulapita
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Intimidating It Is Not Always The Expert Wins In Golf
Victor Olson, once Waterbcan, wins a Minneapolis golf tournament shown by a local eight-paper report. Olson, described as knowing little about golf, still has his name engraved on the roving cup. He is L Q Selzer's brother in law, of 22 Kingsley Avenue.
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Victor Olson
Waterbcan
Olsen
Olson
Germans plan yearly music master classes
Berlin reports the German Institute of Music held foreign conductor master classes of six to eight weeks this summer with Walter Glesexing Eugen d Albert Willy Hess and Edwin Fischer among the international figures. In cooperation with New York University College of Fine Arts a series of lectures in English and German was offered. Of 42 attendees twenty nine were Americans.
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Berlin
German Institute of Music
Walter Glesexing
Eugen d’Albert
Willy Hess
Edwin Fischer
College of Fine Arts of
New York University
Electric switches installed at Providence yards
Providence Oct 4 Electric switching apparatus at the New York New Haven and Hartford freight yards, costing 200000, is now in operation replacing hand operated switches. The new system aims to cut one hour from average car dwell time and reduce worker injuries by eliminating car riding.
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Providence
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
McFarlane Reports PA Trip With Speeches in Altoona and Pittsburgh
Lieut Governor Arch W. McFarlane returned from a Pennsylvania trip. In Altoona he spoke at the cornerstone laying for a Masonic temple on September 26. The next day he addressed a United Commercial Travelers meeting in Pittsburgh and also visited Allen Town for business.
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Arch W. McFarlane
Altoona
Masonic Shrine
United Commercial
Pittsburgh
Allentown
Connecticut Man Named to New England Council
Boston October 4 Connecticut resident Isi-willard W. Rogers of Hartford has been elected to membership in the Connecticut division of the New England council. He succeeds Almond Judd, who is deceased. Rogers is also appointed to the vacant spot in the council's recreational department.
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Isi
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Rogers
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
New England Council
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Judd
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Counsell
Behrens Wins Butter Judging Contest at Hutchinson Plant
Behrens Waverly won the butter judging contest at the Hutchinson Ice Cream company plant under the Dairy Cattle Congress. John Hansen Coulter Ida. third place RK Palmer Idol Grove. 25 buttermakers competed. Scores from O Storvick H Reynolds M Mortensen determined winner. Dairy Cattle Congress prize for best group of five tubs went to unit No. 1 from 188 tubs, 18 states, score 84.5. Bickel, La Porte City justice of the peace, in frail health at nearly 80.
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Will Behrens
Waverly
Hutchinson Ice Crean Company
Dairy Products Department
Dairy Cattle Congress
John Hansen
Coulter
Palmer
Idol Grove
Daily Show
O. A. Storvick
Albert Lea
Minn
H. D. Reynolds
Mason City
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Unit No
Miller Jubilant Not One Tardy at East High
Fred J. Miller, principal of East High, reports an exceptional morning with zero tardies among 522 students at the zero hour. Total enrollment to date is 539 with 17 absent, making the tardyless day a red letter occasion on the principal’s calendar.
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Fred. J. Miller
East’ High School
Mother
Jewish New Year services begin at Fifth Street synagogue
Services marking the Jewish New Year start tonight at the Fifth Street West synagogue and run daily through Sunday night with Rabbi M. Ellison of Des Moines assisting alongside local rabbi F. Cohn. Chris Juhl buys C F Harness Shop in Cedar Falls.
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Fifth Street West
M. Ellison
Des Moines
F. Cohn
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Cedar Falls
Chris Juhl
James Larsen
Main Street
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Fashion patterns offer colorful dress designs for tots
Ginghams and dimities present many colorful printed designs suitable for small children. Reds yellows blues and greens appear on white ground with white trimming. Available in sizes 3 4 and 8 patterns come with yardage details and simple instructions. Patterns cost fifteen cents alone or ten cents with a pattern order. Mail to Courier Pattern Dept 243 W 17th St New York.
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W. 17Th St
New York
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