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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
9
A Sunday School commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns on Mark vii 1-13 contrasts outward religious forms with inward cleansing. It warns against focusing on ceremonies, urges faith as receiving Christ, and stresses peace comes only through God’s word and Spirit.
A reflective essay discusses life’s weight and the search for meaning. It contrasts melancholy and existential questions with advice on resilience, perspective, and avoiding overburdening oneself while advancing through life’s trials.
City Auditor Russell DeGon outlines registration sites for the general election after redistricting. Registration locations are listed as selected to ensure all voters can register.
Telegrams report Montenegrin forces under General Martinovic crossed the Boyana river and seized several blockhouses near Tarakoch by Scutari. Turkish mobilization intensifies, with 406000 troops expected. Bursa and Adrianople zones fortified amid Balkan tensions. Markets react with losses in Paris Berlin and Madrid as war rumors surge.
The notice details polling precincts in the Second Ward with street locations for the first and second precincts, and lists precincts and sites in the Third and Fourth Wards including Masonic temple, Rechtfertig and Tn, Sherwood's green banca house, City hall, Johnson drug store at 644 Independence avenue, and Moore & Moore lumber office at 1210 East Fourth street.
The article discusses the push for compulsory workmen's compensation, noting Ohio's constitutional angle and broader state agitation. It cautions against uniform federal standards, urges cooperation between employers and employees, and weighs the German plan as promoted by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association as a model for large states, especially Ohio.
Prof Sherman notes widespread starvation concerns from white bread use and cites USDA reports claiming white bread is more nutritious than whole wheat. He explains milling removes grain components, white bread lacks bran reducing starch mass, and fresh white bread has advantages in lightness and mineral content compared with graham bread.
Attendance at the Langfeldt Candy booth topped prior days as visitors guessed totals for the day. J. E. Dikes won with a guess of 2640 while the actual count reached 2649. Separately an ad promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for children’s stomach disorders. Albert J. Lytle leaves for a three week visit east to see his brother William at Allegheny Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh.
Crowded hotels and a guest influx for a Waterloo dairy show push demand for 2 000 more rooms next week. The entertainment committee has secured 1 000 rooms since a Courier story last night and seeks 1 500 additional accommodations. Citizens urged to rent rooms at 60 cents to one dollar per person and report to the Irving Smoke shop at phone 801.
City in brief items note Mr and Mrs P J Martin visiting New Providence for a few days J W Cooper of Jennings Indiana in Waterloo for real estate business The Waterloo real estate board plans a 145 pm meeting in the Waterloo club rooms Frank Andrews returns from Sioux City after attending a marriage at the home of Mr and Mrs H Z Wolensky in which Eva Christopher wed Harrison B Bahr A court case State of Iowa v Pettigrew for assault on a street car conductor was postponed until Monday at 2 pm Mrs Lewis O Negrow and Mrs Clara Trumbauer visit Mrs James Trumbauer on Cascaden avenue Lois Storm arrives from Minneapolis to visit over Sunday with her parents at South Street Melchett court No 8 ladies drill team to meet at Rosett hall tomorrow at 730 pm Fred Purdy and family leave for Los Angeles after two weeks with cousins Harry Wahig
Jeremiah and Ansil Jarrod file notice to probate court to divert a portion of their three-eighth share of their father Canfield Jarrod’s estate to Elsie Warneka, the daughter previously left with only five dollars. The will split the estate among wife Elizabeth, sons Jeremiah and Ansil, daughters Mary Everson and Elsie, with Milo Jarrod also named. The brothers seek one third of their share to raise Elsie’s inheritance to parity.
Winchell Smith's comedy features Angie Tucker played by Alice Anderson and Tracy Tanner by Harry Ellis. Denton Vane as Nat Duncan coaches Tracy in proposing, provoking laughs as Angie questions the advice.
The Harvey stock company closes a five night engagement at Waterloo with the melodrama As Ye Sow. The company presents a strong cast and has drawn new local fans this season. Advance sales show another large audience expected tonight, so patrons should reserve seats early.
Tom Arnold stars in The Prince of Tonight at Waterloo with a large principal cast and a glamorous chorus. The production blends romance and humor in a lavish musical fantasy praised for its strong supporting lineup and high-spirited dance numbers.
Vienna reports stir in imperial circles over Archduchess Dolores, 21, who has fallen for Rhonhof, a married noncommissioned officer in her father Archduke Leopold Salvator’s stable staff. The abdication era scandal centers on a young archduchess pursuing a married man despite family oversight.
Mary Withey secured a verdict of 2500 against Fowler Wholesale Grocery for injuries from fingers lost on one hand when a heavy delivery wagon tongue struck her while automobiling in front of the team. The cane went to the jury at 5 05 yesterday and a sealed verdict was opened at 9 45 this morning. Judge Robert Benson adjourned court until next Monday. Settled by stipulation M B Neff settled with R N Cowin for 76 in full of his claim.
The Archduke Leopold spares punishment for an unwelcome love affair and sends Archduchess Dolores away from Vienna for six months. Absence fails to cool the infatuation as her parents return her to care in a nursing home for mental cases. Mrs. Jacob Hutaky of La Porte City remains at the hospital in critical condition since June.
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