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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
3
Royal Arch Masons begin three day program at Masonic Temple with Grand Master G W Lipe resigning and A Dewey taking over. Morning sessions cover Mark Master and Past Master degrees followed by Most Excellent Master and Royal Arch tonight. Buffet lunch at 10 p.m. Local lodge hosts event.
Prizes announced for bird houses in Cedar Falls and nearby areas judged by officials from Cedar Falls and Cedar Heights. Awards recognize Wren, Bluebird, Martin, and other designs based on dimensions, ventilation, workmanship, and compliance with rules. Top winners include Max Olmstead Hawthorne and Dean Litchfield Hawthorne with substantial cash prizes. many other participants receive smaller sums.
War driven shortages hit domestic toiletries as hairpins and castile soap grow scarce. Retailers note rising costs for shampoo products while backyard chemists warn reorders may be blocked, signaling looming price hikes and tighter inventories for American households.
In Des Moines the Foreign Missions society secretary told the International convention that European war has seriously hindered missionary efforts. Supplies of medicines and books are scarcer due to cost and freight tariffs, yet contributions surpassed 1 million dollars for the year ending September. A Thibet mission example cited a missionary who disassembled a printing press and transported it on 100 coolies for an interior weekly publication.
Os car Palmer of 91 Adams Street returned home to find his wife missing along with Robert Murray alias F M Crotty. The wife left two young children with her sister and took Palmer’s clothing and a brother’s suit case. Palmer asked police to locate them and press state charges. Murray had been a longtime roomer. the wife is about 19 and Murray about 26.
A Waterloo Commercial club communication to Police Chief J. D. Caldwell requests active enforcement of the dimmer ordinance. Secretary Charles Van Wleck asks for a halt on prosecutions until Nov 1 to allow a publicity push. He urges leniency toward out of town drivers and keeping arrest records to deter repeat violators.
North Dakota and northern Minnesota wheat growers are purchasing Iowa seed wheat to plant next spring, per Waterloo grain men. Offers up to 2.25 a bushel have come from county commissioners in North Dakota. Seed wheat tests 43 to 45 pounds per bushel due to blight and rust, a poor seed quality reading. An unusual crowding of USDA reports notes a global parallel with crop troubles in South America and Buenos Aires.
George W. Young of Long Beach visited with his son CLA and relatives on a 276 mile auto tour from Decorah to Rochester, Minnesota. He praised the northeastern towns and southern Minnesota as the Switzerland of America, lauding the rugged countryside and brilliant autumn foliage, especially hard maples.
Mayor W R Law calls a special city council meeting for next Monday evening. Topics include resolutions of necessity and approval for paving street and railway crossings, ordering paving, bidding for paving, and considering committee reports on improvements already ordered.
Nathan B. Barber county highway engineer and C. T. Wilson city engineer will attempt to locate corners and boundaries of lot 1% on Auditor Rainbow's Fails and Mullan avenues plat. Judge G. W. Dunham appointed them under a suit by Elizabeth M. Davison and others against the Chicago Great Western railway. The railway claims 100 feet of right of way each side of the main line center at that location.
Charles Barber of 341 Beerh street was taken into custody at 1 10 this morning on larceny charges for allegedly stealing hay from a barn in the Colon junk yards on Commercial street. Barber reportedly confessed claiming his horses were starving and he had nothing to feed them. He will be arraigned in Justice F F Knapp's court during the day.
The Water loo Bankmen's association holds its annual banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson tomorrow night with at least 16 members expected. Officers will be selected after dinner, and a speaker program is arranged.
The YMCA will start boxing and wrestling classes on Oct 31 with James Mubbard in charge of registration. F R G Holes from the University of Pennsylvania will direct wrestling and Ray L Johnson will head boxing. Plans include weekly tournament bouts and a paddle social for high school boys tonight at 7 30 with snacks.
Harold Johnson of 319 Concrete Avenue sustained two fractured shoulders and minor cuts when his motorcycle collided with a Nauman Company rock truck driven by Henry Nauman at Third and South Streets. Johnson, who became confused and rode into the truck, was thrown from the machine and taken to a physician's office by Nauman where he rests easily today.
The Who Do class of First Ryan Bélical church met at Miss Ruth Gruener’s home last evening and elected Gladys Lang president Ruth Gruener vice president Esther Anton secretary Grace Steeley treasurer Lucile Schmidt reporter Refreshments were provided by Mrs Gruener and a hostess sister and music followed. LICENSED TO WED Floyd Margadant Waterloo Ruth A McKelvie Waterloo George E Ketherton Waterloo .25 Olive Baltheira Waterloo 22
An old advertisement promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets claiming relief from indigestion and related symptoms after meals. It promises improved appetite, reduced stomach discomfort, and better breath, urging readers to buy at 50 cents a box with mail order coupons for free samples.
Charles Bacon, 29, was found unconscious in his room at Look Fourth Street East after a locked door, chased windows, and a gas jet were involved. Firemen and physicians treated him. he remained unconscious for hours but showed signs of improvement and is expected to recover. Neighbors note similar suicides in the building, though family and friends dispute intentional self harm.
Yesterday temperatures ranged from 49 to 66 across various years including 1912 1914 1915. Data shows 1942 figures and nightly readings from 26 to 59 and 38 to 60 in 1914 1915 and later years.
Providence Rhode Island October 11 Governor Livingston Beeckman and United States Senator Henry F. Lie pitt were renominated by the Republican state convention here today.
A dental recipe claims four ounces of liquid arvon applied nightly dissolves dandruff with several uses, leaving hair fluffy and glossy. It advertises easy access at drug stores, low cost, and universal effectiveness, promising complete removal of flakes and traces.
The advertisement claims headaches backaches and fatigue vanish after taking three grain Cade tablets. It promises restored ambition, improved blood circulation, reduced nervousness, normal heart function, renewed vitality and confidence, and regained magnetism and joy as friends return and life brightens.
Two homes at 1708 Jefferson and 1808 Jefferson were quarantined this morning for diphtheria. A small number of cases remain citywide, confined to a single portion of the city, with the quarantined properties located in that area.
Police headquarters received a report of a robbery by a colored woman near Central via duct within a few blocks of quarantined homes. J N Moore of 516 Mobile Street said the assailant held him up and took $5 before fleeing. He could not describe the robber.
A sensational claim extols Nuxated Iron as a miracle that restores youthfulness and strength. An anecdote describes a 60 year old man who gains vigor like a young man after using the supplement. The ad promises dramatic nerve and stamina improvements within days, with testimonials from Dr. Sauer and a money‑back guarantee through Jower Pharmacy and Wangler Bros. Co.
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