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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
4
Courier up to date pattern order form offers patterns with seams priced at ten cents each and ten day delivery. Community society notes recount officers elected and gatherings hosted by Homemakers Band and many social events across Waterloo with visits from guests, religious groups, and travelers club activities weekly.
Society news covers the Friday Study Club meeting at Mrs. W. N. Birdsall’s Park avenue west home. Members reviewed Aboriginal American literature with picks from The Maiden’s Song to the Tusa and Bay Psalm book comparisons while guests Mrs. Frank Beers and Mrs. Hate Thompson attended. A short address by Mrs. Meers closed the afternoon as current events were read. Also noted is Pleasant Birthday Surprise for Manford Woods with a 6 o’clock three course dinner and piano numbers by Jack Leonard, Frank Liule, and others, plus Brotherhood of the First Congregational church meeting with supper and talks.
A home made wash lotion is suggested to tighten the skin and support underlying tissue to smooth wrinkles and sagging. The recipe calls for one ounce saxolite and one half pint hazel, mixed and used as a facial bath to stimulate circulation and restore color.
The Waterloo cattle congress and Iowa State Dairy association sessions wrapped up with strong attendance and profitable cattle sales. Prof Cyril Hopkins and Prof J H Eckles spoke on soil fertility and economical dairy weeding. Many cattle will go to the Chicago dairy show after a final Waterloo display day.
E R Shoemaker announces Friday the 13th as his lucky day after selling Jersey cattle. A cow from his herd produced a calf at 6 o clock named Sans Aloi Lucky Maud. The calf’s sire is Sans Aloi and the dam Merry Maiden Brown Lady, an award winning cow with high butter fat records. French and Frazee offer a $20 excursion to the Texas gulf coast leaving October 17 from Black Hawk Blvd.
Albert Barron of East Waterloo township dies at 7 15 pm from liver cancer after a three month illness. Born May 16 1860 in Somerset County Pa he moved to Black Hawk County in 1877. Survived by wife Elizabeth Curran and five children Mia B J McCarvill Archle Leo Charles Francey plus three sisters and two brothers. Funeral Monday at St Josephs Catholic church.
Pittsburgh nine councilmen named by Gov. Tener move to curb women smoking cigarets in public places. A hundred society women who favor smoking cigarets plan to resist. mayor and council will arrest any woman smoking cigarets in public for disorderly conduct.
Jurors awarded $3,125 to J. H. Meggison administrator for the death of his 12 year old son after a timber fell from a tower under construction for the First National Bank building. The case against James Maine & Sons Co. centered on whether the company was liable for the accident. Judge Platt opened the court. Judge Ransier later presided over the damages phase.
An English observer notes cleaner complexions among English women and cites mercorized wax as a rejuvenating facial product. The writer, Mrs. Scott, claims the wax peels away lifeless skin to reveal a fresh pinkish complexion and youthful glow.
A case alleges negligence in operating a concrete elevator after darkness, with a timber causing a boy’s death removed as the carrier rose. The defense contends darkness was not extreme, while the plaintiff argues smoke obscured visibility. The verdict outcome is unclear from the fragment.
Authorities say any woman can improve looks using simple in room methods no dieting or equipment needed Delia Carson winner of a ten thousand dollar Chicago Tribune beauty contest offers to mail her secrets free with a request letter Readers can specify concerns such as wrinkles complexion and fat reduction and receive personalized instructions without charge by contacting Suite NGS Jo Michigan Ave Chicago IL.
The jury's award is deemed satisfactory and no new trial or appeal is anticipated. Plaintiff's attorneys were Willis W. Birdsall and C. W. Mullan, with Alfred Longley and Dawley of Cedar Rapids for the defense. The case has been on trial throughout the week.
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