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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
14
Frank Boyle and Grace A. Corson wed this morning at Rev D J Lenihan's residence on Fourth Street West Waterloo. The couple, attended by Frank J. Hanlon and wife, will honeymoon in the east with visits to Rochester New York before returning to Waterloo for the winter.
Elephants communicate with trunk and throat sounds expressing fear pleasure and want. A trunk roar or throat squeak signals emotions while a trunk tap and air release deter intruders. Mrs Pettit travels to Des Moines for a missionary convention and Mrs Main from Rockford IL visits her daughter Mrs Thompson.
The article highlights William A Radford offering free advice on building and outlines a 29 by 88 foot house costing about 3000 dollars. It describes an expansive first floor with a large living area and dining room, a central stair hall, and a 36 by 7 foot porch, plus a second floor with five compact bedrooms.
The author extols cement plaster siding as a durable fire resistant exterior that requires painting less often than clapboards. One coat every five years keeps the building in first class condition, with metal lath enhancing fireproofing and a costly but permanent appearance.
An ancient Indian church, a mute relic of a bygone era, still stands on the Augerot farm near Elba Michigan. The century-old structure sits in a field of oats and has echoed hymns of native worshipers more than fifty years ago.
A New York Times style note discusses a plain square house with a red exterior, low hip roof and grouped windows, plaster walls of cement on wood lath, and the near exclusive use of stucco siding in recent years. It also describes a Nipissing Indian church ruin and the tribe's dissolution after smallpox and settlement.
A brief guide urges going to bed early to rise for a simple morning exercise routine. It recommends light calisthenics with or without equipment to boost circulation, heart function, and muscular health, favoring regular daily practice over short intense workouts.
A speaker describes a long bout of fever and throat discomfort and lists countless remedies tried, from salt and water to peppermint, ice behind the ear, and various elixirs, declaring at last that the fever has passed and expressing disbelief at the seeming recovery.
A simple look at how thermometers work with a glass tube and mercury. The bulb heats and mercury expands rising the scale. The piece compares Fahrenheit and Celsius origins and notes personal pride in higher readings.
A narrator laments locals trying to top his stories while Noah faces a moment of praise from a rotund shade named BT Barnem who confesses that Noah helped him amount to something. The scene blends weathered banter with a candid compliment amid a flood reference.
A humorous exchange shows a harassed debtor admitting his money troubles. A sympathetic friend teases about his finances while the collector looms, highlighting a comical struggle over paying debts.
Fred W White, long time Waterloo resident and business man, died about 9 14 am from a cerebral stroke after two years of declining health. He was born in Plainfield Wisconsin on April 8 1848 and served in the Civil War with Company D Seventh Iowa infantry. Survived by wife Maude and children Harry Webb Robert Evangeline and Trueile, with funeral arrangements undecided as relatives gather in Waterloo.
Former Senator Beveridge of Indiana left Mercy hospital for Louisville Kentucky to deliver Col Roosevelt's intended address. He will speak in Louvalle tonight, with plan uncertain whether the speech will be read or delivered as intended.
A compact list shows marriage license applicants and ages including Earl Mansfield Shell Rock 22 Jessie L Wheat Shell Rock 24 Arthur Knight Des Moines 21 Lyda V Ackerson New Hartford 18 Frank Moyle Waterloo 36 Grace A Carson Waterloo 25 with a note referencing a big special feature The Money Kings Crystal today.
Dr Walter Rolling of Waterloo turns down a Birmingham Pilgrim Congregational church post due to ongoing Waterloo debt relief efforts. The church aims to pay about 20000 dollars with 10000 already pledged and a 4000 gift from Mrs Gertrude Eddy of Waterloo aiding full settlement within the year. The decision underscores local harmony and Rolling’s leadership in Waterloo.
Dr Frank N Palmer addressed an appreciative audience at Emanuel Evangelical Church. The program opened with Psalms 16 on blackboard charts and the group studied Matthew chapter one and genealogies in Genesis Chronicles Matthew Luke. A business ethics study titled The Book of Proverbs as a Guide to the Business Success is scheduled for 8 o clock. There will be a 3 o clock lesson this afternoon and the Bible class tomorrow night begins at 8 20 to fit prayer service schedules.
News reports Sallie Shinn aged about 62 died last night at the state hospital in Independence after being committed two months ago. She had long cared for a paralytic county home inmate. Remains will be brought here for burial. no immediate relatives known.
The Colorado Limited eastbound on the Milwaukee Road was sideswiped by a freight near Roselle Hill, west of Elgin. Fireman Frank Carson was probably fatally injured while nearly every passenger car was smashed. no passengers were hurt. The train runs Chicago to Omaha to Denver. The Money Kings perform at Crystal Theatre tonight.
About £ 45,000 from Harriet M. Kendall estate available for a Kendall Christian Woman's Home. Trustees have not acted yet due to recent settlement and campaign distractions. They may seek a Waterloo or Nashua site, with possible extra local contributions, or hold funds to accumulate for a later build in Black Hawk or Chickasaw counties.
Mrs G H Sumner born February 25 1848 in Tulley township McHenry County Illinois. She married Dr Guilford H Sumner April 4 1878 at Marengo Iowa. At death she served as assistant registrar of vital statistics for the state board of health in Des Moines. Her husband credits her for the department’s success while son A D Sumner survives. Another son died in infancy in Manchester. Interment planned in Manchester. Cause of death listed as heurasthenia.
Funeral services for Mrs. Isabel Sumner will be held at 10 36 tomorrow morning at Manchester. The remains were in Waterloo a short time today while being transferred from Des Moines. A number from Waterloo will attend the rites.
The clinic markets treatment for chronic nose and throat diseases asthma adenoids enlarged tonsils and heart and stomach disorders. It claims twenty five years of study in nervous debility sexual health and male and female ailments with free confidential examinations and personal attention, promising relief and avoidance of operations.
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