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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1914

Page

8

Banquet for choir at Grace M. E. Church

A very enjoyable banquet for the church choir was held at Grace M. E. Church with about forty members present. The Ladies' Aid served a five course supper at 6 30, speakers from the music committee and church officials, and farewell remarks as Louise Kindner leaves for Chicago.

Banquny Grace M. EL Church A. J. Northrup Ladies’ Aid Society S. M. Bentley Shojr C. F. Fowler F. B. Dietrich Warren Norton Roy Glbus Louise Kindner Chicago Edith Wyant Maindaver Paul Lindner Mtech Wren Lindner Louise Patt Tirs Myers James O'Herne Monmouth Ill

Christmas show by girls' department entertains locals

A pleasing Christmas entertainment was staged by the girls' department of the W.OC.A. The program featured home made candy sales and magic oranges. tableaux from European war topics, a mini play Any Girl, a Hiawatha tableaux with Charlotte Bussy as Tha-watha, and an Indian dance. A combined class skit included scenes of family life and children from France England Russia and Belgium. Proceeds funded gifts for European children aboard the Christmas ship.

W. OC. A Bere Hiawatha B. M. Greene Charlotte Bussy Thawatha Jean Lewis Harry France England Russia Belgium

Conference on Voting Machines For General Election

Yesterday afternoon County Auditor Rainbow City Auditor DeGon and a voting machine company representative met to discuss using mechanical devices at the general election. Large precincts and paired machines were considered to dispense with lever ware. An opinion from Attorney General Cosson on the party lever is expected Monday.

Oaimong County Rainbow DeGon Mit Ware Cosson

Insurance firms drop discrimination against disabled workers

Insurers under the workmen compensation act have withdrawn policies discriminating against married men aged workers and those partially disabled. Letters to agents and policyholders confirm removal of such discrimination, promising full benefits even for sub standard cases to keep workers on the payroll. The action follows George Garst's report and credit to Clinton manufacturer Geo Col lis for highlighting the issue with Charles Neubauer, a partially paralyzed employee who sought coverage.

Surance Welker Givan Industrial Commission Garet Sec Shale Garst Geo. Collis Clinton Department Collis Charles F. Neubauer Neubauer

Week of successful meetings ends at Walnut Street Baptist

Lawrence Greenwood wraps up the third week of special meetings at Walnut Street Baptist Church. A 3 pm sermon on The Gift of the Holy Spirit drew a statewide Christian delegation while the evening service featured a full church, a Midget quartet, Philpot and Greenwood. Greenwood urged youth to consider life choices shaping eternity and called for prayer with several responses. Open air meeting planned at Fifth and Sycamore tonight with Greenwood to speak and sing.

Lawrence Greenwood Walnut Street Baptist Church Philpot Canadian Singing Evangeist, and Also By Mr. Greenwood Fifth Sycamore Greenwood

Fellowship Class Plans Massive Recruitment Drive at Central Christian

Central Christian church Fellowship class outlines a Sunday mobilization style event with nine companies of ten led by captains and lieutenants. Rev. TL CP Woore returns from Atlanta to teach and will present a lecture on his southern trip Friday evening.

Fellowship Class Central Christian Church Cront CP Woore Atlanta National Convention of Christian Churches Ine O Southland Otemhera Chass

Missionary to Speak at Grace Methodist Church

Dr A W Manley, missionary to Western Ching, speaks at Grace Methodist Church with no money appeal on morning service. Sunday evening Dr A St Northrop discusses mans choice in moments, touching on Woman Suffrage and high cost of living, aiming to warn young men and advise women. Special violin solo by Warren North Fup accompanies the program.

A. W. Manley Grace Merthodtet A. St. Northrop Northrup Warren North

Waterloo City Brief Reports Wide Local Activity

Waterloo and surrounding communities show varied daily life with shoppers, visits, and travels. Notices include Anna Franklin’s Galena trip, Leonard Quinn and Gertrude Worthan marriage license, and many guests visiting relatives in Waterloo. Cattle show attendance and dairy show notes appear alongside parish and city events.

Anna Franklin Galena Br. A. A. Lynn la Perce Mam Egan Dubuque T. C. Lansing Sherif Leonard Quinn Gertrude Worthan Wa‘Larloo

Litchfield Manufactur Co Opens Drawing Class for Workers

The Litchfield Manufactur ite Co announces a new drawing instruction course at its plant. It will open next Monday evening at 7 44 for employees, with an initial test lesson to be conducted by Mr Uiitchfield. The program marks a new effort by local factories to expand inmate skilled work and will be monitored by town industry leaders.

Litchfield Manufacturite Co Uiitchfield

Investigation Continues After Tagging Arrests Reported

Authorities pursue the case amid ten arrests tied to vandalism tagging. Probers focus on details, with a quiet, ongoing investigation into the acts and responsible individuals.

Farm Loan Money in Demand

Farm loan funds attract renewed interest as mort gage financing options improve. Four sample first mortgages listed include a $2,000 note on a 16,900 property four miles from town, and a $4,000 mortgage on well improved acres one and a half miles from town, with details available through the Wareshar reg Ines Bank Codditia.

Pewell & Johnson Crue Co Cain Bloomag AO Eleaiee Siac Ces Hallomile SO Peres Cmd Wareshar Bank Codditia

Boy Rescued From Cedar River Drowning Attempt

Chapman rescued a child yesterday afternoon from the Cedar river near the Fourth street dam. The youngster had been pulled into swift current after entering Back Mawk creek area, and Mr. Clayman effected the rescue using a launch.

Roy Chapman Cedar River Fourth Street Wyal Cutter

Man Declares Hunger Strike in Front of Police Station

Andy Murphy began a hunger strike to protest being forced to work. He sat in the street with a lash and chain, refused meals, and slept in a dungeon last night. He continued refusing food today and was allowed to rest in a boys’ ward.

Andy Murphy

Chicago Stock Exchange to Open Again

Chicago discussions push toward reopening the Chicago Stock Exchange in a limited form. Officials say conditions differ locally and foreign liquidation is unlikely, with trading confined to local stocks and bonds. a tentative reopening date was set for November 9.

Chicago Exchange Lousiness

Vurovest Search of AmpeMicAn Sid Washington Senate Hearing

Senator Titmas reported a probe into a Metapan voyage in which five Germans aboard the vessel were forced to sign parole agreements by officers of the Conde group. Senator J. WY. Patterson, a Metapan passenger, submitted a motion on the matter noting the incident occurred during European war hostilities.

Washington Senate Titmas J. WY. Patterson

Prisoners Exchanged Message From Cologne Gaette

Reuters Telegram reports 187 prisoners of war freed and sent to German offices for exchange with British forces. The German navy plans to transport the POWs via Copenhagen for further handling.

London Forvergomiem Reuters Telegram Co Cologne

Local residents recount missing donation as snow hides clues

Neighbors discuss a missing item left in a yard last fall. Mrs Guphers questions what happened while Mr Guphers recalls the object was buried by snow and later found by a passerby who offered to help dig it up.

Bilitton Myr. Guphers

Geometrically Explained in Quirky Quarry Debate

In a whimsical exchange, Ika Walon explains that rhinderby insists on febing for hasa to tat pond in an abandoned quarry. Old rhythms persist as bass are not found there yet life continues. Rat is described as an obtugo angle making a clear point difficult to show.

Rhinderby Ika Walon

Silage and Concrete Silos Construction Guide

An instructional piece on building round concrete silos for dairy farms. It covers site selection, foundation, forms, mixing ratios, and wall reinforcement, detailing how to size silos for daily rations, keep silage fresh, and integrate with barns for efficient feeding.

Keap Genered Nea Hart Cement Igor Eds Dameter Tineide

Concrete silo construction details and costs

The article describes constructing circular concrete silos with permanent reinforced roofs, temporary wooden forms, and wind braces. It lists materials and costs, notes a thirteen day build by five laborers, and argues silos offer lasting protection, low maintenance, and no painting or repairs.

Eilon Stock Exchange Chicago

Feeding of Stallions and Care Notes

A scribe describes stallion feeding, listing six pounds of oats in morning noon and evening, five pounds of oats at each meal, bran, chopped hay, carrots at each meal, and refreshed hay before them. The passage emphasizes high early oats and balanced forage for ideal conditioning.

Unclear OCR fragment hints at local notices

Fragmentary text mentions divorces and commerce but lacks clear names, dates, places, or actions to form a factual card with distinct entities. Further readable content required for a precise T and S within limits.

Local Jersey Sale Realizes $13000 At Dairy Cattle Congress

Thirteen thousand dollars was realized in the sale of Jersey cattle at the Dairy Cattle Congress. Prices reached up to 400 dollars for cows. Col U N Perry of Columbia Ohio acted as auctioneer and was noted as a distinguished dairy herd specialist and temperance reformer.

Serseys van Pelt Mayne Concern Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Col U. N. Perry Columbia Oho United States Freier Col. Perry

Waterfield School Building Accepted by Board

The Waterfield board of education accepted the new Thomas Midgan school building in Westfield after inspection. Furniture from the old building will be moved into the new structure and the school is expected to start there on Monday morning.

C. Underwood Oregon New York State Jesto Board of Education of Water Thomas Mdigan Westfield

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