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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
2
European newspapers criticize President Wilson's note as biased and ignorant of German institutions. Vienna papers accuse it of prejudice against Germany, while Berlin papers say Wilson imitates Lloyd George style and blames German autocracy for the war, signaling strong Allied influence.
Miss Vivian Martin stars in A Kiss for Susie at the Plaza, portraying the daughter of a prickly heir who goes rich then loses fortunes to reclaim happiness in a tenement home. Also Kalama of the Golden Gods comes to Waterloo Theatre with Hawaiian singers and music, praised for its distinct charm.
The Parisian Flirts offered two versatile acts last night with The Midnight Bloomers and Cohen the Butcher at the Waterloo. The comedy was smooth and resembled musical theater, drawing general satisfaction. Willie Mack and May Bernhardt’s recitation of Mother held attentive applause, aided by a lively chorus and well-dressed ponies and statues. Storages for wheat will be built in Victoria, Australia, costing 3,565,000 dollars as part of an afterwar grain elevator network.
Washington, Sept 4. Hoover led talks with 80 percent of US beet sugar producers who agreed to cap 1917 output prices at 7 1/4 cents per pound on a New York basis from October 1 to January 1. With high costs and a 900,000 ton crop, consumers stand to save about $22,000,000 on sugar bills this year.
The Y M C A reopened today with new officials J T Houser general secretary and Jess Early boys' secretary at their desks planning fall and winter work. Repairs costing thousands proceed with new floors re tinting and features. A Mc Caskey tabulator will keep membership records accurately and new gym equipment will be added, aiming to serve businessmen and professionals in Waterloo.
Waterloo public library solicits books and magazines for the camp cantonment library. Donations lag behind smaller towns as hundreds of unused books potentially spare sit in Waterloo homes. The library staff urges residents to search their shelves and contribute to the select army collection.
Monmouth N J Sept 4 Unqualified support of the government in the war was urged as the duty of every United States citizen native and naturalized today by Speaker Champ Clark in a Labor day address on the famous revolutionary war battlefield The speaker praised President Wilsons reply to the popes peace proposal and urged Americans to back the war effort across land and sea He cited Monmouths June 28 1778 as a model to follow and urged all to support aid and sustain the government in every manner possible morally mentally financially and physically before posterity
Cedar Heights Red Cross will meet at headquarters Wednesday afternoon for work on gauze. The committee in charge will be Mmes. Thomas, Burt and Clark.
Chicago September 4 Ralph de Palma dissatisfied with his showing at the local speedway yesterday challenged Louis Chevrolet to a 100 mile race at the same oval next Saturday The race will be run in three heats of 20 30 and 60 miles each Norwood wins shoot Grand Mound Ia September 4 Irving C Norwood won the trapshooting event breaking 145 targets of 150 William Kidler What Cheer was second and Jean A Hope East Moline third Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake was high professional with 146 breaks Twenty eight shooters faced the targets
Fred McClain, last year’s city golf winner, shows strong form advancing to the semi finals by defeating B. F. Swisher 4 up and Burr Lichty 4 up. Kerb Mucha emerges as dark horse while Vie beat Douglas Liagdon one up to reach semis. Other results include Clark over Dunkelberg 1 up Miner over Rohweder 3 up Verne Lichty over Pike fun and McCoy over Young 4 up Brown over Sins 4 up. Paul Talbot announces semi final pairings and consolations.
Twiners of Corn Si las Eldridge of 114 Fourteenth street west sends a curiosity to the office a pair of perfectly formed twin ears of Country Gentleman sweetcorn. Gardeners doubt any prior sighting and wonder if the war’s end is near or ongoing.
In every planet home the botanic recipes of our grandmothers for disease treatment were dependable. Fall harvests yielded herbs such as thor oughwort camomile sage penny royal wormwood rue. Lydia E Rimkham’s Vegetable Compound, once home made, grew into a popular remedy for female ills, with demand reaching over 360000 pounds of roots and herbs yearly.
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