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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1921
Page
4
Classified lines advertise positions including general agents for an insurance company with a low entry barrier, salesmen for US coverage nationwide, and various household and service roles. The notices promise commissions, advances, and flexible hiring for roles like general housework, waiters, and apartment services amid a busy ad page.
Allison Sept 12 Eighty five cases filed for the Sept term to convene Sept 19 with Joseph J. Clark presiding. This plus 14 state cases and 217 old weaves will make heavy work for two weeks. Marriage licenses issued: John Mehmen Andre Kappel Carl Weston Josephine Higgins Lawrence Wendt Mane Ritzman Jenna Cramer Verbina Wesslés Wallace Priv Bierri Bragg James Haney leaves for Augustana College. Frank S Burroughs buys hardware business. R S Mead ships household goods to Isle, Minnesota.
LeRoy Ackley, five, son of Kenneth Ackley and wife, died at Presbyterian hospital Watertown after an illness and operation. The funeral was held today in the Baptist church here, with Mrs Sherman and daughter from Minnesota visiting Ramsay family.
Sept. 19 notices from Orange Township recount moves, births, and visitors. Max Maust and family occupy a new home once held by Lewis Bakers. a son Paul Leroy born to EB H Snavely and wife. Local residents including Stauffer, Lichty, Messer, Dar, Saylor, Forney, Gleesner, Klingaman, Fike, and Burger families appear in dinner invitations, visitors, and enrollments.
Cedar Falls reports carpenter Fred Hoffman seriously injured after a 12 foot fall at Mrs. A. L. Hauser's residence. A severe electrical storm disrupted streetcar service and municipal plants for two hours. Immigration officials detained Peter Nielsen delaying his attendance at his son’s silver wedding. Club season opens with Home Social and Literary Club hosting at College Hill. Various local clubs and civic groups resume activities the week of Sept. 19.
Electrical storm strikes La Porte City on Sept 12 around 7:30 p.m. burning the barn at C. A. Hart residence, housing John Hunter and family belongings, plus a Hunter automobile and Windort horse. Firefighters battled the blaze as darkness and heavy rain hampered efforts. insurance status unknown. Mrs. I. R. Riggle dies suddenly at Cedar Rapids. service set in La Porte City Presbyterian church Tuesday. Odd Fellows- Rebekahs picnic draws large crowd at Phillips grove with families and ample food. area residents gather despite competing events.
Linden residents report moves and visits as Mr and Mrs Walter relocate on Fifth Street West Rev C W Harrop and family return from a three week auto trip through Illinois and Wisconsin Standard Bearers held a meeting at the Rose home electing officers Mrs Charles Voigt hosted a pink tea for missionary society ladies The Sunday school held its annual Labor Day picnic at Byrnes Park with about 75 attendees Mrs Ellie Aems visited the Chapman residence Friday
Letter from a Waterloo native in California recounts encounters with film stars Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks and Jackie Coogan at the Mayer studio and Brunton studio, reflections on business and social life, trips to Mt Lowe, and notes on California courts and local governance.
Sunday marked the golden wedding of Mrs. Elsie Bower. Elsie began school in the Dan Barth district, Mamie Bailey moved to Cof illea Ban for city school work, and her sister Miss Julia returned to Parsons Kansas to continue school work.
Karl Miner, who visited his parents Mr and Mrs FL BR Minar, will resume studies at Ames when school reopens. Mrs. Ed Young of Cedar Rapids is accompanied by Nancy Jones on returning home after a long visit with Mr. Mot Young.
Otterville Ta September social items report Miss Wilda Brishr to marry Saturday in Shell feck, with bridegroom Mr Marrhie Reigh and family visiting from Minnesota. Mrs Girrle Woods and Sinur Oliv noted in local social entries, while G lk and Wil Sendary races are listed in community notes.
Mrs Woods returned from New York City and Miss Anna Casey came back Saturday from Mason. Misses Elien Helfner and Hazel Mc Claines, St Paul teachers, spent Wednesday with the Frank Bantz family.
The article records Uncle Harry explaining the wireless telephone remains in an experimental stage with practical work but not yet perfected. It notes Marconi’s view on atmospheric interference as a major hurdle and mentions privacy concerns as sending messages could be intercepted without secure stations.
Mrs. Rosa Sica of 330 East 215 Street walked five miles to St. Rocco's church on Elizabet Street with a heavy weight of candles and a statue, after dreaming the saint told she would find her son at church, then presented a shrine offering. A silent, effective salesmark “For Sale Ad” in the Courier.
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