Iowa Brigades Win Praise From Gen Parker On Border
The Iowa National Guard Second and Third regiments wowed Gen James Parker at Fort Brown with flawless drill on a dust‑filled parade field. He praised their discipline and speed in “your own stuff” maneuvers, calling the showing excellent before departing.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fort Brown
Iowa National Guard
James Parker
Parker
Cman
Iowa
Webster
Teutons Take Bridgehead on Roumanian Front
Berlin reports a January 19 capture of the bridgehead at Ejeld held by Russians with tenacious defense. German forces including Pomeranians Alttmarkians and West Prussians stormed entrenched positions and seized the town in house to house fighting.
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Berlin
Ejeld Marshal von Mackensen
Napesti
Pigeon Alarm Clock Delivers Morning Papers
Hartford, Connecticut tale of Steward Carlson and Herbert Carlson brothers who recruit a self trained pigeon to wake them at 6 30 each morning. The bird studied their routine after a pigeon injured years ago and now pecks at their window to signal dawn.
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Hartford
Conn
Jierbert
Steward Carlseu
Manchester
Oso
Carlson
Dinner for Dogs Celebrates Pedro's Third Birthday
In Lorain a dog party honored Pedro, the French bulldog of Mis Leota Babcock, marking his third birthday. Guests Frenchie the Tip Reed Fox Henry Queenie Roth and Curly Stack enjoyed dog biscuits and meat bones for dessert with an imitation clockwork cat as amusement.
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Lorain
Pedro
Mise Leota Babcock
A. H. Babcock
Real Estate Loan Through Huglin and Rorick
A brief loan note indicates a real estate transaction involving $9,000 at five and one half percent interest with the firm Huglin & Rorick located at 155.
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Huglin & Rorick
Ex Travangance stars Mme Petrova at the Orpheum
MME Petrova stars in Ex Travangance at the Orpheum with Burton L. King praising the film as a novel photoplay of the season. The notice adds Henry Faulkner offers a drag wagon service from Simons Second Hand Store with prompt calls. Iowa State College at Ames raised nearly 6000 dollars for war prison relief. Real estate insurance plans offered by Huglin & Rorick at the Orpheum Building.
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Burton L. King
Playera Productions
Extravangance
Orpheum
Mme. Petrova
Henry Faulkner
Simons
Towa State College
Ames
Europe
Iowa
Publishers Buy Three Papers in Polo Trio
Hepminway and Wagner, publishers of the Tri County Press in Polo, acquire the Rochelle Independent and the Creston Observer. They plan to publish all three papers under their operation.
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POLO
Hepminway & Wagner
Tri-County Press
Independent
Rochelle
Creston Observer
Money To Loan At Five To Six Percent
Money to loan at from five to six percent. See Huglin and Rorick at the Orpheum Building. 158.
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Huglin & Rorick
Orpheum
People urged to block franchise over value safeguards
In a provocative appeal, Fairfield citizens are urged to vote against the proposed electric and gas franchises unless the agreement fixes the plant’s physical value. The plea argues that without a stated value the deal could be transferred to foreign or irresponsible owners, inflating prices and harming consumers. The argument cites past rate cases and warns of rapid, opaque transfers that could raise rates to favor dividends.
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William G. Dows
Isaac B. Smith
John A. Reed
Arizona
West Virginia
Fairfield
Engineer Hill
Don Smith
Reed
Hill
Inter State Power Co
Ottumwa
C. W. Humphrey
Burtis
Vale
Messrs Smith
Dows
Dows, Smith & Reed
Smith & Reed
United Railways Company
Maine
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Teutons
Hartford (Conn
Benee Werg
King
Gaumer Bros
Ture
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