Iowa Brigades Praised by Gen Parker on Border Parade
Eighteen hundred men from the Second and Third Iowa National Guard regiments trooped in review before Gen. James Parker at Fort Brown amid dust and cheers. The parade featured precise company front formations, double time drill, silent drill, and a dramatic action drill that impressed Parker and the crowd.
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Brownsville
Tex. Sentinel
Fort Brown
Iowa National Guard
James Parker
Iowa
Parker
Webster
Teutons Take Bridgehead on Romanian Front
Berlin reports on January 19 the bridgehead along the Romanian front fell into German hands after tenacious Russian defense. Pomeranians Altmarkians and West Prussians stormed entrenched lines and took the town in house to house fighting.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Napesti
Pigeon Delights Boys With Morning Alarm
In South Manchester Hartford, Kerbert and Steward Carlson wake at 5:30 each morning, guided by a pigeon that roosts near their window. The bird, once injured, learned to fly and now signals the alarm by cooing and pecking at the screen at 6:30, ensuring timely newspaper deliveries.
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Hartford
Conn
Kerbert
Steward Carlson
Manchester
Phgeon
Dinner for Dogs Birthday Party in Lorain
A dog birthday party honored Pedro the French bulldog, hosted by Leota Babcock. Guests included Frenchie Tip Reed Fox Henry Queenie Roth and Curly Stack. Menu featured dog biscuits and meaty bones for dessert with a clockwork amusement cat.
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Bones
Lorain
Pedro
Leota Babcock
A. H. Bacoch
Pedro la Miss Babcock
Frenchie
Tip Reed
Fox Henry
Queenie Roth
Curly Stack
Real Estate Loan Details Listed by Huglin and Roriek
A brief note shows a loan of $9,000 for real estate with a 5.1 percent rate, referencing Huglin and Roriek and the address 155 bu.
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Huglin & Roriek
Ex Travangance at the Orpheum Stars Mme Petrova
Mme Petrova headlines Ex Travangance at the Orpheum in a photoplay hailed by Burton L. King as a novel entry this season. The note of his endorsement emphasizes the film’s standout status for the era. Also notices include a drag wagon kickoff by Henry Faulkner and a real estate loan offer by Huglin & Rorick linked to the Orpheum Building.
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Burton L. King
Players Productions
Extravangance
Orpheum
Mme. Petrova
Publishers acquire three weeklies in Illinois
Heminway and Wagner publishers of the Tri County Press Polo Illinois announce the purchase of the Independent Rochelle and the Creston Observer. They will publish all three papers. Money to loan at five to six percent. See Huglin and Rorick at Orpheum Building. 158
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Huglin & Rorick
Orpheum
Polo, Ill
Heminway & Wagner
Tri-County Press
Polo
Independent
Rochelle, Il
Creston Observer
The People’s Side of the Proposed Franchise Question
City residents are urged to vote against the proposed electric and gas franchise unless it includes a clause guaranteeing consent of the City Council by two thirds at two monthly meetings before any assignment. The piece warns against allowing going concern or franchise value to influence rate setting and argues for stating the plant’s physical value in the franchise to prevent inflated valuations and undue 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
Old Gas Company
United Railways Company
Maine
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Teutons
King
Henry Faulkner
Simons
Sydean
Iowa State College
Ames
Europe
Gaumer Bros
Ture
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