New Davenport anti aircraft gun model sparks wartime fears
An invention by Co El Panning of Davenport, displayed in Des Moines, claims to sweep the skies with 740 small projectiles per firing, rapidly discharging from three plates to disable air fleets. Davenport firm Panning Antic Aircraft Destroying Co plans production and government tests. Also report notes a Des Moines physician proposing poison gas bombs and Adjutant General Logan's consultation.
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Davenport
Co EL
Hatred
von Maur
Serent Mapler
Qadek
Breaul
Con Co
BC Putnam
Department
Des Moines
Gay E Logan
Tes Moines
Atle Jutant
Logan Gay
Logan
Kidney and Bladder Trouble Claims Remedy Relief
A testimonial extols Kilmer's Swamp Root for bladder hemorrhage relief. Thomas A. Bennett of Greensburg Indiana describes long distress and rapid cure after two bottles, endorsing the remedy and urging others to try it. He swears to the truth of the statement in February 1919.
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Thomas A. Bennett
Greensburg
Indiana
T. A. Bennett
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
A Waterloo Evening Courier advertisement urges readers to send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton N Y for a small bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promotes regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes, with War of prices and drugstore availability.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, Y
Waterloo Evening Courier
Gale
Lighting Question Up at Iowa Falls
A federal court case in Cedar Rapids names the Council of Iowa Falls as defendant. The petition seeks an injunction to stop the city from enforcing electric rate hikes adopted in January, arguing residents pay more for electric light than similar cities. The action challenges the new rate schedule under the franchise provisions.
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Iowa Fall
Cedar Rapids
Council of
Iowa Falls
Etrojee
Thy
The New Waists and Exclusive Fabrics Offer Best Value
The text advertises crepe de chine waists tah and wash silks and white Lingovies in exclusive styles. It promises daintiness and best values at the price, urging the reader to consider the goods.
City fights rate rules as court restrains new schedule
A Polk County plant under court receivership faces a sale on April 10 while the Cedar Rapids federal hearing on the citys rate petition proceeds. City council resists the petition amid a municpal ownership push and discussions of bonding to build a municipal plant.
Famous Daughter at Iowa Building
A Panama Pacific exposition note shows Iowa officials debating portraits for the exhibit. Telegrams from Mrs William Russell Moore indicate Lillian Russell Macnee's portrait will be supplied, amid exchanges about honoring a famous daughter and local reception by the commission.
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San Francisco
Col
Iowa
Panama- Pacific
Lillian
Eminie
William Russell Moore
Eam
Lillia Rarssell Macnee
Riscovey
Fanos
Fana
Fragmented OCR summary of a cryptic notice
The readable text presents a garbled medical or product note with scattered terms like dandragt dandering and danderive. It hints at potions or drugs and a possible rent or fee context but remains largely indecipherable and non-specific. No identifiable persons places or organizations emerge from the readable fragments.
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Fred Havertine
Rumor Arises Over Sarah Bernhardt Birth Claim
Within party circles a rumor spreads that Sarah Bernhardt may have been born in Iowa near Tipton. E R Warlan, curator of the state historical department, is pursuing verification amid the debate.
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Hey
Sarah Bernhardt
Iowa
Tipton
E. R. Warlan
State
Plaza to Install Gigantic Electric Sign in Waterloo
Manager J E Bryant announces a massive changeable electric signboard for the Plaza cinema. The 10 inch high illuminated letters will display show time and star names, with 701 watt lamps at each end to create a blazing theatre facade, using a system also used in Chicago and New York.
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Waterloo
J. E. Bryant
Plaza
Bryant
Paramount
Chicago
New York
Pasadena real estate transfers noted in clipping
Mrs Sarah Ware Whitney writes from Pasadena California denying a bread line impact and notes general real estate costs. A clipping shows John S Willys of Toledo Ohio bought C W Gates' nine acre estate for 150000 dollars, illustrating local transfer activity.
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Arah Ware Whitney
Pasadena
Cal
C. W. Gates
John SN. Willys
Toledo, G
Doctors Seek Cure for Typhoid Mary Through Experiments
New York reports typhoid Mary, famous carrier Mary Mallon, will undergo bacteriological tests to search for a possible vaccine. Health officials say carriers pose a constant risk to the public, with about 6264 carriers at large nationwide. Mallon would be studied while isolated at North Brother Island.
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New York
Mary
Mailon
New
Health Department of Mials
North Brother Islami
Pek
New Easter Gloves Attract Women's Attention
Our stocks are very complete with new Kid Gloves in desirable colors, Silk Gloves with fancy stitching, and washable chamoisette. Only dependable quality with guaranteed satisfaction will be carried. Salesladies will explain merits and help you choose your next pair.
Isolated Woman in North Brother Seeks Aid and Cats
The article describes a woman who calls the cottage a hut and lives in isolation on North Brother. She receives meals and writing materials while a special commission tests vaccines to cure her germs, with possible indefinite confinement. Mme de Page recalls a sentry warning and expresses a wish to fund 1,000 field cats for wounded in any side conflict.
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Special Commission
North Brother
Supreme Court
Mme de Page
Mme. de Page
Sausage Tales Reach St. Louis Visitor From Belgium
Mme An toine de Page wife of the surgeon general of the Religion army visits the United States to promote Red Grass field hospitals. She recounts using sausages from Hamburg to slip from Belgium into America with four male friends whose passports arrived for the men but not for her.
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St. Louis
Mme
Antoine de Page
Religion Army
Hamburg
Mie de Page
Belgium
America
Mme. de Page
Holland
Joy gasgarets remedy text with health claims
A dubious advertisement touts Casvarets as a liver and bowel cleansing remedy. It promises relief from headaches biliousness sour breath coated tongue and other symptoms while urging use for children. The jumbled copy hints at a wellness tonics campaign with several misspelled phrases and marketing claims.
The Evening Courier Read Throughout Waterloo Homes
The Evening Courier is a widely read newspaper in Waterloo, spanning many local households and serving as a central source of news and information for the community.
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Waterloo
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts
An ad-like item claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys and backs, promoting Jad Salts as a remedy. It advertises four ounces daily before breakfast to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder irritation, sold by H. W. Taggart.
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H. W. Taggart
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