Water loo city hosts hoboes in five months
In the five months since November 1 1321 Waterloo lodges 993 hoboes and indigent wanderers at the city jail. Capt Tom Morris Nas notes March housing 329 men, 15 to 20 bunking nightly. many are destitute and wanderers rather than legitimate guests. A raid on a riverside hobos wiggin led to demolition and displacement of 15 men.
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Waterloo City
Tom Morris Nas
Hastile
Morris
Waterloo
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Waterloo city items and notices in brief
Local notes report civil suits, political moves, and arrivals. W. H. White et al. face a $10,000 suit on a promissory note. Dr. Sidney D. Smith seeks Republican primary ballot access for county coroner. A colored man pled guilty to weapon possession, jailed 120 days. Rev. Robert N. McDonald to lead Walnut Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Ida Wells welcomes a daughter at Reinbeck Bieber home. Zora Wells and Mrs. Bieber noted. Jacob Anton remains ill with pneumonia. surgery for lung abscess performed. Miss Ethel Lawless leaves city hall after years of service. wedding to George Rausch planned. Mrs. Gearhart of Portland ill with pneumonia and empyema. Chase family in Iowa. Other brief mentions include farm and college news, and local business references.
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Anca
Bast
Su!t
W. H. White
Cora White
Lloyd* Bunker
Hhoma
Grinnell College
G. H. Bunker
South Street
Sidney D. Smith
Brank
Robert N. McDonald
Chicago
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Ida Wells
Oakland Avenue
B. P. Bieber
Reinbeck
Jas
Bieber
Zora Wells
Reinbeck High School
George Quist
Waterloo
Greene
Fred Sylvester
Jacob Anton
Anton
Ethel Lawless
George Rausch
George Geathart
Portland
Ore
Gearhart
Olive Chase
C. S. Chase
Iowa City
Chase
Legion Employment Bureau Seeks Farm Helpers
Becker-Chapman post American Legion reports its employment bureau actively calling for farm hands. Offices at Memorial Hall show 12 to 16 openings for experienced workers with pay 30 to 50 dollars monthly plus board and laundry. Adjutant urges qualified ex-service men able to serve the country to apply.
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Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Memoria
Tolso
Make a Simple Clothes Hamper At Home
A home project shows how to build a practical clothes hamper with stock posts wall boards and legs. Step by step guidance covers cutting assembling and attaching top edge strips and hinges plus vent holes and finishing to suit a room’s style.
Radio amplification and wireless traffic questions raised
A historical discussion explains how radio frequency amplification boosts weak signals to enable detector operation and reduce noise. It notes limitations of audio amplification, benefits of proper transformer use, and concerns about interference and regulation as wireless interest grows. It includes Q and A on standby circuits, head receivers diaphragms, and magnetic mechanisms.
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DY Pred Woodward
L. D
Ques
Aus
Blustering Wind Roars At a Snowy Farmhouse
The Wind from the north storms down to disrupt winter scenery. He tries to enter a white house with green shutters and a tight barn, but finds doors, windows, and drifted snow blocking access as the scene unfolds with personified weather and a guarded home.
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Jack Frost
Fitte White House
Tam
Blustering Wind Turns Whispering Caller in Night Tale
A narrator recalls Blustering Wind shifting from loud threats to soft whispers toward shutters of a white house. The shutters reveal what calms him until dawn, and the tale ends with his retreat home. The piece warns that Blustering Wind fears quiet, only bold when frightening others like the Browflakes.
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White House
April Fools in Today's News
April Fools in Today's News reports scattered items from cities like Louisville New York Denver Cedar Falls and Kansas City. It notes unusual incidents including a street sprinkle with moonshine a house purchase over seven barrels of so called guaranteed old stuff a poison incident and a disturbance case plus a local horseshoe club organized in Cedar Falls with officers and a cancer treatment advertisement.
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Lineola
Maynard Wilkins
Money Shack
Horseshoe Club
Cedar Falls
Lawn City Horseshoe Club
Ed Short
James Peterson
Huntisy
Albert Wolfe
W. W. Coombs
Abe Martin on mismanagement and debt for a lawyer
A reader quotes Abe Martin criticizing perceived mismanagement and worry over money, noting repeated runs into debt for legal help. The piece mentions Tilford Maers and a woman described as her mother, spoken by Lafe Buds.
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Tilford Maers
Lafe
Perfectly Insulated Antenna Is First Essential to Success With Radio Set
A radio expert explains antenna basics for amateurs, detailing lead-in and end points, L and T aerials, and the role of distributed capacity and inductance. Practical notes cover wire choice, insulation, joints, grounding, and the impact of nearby conductors on wave length and reception for home radio setups.
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Miost
Karl CG. von Lackum
Ula
Hous
Tree
Ag Wall Ab
Chicago
Henvar
Wen
Menna
Efiters
Radio Taiky
Radio Wrtter
Care Evening Courter
Careless Drivers Swell City Gash In March Citations
City records show 103 defendants in March court actions, with fines totaling $599.70 for vehicle offenses, speed violations, and drunken behavior. Additional arrests included disorderly conduct, vagrancy, and related charges, reflecting a busy enforcement month.
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Pallee
Foto
Automobile Trate Lins
Society Agents Dismissed Over Rickard Meeting
New York officials refused to comment on the firing of two Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children agents, Daniel J. Supple and Winiant Keltfeher, after it emerged they met Tex Rickard at a saloon before his trial. Prosecutors had charged Rickard and later acquitted him. aides suggested friends of Rickard influenced the meeting. Steuer represented Rickard.
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New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Society
Tex Rickard
Daniel J. Supple
Winiant Keltfeher
Rickard
Pecora
Steuer
Washington House passes $17 million veterans hospital bill
Telegraph briefs report the House approved a $17,000,000 bill to fund additional hospital facilities for war veterans and sent it to the Senate. Other items note Turkish leaders backing peace talks, Camp Grant reform school plan for first-time federal offenders ages 18 to 30, a Missouri Pacific derailment near Bowles with minor injuries, Senate adjournment for a short recess, a fatal airplane crash near Portland, and a birthday celebration for Mrs Lyons remarking on her eightieth year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Camp Grant
St. Louis
Missouri’ Pacific
Bowles
Washington, D. C
Macon
J. C
Rotary Hosts Kiwanis and Lions Meeting Monday
Rotary club will host Kiwanis and Lions at the weekly luncheon at the Russell Lamson Notel Monday. Dr. A L Taylor will discuss The Germany of Today. Kiwanians skip their usual Black's teanoon due to the Rotary gathering. Waterloo realtors meet Monday noon at the Greater Waterloo association. Lions meet Thursday noon at Black's tearoom with Miles Potter addressing.
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Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Lions Club Nyvemabers
Russell Lamson
AL Www
Taylor
Germany
Black's
Teanoon
Waterloo Realtors
Greater Waterloo Association
Waterloo Medical Society
Miles Potter
The
Waterloo Gasoling Engine Company
Lions Club
Black's Tearoom
Belmont to Begin 1922 Baseball Season in Cedar River Park
Belmont under manager Paul Dwyer and Clarence Hileman opens preseason with a doubleheader at Cedar River park. The Forum Roller Rink nine meets them at 10 a.m. and the Sycamore Bulldogs at 2 30 p.m. Belmont seeks early exhibition play and preparation for the coming season.
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Belmont
Paul Dwyer
Clarence Hileman
Cedar River Park
Forum
Sycamore Bulldogs
Dr Percy Wood Promotes Health Booklet in Kansas City Ad
Dr Percy R Wood of Ponvi iSaunos City distributes over 100000 copies of a booklet on causes and treatment of constipation indigestion bilious colic jaundice gallbladder and bile duct inflammation linked to gall stones. Send names to receive free Book.
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Percy R. Wood
Ponvi iSaunos City
Dr. We
Kansas City
Many Women Need More and Better Blood
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic for pale nervous and weak women, claiming benefits like improved color, stronger nerves, and better energy. It cites testimonials from women noting anemia relief, improved sleep, appetite, and vitality, and mentions a price reduction with wartime tax changes.
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Hood
Sorina A. McKinney
Killian
Lizzix Ferrer
Prouty Ave
Talexo
Ohio
Mary A. Wann
Rockland
Prica
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Teachers College
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Masilo
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Byrack Transfer & Fuel Co
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Waterloo School OF Fashion
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