Church Council Impresses Waterloo Delegates
The Waterloo First M. E. church hosts a landmark laymen council with 560 officers and visitors from 15 counties. Speakers from Cairo Egypt to Alabama stressed an aggressive, practical Christian program and urged sustaining lay involvement. An unanimous post conference vote praised the council's purpose and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Goughtour
Waterloo
Church Officers
M. EB
Clyde A. Atkins
F. A. Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Fort Dodge
E. I. Lang
First Evangelical Church
Alabama
Samuel M. Zwemer
Cairo
Egypt
Charles Clayton Morrison
J. Lovell Murray
Student Volunteer Movement
Typewriter Brig Getter Arrested In Chicago Case
Detectives shadowed a man carrying a typewriter who tried trading it for whisky at a State street saloon. William McDermott claimed he brought the machine from Pittsburgh and denied stealing it after dictation attempts. He was jailed after the episode. Paris notes President Wilson sent birthday congratulations to Belgium’s king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State Street
Fitzpatrick
Lynch
South Clark Street
William McDermott
Pittsburgh
Lynth
Lieut Wolf
Wilson
Albert
Paris
Belgium
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Reliefs for Coughs
Coughing and bronchial attacks are eased by Dr King’s New Discovery a remedy used for decades sold by druggists since 1869. It claims to relieve throat pain and provide quick relief for colds and bronchial issues in a reliable family medicine cabinet item priced 60c to 120c. The ad also touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve constipation supporting digestion and skin health at 25c.
Miss Springtime Delights Waterloo with Breezy Musical
The three act musical comedy Miss Springtime at the Waterloo drew a lively audience with tuneful melodies, pretty scenery and graceful dancing. Wayne Nunn as Michael Robin and Florence Hope as Maine Stone showcased clever comedy while Edith Alan as Miss Springtime and Harrison Brockbank as Jo Varady delivered strong performances. The plot follows opera singer Rudolph Marta in Pilota incognatio with romantic entanglements and a satisfying ending. The music, songs such as Throw Me a Rose Life Is a Game of Bluff and Garden of Romance, and the lively orchestra earned enthusiastic encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springtime
the Waterloo
Wayne Nunn
Michael Robin
The
Pilola Gazette
Florence Hope
Maine Stone
New York
Rudolph Marta
Pilota Incognatio
Rosiki Wenzel
Marta
Rosita
Edith Alan
Miss Springtime
Harrison Brockbank
Jo Varady
Charles Meakins
Paul Pilgrim
Hunger Germ on Bodies of Austrian Dead
Vienna reports a leading doctor of the medical society presented a paper proving a hunger germ in famine victims. Experiments indicated the germ attacked the bones of the deceased, suggesting a biological cause behind widespread starvation effects in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Vienna
Central News
Medical Society of
Austria
Russ Officers of Old Aid Red Army
Berne reports from March 10 that Bolshevik forces in Russia total about 800000 with roughly 250000 combatants. Fifteen armies of 17000 each exist, many organized, each with two to three divisions. Several former Russian officers lead these formations, a key factor in Bolshevik strength despite limited artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Aid Red Army
Berne
Russia
Michael Touhatchevaki
Bolshevik Chief of Staff Walsetia Named
Report from wartime dispatches notes munitions are scarce and infantry supplies are thin. The central Bolshevik general staff is led by a figure identified as Walsetia amid shortages and strategic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsetia
King George Attends Play Abraham Lincoln With Cabinet
King George and Queen Mary attended John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln in a suburban theatre. Cabinet ministers and members of parliament were present, marking the king's first theatre appearance in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
King George
Queen Mary
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
King
Old Recipe for Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
A homemade cough syrup method touts fast results using Pinex and sugar syrup or alternatives. It claims to stop ordinary coughs in 24 hours, soothes throat membranes, and aids bronchial conditions. The ad urges asking druggists for 2 1/4 ounces of Pinex with full directions and offers a money back guarantee from The Pine Co. Wayne, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
The
Pinez Co
Wayne, Ind
Musquak Indians in France and Cedar Rapids Notice
Two Musquak Indians reached France with an engineering unit while others remained in training or at Camp Gordon. Censors obscured their letters home, and Cedar Rapids federal court hearings highlighted their stories as Dr. Russell lauds their farming skill. The government plans a $210000 school on the reservation and seed worth $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama, Ja
France
Robert Young
Béar
Billy Jones
Tom Chuck
Camp Gordon
Federal Court
Cedar Rapids
R. L. Russell
United States
Russell
County Officials’ Guests Attend Cedar Falls Club Luncheon
County board members Charles M. Fisher county engineer A Francis county auditor E J Wenner county attorney were guests at a Cedar Falls Commercial Club luncheon. Touring cars ferried the guests to Lawn City and back after a feast of edibles and oratory. The meeting aimed to discuss mutual interests and honor Supervisor Joseph Shirley for backing a graveling coop plan along the east Cedar Falls Waterloo road. Charles H Plattenburg of Cedar Rapids addressed the gathering focusing on loyalty to the home own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Fisher
A. Francis
E. J. Wenner
Cedar Falls
Lawn
Joseph Shirley
East Cedar
Falla-Waterloo
Charles ‘H.’Plattenburg
Ceda
Rapids
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Pittsburgher
Dr. King
Stetson
Berg
Mallory
Silk
Hinss, Wickwikt Co
Morgan & Sullivan
Bolshevik
Ywo
Iowa Redskins
Waterloo Evening Courier
Falls
Commercial Club
America
Boys
Dever
Little Man
W. T.rloo
Dotson-Kerwin
Borsalino
Crofut
Knapp
Waverly Oelwein
Clothiers
Dotson Kerwin
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