Waterloo Proclaims Two-Week Clean Up for 1918
Mayor R C Thompson proclaims April 29 to May 11 as general cleanup weeks in Waterloo. The measure follows Woman’s Club suggestion to extend cleanup from one to two weeks to fight dirt and disease. Emphasizes sanitation to curb tuberculosis typhoid fever flies mosquitoes and imagines a healthier, tidier city with clean streets yards parks and buildings.
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Waterloo
Woman's Club
R. C. Thompson
Waterloo Woman's Club
Lhereby
City of
RC. Thompson
The Piper's Pay Farce at Central Christian Church
The Philathea class hosts an Evening Entertainment at Central Christian church on Wednesday featuring the one act farce The Piper's Pay to aid church debt relief pledges. Cast includes Mrs John Burton Miss Ruby Muthaler Mrs Charlies Dover Miss Edith Neal and others with piano vocal and violin numbers by local performers. Public welcome.
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Central Christian Church
Philathea
John Burton
Ruby Muthaler
Charlies Dover
Edith Neal
Freda Dixon
Freda Dixon, Also An Intimate of Mrs. Burton
Ellen Richardson
Hereford Carr
Belva Muthaler
Mary Clark
Marie Serrill
Evelyn Evans
Elaine Forbes
Mae Pendleton
Mary Stewart
Grace McKean
Lucile van Doren
Constance Comestock
Miss Helen Cowles
Mr. van Doran
Ask Patriotic Prayer Service Set At 11 A.M Daily
Waterloo Ministerial association approved a daily 11 am prayer time for army success and service members. The universal service will occur when the electric plant whistle blows. Announcements will urge citywide participation from pulpits. The group will also work with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union on the chautauqua effort. Dr S J Crowe read a paper advocating moving the first day of the week to Sunday.
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Waterloo Ministerial Association
United States
Waterloo
Women's Christian Temperance Union
5. J. Crowe
D. D
Newcastle
Black Hawk County Exceeds Loan Quota by Quarter Million
Black Hawk county exceeded its Third Liberty Loan apportionment by a quarter million. Macy Campbell reports a total pledge of 2,055,200 against a 1,776,250 quota. Nine thousand eight hundred people pledged across 21 units including Waterloo Cedar Falls La Porte City and 18 townships. campaign nearly finished with scattered pledges until the final acceptance date.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Macy Campbell
Waterloo
Cédar Falls
la Porte City
War thrift units formed as Iowa women organize centers
Secret Helen Gould auxiliary hosts thimble tea at Mrs John Boeller home with Mrs J E White assisting. Cass club honored Mrs Li. D of H circle to meet at Mrs Alma Clark home with Mrs Maude Ueisler assisting. Collectively, war thrift units established at Emerson and Whittier buildings to reach housewives nationwide, officers named and meetings listed at Edison Washington Irving Lincoln buildings. Mourning social and civic events fill the week with various clubs hosting gatherings and initiations.
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Helen Gould
John Boeller
J. E. White
M. B. Needle Club
Cass
H. Circle
Alma Clark
Maude Ueisler
Iowa State College
Emerson and Whittier
F. R. Asquith
A. A. McCormick
Whittier
Thomas Randall
D. D. Sheldon
Emerson
Edison
Washington Irving
Lincoln
West High
Ne H H. Easley
Ward
D. Cc. Huntoon
Harry Northey
M. C. Vaughan
F. L. Maraquis
H. B. Boies
Lowell
Mrs. Easley
Mmes
H. H. Haight
Fred Garrabrant
G. F. London
Herbert Marshall
Walnut Street Baptist elects officers atregular meeting
B Y P U at Walnut Street Baptist elected Bailey Barnes president Fae Collins vice president Mildred Jensen secretary Beryl Smith treasurer James McMillin chorister Lillian Guustead pianist and social committee chair Nellie Whitney mission committee chair Herman Long lookout committee. After, a social hour with refreshments. St Mark's Episcopal Women’s auxiliary meets Thursday and elect delegates to the Oskaloosa conventio n blue mission boxes requested. Christ Episcopal thimble bee postponed due to illness. First ME Deborah Society meets tomorrow at 2:30 for sewing.
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Walnut Street Baptist
B.yp.u
Bailey Barnes
Fae Collins
Mildred Jensen
Beryl Smith
James McMillin
Lillian Guustead
Nellie Whitney
Herman Long
St. Mark's Episcopal
Oskaloosa
Plan for Sendoff for Men Leaving for Camp Dodge
Waterloo and Black Hawk county prepare a patriotic sendoff for soldiers departing Friday at 3 20 a m as the first quota of the second call. Chamber of Commerce secretary H B Kelly and Commercial club secretary A J Knapp push plans for a parade and brief speech at the Chicago Great Western station on Sycamore street. City business districts to wear red white and blue for Liberty Day as President Wilson proclaims a holiday.
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National Army
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
H. B. Kelly
Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Knapp
Commercial Club
Business Men of
Courier and Reporter
Wilson
Sycamore Street
Chicago Great Western
Peace talks advance as foreign ministers plan Bucharest visit
Berlin reports that German foreign secretary von Küchmann and Austro Hungarian foreign minister Burian will travel to Bucharest at week’s end to continue negotiations with Roumania. Burian delays his Berlin visit.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
On Kuchimann
Baron Burian
Bucharest
Roumania
Boost Your City By Supporting Local Efforts
A Detroit press item urges readers to back their community by supporting churches, neighborhoods, and local sellers. It refutes chronic criticism and promotes backing forward progress through active, positive civic engagement.
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r—Daetroit
Prge Press
Sanitation urged by women in city council meeting
Committees from the Civic department of the Woman's club met city officials to discuss garbage disposal, sanitation inspections, and appointing an assistant to the sanitary inspector. They urged repudiation of the prior contract and cited a national trend toward city-run garbage collection as essential for health, even at cost.
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Civic Department
Woman's Club
United States
Kantary Naperior
Good Opportunity for Young Man to Learn Upholstery Trade
A job offer seeks an 18 or 19 year old with good habits and a high school education to learn carpet upholstery. Training covers cutting sewing and laying linoleum, drapery and interior decoration. Three year path with advancement and good pay, but requires hard work and daily learning.
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Lea
City garbage contract earns praise for disposal plan
A committee endorsed a garbage disposal contract as the best option and highest price paid to a city in its state. Opponents warned of a $26 daily loss, totaling about $7,800 annually, potentially offsetting tax levies.
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Costa
Phone Listing Notice at 4025 East Fourth Street
A concise notice records a phone or delivery prompt at 4025 East Fourth Street. The readable text shows a street address and delivery cue, implying a local business or resident arrangement. No additional names or dates are provided in the legible portion.
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Deliyvery
East Fourth ST
Damages requested after city inspector salary dispute
A local report outlines demands for damages totaling 1000 dollars tied to charges about city sanitary and deputy inspector positions. It notes committee and council debate over combining offices, salary differences, and the push for a competent inspector with a female assistant, while detailing two claims by L H Bartling against W D Eatow and J W Ottrogge for 159.50 and 840.50 respectively from alleged false pretense and veterinary costs.
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Bartling
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