Bremer Fair to Set New Record in 1919
A War Risk cleanup squad tour through Iowa accompanies Bremer county’s Waverly fair August 15 to 19. The event features larger exhibits, prize money of 1500, extensive livestock and dairy displays, and two baseball games with a 400 purse. The squad visits Davenport, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Fort Madison, Dubuque, and Mason City, aiding veterans in filing government claims.
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Bureau of War Risk
Wateroo
Han Evered
Bremer County
Iowa
J.P. Grawe
Waverly
New Hampton
Charles City
Oelwein
Des Moines Red Cross Society
Davenport
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
Dubuqne
Mason City
American Red Cross
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Federal Board
Red Cross, Legion
Veterans Associations
Red Cross
Workers Sur
Bureau of War Risk ,Insurance
Flynn
Shriners Picnic At Union Bridge Organizes Outdoor Festivities
Waterloo Shriners plan a Union Bridge park picnic with a basket dinner and refreshments. Indoor baseball between Sunbonnets and Teddy Bears tops the athletic program along with tug of war golf putting horseshoes and foot races. Outdoor dancing and a large turnout are planned with transport by auto at 1 30 pm and a rain contingency to the Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome.
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Waterloo Shriners
Gambel
Jeavort
Shrine Club
Washington Union Bridge Park
Relab
Sunbonnets
Worth Hillman
Teddy Bears
Paul Ewing
Waterloo
Washington Park
Dairy Cattle Congress
Meredith Named Iowa Chairman of Wilson Foundation
Edwin T. Meredith of Des Moines is named Iowa chairman for the Woodrow Wilson foundation to raise funds for an annual award in Wilson’s name. Franklin D. Roosevelt, national chairman, announced the appointment as part of a nationwide drive to secure public subscriptions for the foundation. The award honors Wilson for services to democracy public welfare liberal thought and peace thru justice. Hamilton Holt, editor of the Independent, acts as executive director coordinating nonpartisan efforts.
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New York
Edwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Executive Committee
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Simple Calonite Powder Destroys Blackheads
An advertisement-style claim promotes dissolving blackheads using two ounces of calonite powder from a druggist. Rub on a hot wet sponge for a few seconds then wash the area to remove all blackheads and avoid squeezing which enlarges pores. The text promises lasting results with minimal effort.
Public tribute and liberalism in sharp wallpaper critique
A fragment notes a public tribute linked to liberalism and comments that bold wallpaper in Gatorn is said to be bad for nerves. The text suggests a debate over aesthetics and political sentiment in a local context.
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Gatorn
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Bremer Fair
Shriners
Union Bridge
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson_ Bank
Wan Bae
Recitaton Co. Derret
Wer
Hoover's
An Bauer YD
Hoover
Churchill Deug
Lover Laboratories, Inc
Freesert Miinoie USA
Dad
Lad
Landsman's
Hanting
ILK Hirts
Pongee, Crepe
Jersey
Meredith
Wilson Foundation
Gotch Auto Supply Co
Mulberry St
L. E. Glaza
Anblem Oy
Holland
East
Fourth Street
Joose
Mae Kee
Sibridnes
Bic
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