Price Increases Drive Sugar Flour and Food Costs Up
Enormous demand for flour boosts prices as sugar rises to 38.50 per hundredweight and flour to 3.20 per hundred. Porto City butter moves to 32 cents, eggs at 24 cents, with further hikes anticipated. Bakers warn surging demand and scarce stock may force loaf size reductions. W J Peddicord cites orders for 100 carloads. mills at full capacity and brisk feed demand. General advances foreseen for imported drugs fabrics toys canned fish shoes due to European production paralysis.
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Porto City
W. J. Pedditcord
Waterloo & Cedar Falls
Relatives Take Charge Of Remains Of Claus Hempen
Mr and Mrs A B Hempen and many relatives arrived in Waterloo from Stout la after the crossing accident on Falls avenue that killed Claus Hempen. The parents, prosperous German farmers near Stout, arranged for the remains to be taken to Stout for funeral services and interment. Claus Hempen, born March 11 1877 in Germany, was unmarried and had recently bought a large Minnesota farm.
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A. B. Hempen
Claus Hempen
Falls Avenue
Waterloo
Stout la
Stout
Claus Hemper
Germany
Minnesota
Andersen
George Albright
Phoenix
Arex
Ball
Chautauqua Park
Roland Merner
Merner
Chicago
Luella Mayes
la Porte City
Bess Cowan
M. Webver
Mankato
Minn
Mra
A. L. Houser
Mildred Wilcox
Lucille Leonard
Tulsa
Okla
Luke Donlon
St. Patrek’s Church
St. Louis
Clear Lake
Wayland Gray
J. H. Gray
Delivery irregularities urged by Cedar Falls readers
Cedar Falls subscribers are asked to report any irregularities in delivery to Cedar Falls Drug Co. located at Fourth and Malo Streets. Correspondent Hurd notes readers should contact the local courier service for issues.
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Hurd
Eveniog
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Drug Co
Cedar Falls notes travel and local events Aug 14
Rey and Mrs A P Clark spend week with daughter at Presbyterian manse. Houghalings relocate from Lincoln to Cedar Falls. Miss Matilda Steege visiting sister. Roderick Fullerton to Prairie du Chien for interstate tennis tourney with Prof. Seymour and Ben Robinson. Several residents travel, host house parties, and anticipate church ordination and Danish Baptist pastor appointment. Local hospital committee formed. Rev I Fredmund elected pastor.
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Gedar Falls
Rey
A. P. Clark
Thair
Ira S. Condit
Joe Houghiailing
Lincoln
Neb
Olive Street
Matilda Steege
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Jos Houghtaling
James Romane
Sheffield
Nels Sorensen
State Street
Mina Weishard
Dumont
Parkersburg
Vern Wood
Alpha Literary Society
State Teachers’ College
Grover] Galvin
Rockford
Vera
Irs
Galvin
Mary Baker
Shell Rock
Florence
Merlé Robinson
Margaret Cornell
Esther Jensen
Lella Wilson
Jeanette Bates
Roderick Fullerton
Prairie du Cahlon
Wis
F. L. Seymour
Ben Robinson
F. W. Paulger
Ray
West Nineteenth Street
Resi
Top Buggy Relegated to Junkpile Among Farmers
A rural piece notes the top buggy no longer signals wealth in Orange Township and Black Hawk County. Farmers increasingly favor automobiles, with a Waterloo dealer shifting to selling cars as well. One Orange farmer cites changing tastes, saying top buggies have dropped from trends and courting uses to relics as autos rise.
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John Smith
Orange Township
Orange
idJeohn Smith
Waterloo
Waterloo Tedaxy
Tam
United States
Fragmentary Tale of Rebellion and Family Strife
A fragment describes rebels among some groups and notes that girls in families assist abortion efforts and torment their elderly father, portraying a tense household dynamic. The tone suggests covert dissent within a community and the social pressure on an aging male figure. The excerpt highlights gendered roles and generational conflict without broader context.
Kelley Still Lives Though Wis Spine Is Fractured
Mrs G D Kelley at Vicent L Kelley's bedside in Finley hospital Dubuque reports he is in critical condition after falling from a box car at Center Grove early Thursday. He recognized his wife and mother but remains under heavy opiate sedation as doctors assess recovery chances.
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G. D. Kelley
Vicent L. Kelley
Finley
Dubuque
Center Grove
Fire and raids mark Glenwood scene with grand jury action
Fire near Glenwood drew rapid response as Chief Duham planned an investigation into the blaze. Three suspects from recent police raids, Mrs. Clark Blackwell Harvey Eddy and Glen Barlow, faced grand jury action after a clearing. OBrien, accused of creating a nuisance on Sicamore Street, was released on $200 bond. Auto theft rising statewide prompted warnings to owners and insurers.
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Glenwood
Dumham
F. F. Knapp
Clark Blackwell
Harvey Eddy
Jefferson Street
Glen Barlow
Obrien
European Melee Helps Railroads in Waterloo Crisis
With a European war unfolding, railroads including Illinois Central, Chicago Great Western, and Chicago Rock Island Pacific report higher freight volumes out of Waterloo and rising unloads of foodstuffs. Rock Island notes more shipments than recent months as merchants stockpile in anticipation of price surges, a trend echoed in nearby towns.
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Europe
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Westjern
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Waterloo
Rock Island
Emergency patrol ambulance urged after fatal rail crash
European war impact boosts rail business aiming for August gains of ten to fifteen percent. Officials warn a combined patrol and ambulance is needed to handle urgent calls with near instant response. Critics note delay due to lack of an on scene physician at the Hempen crash and urge city arrangements with physicians for after hours emergencies.
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Ery
CIA
Officials on Inspection Tour
Mayor R C Thompson Council man Fred Burk Chief of Police Leighton and Fire Chief Dunham will depart Sunday morning in Chief Dunham's car for a trip to Minneapolis to inspect combined police patrols and ambulances test familiarizing with services.
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R.C. Thompson
Fred Burk
Leighton
Dunham
Minneapolis
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Cedar Falls Woman’s Club
D. C. Merner
H. J. Pfeiffer
H. H. Clay
J. M. Beltenrich
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Carney
Dubbert
G. F. Wilson
Pp. Colegrove
Xamine
Citizens Bank
Sartor Memorial Hospital
Waivan's Club
Joseph Sartori
I. Fredmund
Danish Baptist Church
Fredmund
Black Hawk
Tagion
Iowa
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Dresser
Vernia
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