Black Hawk County W C T U opens annual meeting in Dunkerton
The Black Hawk County W C T U opened its two day annual meeting in First Baptist church Dunkerton with representation from three unions. Delegates expected for today as visitors host a luncheon and program features include contests, music and a demobilization service for the county flag.
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Black Hawk County
First Baptist Church
Dunkerton
Woren
Harvard
Alma Brokaw
Waterloo
M. J. Philpot
Cedar Falls
Mary Nichols
Bertha Lawrence
W. A. Taylor
Jessia Rudebach
Oak Ridge
Marian Moorshouse
Cedar Heights
L. &. Park
Elizabeth Star
W. J. Parke
Ayester Padget
Lorraine Wilson
C. W. Cotton
L. B. Park
County Union
Dan Mitchell
Marty E. Krossen
Cotton
Cedar Walls
Elna Walls
Cedar Heights Union
Dorothy Woodhouse
Esther Yardo
Davis
Oak Ridge Union
William Briden
Cedar Falls Union East
F. Allan
L Park
Black Hawk
Janer
Iowa Union
Big Sister at 30 Plus Blooming Late in Life
A column comforts a tired big sister, noting fulfillment can come after 30. It cites historical examples of women who thrived later in life, from Cleopatra to Anne of Austria, and advises seeking clarity on an ambiguous engagement while stressing that lasting vitality and romance can still arrive with age.
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Big Sister
Cleonatra
Anthony
Mme. de Maintenon
Juouis
Helen of Troy
Dianne de Poitiers
Henry II
Anne of Austria
Europe
The Peril of Perpetual Talk and Proverb Wisdom
A reflective piece on the habit of constant talking. It argues talk wastes time and energy, hindering thinking, and warns against sharing private matters with chatty or indiscreet people. It cites proverbs from multiple nations noting talkers and the value of speaking little but well.
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Sidney Smith
Mark Twain
Memory of Carnegie Honored by Waterloo Library
Waterloo libraries marked the memory of Andrew Carnegie by half mast flags over the East and West buildings. Miss Maria Brace notes there will be no special death observance, yet Carnegie’s philanthropy funded Waterloo’s two libraries and helped expand access to reading material for the city.
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Andrew Carnegie
Waterloo
Maria Brace
Carnegie
Foundation Fund
Carnegie Fund
Cedar River
Library East
Library We
Miss Brace
Ferris-Ferris Wed At Home Of Parents In Kirksville
Jason Ferris and Miss Florence J Ferris of Waterlo o and LeRoy E Gleason of Kirksville Missouri were married at 8 50 p m yesterday at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs W L Ferris 702 Fowler Street The ceremony was performed by Dr John Binyan Smith pastor of Walnut Street Baptist Church
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Wilson Shipp
Daisy Shipp
D. H. Shipp
First Street
Perry Wilson
Waverly
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street
Baptist Church
Pearl Goings
E L. Nelson
Jason Ferris
Florence J. Ferris
Waterloo
LeRoy E. Gleason
Kirkaville
W. L. Ferris
Fowler Street
John Binyan Smith
Walnu Street Baptist Church
Stomach Pump Helps Man During Dry Regime Incident
Pittsburgh report describes John Carlisle attempting a homemade still cocktail using hard cider Jamaica ginger. A patrolman heard his cries for help and used a stomach pump to save him from a dangerous situation during Prohibition.
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Pittsburgh
John Carlise
Jamaica
John
McCoy Directory Co plans Waterloo edition innovations
The McCoy Directory Co of Rockford Indiana, publishers of Waterloo city directories for 20 years, began work on next year’s edition after canvassing the region. They report strong local support, increased ad space, and upcoming changes such as highway junction data and distinguished listings for small stores. The firm notes Waterloo labor will handle canvassing and local data, with notable income from Cedar Falls and substantial expenses in Waterloo.
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Rockford
Waterloo
McCoy Company
Cedar Falls
Publishers and Advertisers Associations
Association of American Directory Publishers
S¢ McCoy Company
McCoy
Almerican Directory Publishers’ Association
Chinada
Wunterlog
Popular Hits of 1919 in Saturday Concert
The Witnessy Central concert presents a high class program for Saturday night at the bandstand on Fourth and Commercial streets. Director Cat Huntsinger announced selections including Back Jack March Huffer, Yankee Doodle, Camel solo, La Valse Que Nous, Oriental Dunes, American Patrol, Masanido Overture, The Aristocrat March and Star Spangled Banner. Two more concerts follow this program.
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Witnessy Central
Cat Huntsinger
Jack March
Huffer
Cal Huntsinger
Auber
Crashy
Huntsinger
Four War Veterans Rejoin Army After Discharge
Four veterans resuming service enlisted at the army recruiting station yesterday and today. Names include Joan Freeman, James Trimble, Bernard Kelley, Ty Vinton, and Lyle Peet from Clarksville Barton FP. Wisher, who worked in Waterloo, was recently discharged from the navy. Advertising is always NEWS.
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Army
Joan G. Freeman
James G. Trimble
Bernard G. Kelley
Ty Vinton Street
Lyle J. Peet
Clarksville
Barton FP. Wisher
Waterloo
Navy
Mystery Lady Loyalist Sends Endless Cheer Posts From Europe
The so called Lady of Mystery, a strange godmother figure to Wiltian in vine, continues to dispatch cheerful messages and postcards. Recent communications signed Vo feature a postcard showing a Swiss scene and promise to research an overseas adventure. Previously she claimed ties to Mandel Bros. Wig store in Chicago, though travel history suggests extensive Europe and Canadian North West journeys.
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Wiltian
Lottern
Alutx
Europe
Severa
Canadian
Switzerland
Chicago
London Meeting Proposes Rat Week Amid Pest Plague
London reports describe a Bedford Row gathering by the Society for the Destruction of Agricultural and Other Pests. A sanitary inspector from Oxford warns of London rat overrun and a rat week is proposed to coordinate citywide extermination efforts.
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London
Society For the Destruction of
Bedford Row
Oxford
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