College girls seek food gifts for canning drive
The college girls council of national defense asks farmers and gardeners with excess produce to contact Miss Elizabeth Black, secretary, before Monday. They plan to collect, can, and preserve next Monday to Wednesday and need help with jars, sugar, salt, and funds. Donations of glass jars and monetary gifts are welcome.
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College Girls’ Council of National Defense
Elizabeth Black
Eoen
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Jessie Tuthill
Elizabeth Hess
Elvira Kirk
Anne Tuby- Ferguson
Des Moines Colles
Florence Geyer
Con
Evelyn Hass
Northwestern University
Adella Roles
Sconsin University
Gazelle McElhtn
Helen
Norma Gaiser
Oberlin
Myra Balenstefer
Dulla Peek
Catherine Mears
Grinnell
Miss Knight
la Porte City
Bible and Education Sermon by E Nott
A sermon argues men cannot be well educated without the Bible and urges it to hold chief place in learning across Christendom. The speaker says nothing would better serve the republic than securing this result.
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Christendom
Republic
E. Nott
Woman Reveals Secrets For Perfect Complexion
Madame Langford details skin care routines for women focusing on nightly cleansing and avoiding powder buildup. She recommends Velvetina Complexion Swap with warm water, Velvation Massage, and Velvetina Vanishing Cream with Velvetina Face Powder to protect skin from sun and wind.
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Madame Langford
Velvetina
Lightning destroys barn on Herman Miller farm near Raymond
Lightning struck a large barn on the Herman Miller farm near Raymond Iowa at 3:30 a.m. destroying the barn and about 40 tons of hay. A sick horse in a sling could not be saved and had to be shot. All stock and machinery were saved. Neighbors helped but fire could not be controlled. Insurance is believed to cover the loss.
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Raymond
Herman Miller
Births Reported In Cedar Falls Area Families
Birth notices list multiple families from Cedar township Cedar Falls Lincoln and surrounding areas with newborns including Marjorie Russell Gordon Lucile Marie Oscar Eugene Genevieve Esther Tone Mary Jean Orville Frederick Alfred Frederick and Frank born between July 24 and August 8 to couples such as Ralph Glenn Kline Roy E Lee Henry J Timmerman Oscar Edward Peterson Theodore Perrin Fred Kiess Peter Erickson Hugo Hager Johannes Jensen and James M Cook.
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Ralph Glenn Kline
Cedar Township
Marjorie
Roy E. Lee
Rhay
Russell Gordon
Henry J. Timmerman
Franklin
Lucile Marie
Oscar Edward Peterson
Dane
Oscar Eugene
Theodore Scott Perrin
Genevieve Virginia
Fred J. Kiuss
Fourth West
Esther Tone
Peter Erickson
Zedar Fans
Leonard Glenn
Willams Edward Noble
Cedar Falls
Mary Jean
Hugo Hager
Orville Frederick
Johannes
Chris Jensen
Alfred Frederick
James M. Cook
Lincoln Township
Frank
Hotels Plan To Meet Changed War Conditions
At the annual hotelmen convention in St. Paul, leaders discussed adapting to wartime conditions and food conservation. A broad advertising campaign to boost local patronage was approved, with officials noting few traveling salesmen on the road and urging hotels to attract citizens instead.
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St. Paul
Jacob Leyingston
Levingston
Waterloos Hosts W C T U County Convention
Black Hawk county W C T U convention moved to Waterloo from Pusn serton Ta due to smallpox at the original site. The all day event starts 9 a m Tuesday in Willard hall with morning and afternoon sessions, and an evening program at Walnut Street Baptist church. Attendees are asked to bring picnic baskets for meals.
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Black Hawk County
Pusnserton
Waterloo
Willard Hall
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Local Club Notices and Social Highlights
Mrs Edwin Ruby hosted the Silent club while Mrs Fred Bross and Mrs Jay Jones contributed music. Pythian Sisters gathered to pack Red Cross supplies as Mrs Grace Michael hosted. A U C TP picnic honored Mrs Glyde Tuxberry before her Wisconsin move. Reports covered Red Cross sewing for the convalescent hospital in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Joseph Leser entertained about 25 guests for Private Ray O Geiger on furlough from Fort Strong. Urbana guests included Mr and Mrs Tom Geiger and Harold Geiger. Edna Moore and Floyd Nottger announced marriage in Dubuque Ia. Mrs Nottger works with the Social Welfare League. The Lutheran Missionary Society met with Mrs Borchers, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Jensen hosting. John Philip Sousa noted as an American composer born in Washington and recently made a lieutenant in the U S Naval Reserve.
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Edwin Ruby
Fred Bross
Jay Jones
Pythian
Grace Michael
Red Cross
U. C. TP
A. &. Johnson
Glyde Tuxberry
Wisconsin
Convalescent Hospital
Des Moines
Joseph Leser
Leser
Ray O. Geiger
Urbana
Battery D
73D Regiment
Fort Strong
Mass
Tom Geiger
Harold Geiger
Burell
Red Cross Seeks Women Volunteers for Gauze Work
Mrs. C. N. Shane, superintendent of the surgical dressings department, asks women to report to Red Cross headquarters tomorrow to finish the August gauze quota. Tampons remain, and with enough help, the tampon allotment may be completed and the workroom closed for vacation. High heat reduced attendance last week. cooler weather and a one day work vacation are expected to bring more volunteers.
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C. N. Shane
Red Cross
Motor Corps Forms for Red Cross Serve Waterloo
The volunteer motor corps organized by Mrs. L. L. Bryant for the Waterloo Red Cross chapter began service after Saturday’s formation with a Sunday funeral run for Private John W. J. Farris of Waterloo. A later call to deliver a war department death message shown the corps’ quick reach and value. The roster lists numerous workers in the Popular and Reserve corps and notes the group remains open to enlistment.
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Ll. W
John W. J. Farris
Waterloo
Camp Pike
Ark
War Department
Frank Beebe
H. 8. Cropper
The
Red Cross
Cropper
Serpa
Hopular Corps
Mira
Neva Trath
M. B. Mendricks
Wilzabeth Alford
Turnany
Miss Gindyea Shares
Grace Casenden
Wennessay
Winnifred Donnell Lucy Bo Fhenberd
Nettie
Blue Eyes Common Among 1918 Registry Men
A local board clerk notes blue eyes are common among men turning 21 since June 1917 who registered June 6 this year. She reports that about three-fourths of 1918 registrants have blue eyes, a condition not seen among those who registered June 5, 1917.
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Hoya
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