Father of Four Dead in Foundry Fumes
F. D. Robinson, about 50, father of four, was found dead Saturday in Goodman Company foundry on Lower Water Street, believed to be a fumes-related death. He left behind a wife and motherless children spread to various homes. The elder boy Marvel, 13, stayed with W. M. Ramson. Anna Mae, 11, and Marvel, 9, with Mrs. Nellie Roberts in Hampton. brother James on a farm near Wodev. Two half sisters thought to live in Iowa City. Telegrams to some addresses failed. Robinson owned property and had a small life insurance policy. Ramson seeks placement for the children as mortuary arrangements are handled by Hileman & Gindt.
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F. D. Robinson
Goodman Company
Lower Water Street
Mason City
Marvell
W. M. Ramson
Washington Street
Anna Mae
Marvel
Nellie Roberts
Hampton
James
Wodev
Iowa City
Ramson
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Petitions for Return of Soldier Dead Here
The Red Cross Civil Service Department drafts petitions for the return of soldiers dead from France. A SADi bill pending in Congress would fund up to 5 million dollars to bring bodies home. Mothers and parents may obtain blanks from Mrs. G. S. Worthen at the Waterloo Savings Bank Building home service bureau to send to their district representative or senator.
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France
Civie
Red Cross
SADI
G. 8B. Worthen
Home Service Bureau
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo Recruiting Office Swells With New Enlistees
Three men enlisted yesterday in uniform service. Marvin Hazard of Payette Wisconsin joined the navy as fireman third class and will report to Mare Island California. Thomas Curley of St Paul Minnesota enlisted in the army signal corps for three years and departs soon for duty assignment. Glenn Herman of Lawler Iowa joined the cooks and bakers school in the quartermasters corps and goes to training. The local office led the district last month with 28 enlistments under Sergt Imig. A New York woman left her companion 75000, her butter 35000, and her chauffeur 7000 by will.
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Marvin x. Hazard
Paynette
Wis
Navy
Des Moines
Mare Island
Cal
Thomas G. Curley
St. Paul
Minn
Signal Corps
Army
Glenn Herman
Lawler
Cooks’ and Bakers’ School
Quartermasters' Corps
Home Office
Davenport
Sergt. Imig
Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets Save Consumer From Doctor Bills
Eleanor delays in sleety drizzle trigger a cold, and her mother touts Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets as a natural remedy without calomel. Harry buys a box. by breakfast Eleanor reports the cold vanished and plans to splurge on a blouse with a clear conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgette
Eieanor
Eleanor
Harry
Fire in Railway Offices Damages Records and Oak Casings
Fire discovered at 6 50 am in the trainmen s assembly room of the W C F N railway general offices. The blaze confined to records and oak casings. started likely from a cigar stump among papers. Fire department responded to 115 Park Avenue East. no other damage reported.
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Park Avenue East
Annual Tax Sale Draws Twenty Bidders at Courthouse
Twenty bidders attended the annual tax sale conducted by the county treasurer in the supervisors room of the courthouse. The Nat of renly estate looms large with many outlying additions listing owners and property descriptions, A. BE Bunn read the list, and bidders promptly claimed the tracts that appeared to be bargains.
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Nat
Renly
A. BE
Bunn
Soldier Hold Up Victim Reported in Fort Worth
Word reaches C. A. Lewis that his son B. H. Lewis, 18 months in France with the One Hundred Forty Fourth Medical Corps, was held up by footpads in Fort Worth Texas a few nights ago and relieved of 40 dollars. Bert Phillips, a companion, also lost 21 dollars.
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Holdup Vicuim
C. A. Lewis
B. H. Lewis
France
Oew Hundred Orty-Fourth — Medical Corps
Fort Worth
Tex
Bert Phillips
Wedded in Minneapolis
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Eva Corum and T. H. White in Minneapolis Minnesota on November 20. They will reside in Minneapolis. Mrs White has lived in
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Minneapolis
Thore
Eva Corum
T. H. White
Minn
Mra
White
Waterloo veteran tied to Black Hawk Fruit firm
Waterloo for several years and was employed with the Black Hawk Fruit company. Mr. White returned last summer from France, where he was with an engineers' corps. While in Waterloo he was
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Waterloo
Black Hawk Fruit Company
Women Assistants Widely Employed in British Barber Shops
The notice states that women assistants are employed in nearly all barber shops across Great Britain, reflecting a widespread practice in the trade and signaling gender roles within the service industry.
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Great Britain
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Hawkays 0’ Company
Davenola
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Natural Ax
Paul A. Keller
Warelo Wo
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HERK
Mast 3Rd
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F. Willis Jenks
the Sock Man
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Leonard W. Albert
Albert N. Mortz
Secy-Treas
Arthur C. Tabor
Barry Moritz
Lydia C- Jenks
F. W
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First National Bank Building
Russia
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