Baby bonds drive to sell war savings certificates
Black Hawk county prepares a year long campaign to issue a 1.3 million dollar allotment of war savings certificates for every man woman and child. Leo H Paulger recounts a Des Moines meeting and plans to organize towns townships and districts statewide with Watertown bankers to back sales upon arrival of the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Leo H. Paulger
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Paulger
W. W. Marsh
Iowa
Waterloo
Urgent Call for Hospital Train at Camp Cody
Cedar Rapids Gazette urges immediate provision of a hospital train for pneumonia patients at Camp Cody Deming New Mexico to move critically ill Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Nebraska soldiers to lower altitude care nationwide authorities should act now to save lives
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Cody
Great Southwest
Cedar
Campy Cody
Deming
N. M
Iowa
Camp Cady
Prest Southwest
Mississippi Valley
New Mexico
Illinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Brownsville
Evening Gazette
Cody
Harry L. Marshall
The
Gazette
Gov
Harding
Cady
Writer Investigating Black Hawk Farms In War Conditions
H M Rishel, special representative of Country Gentleman, travels Cedar Falls with A A Burger to study farm wartime conditions in Black Hawk county. He visits Amés state college and another county, gathering data on crops social labor seed corn and marketing, plus hog and beef cattle projections for 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Rishel
Country Gentleman
Farm Magazine
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
A. A. Burger
Farm Improvement Association
Rishel
State College
Amés
Revival Nears Close at Graves Memorial United Brethren
Last afternoon revival meeting at Graves Memorial United Brethren Church featured Rev. F. J. Thomas with a sermon on The Second Coming of Christ. Tonight service set for 7 45. Tomorrow the children's chorus will perform under C. B. Brooks. Rev. Thomas will address Young people on Popular Amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves Memorial United
Brethren Church
F. J. Thomas
C. B. Brooks
Mr. Thomas
Y W C A War Work Fund Surpasses Waterloo Quota
Reports show the YWCA war work fund in Waterloo subscribed $6912 toward a $6000 city quota and expect completion soon. County reports are coming in, with Mrs C F Altstadt as district chairman. Miss Helen Larkin, girls work secretary, went to Aplington to organize high school girls for the canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
C. F. Altstadt
Helen Larkin
Association
Aplington
Flight in the Snow Ends in Jail for Two
Last night in subzero cold Yodel Christianson fled in pajamas with a guest after signaling police. Marije Buxom, a domestic guest, was given 10 days. Willie, under 18, lodged with the woman. Annie Scotch also 10 days. Willis Sanders to face a juvenile judge. Sheriff Henderson reports a fingerprint ID by the National Bureau of Identification linking R W Burch to theft charges from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yodel Christianson
Marije Buxom
Willie
Annie Scotch
Willis Sanders
D. B. Henderson
National Bureau of Identification
Leavenworth
Kan
R. W. Burch
Burch
Des Moines
Stuart’s Calcium Waters Advertises Clear Complexions
A vintage ad touts Stuart’s Calcium Waters as a skin beautifier that improves the blood and purifies it to remove pimples boils eczema and acne. It claims many women have found clearer complexions after use and notes availability in U S and Canada at 50 cents a box with a free trial coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
U. S
Canada
Stuart Calcium Wafers Free Trial Offer Shown
Advertisement from the Florida A Stuart Company requests readers to send for a free trial package of Stuarts Calciun Wafers. The note includes a return mail prompt and mentions a person’s name and address fragment for the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stuart Co
Brlg
Marshall, Mich
Stuart
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Black Hawk Farms
Graves U. B. Churcil
Scharfenberg’s Market
Lafayette Street
Hamburg
Whitman
REXO
Conklin
Aeolian Vocalion
Columbia
Grafonclas
Columbia Records
RED Cross Drug CO
Sycamore Street
Koals
East Fourth Street
Cats
Boston
East Fourth ST
Bic
North Waterloo Meat Co
Porter House
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