Health situation at Deming improves with soon reforms
Secretary of War Baker shows interest in Deming health conditions as army moves to boost camp health. Delegations urge rapid improvements including more nurses doctors and better housing. December report cites need for 59 beds 14 medical officers, complete plumbing, water supply, reduced tent occupancy, and anti pneumonia serum.
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Bateau
Washington, D.C
T Hegumerous
Aodiay
Weming
Towa National
Sese Ag Te Arany
Haker
Camily
Bewa
M Nesore
Congress
Baker Game Decinno
Tuwa
Minnesota
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Gay
Sha War Department
Baker Himeed
Deming
Medical Department
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Medical Board
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W. M. Welch
Medical Corps of
Oratorical Contest at HWA Falls in Walls Iowa
The event showcases contestants from Buena Vista and other colleges as state contenders. Notables include W I Atkinson and Prof John Karnes with others guiding the speeches featuring topics on exchange, industry, and tradition. The winner advances toward the state contest in Topeka. Dr William Scott dead in Centerville Iowa.
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Stony City
Topeka
Kan
W. I. Atkinson
Ware
John Karnes
Cedar Fal D. Davis
Eiora
C. R. Hohneterlon
W. W. White
Chew
William Scott
Centerville
William Seek
Iowa
Dew
Point
Oska
Train Wrecker Bound Over For Obstruction Tups
Edward Middleton of Turin was bound over to the Monora county grand jury under $3,000 bond on a charge of placing a heavy obstruction on the Northwestern railroad at Turhy. The coupling was struck by a 45 mph train, but only a heavy jar resulted. Middleton, formerly a railroad worker, is said to have aimed to force a derailment to secure a better job. He made no defense at a preliminary hearing.
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Edward Middeton
Turin
Monora County Grand Jury
London
Northwestern
Turhy
Lineage Flyer
Truk
Wenere
Middleton
Whey
Urivy
Sherift Martin
Faa
Parin
Miles W. Newby
Te Middleton
Wifa
British Strike Danger Slight in Britain centers
London dispatch reports German strike news viewed cautiously in Britain with few radical leaders optimistic. Centers of disturbance limited to Liverpool and Glasgow while London remains calm. Public sentiment favors peace but not revolution. food shortage, wealth gap, and electoral reforms shape views. WWI mobilization and military pride loom large in Whitehall.
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K. Walter Londoun
Germany
Britain
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Tvindenburg
Iven
Great Britain
House of Lords
Commons
Lords
War Office
Eso
Whitehall
Navy officer Carlton Wright ordered to sea
Lieutenant Carlton Wright of the navy, recently stationed in New York and noted for service with Admiral Sims and the cruiser fleet, has been ordered to sea. He is expected to return to service on the other side of the Atlantic, continuing his duties in the Atlantic theater.
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Irwan
Washington, D. C
Carlton Wright
Navy
Naval
New Yarmpton
Wright
Admiral Sins
Slestraver
Atlantic
Jewel College in Webster Closes Doors Indefinitely
Due to a severe fuel shortage Jewel Lutheran College in Webster New York has been forced to suspend operations indefinitely. Officials cited financial strain and ongoing supply disruptions as key factors in the decision affecting students and faculty.
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Jewelg College
Webster
Jewel Lutheran
Dewell
Resolutions to Congress From Mormon Debate at Union Service
Vernon Danielsen ex priest and prophet urged three resolutions to Congress and the Postmaster General and Senate to curb polygamy and regulate Mormon literature. He claimed Mormon leaders promote polygamy while members deny the practice, citing Reed Smoot as a target for investigation. Danielsen warned against Mormon influence in Waterloo and Winterset, detailing his background and upcoming talks through Sunday Feb 10.
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United States Congress
Postmaster General
United States Sankte
Kirst Methotlet
Congress
United Blates
Reed Smoot
Huttes
Utah
Waith
Horn
Europe
Vernon Danielven
Mormon Church
Ife
Sons of
Hood Smoot
Winterlooo
Danielsen
Waterloo
National Reform Associa Fon
New Creamery Plant Planned at Greene Iowa
Uirtene Ia Feb 4 The Farm ars Cooperative Creamery Co will construct a new creamery this season raising capital from 3400 to 4000. The old building is in bad condition and will be replaced. Shares priced at 3 per share will be sold to farmers.
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Uirtene
Farmars” Co-operative Creamery Company
Waterloo Boy Elevates Budd in Great Northern Chief Roles
Ralph Budd is named executive vice president of the Great Northern Railway, with William Kenney promoted to president and Janis W. Hill remaining as chairman. Budd, 40, from Waterloo, rose from the engineering department and earlier construction work on Rock Island lines and the Panama Canal project.
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Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railway
Wiliam
Kenney
Preslent
Janls W. Hill
Erectors
Budd
Wataerloo
J. J. Budd
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Northern
Rock Island
Jon’ Stevens
Panama Canal
Mr. Budd
Rates at Iowa City Electric and Gas Ahead in Court
Cresco and Sioux City report mixed proceedings on utility pricing. Iowa Falls Electric Co seeks a 10 percent rate increase citing higher costs. Iowa Gas Co aligns with higher gas charges. Judge H T Reed to hear injunction bid, with experts weighing equitable outcomes. Anamosa acquittal follows jury verdict in murder case. Anita council bans German and Austrian language in public, schools, churches, and on roads and phone lines. Marriage licenses issued for Jensen, Smith, Mapas, and Uhe families.
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Alle
Cresco
H. T. Reed
Lowe Falls Electric Co
Iowa Gas Co
Anita
Council of Defense
Grant Township
Waterloo postal receipts rise in January reports
Waterloo postoffice January receipts show a 6708.63 dollar increase from 1917 to 1918. The January 1918 total reached 28555 dollars, up from 21546.71 dollars in January 1917, according to M. H. Kelly, postmaster, in the monthly report.
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Waterloo Postoffica
M. H. Kelly
Zeppelin menace fading as Germany shifts airship use
A French report cites dramatic decline in Zeppelin fear as reliable data show about 160 dirigibles built since Zeppelins began. Most were destroyed or damaged in action, with only a handful remaining in service. The article lists many incidents, including ships destroyed near Heligoland, Ostend, and the Baltic, and notes Shutte-Lanz and Parseval craft’ varied fates. An annual Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co meeting names officers. Iowa soldier W H Bowmen kills himself at Camp Dodge, Moriarty.
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Germany
Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen
Staaken
Wights
da North Sea
Heligoland
Burnsi
Buhtisbuettel
Fanioa
Denmark
Bloavanda
Huk
Hurned St. Buhlshuettel
Aeotroyers
Portland
Belgium
Buhlfrettel
Sine
Haven
Ostend
England
Dragazh
The
Thames
Tender
Baltic
Tendern
English
Witdpark
London
Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Free Constipation Help
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a calomel free laxative option for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated tablets are gentle and non Graiping with a pleasant taste, recommended for nightly use to relieve dark mouth, bad breath, tired feeling and headaches. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists.
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Edwards
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Quick Kidney Relief
For over two centuries Haarlem Oil, a Holland remedy, is promoted as infallible for kidney and bladder issues. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claim rapid relief from back pain, fatigue, headaches, indigestion, insomnia, and urinary troubles, with money-back guarantee if not effective. Imported from Holland labs, available at drug stores. insist on genuine Gold Medal brand.
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Haarlem
Holland
Tolland Laboratories
Four in crossroad crash kill driver as car hits sled
At Cedar Rapids area crossing near Toddville on Saturday four riders from a local farm family were struck by an interurban car. Joseph Wright, 65, died three hours after the wreck in a Cedar Rapids hospital. His wife and daughter, 11, were injured along with Jacob Morris, who suffered back injuries. The sled and horses were destroyed.
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Joseph Wright
Jacob Morris
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Robins
Toddville
Wright
Mgr
Morris
Chinese President Orders Rebel Forces Punished
President Feng Kwa Chang tightened measures after returning from the south and ordered Gen Tsao Kun Chang Hui Shih and Chang Ching Yao to send troops to punish rebels who dared fire on foreign gun boats. Rebels who captured Yo Chow threaten Wu Chang as government forces concentrate at Wu Chang and Hankow sees refugee surges.
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Peking
Feng Kwa Chang
Tsao Kun
Chang Hui Shih
Chang Ching Yao
Yo Chow
Wu Chang
Hankow
Iron in the Blood Peptiron Ad Claims Great Winners Power
An advertisement for Peptiron from C. J. Hood Co. Lowell Mass touts iron as the key to strength and vitality, saying it reddens the blood and supports stamina. The chocolate coated pill form is highlighted as pleasant to take and highly effective, claiming it can “put frog into your blood.”
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C. J. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Aland Islands Seek Return to Sweden Petitioned Reunion
King Gustav of Sweden received a deputation from the Aland Islands presenting a petition from inhabitants for reunion with Sweden. The 80 island territory in the Gulf of Bothnia formed part of Finland, taken by Russia in 1809. Population about 26,000, mostly Swedes.
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London
Gustav of Sweden
Stockholm
Timas
Iland Islands
Sweden
Aland Islands
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Russia
Pape's Diapepsia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion acidity and dyspepsia. It claims rapid neutralization of stomach acid easing sour gas and discomfort, with a large fifty cent case sold in drug stores for home use.
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Pape
Wizard Oil and Wizard Liver Whips Advertisement Claims
An old advertisement touts Wizard Oil for rheumatism, back pain, and stiffness with quick penetration and claimed healing of joints and muscles. It urges purchase from druggists for 30 cents and offers a money back guarantee. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips in a pink bottle for 60 or 75 cents with a similar guarantee.
Free VapoRub packages offered by Waterloo druggists
North Carolina origins of VapoRub praised for external use in treating colds and chest congestion. Waterloo druggists distribute 60 free packages, including 12 jars worth 25 cents, to customers presenting a coupon.
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Waterloo
Free Vicks Vaporub Sample at Local Pharmacies
A local promotion offers a free package of Vicks VapoRub to each family when available. The offer invites residents to visit participating prugists to obtain a sample while supplies last, with one per household limit.
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Vick
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