Wartime War Spirit Banquet At Waterloo Business College
At the third day after Round Hog Day in 1918, Waterloo Business College held its annual student parent banquet in the Pythian temple. Over 300 attendees, wartime decor, patriotic songs, and a trophy battle between the Evens and Odds marked the evening, with letters from alumni in the army and a staff-led judges panel.
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Fuel Board
Pythian Temple
Waterloo Business College
van Doren
A. F. Gates
Uncle Sam
Harlem Lacey
Russell Gamson
Kenneth Mclaren
Howard Holmes
Adj
Clarence Baldwin
Pythian
van Pelt
Pat
Liberty
Pep
Eve
Jersey
C. W. Kline
A. T. Hakill
S. Af. Wallace
F. L. Northey
Frank W. Court
George B. McWilliams
Gates
7. E. Sedgwick
Rahs
Bruce Gates
Mt. Logan
Colo
Claude Calhoun
France to Supply Canned Goods for American Troops
An agreement between France and the United States provides canned fruit and vegetables for the American expeditionary forces from France. France will supply the items, with the U S purchasing board only importing sugar and tinplate for cans. France will sell materials to private manufacturers through its government, aiming to cut canned goods tonnage by about 70 percent.
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Paris
France
United States Army Purchasing Board
Amnf Purchasing Board
Italy
Dikes Egg Record Beats Waterloo by Two to One
Anton P. Lorenzen of Townsend Merrill Lumber in Dike reports a note replying to a newspaper item on J J Rainbow’s 150 hens laying 504 eggs in January. He cites Chris Larsen of Dike with 106 Rhode Island reds laying 1,004 eggs and Soren Thompson of Waterloo with 27 hens laying 174 eggs, concluding Dike holds the state record two to one.
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Anton P. Lorenzen
Townsend & Merrill Lumber Company
Dike
Courter
J. J. Rainbow
Waterloo
Chris Larsen
Rhode Island
Mr. Rainbow
Trial Date Set for Dr Anna Longshore Murder Case
The murder trial of Dr Anna Longshore over the death of Minnie Ballard in Tripoli is scheduled for February 18 before Judge C W Mullan. The judge may need to travel to another county briefly to hear the case. State’s attorney E J Wenner reports witnesses are ready and no postponement is foreseen. The case has been postponed previously due to witness access and defendant illness.
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Anna Longshore- Moon
Minnie Ballard
Tripoli
C. W. Mullan
Mullan
E. J. Wenner
Free Roles Skating At YWCA In Ow. W. C. A.
YWCA secretaries announce two at home evenings weekly for city youths with roller skating planned for opening night. Those who skate bring their skates. music arranged and games offered for non skaters. Woolworths knitting group invited. all welcome.
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O. A
Heartburn and Dyspepsia Claims in Stuart's Tablet Ad
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming to aid digestion after meals, relieve heartburn sour risings gas and coated tongue, increase gastric juice and energy, and improve overall appearance and mood after meals. It urges readers to buy a 50 cent box from any druggist and eat.
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Stuart
Substitutes for wheat flour announced in county notice
A telegram from state food administrator J F Deams lists substitutes for wheat flour. Beans and potatoes are official substitutes with weight rules: four pounds of potatoes equal one pound of wheat flour. Other accepted substitutes include hominy, corn grits, corn flour, edible corn starch, corn meal, barley flour, rolled oats, oatmeal, rice and more. County and grocers notified.
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J. F. Deams
Smith, Kenty & Hillman Company
W. F. Parrott
Prygoods Men Meet Discuss War Problems
New York hosts the seventh annual convention of the National Retail Dry Goods Association. The three day session opens with reports of officers and routine business. Tomorrow and Friday feature talks by H Gordon Selfridge Dr Atenza Taylor Alfred H. Smith John Ratham and other leading figures in the dry goods industry.
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New York
National Retail Drygoods Association
H. Goredon Selfridge
London
Atenza Taylor
United States Food Commission
Alfred H. Smith
County chiefs pledge funds for war camp diversion
Eighty county executive committee chairs of the Illinois state council of defense pledged to raise their quota of 500000 dollars for the war camp community service. The pledge was announced after a meeting convened by Samuel Insull of the state council of defense to discuss diversions for enlisted men outside training camps.
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Chicago
Illinois State Council of
King Will Contest in Chicago Court
In Chicago probate court Edward Brundage petitions that John C. King s will is forged and not the true testament. Hearing date March 12. A 1906 will left the widow a nominal sum and a later document allegedly giving away the estate worth about 3 006 000 was filed after Mrs King waives dower and a NC murder trial involved Gaston Means. First Church of Christ Scientist will discontinue Wednesday evening meetings for fuel conservation with Sunday services unchanged per directors.
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Chicago
Med
Pobale
Edward Brundage
Bulle
John C. King
King
Thea
Gaston Means
Maude
E K. King
North Carolina
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Board of Directors
Garden Campaign Meet in Black Hawk County 1918
The Soldiers of the Soil executive committee met today at the Waterloo Commercial club rooms at 1 p m to discuss boosting the food garden campaign. Members include G W Huntley G E Bickley Charles Van Vieck H B Kelly Supt A T Hukih W R Lumry H M Reed F I Northey J F Simpson with W W Parrott as executive head.
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Black Hawk County
Soldiers of the Soil
Waterloo Commercial Club
G. W. Huntley
G. E. Bickley
Charles van Vieck
H. B. Kelly
Supt
A. T. Hukih
W. R. Lumry
H. M. Reed
F. I. Northey
J. F. Simpson
W. W W. Parrott
Miles of Smiles Arrive in Waterloo Campaign Briefing
Army relief efforts report 1000 coupon books arriving in Waterloo to aid soldiers. Demand caused delays, but organizers expect 1500 books for local distribution. National aim of 1,090,000 books nationwide to support troops remains on track. books priced 1 and 5 dollars, enabling access to theatres and entertainments for service members.
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Waterloo
Tha Xilement
National Military Entertainment Council
Drafted Serb students condemn atrocities in Serbia region
A Serbian student appeal from Switzerland denounces Austro Bulgarian forces actions in southern Serbia near Novi Sad area. The note, circulated in Washington D C and by newspapers, urges international attention to alleged denationalizing campaigns.
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Waahington
D. C
Serbia
Novi Miendonje
Rheumatism Relief Offered by Blood Purifier S S S
An ad describing rheumatism as worsened by cold and urging readers to try S S S blood purifier. It claims external remedies fail and promotes the Springfield Swift Specific Company treatment with medical advice free by writing to Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta,Ga
Uesementd
Reno Loses Its Honors Leads Divorcers
Chicago February 6. The rate of divorces in Cook County is perhaps the highest in the country. Gertrude New Britten of the bureau of social service cites high living costs as a contributor to domestic differences. During the first six months of 1916 divorces rose 20 percent from the previous period, at one to every seven marriages. A proposed remedy is a divorce court proctor or conciliator, a plan already tried in Kansas City with good results.
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Chicago
Cook
Gertrude Newe Britten
Bureau of Social Service
Deportations Reported in Serbian Territory Summary
A fragment notes authorities claim a large family was deported into Bulgaria and that all priests, schoolmasters, and deacons have been removed, with only one survivor mentioned in the terse item.
Easiest Way To End Dandruff
A dubious ad promises to cure dandruff by applying four ounces of plain or ordinary carvon at night to the scalp, claiming complete dissolution of all flakes. It touts instant itch relief and improved hair texture, endorsing Hybidarvon at drugstores as inexpensive with four applications needed.
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USA
Bulgarian army conscription bans trigger school operation limits
Elementary school and one secondary school may operate while Serbians who refuse to join the Bulgarian army are labeled as rebels and subjected to abot actions within a tense regional dispute.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Complexion and Health
A Ohio physician Dr F M Edwards for 17 years treated women for liver and bowel ailments with a vegetable tablet blend in olive oil named Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The product claims to cleanse waste and poison from the system, improve pale complexions and dull symptoms, and is sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
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Seventh Street
W. L. Pennington
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M. 8. Cornish
Cortlandt Street
Burton Avenue Baptist Church
W. L. Garvin
Riehl Street
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Hality
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Belita
Nolitz
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ADAMS
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Fuld and Dennison
Hoover
Roger
Watkin
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