Red Cross unit to be perfected in Waterloo
Waterloo organizes a Red Cross chapter with 40 members enrolled and hundreds more expected. A mass meeting is set for Wednesday at Chamber of Commerce rooms to elect officers and outline plans. Dr Charles L Chambers will lead first aid classes and bandage work. membership costs one dollar and carries no service obligation.
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Red Cross
Waterloo
Wea
Fms
At & P. Im. Io
Chamber of Commerce
Fourth Street West
Row Cross
Npensbers
Charles L. Chambers
Wilson
Mars Gets Decision Valentine on Ropes and Sentiment
In Waterloo the upcoming Valentine day will carry little sentiment with higher prices and scarce stock. Dealers report weak demand and aging American valentines, with paper and wet conditions raising costs. Comics stay popular among youth while traditional cards fade. One local shop keeps a two foot high retro valentine as a relic of past observance.
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Waterloo
Deep Frost Endangers Free Water Mains
Frost heavy in places deep under ground halts water service. J C Berry, Waterworks superintendent, reports plumbers and electric light crews busy thawing pipes buried at five feet six inches. The thaw risks more frozen service lines as heat escapes from unfrozen earth. Officials urge extra care during thawing. no frozen mains yet reported.
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Piper
J. C. Berry
Servier
Myr. Lerry
Medias
Damages Awarded in Doctor Pedestrian Collision Case
Mrs Nellie Fliger won $1250 damages against Dr D C Huntoon after a 1915 rainy night collision at a Waterloo corner near a bank. The jury sealed verdict credited the injury claim from being struck on the sidewalk when the doctor allegedly cut the corner. The report also notes a minor fire at Waterloo Gasoline Engine company and a politics of insurance ad placement.
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Nellie Fliger
D. C. Huntoon
Pre
Adatim
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Orphan Girl credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Pittsburgh reader Miss Mantz Seemetz 34 Gardner St Troy Hill PA writes that at seventeen she suffered monthly illness and headaches but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her health improved and she can work without days lost. She offers to publish the letter to help others seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. confidential Lynn Massachusetts.
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Pittsburgh
Talso
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mantz Seemetz
Gardner St
Troy Hill
N.S
Organized Labor to Appoint Committee Tonight
Organized Labor will appoint a committee at the regular meeting to cooperate with two commercial clubs in addressing Waterloo street car transportation. A committee on the baseball question will report, and matters of organization will be discussed.
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Joseph W. Tueckert
Central Labor Union
Whl
Waterloo
UN Fun Men
Black Hawk County Eyes Tubercular Hospital Needs
Black Hawk County officials urged a dedicated hospital for tubercular patients at a county board meeting. Miss Reed cited Oakdale sanitarium records showing 16 patients cost $1,507.69 in one quarter, projecting $6,000 to $7,000 yearly for tubercular care, with many patients lacking suitable treatment and a long Oakdale waiting list. The group discussed site options, including county land near the existing insane hospital, and noted the county is limited to $65,000 for a public building without voter approval.
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Black Hawk County
Mies Stuth
Reed
Waterloo
Oakdale
Mad. Bee
Kronprinzess Wilhelm Cecilie Disabled in Vessel Sink Effort
Boston February 7 The Kronprinzess Wilhelm Cecilie the big German liner built at 4 1/2 million dollars has been rendered useless for months by engine damage discovered by Captain John B Coyle of the US Coast Guard He reports signs of a deliberate crippling scheme and a criminal prosecution may follow Electricians continue work to uncover any further devices The Cecilie now sails under federal marshal control with agents aboard
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Boston
Mass
Kronprinzess
Cecilic
John B. Coyle
United States Coast Buard Service
Cecilie
William P Thompson Honored in California on Eightieth Birthday
Hud son William P Thompson, wintering in California, was surprised at his Long Beach home on Feb 1 with a birthday gathering of 24 guests. Friends who had lived 50 years in Waterloo or Hudson attended as Rev Thompson spoke, a draped chair and arch decor marked the event, and gifts included a cane.
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Trevy
William P. ‘Thompson
Hudson
California
American Avenue
Long Beach
Cal
Waterloo
Mr. Thompson
Bb. Troover
County Board Expands Sheriff's Office With New Deputy
The county board authorized appointing a second deputy, expanding the sheriff's office which currently has the same number of assistants as 50 years ago. Sheriff D. Ab. Mendelson had long pressed for more help to handle duties.
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Sherifa
Sherif
Sher D. Ab. Mendelson
Heavy Fines Paid During Past Month
Police Court Clerk W A Moore collected $895 in fines from 144 prisoners. January arrests were below average, with February showing a drop in intoxicated cases while road and traffic offenses, disturbances, disorderly conduct, and various violations formed the bulk of charges.
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Altbo
W. A. Moore
Hst
Brresta
Farmer offers eggs as bond in Hutchinson arrest
Hutchinson Kan Feb 7 J J Pankratz a farmer was arrested on reckless driving and when told his bond he could not pay offered a case of eggs as security. The bond was accepted in police court.
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Roy Hoover
Barclay & Son
J. C. Beem
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Mr. Barclay
Hutchinson
Kan
J. J. Pankratz
City Council Hears Pay Plan. Action Set For Monday
City council members finished review of paying plans last evening and will take final action on the paying resolution next Monday evening. The measure concerns employee compensation and related fiscal steps.
Street widening and materials contract delayed
City officials plan a regular meeting Monday to discuss street width and material use. The contract will not be awarded at that time and a later date is expected for final action.
Back Pain Relief Ad Claims Quick Lumbago Cure
An old style ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless back pain remedy for lumbago and sciatica. It promises rapid relief by rubbing on the back, says it won’t burn skin, and urges readers to try a small trial bottle from any drug store. The claim notes the product has been recommended for sixty years.
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St. Jacobs
City Physicians Explain Why They Prescribe Nuxated Iron
A New York promotion claims Nuxated Iron rapidly strengthens weak anaemic adults and raises vitality by up to 200 percent in two weeks. The piece cites doctors and letters praising organic iron, warns against older iron forms, and advertises local availability through Joder Pharmacy Wangler Bros. Co. and other druggists.
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New York
King
America
Saver
Boston
Tony
Woeless
W. von Unruh
New York City
James
United States Public Health Service
Weari
Joder Pharmacy Wangler Bros. Co
Idruggiate
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