FOC S Benefit by Destruction in France Planned
Paris reports a 1916 German plan to profit from destroying French industries. The 482 page study covered spinning, dyeing, pottery, chemicals, sugar, brewing, mining, leather, milling, clothing and rope works. It notes German traders could substitute supplies and cites ruined weaving plants in Northern France including Sedan, where factories were destroyed and machinery removed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mai
Germany
France
Supreme War Council
Louis Klotz
Exers
Sedan
State Organizations Formed in City Today
Managers and secretaries of farmers co operative and individually owned creameries of Iowa mal met at Hotel Russell Lamson at 10:30 am today. W B Barney state food and dairy commissioner called the meeting weeks ago to perfect a mutual food organization. About 75 attended with Barney presiding assisted by BE Estes state dairy expert. Committees formed plans for completing the organization. Officers were elected this afternoon.
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Lowa Mal
Russell-Lamson
W. B. Barney
Obituary notices and funeral details from Waterloo area
Obituary notices for Mrs Martha Outland and Clarence Shafer note funeral plans at Free Methodist Church and burial at Fairview. Shafer died at St Francis Hospital aged 74, born June 9 1904, near Waterloo, survived by parents and siblings. Jane Blough obituary lists birth 1831 in Somerset County and emigration to Waterloo in 1903 with funeral at Church of the Brethren. Delilah V Keaison Thompson obituary details birthplace Cedar Falls Grundy County 1860, multiple marriages, children, and services at Alliance and Waterloo churches. A fire on Thompson Avenue prompted department response with small damages.
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Martha Outland
Free Methoist Church
Fairview
Clarence Joseph Shaver
Clarence Joseph Shafer
St. Francis Hospital
Adam Shafer
Waterloo
U.S. Marine Barracks
Bremerton
Wesh
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Jane Blough
T. P. Hamer
R. J. Waterloo
Somerset County
John J. Blough
Ing
Elough
Delano
Cal
Jif Elough
Church of the Brethren
A. P. Blough
Orange Township
J. W. Fhompson
Delilah V. Keaison
Cedar Falls
Grundy Country
Homer
Theodore EF. Hite
Clarksville
Bristow
Lewis C. Hites
Allison
U. B. Church
Hitesville
First Brethren
Ae Melpha Stoner
Clearwater
Neb
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarksville Cemetery
Wilson to Come Home for Signing of Bills
Parsing a wartime dispatch notes that Wilson will return to address paying restitution to China over Shantung and Japanese claims. It covers Japan pressing to hold Tsing-Tao, China resisting, and a Japan loan of 20 million yen for Shantung railway construction not ratified by China.
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Wilson
China
Shantung
Pacific Islands
Japan
Haseen
Marshal
Caroline
Philippines
Cray
Shansung Province
Tsing- Tao
Tsing-Tao
Paris
Primary Bill 15 Up for Passage in Iowa Senate
Des Moines Associated Press report notes the Iowa Senate planned a late today vote on Kimball primary bill. It adds a convention nomination ban if parties fail to nominate by petition and moves nominations for state offices under convention control. House passes unanimously a red flag bill, likely to be reconciled with Senate version.
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Iowa
Senate
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
House of Representatives
Germans to Name Ead Provisional Constitution Adopted
Weimar reports the German national assembly has adopted the provisional constitution with few amendments. The national president is to be elected Tuesday, marking a key step in the republic’s transition.
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EAD
Weimar
National Assembly
Liberty of transit principle debated at peace conference
Paris February 10 The commission on ports waterways and railways backed liberty of transit to all nations under equal conditions. France's Claveille and Greece's Coromilas opposed noting special positions of England and the U S. Subcommittees were named to study control of transport routes and transit. The panel also backed free navigation on Rhine and Danube for bordering nations.
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Associated Press
Paris
Commission On Ports, Waterways and Railways
Silvio Crespi
Italy
America
Albert Claveille
France
Lambros A. Coromilas
Creece
England
Germany
Scheldt
Belgium
Adriatic
Baltic
M. Caramilas
Trieste
Danzig
Greece
Serbia
Saloniki
Danube
Commission
Rhine
Switzerland
Holland
Austria
Bohemia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Houmania
King George Urges Fast Action on Reconstruction Measures
London news reports King George opening the new parliament urging quick decisive reconstruction efforts after the armistice. A government bill to simplify House of Commons procedures would expedite key measures including housing, health, labor pledges against unfair competition, and agricultural transport improvements. Waterloo delegates attended a memorial session for Col. Theodore Roosevelt with Nate Kendall of Albia delivering the address.
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London
George
Department of Health
Waterloo
House
G. R. Spensley
Harry Limbert
B. B. Hunter
H. O. Bernbrook
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Nate Kendall
Albia
Workman Behind the Sword and Influenza Health Tip
A brief feature notes workers in shops and factories fight influenza as hard as soldiers. It advises kidney care during illness, recommends Dr. Pierce products like Anuria, Pleasant Pellets, Trionic Tablets, and Golden Medical Discovery, plus hot water or lemonade and iron tonics to restore strength after grip.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Japan pressures threaten Pacific holdings demand amid secret pacts
Dispatches from Paris report Japan pressing for concessions in China and Siberia and seeking the Caroline and Marshall islands. The Japanese foreign minister in Peking conveyed intimation of consequences if demands are unmet, alarming European and American officials. State Department officials offered no formal comment, with the matter appearing coordinated in Paris.
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Peking
Japan
Paris
United States
China
Siberia
Caroline and
Marshall Islands
Pacific
State Department
Waterloo Couple's Sons Serve in World War I Siberia
Mr and Mrs Henry G Leister of Waterloo report sons in military service abroad. Harry J Leister serves with American forces in Siberia amid uncertain mail. Another son Frank is in the navy at Bremerton and August in the aviation section at Migsal? Falls. Jerome Croak, son-in-law, serves in the 168th Infantry Rainbow Division and has risen to major.
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Alled
Siberia
Waterloo
Henry G. Leister
Fourth Street
Harry J
Seattle
Wash
Leister
Frank
Navy
Bremerton
August
Migym-Fla
168Th Infantry
Rainbow
Croak
City considers paving road marking city limits
Maine asks council to pave the dirt strip marking the city boundary between Sheridan Road and Prospect Boulevard two blocks outside the city. Burr Brows, the city attorney, questions legal right to order paving and the issue is deferred for a legal review.
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A. Maine
Maine
Sheridan Road
Prospect Boulevard
Burr Brows
Sweden peat deposits and Dutch radium water tests reported
Fragmentary item reports peat deposits in Sweden and Dutch experiments with radium water. No clear dates or organizations are readable. Not enough concrete details to identify involved persons or places beyond Sweden and Holland.
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Sweden
Holland
Freezone corn remover promises instant relief
A Cincinnati chemist claims a new compound called Freezone dissolves corns and calluses in moments. Apply a few drops to tender areas and the corn loosens then lifts away with the fingers. No pain, no irritation, works on Ward or soft corns and hard calluses. Keep on the dresser.
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Cincinnati
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Instant Joint Pain Relief
An older advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for external aches and strains. It urges readers not to neglect rheumatic pain and to keep a large bottle on hand, claiming instant relief without mess. The copy emphasizes reliability and economical sales as a top selling product.
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Sloan
Poslam Adds Overnight Relief for Suffering Skin
An old advertisement claims Poslam soothes refreshes and heals skin overnight. Apply two teaspoons to affected parts at night and by morning see improvement, with slight ailments possibly cleared and virulent eruptions subdued, prompting continued use. Sold everywhere with request for free sample addressed to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St, New York.
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West 47Th St
New
Employers Here s Your Man Discharged Soldiers Wanted
Employers seek ready made workers from the recent discharge line. The best men in the service are being released daily and are ready to join industry. Hire these discharged men to secure capable labor and fulfill civic duty.
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B. B. Barnes
Lafayettc
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