Y W C A banquet shows rapid progress in 1918
More than 200 women and girls attended the eighth annual YWCA membership banquet. Officers and directors were elected, reports read, and a short program followed. The event highlighted growth in all departments, including a 100 percent enrollment increase in the physical department and 96,289 meals served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Christian Association
Busijness
T. U. McManus
Mames
Langlas
G. B. Worthen
C. H. Highmey
C. O. Balliett
J.G. McAlvin
Mies
J. E. Ridenour
C.H. Eighmey
A.E. Hoffman
W. W. Wyant
C. A Mills
Mines
McManus
C. If Alt Stadt
J. BE. Sedgwick
W. H. Langlas
C. E. Klingaman
H. B. Boies
FF. R. Asquith
H. B. Kelly
H. C. Kelberg
Ir. Stevenson
C. A. Heath
J. L. Jones
Emily Trevarthen
Migs
Henry
Maybeth Mack
Harry
Anne Miriam Johnson
Minnie Smith
Miss Smith
W.O. A
Addie Biggers
Ruth Magowan
Asociaction
Bennos Aires
T. A. McManus
Geneva
Marmora mission envoy protest and Herron’s turbulent career
Socialists object to George D. Herron as an American envoy on the Marmora mission and Western and Middle West Travelers boards cable Wilson. Herron’s career includes a contentious ministry, a divorce with Mary Everhard, a later marriage to Carrie Rand, expulsion from the ministry, vast settlements, time in Italy and Switzerland, and support for Wilson during World War I. William Allen White and Herron are linked to the Marmora assignment with White’s Gazette and Red Cross observer work noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Herron
Marmora
Middle West
Wilson
New York Dispatch
Verron
Ripon
Wis
Mary Everhard
Burlington
Carrie Rand
Iowa College
Grinnell
Herrons
Italy
Herron
W. A
White
Gazette
Emporia
Kan
France
American Red Cross
Myr. White
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Progressive Party
National
Progressive Publicity Committee
Artillery Band Demonstrates Waterloo At Grace M Church
The 126th artillery band of 37 men led by Lieut. Emil A. Fiindt performed at Grace M church, mixing classical, jazz, and vocal numbers with novelty pieces. The program featured operatic excerpts, Dixie, whistling, and fun character songs, followed by a jazz dance at the K P hall. The unit, formed in Clinton, saw overseas service and will disband after further engagements, as members are discharged. The Red Cross plans a nationwide effort to boost women’s interests in better family cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
126Th Artillery
Hindenburg
Grace M. &. Church
Emil A. Fiindt
Jaaz
Metropolitan Opera House
Lake
South
The
126Th
Smiles
Jazz Orchestra
Lieut. Flindt
K. of P. Hall
126Th Artillery Band
Clinton
Indoor Fair Opens For Ill. Central Band Benefit
The Illinois Central Railroad concert band hosts an armory fair visited by hundreds with band music, dancing, and booths including Hickville general store and casino. The Mingis Central Band, 45 musicians led by Cal Huntsinger, performs classics and popular numbers, featuring W. R. Law’s Toast to Our Flag. Peavey’s orchestra follows, moonlight dancing uses mirrored globes and spotlights, and the fair runs nightly through the week with a diamond ring drawing Saturday to fund the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Armory
Hickville General Store
I. C. Ten
Mingis Central Band
Cal Huntsinger
W. R. Law
Peavey
I. C
Soldiers' Letters Describe Souvenir Theft and War Grip
Lieut. Raymond F. McLaren writes from Niewied Germany to his father recounting vivid battles and the evolving urge to mail home war souvenirs. He recalls losing a fortune in 100 marks at St Mihiel, and lists gifts like a German ring and a Belgian girl’s spiked helmet, noting souvenir hunting has waned since entering Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond F. McLaren
John B. McLaren
Rebel Avenue
Niewied
Germany
Havos
McLaren
St. Mihiel
Jamie
Lost in Luxemburg woods recalls home and war letters
Pvt Harold McCarthy writes from Waliendengen Luxemburg describing a chateau billet, stops at Verdun and Metz, dinner with a local family, a scenic country, and a nighttime misadventure in the hills after chapel. The column blends homeward memories with wartime travel and a stock market hog sale report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxemburg
T. J. McCarthy
Randolph
Pvt
Harold McCarthy
Waliendengen
Hhis
St. Mihiel
Metz Verdun
Argonne
Verdun
Peace Congress and the League of Nations fate
The piece argues that Wilson failed to deliver a concrete league for nations, with Europe remaining largely unchanged. It notes Americans accepted fourteen points as sentiment, while Britain demanded shifts. A mandatory system is proposed as the only path, with Russia and Bolshevism as a constraint and Wilson as a symbolic, but not foundational, force in shaping postwar order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
League of Nations
France
Britain
Italy
Paris Conference
Germany
United States
Russia
England
Bodhe
Prince’s Islands
Europe
Paris
Commercial clubs pledge funds for Cedar Falls road paving
The Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce board and the Commercial Club agree to raise private subscriptions to match federal aid for paving Whitney road to Cedar Falls. Supervisors and aid agents are ready to proceed once owners along the route adjust their shares, with both clubs pledging strong effort to ensure the project proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Whitney Road
Cejdar Falls
Board of Supervisors
Commercial Club of
Cedar Falls
Employment totals mark state federal office success
The Waterloo office of the state federal free employment bureau ranks third in placements for the week with Des Moines at 353, Davenport 233, and Waterloo 173. Mason City placed 32, the lowest among the 11 offices, as the six day total reaches 1,055 jobs statewide through Feb 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
State
Federal Free Employment Bureau
Des Moines
Davenport
Mason City
Soldier's Letter Held For Neeley Saye
A letter addressed to Neeley Saye care the American Red Cross Waterino is held by F I King chairman of the canteen committee who has been unable to locate Mr Saye. Anyone knowing its whereabouts is asked to communicate with Mr King to deliver the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeley Saye
Waterino
F. I. King
Mr. Saye
Mr. King
London overcrowding and transport strain in wartime
London faces severe overcrowding as its population nears nine million with munition workers families refugees and soldiers' relatives. Skyscrapers are limited by law and transportation relies on aging underground trains and omnibuses. Restaurants hotels and theatres are scarce with demand outpacing supply, making visits by tourists problematic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Bye
London
Belgium
Russia
Poland
Europe
London County Council
Yandon
Smmoke
Doctor's Advice in Influenza Ad Promotes Satano Cathartic
An old newspaper ad urges influenza prevention through a cathartic that empties the bowels and stops fermentation. It promotes a product named SATANOS, advertised as a pleasant tasting laxative available in small and larger sizes. The ad urges readers to get a bottle for a quarter and take it tomorrow.
Mothers in Law Are Free to Hate Their Daughters in Law
New York Supreme Court Justice Hotchkiss dismissed a $25,000 suit by Mrs. Madeleine Hofman against her mother in law Mrs. Pauling Prydbil Hotman over affections of her husband William Holtman, a coast artillery lieutenant. The judge noted no clear evidence of threats or intrigue, citing an old adage about not hanging a dog on suspicion. The lengthy testimony described family quarrels, a slap, a broken mirror, and proposals of a Reno divorce, with Mrs. Hofman portraying herself as unhappy in a household ruled by her mother in law and asserting tension among three parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York—Supreme Court Jualice Hotchkiss
Madeleine Js. Hofman
Pauling Prydbil Hotman
Willian
Holts
Coast Artillery Corps
Hoffman
George J. Wesslau
PHN Toffman
Brawitys Company
Hotchkiss
Biu
Holfpian
Wesslan
Celeste Lambert
Weaslan
Willian Holtman
Miss Madeleine
Papes Diapepsia tablets promise instant indigestion relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia tablets as instant relief for upset stomachs with indigestion, belching, gas, and sourness. It claims relief "the moment you eat" and notes the tablets are inexpensive at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Nome Sox Owners Seek Whale Meat Dog Feed Amid Winter Shortage
Nome Alaska residents convert caught white whales into dog feed during a fleeing season. Whale meat supplants salmon as the primary protein for sled dogs as supply tightens and local bundles drive distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sox
Nome
Alaska
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Alfred J. Lazarius
Galvin J. Mensch
Fashions Able
Iowa
Old Cause of Socialists
William Allen White
George Davis Herron
Hllnois Central Railroad
Kansas City
L. H. Glover
Grandview
William &. Grain
Algona
Mary Pickford
Sol Leonardo
St. Joseph
Anita Stewart
Harry Blackburn
Henry, Ill
Peace Congress
Nation’s League
Federal
Hoffman, Jr
J. Grandjean
Kohl’s
East 4Th Street
Bootery
Main St
Cedar Falls, Ta
Waterloo Walding Company
A. E. Wagner
East Sixth Street
John Youngblut
Fen
Raymond
Jeanp
N. F. Kies
Cage
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Mrs. Wilhelm
New York
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