Sacred Heart Parish adopts half day salary plan to pay debt
Hey D. J. Lenihan, pastor, announces a new fundraising plan for Sacred Heart Catholic Church to liquidate debt. Each contributing member pledges half a day’s salary monthly, hoping the debt will be wiped out soon. The church, one of the city’s younger congregations, also plans a parochial school.
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Hey
D. J. Lenihan
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Nower
Sacred Heart Church
Fourth Street
Randolph
Fourth
Fifth
Lenihan
Sacred Heart Ladies' Society
Anci
Revival meetings open in Fairbank Baptist church
Fairbank notes revival meetings began Sunday evening led by Rev. Arthur Wards. Other items include a surprise party at Pat Donavan’s home, farm sale to Winneshiek county, and a wedding at the Catholic church. Also reports on illness, school party, funeral, and a Brotherhood meeting at the Baptist church.
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Donavan
Winneshiek County
Herr
Brashear
Mac
Hettie Trotter
Lucinda Adams
C. A. Pedniford
Alice
Ida Wollamot
Cedar Rapids
Fairbank High School
Anldred Richards
Kittie Ford
Independence
Lena Francis Chase
J. 1. Chase
Walter Gerns
Father Campbell
Fairbank
Deila Lionsie Vis
Mary Gearhart
Kinton
Wendell Ward
Aurora T
Iso
Katharyn Howard
C. £. Figard
Mark
Stephen Duffy
Immaculate Conception
Campbell
Omaha
Duffy Farm
Baptist Church
Western Armies Held in Trench Warfare on Western Front
London dispatch reports weather and mud hindered major offensives on the western front. British and German positions extend across flooded trenches with barbed wire and fortified villages. Air reconnaissance has seen limited losses, and British winter campaigning tests endurance and adaptability.
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London
London Times
Viber
Hfe
Ajf
Local Notices and Obituaries From Walker Area
Ray Ossman of Rowley visits relatives in Walker. Miss Mabel McShane visits Miss Mildred Lama. Mrs Selen Witcie called to Flandrean S D for ill daughter. Mr and Mrs W A Stankard plan move to town by March. Mrs Houtlinger to move with daughter and grandkids in Cedar Rapids. Mr D Wren and family move to Cedar Rapids. Mrs Johnson celebrated eighty seven years with friends. Mice Gray born Marion Indiana Nov 17 1866 lived Walker area, married Robert Fox, moved to Elkton SD then Downey IA, back to Walker in 1915. Funeral held at Walker Methodist Church with Rev Maxwell preaching. Burial in Walker Cemetery.
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Johnson
Mice Gray
Marion
A. J. Gray de Walker
Robert Fox
Walker
Afoncy
Elkton
S. 1
Iowa
Downey
Methodist Episcopal Claires
George Gray
Iona City
Maxwell
Walker Cemetery
Cela
Census work to begin March in county
City Assessor Burney J. Kaseht will deploy six enumerators for a March 1 census start in Watering. Forty days and six workers are needed to complete census cards, with rural areas including 1914 crop data. Withdrawals from salaga petitions are filed to counter revocations, while Des Moines and Council Bluffs expect notable gains.
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Burney J. Kaseht
Kaseht
Rainbow
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Ely
Salaga
Urys
The Evening Chit Chat on Buying Frenzy
Roth Cameron examines a shopping intoxication where both men and women show elation from purchases. The piece notes clothes shopping especially powerfully boosts mood through the urge to appear well dressed and warns the high fades to realism after the thrill passes.
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Bf Ming
Whittle Named Secretary of Merling Commerce Body
Eurold Whittle, recently with the Chicago commerce group, is appointed secretary of The commercial ehh at Merling, HW, an organization that also oversees the town’s boosting for Rock Falls.
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Eurold Whittle
Jast
Merling
Rock Falls
Mr. Whittle
Chicato
Generous Offer From Foley Remedies Advertisement
An old advertisement promises Foley remedies for coughs colds and bronchial issues including Raney and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. It claims nationwide shipping with packages sent to customers by mail and notes druggists carry the products.
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Pnrlase
Ffeents Co Foler & Co
Chicago
Foley
Americans Help in Belgian Relief Amid War Devastation
Brussels reports show Brand Whitlock and Henry W. Diedrich praising German cooperation in relief for Belgians. Antwerp suffers deeper hunger with prostrate industry and scarce workers as beggars fill streets. Consul Dietrich notes isolation of Americans and ongoing relief efforts amid wartime restrictions.
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Brussels
Associated Presa
Brand Whitlock
Henry W. Diederich
Antwerp
Associated Press
Whitlock
American Reef Committee
Belgium
Brussela
Meuse
Liege
Huys
Dietleich
Damaged Wo CO Po and Ne bridge at La Porte City repairs
Work to repair the washed out Wo CO Po and Ne bridge at La Porte City is rushed. A large force has labored since Sunday morning and limited service is expected to resume tomorrow.
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Wo CO. Po& Ne
la Porte City
Cally
Red Cross nurses Beatle and Jewitt decorated with honor
Miss Alice Beatle secretary of the Cleveland Red Cross chapter and Dr. Russell A. Jewitt were awarded the Red Cross badge of honor by Archduke Francis of Vienna for war services. The announcement came from the Austro Hungarian embassy in Washington as Miss Frances Munro, president of the Cleveland Red Cross, plans to join a Canadian army contingent in Europe.
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Waterloo
Misa Alice Beatle
Frank Shoemaker
High Street
Red Cross
Archduke Francis
Vienna
Budapest
Cleveland, O
Beatle
Russell A. Jowitt
Lakeside Hospital
Alice Beatle
Cleveland
American Red Cross Society
Isabel Hampton Robb
E. 40Th St
Miss Beatle
Views of the People on Federal Reserve Banks
A reader from La Porte City critiques a Waterloo banker’s view on Federal Reserve operations. The writer argues the Fed is mainly a bankers’机构 and that its rules must change for wider benefit, pointing to pre Fed money actions as the real cause of rate shifts.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Waterloo
Iigquid
Aldrich-Vreeland
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
New York
Chicago
Federal Reserve System
Shady Grove Social Notes A Flurry of Local Visits
Shady Grove reports Fred Schutte is much improved in health. Ocea Hilton and family visited Vinton. Mrs Wesley Hilton hosts sister from Clermont. Hilton and Bergner ladies attended Waterloo. Kenner relatives visited Waterloo. Charles Fisher of Omaha visited Shady Grove. Fleck visited parents in Vinton. Stumma hosted Ladies Union. Mrs Hunt of Waterloo visited Mrs Stewart Houck. Hetricks returned from Chicago.
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Shady Grove
Fred Schutte
Ocea Hilton
Vinton
Wesley Hilton
Clermont
Mesdames
Wm. Hilton
Mise Rose Bergner
Waterloo
O. M. Kenner
Charles Fisher
Omaha
Neb
Herman Fleck
Vreely Stumma
Ladies’ Union
Hunt
Stewart Houck
Otterville Weekend Visits and Local Weather Notes
Miss Velma Bantz of Independence visited her grandparents the Bantz family. Frank Stoner of Jesup stayed with the Caldwell boys. Mrs. Frank Crandall remains ill at her daughter Blanche Jost’s home. Otter creek ran high after heavy rain on Saturday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wm Trope of Dundee. Presbyterian meetings were lively though Rev. Pooler was absent Tuesday. Hor Everds of Independence filled in. Incensed to wed list lists several names and ages in Waterloo and Denver.
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Otterville
Velma Bantz
Independence
M. A. Bantz
Frank Stoner
Jesup
Caldwell Boys
Frank Crandall
Blanche Jost
Otter Creek
Jacob Smith
Wm. Trope
Dundee
Presbyterian Church
Pooler
Everds
Water Flashes Through Trenches in World War I Letter
A soldier describes mud filled trenches near German lines, heavy fighting, and brutal conditions. He recalls losses, hospital treatment in France, and plans for furlough then possible return to Canada via New York. He praises allies including Belgians, Canadians, and Americans and notes ongoing weather delays.
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Vee
Pat Micklejohn
No. — General Hospital
France
Paris
Normandy
Scotland
Mother
Janybot
America
India
Belgium
Mons
Tam
Winchester
England
Glasgow
Harry Lauder
Fred
Canada
New York
Petition for Regulated Saloons in Waterloo Granted
A Waterloo association of local businessmen seeks to establish legally regulated saloons. They report strong petition support from last general election voters and deny coercion, urging scrutiny of names and condemning underhanded tactics used by opponents. They request reporting of any improper practices to officers or board members.
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Pervigors
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Campaign by Big Brother Mission in Waterloo
Waterloo ministers vote to cooperate with Rev. W. A. Peterson head of Big Brother Mission. He and speakers from Milwaukee and Grand Rapids plan three mass meetings on February 28 to explain the mission and its work aiding homeless men.
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Waterloo Ministerial Association
W. A. Peterson
Big Brother Mission
A. V. Billaway
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Peter Quartel
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rey
Frank Ward
Sunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids
Wilkus
Sillaway
United States
Trotter
Stand in Saloon Fight Explained by Waterloo Association
The Greater Waterloo association sent communications to each voter who signed the saloon petition detailing the organization's position in the current saloon fight. The message notes there has been filed with the su
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Greater Waterloo Association
Homemade cough syrup promises pure medicine and savings
A Schiffmann Concentrated Expectorant ad promotes making a cough remedy at home from two ounces plus sugar and water to yield a pint. It claims no narcotics, child friendly taste, and a drugstore guarantee refunds if not satisfactory. The salesman, R. J. Schiffmann of Saint Paul, guarantees risk free trial.
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Schiffmann
Jiase
I. K. Joder Io
R. J. Schiffmann
Prop
Paul
Nina
Iperna
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Glyon
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Waterloo Youth Seed War Service
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St. Francis Hospital
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Charles Gilmore
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Durne Jersey
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Vaughan
Litchfield
C. E. Phifer
H. H. Cordes
Land of the Living
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Stobhill
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James Black
Grace M. EB. Church
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Pyramid Drug Co
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