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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1918

Page

12

Crop Association Elects Officers In Annual Session

Black Hawk County Crop Improvement association and the county home economics group held annual meetings in Cedar Falls. Officers were re elected for 1918 with Charles E Hearst as president and J W Cloverdale noting farm labor and machinery solutions. finances showed solid balances and key grants from Waterloo Woman's club, county treasurer and federal funds.

Cedar Falls Black Hawk County Crop Improvement Association The County Home Economics Organization Improvement Association Charles E. Hearst F. §. Miller Frank Hammer E. E. Newton George Pashby Union Township Charles A. Hollis H. A. Smucker C. E. Lichty Orange A. Hollis Peder Pedersen George Mathes J. W. Cloverdale Extension Department Iowa State College Iowa Cloverdale Newton Waterloo Woman’s Club Burger Association W. L. Hearst C. M. Young Waterloo L. E. Bladine B& EH. Newton Il. Sturms Janesville Washington W. A. Wright Mt. Vernon Nottger Bennington Ernest Sage Lester Ira Finch Fairbank Dunkerton Floyd Davis C. E. Hearst Cedar Falls City H. H. Clay W. F. Parrott Cedar Heights Porner V. Hewitt Fox I. H. Blakeman Jesup Cedar Smalling la Porte City Spring Creek J. G. Kerr Big Creek EB. Stebbins Eagle Alice Kerr Lincoln Ella Thornton Buckingham Asso Gedar Falls Woman’s Club State College Tura Hawk Clara M. Sutter Sutter

Germany Short of Officers Says Prisoners Front Reports

German prisoners on the French front complain of junior officers' inefficiency after brief training. Captains and lieutenants were reduced as specialists moved to depots. Youths from universities and merchants fill vacancies, with many front-line duties held by reserve or sergeant-major lieutenants and even sergeants. The aim is to preserve a military caste postwar, excluding commercial classes from commissioned ranks.

Associated Press Germany

British Sailors Help Family of Dead Mate

On a British naval ship a tradition auction sale of a sailor's personal effects raises aid for the deceased's family. Personal items are cleared first, then rest offered on deck with the old ship auctioneer managing. Deserter kit sales go to the national treasury. Prices often beat value. many buyers resell to fund the next of kin.

London Wasterat Arms National Treasury

Yankee Flyer 18 on Roll of Honor in Paris report

The French aero club lists air aces with five enemy machines as criterion. Lieut Lut her y, chief pilot of Lafayette escadrille, has 17 victories but four fell in German lines and are not counted. Major Luthery may train in the United States. Sergt Major Souller, aged 20, has seven kills and has gone to America to teach pilots. Capt Guynemer killed in action, leading ace with over 90 wins, 53 officially recognized in French lines. Sub Lieut Pegoud, famed for the first loop, is noted among those killed at the front.

Paris Janu The French Aero Club Raoul Luthery Lifayette Escadrille Lufbery United States Army America Constant Souller Tacea Tha Morlat Guynemer Pegoud

Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure

An old advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle hair growth and dandruff solution. It claims hair becomes soft, glossy, and abundant within minutes, with new hairs sprouting after two weeks. It endorses Knowlton's Dandeline as the only sure hair grower and scalp cure.

Knowlton

Gets It corn remedy promises painless removal

An old time advertisement touts Gets It as the cure for corns and calluses promising immediate relief with two drops, no irritation, and easy peeling of the corn. The copy urges readers to buy at drug stores for 25 cents or send price to BE Lawrence & Co. in Chicago, with distribution by Waterloo and several drug firms.

Atany Drug Stores Shq Lines Co EL Weryne Ind BE. Lawrence & Co Chicago Ill Waterloo Wavegler Bros J. W. Taggart C. J. Miller Hansen & Hansen B. W. Schuneman & Co Horns Drug Co Henderson Drug Co Sievers Drug Co

Detained At French HQ During Joffre Front Tour

The text notes a figure being held at French headquarters to observe Marshal Joffre on an inspection. It reports Gruyne mer and Pogoud killed in unequal clashes, Gruyne mer attacked by seven German planes over Belgian territory, Pogoud dying near Bal fort while attempting to repel a German three-seater with two guns.

Marshal Joffre Gruyne Mer Pogoud Balfort

District exemption order issued to local boards in Iowa

The district exemption for agricultural claims directs local boards in northern Iowa to place all registrants with such claims in flag status and send their questionnaires to the district board for final classification. Appeals to the district board are unnecessary in these cases. After final classification, notices will be mailed by the local board. Appeals on locally under original jurisdiction claims may be filed within ten days of notice. Ellis H. Roberts Dead Utica New York January null.

Basid Due Iowa District Board Tve

Otea Harel Dies At Home After Two Years As Editor

The United States mourns the loss of Otea Harel who served as editor for two years before dying at his home today. Authorities note his contributions to local journalism and the press in the region.

United States Otea Harel

Waterloo Soldier Praises Mayr Remedy in War Report

A Waterloo correspondent writes from trenches praising Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for curing indigestion and gas. He says Army rations now digest like home cooking and credits the tonic with easing stomach and intestinal inflammation. One dose suffices for refund. advertisement by Wangler Bros. Sievers Drug Co. and Hansen and Hansen.

Mayr Wangler Bros Sievers Drug Co Hansen and Hansen

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Crop Association Falls Home Economics Society G. C. Kennedy Marsh-Place Franklin Bennett, MD Black Hawk National Bank C. A. Waterbury Yankee Flyer Sergt. Lurfbery ACE OY Capt Singhig Mud Jep Rud Fishers Merriest Must Jeff Bamnum & Bailey Iiugh Disthiov Exemepion Ellis H. Roberts Utica Jalus H. Roberts Merry Crystal Kitty Gordon Vfirst Perquet Princess Daveer Mae Marsh Mary Miles Metro Pictures Corporation Star Delightful Madel Taliaferro D. B. Phelps Prometrist and Opticium Jefferson ST. Waterton Marsh Place
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