Young Workers Must Fight Says British Minister
London reports that Sir Auckland Geddes urged sharing the burden with essential industry workers. Clyde engineers and shipbuilders threaten a strike if the manpower bill is not withdrawn by month’s end, while press and MPs debate strategy and impact.
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George H. Clark Dies in Cedar Falls
George H. Clark an longtime Cedar Falls resident died at 6 a m at his Clay street home from arterial hardening. Survived by widow daughter Blanche and sons Harry in North Dakota and Allen in training at Camp Lewis Washington. funeral plans pending word from the sons. Soldier son Rudolph is ill at Camp Custer Battle Creek with father George Jr. and another son left for Battle Creek.
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Beem Seeks Re election as Police Judge
Judge J C Beem signals intent to run again in the March election. He was appointed to fill Meyers term, then elected on the Law ticket, and says he will not let friends spend time urging him. He expects many challengers and warns there will be plenty.
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Law
Simple Directions to Win the War Creed from Hoover
A wartime message received by Smith Lichty Hillman from Herbert Hoover urges adopting a simple life. It calls for simple food, simple measures, simple clothes and steady work, rest, and recreation as part of the national effort.
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Herbert C. Hoover
National Food Administrator
George B. Lichty
National Food Administration
Washington
Massachusetts cuts business day to 3 am start and 10 pm end
Boston news reports the state fuel administration requires a 3 am to 10 pm daily operating window. Stores may operate 9 am to 5 pm, with heating and elevator services cut at night and on weekends. Offices face night closure, saloons close at 10 pm and hotel bars at 11 pm. Theatres may stay open until 10 16 pm under a granted exception.
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Re Introducing Octogenarian Town's Oldest Woman
Mrs. Isaac Spoors is 108 today and claims a birth date of January 15, 1810 in Allegheny County New York. She lives with her husband on 1920 Black Hawk street and remains able to manage meals and light housework despite frailty. She was widowed from her first husband John Sherwood, later married Isaac Spoors, a Civil War veteran. the 100th birthday photo was from that year when she attended Billy Sunday revival in Waterloo.
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Allegheny County
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Two Davenport People End Troubles by Death
Davenport Iowa January 15 two residents died by suicide in separate methods. J I Baustian a 48-year-old carpenter hanged himself in the attic of his home after repeated gloom over life costs. Mrs Nellie Francis a divorced woman chose gas as the method, leaving a note that she still loved her husband and asked to be buried in a shirtwaist she had on her birthday.
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German air ace Max Muller dies in accident
Amsterdam dispatch reports Vice Sergeant Max Muller, famed German airman with 38 aerial victories, killed in a crash caused by an engine defect. The Munich Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin notes his death amid renewed emphasis on his combat record.
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Had Neither Appetite Nor Ambition
Mrs. Frank McLaughlin of St. Clair Michigan says she was a physical wreck with thin blood and no appetite before Dr Williams Pink Pills. After using five boxes her color and weight improved from 90 to 120 pounds and she recommends them to friends. The ad touts pink pills as a cure for pale blood and tired nerves and offers free booklets.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Fuel saving on rails shifts to fuel economy measures
Rail staff across the Illinois Central system report rising fuel costs and coal shortages. Firemen and engineers share methods to reduce coal use, counting scoops per mile. Waterloo and Freeport routes show 4 to 5 tons saved per 166 miles, while daily coal handling costs rise 48 percent and monthly fuel outlays on the line reach about 325,000 dollars. The Waterloo yards hold 14,000 tons in reserve with similar stocks at other termini.
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John P Mulgrew Noted Waterloo Playwright of DuBuque Roots
Author John P Mulgrew, known for the musical comedy at the Majestic, gains local fame in Waterloo. Formerly a Telegraph-Herald news writer in Dubuque, he has devoted recent years to writing plays and vaudeville skits with several produced in Waterloo, including Bringing Up Father.
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Fuel Shortage Not Now Imminent in Waterloo
Waterloo fuel board chairman J. E. Sedgwick announced that a coal supply is improving as railroads resume near normal schedules. A two week delivery limit remains to stock dealers, with two violators under investigation and warnings against disobedience, under threat of fines and imprisonment.
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Polish Jewish Question Discussed With Government
The Polish ministers of justice and social affairs met Jewish leaders and municipal council members in The Hague Java to discuss the Jewish question in Poland. Leaders demanded more than promises of freedom and justice and urged abolition of special laws against Jews, expulsion from villages, and double taxes for hospitals. Ministers suggested emigration as a possible solution and asked for cooperation.
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Things Theatrical Here At Home
Zeppelin's East Raid is featured at the Palace for three days. The film presents the central figure as a vulture of the sky, depicting the Zeppelin attack on England, Belgium and France with dramatic realism. Critics hail it as one of the greatest productions with stunning nighttime effects and vivid battle sequences.
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Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for grippe and severe colds. It claims to clear blocked noses, reduce discharge, and relieve headache feverishness and sore throat with dosages every two hours, noting quick action and pleasant taste.
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The Man Trail at Palace Theater Scene
A vivid review describes The Man Trail at the Palace Theater starring Richard Tens, adapted from a newly published novel. The piece emphasizes dramatic detail and the film’s lofty aerial sequences, noting a cloud deck over a vast landscape as a key visual element.
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Themis Por Receiving Bids Extended
County highway engineer Nathie W Barber announced an extension for bids on timber piling cement and reinforcing steel for county bounds in Town. Bids now due January 26, previously January 8.
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State Auditor At Des Moinesextends bids for margarine sale
Time extended at the request of producers and dealers under state law. Bids will be opened by the executive committee of the State Supervisors Association, with W D Strayer of Grangetownships serving as secretary. Bids already submitted will be held until 10 a m January 25. There are poor and good Nut Margarines A 4 Brand is the one you want at dealers.
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