Relief drive far exceeds goals as Waterloo funds grow
A Waterloo relief drive led by H J Burdick reports about 10 000 dollars raised with a 12 000 target for European famine aid. The money will be split 50 50 with local relief, boosting employment efforts as 400 men seek work and schools and churches contribute through the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ts. H
Harge
Headquarers
Hewthorne
Alcott
Elie
Fulberry Street
N. W. Frisbie
J. F. Teeter
Jack Casebeer
Hik ‘UN
Ork
Clarksville
Brother Believed Dead Reappears to Surprise Sister
In Hastings Nebraska Inez Burdette meets her brother Walter Mitchim whom she mourned as dead since March 23 1918. Mitchim, a former sergeant major in the army, was later in Canada fought on the front and was gashed twice. He tracked Burdette to Trent South Dakota and Iowa then Kansas where another sister awaits. He recounts mistaken death notices and an arduous search before reuniting with family.
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Hastings
Collins Groceryompany
Inezurchette
Walter Mitchim
Ajor
Anada
Canada
Ead
Rivy- Thurst. Sask
States
Trent. S
Iowa
LeCompion
Kan
JCAR OWNER NOT HELD LIABLE FOR ACCIDENT
In a municipal court verdict, C. M. Winslow wins $500 against Charles Mclaughlin after ruling M. McLaughlin is not liable. Judge J. W. Gwynne held that a father owning a car does not prove responsibility for another person’s reckless use. The judgment targets the car’s owner at the time of the accident.
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C. M
Charles Mclaughlin
Ar Dent
Milk's Value Reaches 75 Million in Shipments
A snapshot of the dairy trade shows milk valued at 75 million dollars moving through shipping channels. Key players and locales indicate strong demand across markets, with producers leveraging both domestic and international routes to meet sustained consumption.
Wholesale shoe prices hit low point says industry
The National Retail Shoe Dealers association convention in Milwaukee, Wis., reports wholesale shoe prices at their lowest level this week. BR B Devor of Buck’s stores in Omaha says prices could fall 25 to 30 percent from wartime highs as leather costs drop and farmers lack green hides. He notes scarce orders from retailers and tanners awaiting demand signals. Devor is son of BE Devor, Iowa state treasurer employee.
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National Retail Shoe Dealers Association
Milwaukee
Wis
BR. B. Dever
Omaha
K. Buck
Nebraska
Iowa
Michigan
Devor
Ralph Storm
BE. E. Devor
Towa
County Farm Holds Steady Despite Market Slump
The county home inventory shows a Jan 1 1921 appraisal of 146 528 15 despite a broad 50 percent value drop in farm animals and products. Steward Glenn W Morris expanded holdings by 1920 to 40 acres cultivated 440 acres in Mt Vernon township and produced the home’s dairy produce vegetables and fruit. The detailed appraisal lists land and improvements 2119 000 99 horses 1 965 00 cattle 3 554 06 hogs 2 365 90 chickens 0 grain hay and machinery and new buildings with vegetables and supplies boosting the overall value to 146 528 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Morris
W. D. Strayer
Joseph Shirley
Danville Woman's Fast Wicked Says Waterloo Minister
Rev. W A Peterson denounces Mrs Harringtons fasting stunt as unscriptural and wicked while revival at Union Congregational Church continues to grow. Peterson uses a nightly Story method to hold interest as the Danville controversy and local revival draw attention across the area. In Kansas City a 15 year old boy and a 13 year old girl from Sheffield marry in Wyandotte county court after parental consent was obtained.
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Ernie Harrington
Danville
Til
Church of God
W. A. Peterson
Union Congregational Church
Thirteenth
Jeferson
Peterson
Stephen Marshall
Grace L.H. Lutz
Kansas City
John W.bureh
Carmen
L. Eliot
Sheffield
Wyandotte County
John T. Sims
Bernadotte Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Women’s 8S arms are said to be growing stronger
In a report on the effects of participation in a lean sports program, women athletes are described as showing increased upper body strength and endurance attributed to their training and competition.
Paris War Reporter Miss Burkhead's Transfiguration From Louisiana Girl
Miss Burkhead of Louisiana Missouri returns from Paris to recount her wartime journey with American marines at Belleau Wood Chateau Thierry and Paris. She rose from shirtwaist maker to special Herald reporter in the Latin Quarter before joining Pershing. The tale blends romance with frontline peril and journalistic ascent.
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Chateau Thierry
Paris
Louisiana
Mississippi
Belleau Wood
Miss Burkhead
Beleau Wood
Pershing
ST. Louis
May Day Bulkhead
France
America
Virgil Rule
Burkhead
New York Herald
Champ Clark
General Pershing
Olga
Christopher
Greece
New York
Carpathia
Herald
The
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Latin Quarter
Mimi
Rodolfo
Monet
Manet
Desas
George Moore
Forgotten bank fortune haunts Newark man eight years
William Girth, once a thrifty Newark mechanic, lost memory after a stroke and spent eight years in poverty in a furnished room. Nearby lay about 26,000 dollars in a Fidelity Trust account that he could have drawn, but memory loss erased the funds and the opportunity.
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Newark
Xii. J
Alphasia
William Girth
Girth
Mia
Fidelity Trust Company
N. J
Girch
Ralph M. Katz
France
Bank Interest Involved Man Receives Confession In Cash Plot
A banker discovers a dormant account with fifty thousand dollars that wakes when William Girth’s name is found. The inventor recalls his poverty story as Kutz proposes a split of funds, arranging for checks totaling more than ten thousand dollars. Girth recalls the events, Kutz is arrested, and authorities say the confession ties him to the scheme.
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Kutz
Wall Street
William Girth
Kitz
Kitta
Kitt
Girth
Beveror
Aphasia
Altho
Katz
New York
Newspaper habits and business cards in a late 19th century piece
A Cleveland scene recalls men debating business cards on a Pullman ride to New York. A traveler touts a calling card with his photo, showing a trend toward personalized advertising and the American commercial spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Torward
New York
Plain Dealer
Mayor's Cheese Ripened in York City Building
In York Pennsylvania an odor in the city hall prompted open windows and prisoner mutiny threats before investigators traced the source to the mayor Hugentugler’s private closet. The odor came from a paper bag containing his cheese sandwiches bought weeks earlier. He explained rain caused him to forget them.
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York
Municipal Building Co
Foley Kidney Pills Advertise Kidney Support
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming to aid kidney function, remove waste from the system, relieve back and joint pain, and ease bladder disturbances. It emphasizes quick action for fatigue and rheumatic twinges and notes availability everywhere.
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