Buy It Now Slogan Spurs US Business Push Amid War Conditions
Amid wartime strains Waterloo chamber president Paul Davis urges immediate spending to lift business activity. He cites Buy It Now as a remedy for housing, painting, cleaning and other needs, arguing consumers should act now. A clipping from the Indianapolis News echoes the call with a lively verse urging prompt purchases from cars to clothing.
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Watero
Paul Davis
Waterloo Chamber Commerce
Mr. Davis
J. Davis
Waterloo
Davis
Indianapolis News
Adam
Oregon Starts to Panama in Panama Canal voyage
The Oregon, refitted and in better trim, sails from Seattle for the Puget Sound and navy yard as the first leg toward the Panama Canal. Commanded by Commander Joseph M Reeves, with Captain Frederick Ramsey aboard, the ship will head to participate in next March’s canal completion celebration. The crew includes veterans from the 1898 Spanish American War voyage.
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Seattle
Wash
Oregon
Horn
Santiago
Puget and Navy Yard
Royage
Panama Canal
Joseph M Reeves
Frederick Ramsey
Arine Corps
Tempeture report and upcoming Armory meeting ad
The page lists temperatures for Jan 16 with low and high ranges from 22 to 45 over several years and promotes a large meeting at the Armory tonight at 8:00 p m. James Graham and Edgar J Atchficti are noted as speakers with the advertisement hinting at a key role by Joby A in Washington state matters.
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Armory
James Graham
Anufacturer
Edgar ©. Jatchficti
State of Washington
Joby A
Songs That Never Grow Old volume offered by The Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier promotes a seven book collection titled Songs That Never Grow Old with home college sacred patriotic and operatic tunes from Germany France Italy and beyond. It features sixty nine world class portraits by Caruso Tetrazzini and others, bound in art Bristol or heavy English cloth, priced around 2.50, offered exclusively through The Courier with a certificate and display notice during the Armory fair February 1 to 5 by Knights and Ladies of Security and Company II.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Ireland
Scotland
Wtmest
Bristol
Itt
Caruso
Tetrazzini Slezak
Melba
Farrar
Bonci
Matzenauer
Goritz
Scotti
Fremstad
City in Brief and Local Society Notes
City in Brief reports a string of guest visits and relocations including F Parel of Lamont at 209 Linden, Dr. Houston preparing to move to Nevada, Mrs Wm Dair and Miss Carmen Sands of Chicago visiting the Elms, Mrs Anna Bisbee of Elmira arriving, and Mrs L B Burton of Waterloo arriving for mineral baths at Excelsior Springs. Yeomen install at K P hall next Friday with public program, feast, and dancing. Waterloo band concert at the Armory last night a financial success with over 125 dance tickets sold. proceeds aid the band. A Chicago Meteors versus Y M C A Commercial league game slated for January 26. players may include Hostetler, Eggler, Holmes, Leonard, and Cotter. Knights and Ladies of Security and Company L activity noted.
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K. of P. Hall
Waterploo
Armory
Chicago Meteors
Hostetler
Eggler
Holmes
Leonard
Bill’’ Cotter
Marsica Diocese Reduced to Immense Cemetery in Rome Telegram
A telegram from Mgr Baenoli, bishop of the Marsica region, to Pope Benedict describes Avezzano, Capella, and Paterno razed, almost all inhabitants dead or wounded, with many villages immune but overall desolation and a vast catastrophe in the Marsica diocese.
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Rome
Marsica
Avezzano
Mgr. Baenoli
Benedict
Capella
Paterno
City Manager Form Under Study by Waterloo Firms
Waterloo commercial bodies plan to explore adopting a city manager form of government aimed at greater tax benefits. A joint committee led by Paul Davis and joined by Judge W. Mullan J K Williams C E Pickett and J C Hartman will review manager concepts while the Commercial Club names its own panel of Judge F C Platt Dr E E Peek H M Reed and W A Reed for early discussions.
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Waterloo
Paul Davis
Chamber of Commerce
W. Mullan
J .K. Williams
C. KE. Pickett
Parcel Post Opens to France Except War Districts
In the latest official bulletin Postmaster M H Kelly says parcel post packages may now mail to France except war swept districts in multiple departments. The postmaster directs that packages for those areas not be accepted for mailing for the present awaiting clarification.
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M. H. Kelly
France
Aisne
Ardennes Aube
Haute Marne
Haute-Saonne
Marne
Meurthe Et Moselle
Meuse
Nord
Oise
Pas-de-Calais
Sein-et-Marne
Somme
Vosges
East High Seconds Battle the Comets
At 3 pm this afternoon the Y M C A gym hosts East High seconds versus the 1915 Comets, a first season game after last year’s heavy schedule. Comets, drawn from the Y boys department, lack a second team berth at East or West High, coached by G H Cockburn. Expect a close contest despite slim chances, with a return game to follow. Jineau lineup includes Gilley Olson Clark Ordway Thomas as captain, with Hetig Add Vaughan as substitutes.
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Comets
East High
West High
G. H. Cockburn
East Siders
Jineau
Gilley
Olson
L. F
Clark
R. F
Ordway
L. G
Thomas
R. G
Hetig
Add
Vaughan
Germans abandon towns along North Sea coast report
Amsterdam via London telegraphs Ostend correspondents say German forces evacuated coast towns and villages up to Marjakerke north of Nieuport Westende and Middelkerke three miles southwest of Ostend. Allies have not yet occupied these towns.
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Amsterdam
London
Ostend
Marjakerke
Nieuport
Westende
Middelkerke
Infant Dies of Stillbirth in Dike
The infant son of Mr and Mrs H G Wood of Dike died shortly after birth today at the home of Mr Wood's mother at 17 Mulberry street He will be buried tomorrow in Fairview The remains were taken to Hileman and Gindt's to be prepared for burial.
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H .G. Wood
Dike
Mr Wood
Mulberry Street
Fairview
Hileman & Gindt’s
Additional Want Ads and Help Wanted notices
A collection of late classified lines: man and wife to manage a farm, large well furnished room for two, subscriptions sales for Something New, silk petticoats sales, ladies for packaging work, Waterloo Granite Brick dissolution notice, salesmen for general mercantile trade in Iowa, garage expert and machinist, skilled tradesmen in paperhanging painting decorating, rent notices for several rooms and houses in various locales.
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Jon
Care
Kent
West Side
Red
Journal
Hustler
Butler Ave
Starr & Co
Totowa Ave
Paterson
N. J
Erina Specialty
Foronta
Ont
Waterloo Granite Brick Company
W. C. Frelse
General Mercantile Trade
Iowa
Continents Jewelry Co
Continental Buindling
Cleveland
Ohio
M. J. Mather
Clarkaville
White Vinton Decorating Co
Vinton
Jas
Eas
Sycamore
Howrey
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Ons
P. Dama
Panama
Sons of Vetans
Antioch Baptist Church
R. A. Royles
Colored Bapti Church
Missesowick
Berg
Sam Thompson
Suosss
Sons of Veterans
Buchanan Optinalee
Keighbts and Ladies of Security and Company II
Gee Buchanan
Next Majestics
Henry Frank
Chicago
F.parel of
Lamont
A. Vaughn
Linden Avenue
Anna Bisbee
Elmira
N. Y
City
Emmons Johson
South Street
L. B. Burton
Excelsior Springs
Knights and Ladies of Security and Company L
Knights and Ladies of Security and Company L. F
the Courier’s Big Song Book
Est
Tetrazzini
Slezak
Gorita
Annie Laurie
Joe
Patriohe
Rh Nationae
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