Americans urged to embrace trapshooting as national sport
A wartime plea extols trapshooting as the major American sport for returning soldiers. It urges municipalities to install traps, provide targets, and distribute uniforms and rules, arguing shooting skill honors service and promotes national preparedness. The piece cites Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill lore, and Taft, urging ongoing support for shooting instructors and outdoor sports.
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America
Nimrods
Tabor
de Op San
iPowder Co
Wilmington
Del
Ermil
Demarest
Lancaster
Tlon
Jongbow
Annie Oak
Buffalo Bill
George Fremont
Evansville
Annie Oakley
Iverhanter
Frank Butler
Pinehurst
Ing
Sam
Taft
Iwe
Harold
Charles City
Wes Josephine Johnson
William B. Kough
Waterloo
Lulu M. Shaller
Moral death by own action in Plaza show
Miss Helen Price of Palm Beach Havana and Glasgow is highlighted as a popular society girl making her screen debut in Moral death by own action at the Plaza theatre. The article notes her poise and ability in a key role after a casting recovery during exterior shoots near Palm Beach Florida. Also mentions Borrowed Clothes at the Plaza with Mary Sirk and Mildred Harris, Virtuous Wives at the Palace with Anita Stewart, and A Daughter of the Sun at the Waterloo theatre featuring Hawaiian themes and elaborate scenery.
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Helen Price
Palm Beach
Havana
Glasgow
Plaza Theatre
Fla
the Plaza
Mary
Mary Sirk
Mildred Harris
Anita Stewart
Amy Forrester
Teason
Palach Theatre
Death toll from hunting accidents rises in central Illinois
Bloomington Alabama January 20 The toll of hunting accidents in central Illinois rose to 25 this week with Daniel Fredison of Beald killed while rabbit hunting when a dog stepped on a brush covered trigger. Hunter Lawrence Landers of Little Rock Kane County lost his right arm and remains in critical condition after his gun discharged as he stumbled over an obstruction. An unrelated ad for cough relief follows.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Daniel
Fredison
Beald
Fredi
Jon
Lawrence Landers
Little Rock
Kane County
Uncle Harry explains Italy Yugoslavia dispute
Uncle Harry discusses the long simmering Italy Yugoslavia tension rooted in Vienna era gains and the 1915 London treaty. He notes Adriatic coast claims, Dalmatia restoration, and calls for a peaceful just settlement with nations embracing postwar independence.
Ambulance Company Boys Return From War
Clarence Cropper wires from the steamship Wilhelmina say he with Harold Schultz Clark Leeper Howard Dunkebberg Francis Harbin and Edward Heald will land in New York soon. Salvation Army confirms Waterloo ambulance unit members arrived and will muster out at Camp Merritt New Jersey. The men served together since 1917 in Waterloo ambulance company Camp Cody Camp Dix and in France.
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Clarence Cropper
Wilhelmina
H. B. Cropper
Harold Schultz
Clark Leeper
Howard Dunkebberg
Francis Harbin
Edward Heald
New York
Mr. Cropper
Cropper
Waterloo
Salvation Army
Camp Merritt
N. J
Crapper
Schultz
Leeper
Duankeiberg
Harbin
Heald
Waterloo Ambulance Company
Camp Cody
Camp Dix
France
French Church Bell Kept From Germans By Being Broken
In St Amand near Valenciennes the villagers heard the Germans taking bells for munitions. They secretly moved the main bronze bell to fields and broke it into pieces to prevent its removal. The act showcased local resolve against German requisition during the conflict.
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Reciprocal News Service
St. Amand
Valenciennes
Hidden French Captain Hid Under Billiard Table During Occupation
A French captain, pursued by Germans, hid for over four years in his father’s house at St Amand. His bed occupied a space under a billiard table used nightly by German officers. He escaped daily for exercise, stayed in good health, and reached Paris to rejoin the French army, though the armistice was signed en route.
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St. Amand
Paris
East High Beats Oelwein in Third Try at Waterloo
East High triumphed 22 to 12 over Oelwein after two earlier losses. Cutler led Waterloo with seven baskets, while Paulson and Parkins added three each. Coach Dillon praised improved guarding and team play, noting strong defense by O'Conor and Garramoni. East High to host Oelwein next Saturday and travel to Independence Friday.
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East High
Qelwein
L East High
Waterloo
Oelwein
Cutler
Paulson
Parkins
Coarick C. C. Dillon
O'Connor
Garramoni
Independence
College and high school basketball results and real estate transfers
College games feature Camp Dodge and Nebraska scores, Drake, Iowa, Wisconsin, Penn, and others across men's and boys schedules with notable wins. Real estate transfers list Galloway Investment Co to Bowman and Rushing to Parker in Waterloo, with parcel descriptions and prices.
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College
Camp Dodge
Nebraska
Weseyan
Kansas
Ames
Chicago
Iowa
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Drake
Penn
Coe
Cornell
Dubuque Seminary
Platterslie
Simpson
Des Moines
High School
Spencer
Linn Grove
Nashua
New Hampton
Garner
Clear Lake
Indianola
Knoxville
Ruthven
Jrest Bend
Fort Dodge
Spirit Lake
Charles City
Osage
Cedar Rapids
West Liberty
East Waterloo
Centerville
Albia
Tows. City
West Waterloo
Cascade
Epworth Seminary
Audubon
Atlantic
Atlantc
Red Oak
Clarinda
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Galloway Investment Co
Relief From Itching Eczema Promised by Blood Remedy
An advertisement asserts S. S. S offers a permanent cure for eczema and other skin diseases by targeting the blood. It claims fifty years of use, promises free medical advice from a Swift Specific Co. adviser, and invites readers to describe their case to the Medical Department in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Medical Department
Swift Specific Co
Swift
Laboratory
Avanta
Mont
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Ralph T. Kettering
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E. W_ GROVE
Uncle Harry
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Austria
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Oelwein High
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Charlie Chaplin
Mike and
Ike Tre
Sidney Drew
Triangle Feature
Powell
Waterloo Theatre
Florence Reeds
George Broadhurst
Crystal
Gladys Brockwell
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