Flu cases ease in city as nurses sought
A slight drop in new influenza cases was logged in the 24 hours ending noon today with 68 new patients. Over two weeks, city totals reach 410 as Memorial hospital reports 36 influenza patients. Efforts to recruit nurses include mobilizing ministers, women's groups, and Mayor Leeper, with plans for out of town help and potential nurse training. Mrs. Emelie Hopwood, 77, may be the oldest flu patient in Waterloo.
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Memorial Ball
Women’s Club
T. E. Leeper
Greater Waterloo Association
Dog Fight Causes Boy's Accidental Gun Wound
Fort Dodge Iowa January 29 George Lalor 17 of Belmond was brought for treatment after being accidentally shot during a dog fight between dogs of his companion and a friend while awaiting a hunting partner. The gun discharged when a dog crowded the firearm. The bullet hit the leg near the knee cutting off blood supply.
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Fort Dodge
George Lalor
Belmond
League ceremony planned in Paris to celebrate League of Nations
Paris notices a salem ceremony to be led by President Poincare at the Sorbonne on January 30 marking the establishment of the League of Nations. French wireless service reports that school teachers nationwide will read the declarations to their classes.
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Paris
Poincare
Salem
Sorbonne
League of Nations
Serbonne
Father John's Medicine Ad Promises Cold and Grip Relief
An old advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a tonic to build energy against cold and grip germs. It claims a laxative effect to purge impurities and healing of breathing passages, asserting safety from alcohol or dangerous drugs and noting sixty years of use.
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Father John
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