Finland Rebels Tighten Grip as War Rages On
Stockholm reports Finnish revolutionists form a government under Kullo Manner with a Swedish appeal for aid. Helsinki calm but Red Guards seize southern Finland while government troops push back in the north. Sweden likely to withhold support as strikes and socialist actions continue.
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Stockholm
Kullerno Manner
Helsingfors
Viborg
Sweden
Finland
Helsingiors
Tammertors
Red Guards
Welsingfors
London
the Times
Belgians Repudiate Autonomy Claim of Flanders
Belgian deputies in Holland publish a world notice denouncing German proclaimed Flanders autonomy as a treacherous act by a few self serving traitors. They affirm Belgian unity and reject any separatist move under occupation.
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Flanders
Amsterdam
Holland
Belgium
Banking system urged as model for Britain
London January 20 The American banking system was praised as a model for Great Britain in the annual address of Sir Edward Holden chairman and managing director of the London City and Midland Bank to stockholders He urged substantial changes in British banking laws to cope with wartime changes The United States widened its banking system since the war began and Germany has altered its system Great Britain has relied on the 1844 act which Holden says is not enough
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London
Great Britain
Edward H. Holden
London City and Midland Bank
United States
Germany
Bookkeeper Faces $30,000 Defrauding Charge in Chicago
Chicago January reports say Robert H. Tufts, a bookkeeper for Lake Superior Piling, is arrested on a $30,600 fraud charge. Police allege he raised company checks, including a $6 check altered to $6,000, which was found and mailed back to the firm, triggering the investigation.
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Chicago
Robert H. Tufts
Lake Superior Piling Company
Tufts
Stenzel Hearing Scheduled in Waterloo
A. P. Houston, deputy U.S. marshal, went to Waverly to detain Bernard Stenzel, a Waverly attorney charged with seditious remarks. Stenzel faced arraignment before U.S. commissioner J. E. Dempster later today.
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Stenzel
Waterloo
A. P. Houston
United States
Waverly
Bernard Stenzel
J. E. Dempster
Smileage books aid troops in national campaign
Washington reports nearly 360000 worth of smileage books sold to fund better theatre amusements for service men. Louis Hill, head of Great Northern, led the largest single purchase at 1000 dollars. Tennessee orders meatless breakfasts and wheatless suppers daily under state food conservation. Chicago fined 63 produce dealers 100 dollars for selling cold storage eggs as fresh. Migs Anne Menary departs for eastern markets on a purchasing trip.
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Washington, D. C
Army Camp Theatres
Washington
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Migs Anne Menary
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Holstein Dispersion Sale Sets Regional Footing at Waterloo
The Water loo dispersion sale of the Galloway-Mes ser Holstein herd drew the strongest dairy crowd yet with eighteen states represented. Forty-five cattle sold at an average around 600 dollars. top price reached 1 600 for Orms by Buffalo Mercedes bought by Dave G Maxwell. Dwight Williams led a 16 buyer delegation from Omaha Nebraska. The sale featured King Segis Johanna Ormsby, the herd bull, set for today’s session.
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Waterloo
Ha.m
Dwight Williams
Omaha
Nab
Dave G. Maxwell
Case-Maxwell Farms
Ormsby Buffalo Mercedes
Segis Johanna Ormsby
Military Instruction Develops Crack Shots in Target Work
The West High service issue highlights patriotism with an American flag frontispiece and pages honoring graduates in military service. It features biographical sketches of L. Kingsley and Lula E. Bryan, plus athletic and literary society notes. Military instructor W H Durchdenwald profiles top marksmen led by Charles Jeffers scoring 245 of 250.
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Spectator
West High
Waterloo
Army
Navy
L. Kingsley
West Board of Education
Lula E. Bryan
W. H. Durchdenwald
West
Mr. Durchdenwald
Charles Jeffers
Kenneth Peterson
Stanley Denson
Werner Knoop
William Reaney
William Payson Peterson
Schedule for Vernon J. Danielsen Lectures in Water To
Vernon J. Danielsen former Mormon elder speaks under the National Reform association at Westminster Presbyterian First M E Grace M E and YWCA venues. Events include Westminster Presbyterian church for men and women women of west district W C A east district Linden M L church girls and young women First Evangelical church men’s meeting and nearby town stops.
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Vernon J. Danielsen
National Reform Association
Tollows
Westminster Presbyterian Church
West District
First M
East District
Linden M
First Evangelical Church
Grace M. E
Danielsen
Three Inquiries Into Wreck at Granger Begin
Illinois Central passenger train wreck at Granger Illinois left four dead and 40 injured. Company officials inspect the scene while Coroner P M Hoffman probes circumstances and the public utilities commission also investigates.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Granger
Ill
P. M. Hoffman
Public Utilities Commission
Marmola Method Promises Quick Fat Loss and Health
Slimming ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as the simplest way to shed two to four pounds in two weeks. Pills sold by druggists for 75 cents a large case or ordered from Marmola Company, Detroit, claim to be harmless, effective, and won’t wrinkle or sag the skin.
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Marmola Company
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Plan for 200000 Dairy Plant at Waterloo
A proposed 200000 dairy corporation aims to operate on a large Waterloo farm with four departments: dairy cows, cow testing, breeding and show herd. Immediate return of over 10 percent is claimed, with delivery by auto trucks and centralized management to avoid route duplication. Local capitalists and practical dairymen support the plan, some stock already subscribed.
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Waterloo
Fnty
War's Horrors at Climax German Brewers Stop
Zurich report says barley supply for German breweries will be halted to feed army horses after a dire oats harvest provokes fodder shortages. The Allgemeine Zeitung Fuer Braverein notes the brewing industry will enter a standstill as a result.
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Zurich
Allgemeine Zeitung Fuer Braverein
General Gazette
Chamberlain to Serve Life Prison Term Without Appeal
Richmond Va January 30 Dr Asa W Chamberlain who was sentenced to life for killing his brother Albert Chamberlain will not appeal and will begin serving his sentence February 13. The announcement came from his counsel James C Page.
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Richmond
Asa W. Chamberlain
Albert Chamberlain
James C. Page
Chamberlain
Pope’s Diapepsin Relief Adclaims Stomach Comfort
A vintage advertisement touts Diapepsin as a quick harmless cure for indigestion and fermentation. It claims the product neutralizes acidity within five minutes, stopping gas and upset, allowing continued enjoyment of foods. The ad notes it costs fifty cents per large case at drug stores.
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Firug
Have You a Telescope Send For Submarine War Effort
Washington January 30 An urgent appeal for binoculars field glasses telescopes sextants and chronometers for use in fighting submarines was issued by the navy Thousands of glasses were donated but far more are needed though many will be recorded and returned after the war Owners should tag items with name and address and mail or ship them to Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy
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Washington, D. C
Havy
Navy
Alto Ft
Roosevelt
Muy
Win-war workers to meet in Waterloo tonight
Waterloo's win the war organization will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at eight o'clock to perfect plans. The group will handle postwar industrial and social life tasks, with plans for incorporating and evaluating military terms for chief workers to be reported tonight.
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Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce
Pling
MM. EL Kiester
Darken Gray Hair With Simple Home Mixture
A vintage style recipe claims a half pint of water with Bey Rinn ol De Barbo Compound and Glytering powder to darken gray hair. Mix and apply daily for two weeks then biweekly, claiming it softens and glosses hair without stickiness. The preparation supposedly makes a gray-haired person look 20 years younger.
Revival ends as Dr Riley accepts return invitation
A twenty one day revival at Walnut Street Baptist Church under East Division auspices concluded with two large congregations. Dr Hiley preached Episcopal evangelism and Dr Riley accepted an invitation to return for further meetings. The report notes expenses, pledges for a Bible school, and 200 converts among about 260 in attendance.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carstoventig
Whith
Hiley
Phe
Utley
Mary
Riley
Phillpotts
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
A vintage advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe, gentle remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims centuries of use, stresses kidneys as purifiers, lists symptoms, asserts harmlessness, and promises refunds if not as represented.
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Haarlem
Jor
Hashem
Cape
Divine wartime sermon vows universal kingdom by Jesus
The evangelist wraps a wartime sermon around a prophecy of God’s one world rule. He cites the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ teaching as guiding, urging believers to seek the coming kingdom and saying nearly all in the audience went forward to bid farewell at service’s end.
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Jesus
Evangelist
Swift's S S S Catarrh Cure Advertisement Warning
A vintage medical ad extols Swift's S S S as a blood purifier for catarrh and consumption. It urges readers to buy, use injections or tonics, and write to the Swift laboratory for instructions, listing Atlanta address and urging prompt treatment. The tone mimics a period medical promotion with bold claims and cautionary language.
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SS. S
Addreys Swift
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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