Waterloo Doctor in British Army
Capt. W. H. Jenks recently returned from 21 months as a medical officer with the British army spoke at the Rotary Club at Hotel Russell at noon. He described joining the war effort in Washington, training in York and Nottingham, and service in France with the Fifty-fifth Division. He recounted first aid on the front, a dangerous ride with three battalions, a shell strike, and his subsequent wounds and return to action. He highlighted battles including Festubert and Givenchy-La Basse, and displayed a German Luger relic from that period.
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Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
W.H. Jenks
Germany
United States
M. O
London
Hell
Jenks
Fritz
Iowa Crops Jump On Eastern States
Iowa crops show the best spring start from Waterloo to New York says H E Colby after returning from Philadelphia where he attended the Holstein Friesian Breeders association of America. Colby notes New York farmers are just beginning to plant while Iowa corn is halfway to the line.
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Iowa
Waterloo
New York
H. E. Colby
Philadelphia
Holstein- Friesian Breeders' Association of America
Colby
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illngis
Motorboats Navigate Cedar River Trip Upstream Downstream
Four motorboats led by J C Jago Hans Jorgensen Al Lown and Charles Pierce sailed from Waterloo on a Cedar River voyage to Cedar Rapids in six and a half hours then returned in ten hours with stops at Gilbertville and Vinton. The river, higher than usual but clear, produced the year’s first river trip without incident.
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J. c., Jago
Hans Jorgensen
al Lown
Charles Pierce
Cedar River
Waterloo
Cedar ’Rapids
Gilbertville
Vinton
Cedar Falls to host Danish Lutheran church meeting
Cedar Falls will invite the Danish Bethlehem church to hold its next conference in the city. The 1919 conference is in session in Des Moines. Lieut. Van Dorn led 250 Y M C A boys on a hike north of Cedar Falls Saturday. Vocational conference postponed to next Sunday due to J T Houser's absence. Waterloo merchants add uniform Welcome cards for conventions. Two American prospectors seek Mexican permission to search for oil in the state.
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Cedar Falls
Des Moines
M. GA
Lieut. van Dorn
Y. M. GA
Gedar Falls
J. T. Houser
Waterloo
Retail Merchants’ Association
Fort Dodge
R. L. DeGon
State of Ite
Memorial services for local lodges honor dead members
Waterloo mourned members of Odd Fellows Rebekah and Knights of Pythias who died in the past year. Services at First Congregational Church were led by Rev F J Clark with Rev W H Nye giving the address and Howard Sweeney delivering the memorial for M M Loose. Members from Black Hawk lodge No 72 West Waterloo lodge No 716 and Rebekah lodge joined a processional to the church. The K P Pochall hall held an additional memorial at 2 30 pm with B F Swisher delivering the address and a Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan quartet performing several numbers.
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Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
Waterloo
First Congregational Church
F. J. Clark
W.H. Nye
Howard Sweeney
M. M. Loose
Patriarchs
Black Hawk Lodge
West Waterloo
Rebakah
Knights of Pythias
Pochall
F. Swisher
Order of the Knights’ of
Khorassan
Iowa Recognized by Breeders Association Directors
Town was cited as a great cattle state by the election of two Iowans to the Holstein-Friesian Breeders Association of America directors. H. E. Colby, secretary of the Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders Association, said western interests were well looked after at the national meeting in Philadelphia. He noted G. Watson French of Davenport and W. B. Barney, Iowa food commissioner, as newly elected directors assure Iowa's interests will be cared for in the coming year.
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Iowa
G. Watson
French
Davenport
W. B.barney
America and world highest peaks compared
The text notes Mount McKinley in Alaska at 20,300 feet as North America’s highest, Mount Aconcagua on the Chile Argentina border at 23,080 feet as South America’s, and claims Mount Everest in the Himalayas as the world’s highest at 29,022 feet with several hundred Himalayan peaks over 20,000 feet.
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America
North America
Mount McKinley
Alaska
South America
Aconcagua
Andes
Chile
Argentine
Mountivereat
Himalayas
Asia
Airplane Falls at Manly Injures Pilot and Passenger
Mason City Iowa June 16 Joey Johann former Canadian aviator and Miss Martha Vanek fell 700 feet in a spin near Manly twelve miles north of here. Johann suffered a broken leg and Vanek a broken nose and loose teeth. Johann had flown in from Chicago and planned Manly as headquarters. Lieut. Johann spent Friday night in Waterloo after forced landing while en route to Clear Lake. assistance from Miller Scales company aided his return journey Saturday morning.
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Mason City
Joey Johann
Martha Vanek
Manly
Here
Johann
Chicago
Vanek
Waterloo
Lake
Miller- Scales‘ Company
Motherhood Book Promoted by Rexolator Company
An ad promotes a motherhood guide by Rexolator Company of Atlanta Georgia. It claims the book aids expectant mothers with calming remedies and relief from nervous disturbances. The text asserts the product helps mothers endure the crisis of childbirth and align with nature's demands.
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PR Rexolatorator Company
Ra ¢ Dept
Lamar
Atlants
Georgii
Burd Auto Co Building Contract Awarded
Construction starts on the Burd Auto Co building a two story brick structure to house offices salesrooms a large front showroom and rear garage and repair rooms. J G Ralston designed plans for a modern building Currie-Simpson awarded the contract in Dubuque Iowa with completion expected at a stated cost.
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Burd Auto CO
Jfear
Auto Company
Besis
J. G. Ralston
Currie-Simpson Company
Burd Auto & Supply Compatty Atk
Soho South
Randolphe
Dubuque
Vian Lee
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Cedar Rapids
CEDAR
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NICHOLS @ GATES
West Fourth Street
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Dan Ileas Jr
The
Courier
Black’s
Ivers & Pond
Schaff Bros
Lindemann & Sons
Steinway
Lyon & Healy
Chickering
A. B. Chase
Behning, Kimball
Kingsbury
Music House
Black
Wateroo
Cinderella Shoe Sale
Arants
Grocers
Peerless Baking Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Rupert Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Warwice
Davul Davi
AY Carey Catee
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