American shoes cost less in Roumania than at home
A Roumanian market overview notes shoes selling for four to eight dollars, cheaper than U S prices, while clothing costs surged nearly tenfold after the war. The piece cites smuggling, import limits, and duty as factors, with Red Cross aid and local salaries shaping living standards.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Romania
Europe
Paris
Hlizabeth
Jugo- Slavia
American Red Cross
Roumanisa
United States
Church Boys Enjoy Camp Outing With Chicago Lads
Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew from Christ and St. Mark's Episcopal churches, Waterloo and other Iowa boys visiting a Chicago group, enjoy Camp Hoarghtering near Richfield. They travel by steamer Christopher Columbus to Milwaukee then by motor to the lakeside camp, with tents, a dining hall, and daily chores. A Chicago minister conducts services. a bishop is expected next day. Russell Lamson's family plans to attend.
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Waterloo Bers
Hull
Russell Lamson
Gary
Brotherhood of St. Andrew of Christ
St. Mark's
Camp Hoarghtering
Chicago
Iowa
Milwaukee
Richfield
Don Gurr
Milwaukee Y. Mlc. A
Tone
Silver Lake
Holy
Withua
C. C. Lamson
Waterloo
Navy Recruiting Office Moves to New Fourth Street Site
The navy recruiting headquarters will relocate tomorrow from 208 1 2 Fourth Street to 100 1 2 Fourth Street East. The move aims to provide larger and pleasanter rooms. J H Turney, three years in the navy, is stationed here as assistant recruiting officer, arriving about two weeks ago from New York to assist Chief Names after Chief Curtis left at enlistment expiration in August.
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Navy
Fourth Street
J. H. Turney
New York
Chist Curtis
Au- Rust
Waterloo Navy Lad Home on Furlough From World Travel
Wallace Wolff, a seaman in the United States Navy on 30 day leave at 205 Riverside Drive, has visited multiple countries and waters since enlisting as an apprentice. He praises the Navy as a path to world travel and education while awaiting reassignment after promotion to first class seaman.
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Wallace Wolf
United States Navy
Riverside Drive
U. S
North Dakotas
Wolff
Turkey
Spain
Gibraltar
France
England
West Indies
Panama Canal
Navy
W. A. Nemes
Bureau of Navigation
Dr Wm H Ross Tuberculosis Specialist Office Hours
Dr William H Ross practices at 101 Leavitt and Johnson Building focusing on diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis and chronic diseases. Office hours are 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. and evenings by appointment.
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WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson
Coronal Stavroulakis Heroic Acts In France 1918
Corporal Stavroulakis of Company C Sixteenth Infantry First Division earned the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a patrol in a machine gun attack near Soissons France on July 18 1918 after his leader was killed. He received the Oak Leaf Cluster for carrying a vital message through heavy fire to battalion headquarters and then leading another attack despite wounds on July 19 1918. A silent but effective salesman.
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Sult
Schlarpp Jewelry Company
Dop
Des Moines
Ton
Sixteenth Infantry
Soigsons
France
Stavroulakis
Soissons
Altho
Grimwood Wins After Two Deciding Boards Draw
Des Moines June 30 Reps candidate Grimwood of Oxford Junction Iowa tied with Arthur White for Jones county seat. After county supervisors drew names by lot Grimwood initially appeared winner. State canvassing board later reversed, drawing again to affirm Grimwood, amidst a dispute over who should decide the contest by lot.
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Des Moines
EA. Grimwood
Oxford Junction
Jones County
Arthur 2. White
Jones County Board of G Supervisors
Grimwood
White
Board of Supervisors
Utive Council
Executive Council
Wong
Jones County Board
Grimwood’s
Dr Shannon Telephone Me Mest Deuce 377 Ad
An old classified style notice invites contact with Dr Shannon via phone numbers and office reference, noting a misspelled advertisement fragment.
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Dr. Shannon
Mest
Deuce
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Rvoumania
Mme
Marie Giurgea
Interior
Nicholas Lupu
Dane
Ceder
E. M. Jackson
D. D
Black
J. G. Murphy
First National Bank
Percy R
Leavitt & Johnson Rank
Storz
the Fox Shoe Store
the Courier
New York City
Revs
Rynearson & Koch
St. M
A. Leath & Co
J. A. Raymond
Mgr
Henderson
Kimball
J. & C. Fisher
Oakland
Schiller
Geo. Steck
Hamilton
Baldwin Make
A. B. Cameron
Whitney, Hinze
Melville Clark
Kimball, Pathe and
Valuphone
East Fifth St
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