Five Cent Cigar Persists Despite War Price Shifts
Connecticut wrappers at five dollars a pound are not affected by cheaper Kentucky tobacco which cannot be used for fine cigars. Manufacturers say only aged tobaccos from 1 to 3 years ago justify current prices, and prewar quality remains the standard.
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Kentucky
Connecticut
Marshall
Waterloo
Porto Hico
Manila
Burr Lichty
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
Tennessee
Virginia
Carolinas
Havana
Sumatra
Java
Georgia
Florida
New York ‘State
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ohio
States
Waterloo payroll dispute and a town girl incident
Reports detail a missing girl later found by her parents after a man allegedly accosted her. The text also covers Waterloo city payments and a dispute over Edward Mahnke’s building commissioner compensation, with potential mandamus action to settle his payroll status and legality of his appointment.
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Edward Mahnke
Attorney .General’s
Gnagy
Mahnke
Plymouth city items and meetings in brief
Central Labor union meeting announced with Rev. J. M. Molloy to speak at Trades Hall on Fourth street east Wednesday evening. Carl J. Strayer and Drinkwater Saskatchewan visitors seen in Waterloo. State Association exec committee meets in Cedar Rapids. Rev Fred J. Clark returns from Moline after addressing a YMCA men’s gathering. L W Miller reports his Pasadena winter visit and 90 degree temp in February with nearby snow on mountain peaks. the Millers plan to return to Waterloo late March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. ‘Molloy
Central Labor Union
Trades Hall
Fourth Street East
Carl J. Strayer
Drinkwater
Sask
Waterloo
State Association of Peal
Estat Boards
Cedar Rapids
Ered J. Clark
Pasadena
Firemen to Learn How to Standardize Hose Couplings
Waterloo to host a demonstration by the Iowa Insurance Service Bureau on standardizing fire hose couplings. Fire chiefs and assistants from nearby towns invited to see how to change threading to a uniform standard. Demonstration aims to reduce fire hazards and insurance losses with no commercial benefit.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Iowa Insurance Service Bureau of
Des Moines
Sre
Ray Tiller
Service Bureau
Little Girl Found in Straw Stack Reports Assault Attempt
Dorothy Scheel nine years old is safe at home with her parents after being found asleep in a straw stack behind a nearby residence. Police are unsure if an assault occurred and a man arrested earlier was released for lack of evidence.
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Dorothy Scheel
Fred Scheel
Mobile Street
Littte
Norothy
Howard Holeman
St. Francis Hospital
March Enters Like Lamb Warn Old Timers About March
Weather lore meets modern caution as old proverbs warn that March may roar or lamb. The piece notes March arrived mild, defying lionlike expectations, and emphasizes caution in predicting storms based on scant evidence.
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Marih
Mareh
February
New Policeman Joins Waterloo Force From Eligible List
Ralph Davis of 732 Englewood street was appointed today by Chief H. H. Young to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Tom Malcom. Davis is an experienced officer. Tom Myleom retired yesterday after long service and will enter the meat market business at Littleton, Ta.
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Ralph Davis
Englewood Street
Waterloo
H. H. Young
Tom Malcom
Mr. Davis
Tom Myleom
Littleton
Quarantine Ordered for Two Smallpox Patients
Smallpox patients E L Powers of 120 Webster Street and Ino Maharie of 220 Concrete Avenue face home quarantine today as health authorities act to contain the outbreak.
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E. L. Powers
Webster, Street
Ino Maharie
Concrete Avenue
Nellie Colling Jackson dies after childbirth in Waterloo
Nellie Colling Jackson wife of Perry L Jackson of 911 Riehi Street died at 5 30 am today after childbirth complications from pneumonia. Harold and Helen Jackson infant twins died yesterday and were buried. She was 19 born Oct 28 1901 in Hill City South Dakota and moved to Waterloo 16 years ago. She married Jackson in Jan 1920. Surviving sister Maud Collins and other relatives. Funeral Thursday and burial in Fairview cemetery.
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Nellie Collins Jackson
Nellie Colling Jackson
Perry L. Jackson
Riehi Street
Harold and
Helen Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Hill City
S. D
Waterloo
Jackson
Gala Night as Co M Prepares to Split Units
Co M held a gala at the armory marking a forthcoming split into two units, B and D, once 110 new members join. Carleton Sias spoke, with dancing and a banquet by Joe Hosmer as new recruits moved in.
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CO. M
Armory
Early Day resident Charlotte Ostrander dies in Illinois
Cedar Falls reports the death of Mrs. Charlotte Ostrander a resident here four years after her first husband J J Royse served as marshal for years. She died at the Soldiers Home in Jacksonville Illinois and her body will be brought here for burial in Fairview.
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Myrtle May Smith
Cincinnati
J. A. Smith
Independence Avenuue
D. J. Purser
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Falls
Jacksonville, Ill
Charlotte Ostrander
J. J. Royse
Jacksonville
Fairview
Blind Youth at Majestic Theater in New York
The Majestic presents Blind Youth by Lou Tellegen and Willard Mack about an artist torn by love and ambition. A Paris model wife reappears in New York as the artist discovers true affection, leading to dramatic studio moments and personal sacrifice.
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Majestic Theatre
Lou Tellegen
Willard Mack
Lonig
Tthira
Jake
Paris
New York
Homemade Pinex cough syrup promises big relief at low cost
An advertisement touts a home made cough remedy using Pinex to be mixed with a pint of syrup or honey for fast relief. It claims cures dry coughs in 24 hours and suits throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis and asthma, urging readers to buy 2½ ounces of Pinex from their druggist.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Vaudeville and Cinema Highlights at Majestic Plaza and Strand
A crowded program features the Majestic Theatre’s White New York Sleeps and a Nightlife reel, plus Palace and Plaza screenings. Conrad in Quest of His Youth stars Thomas Meighan at the Plaza, and She Couldn't Help It features Ruth Renick at the Crystal. The Strand offers The Truth About Husbands with Maureen AVoy and a Modern Lovers sketch with Lew Cody.
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York
New York
Palace Theatre
New Amsterdam
Conrad
Mis ‘Toutah
Thomas Meighan
Plaza Theatre
Ruth Renick
Bebe Daniels
Miss Renick
Ortstal Theatres
M@Avoy
Te Strand Theatre
Arthur Wing Pinero
Bernard ‘Shaw
McAvoy
Anna
Lehr
Holmes FE
Harbert
Elizabeth
Richard. Gordon
Ivo Dawson
Arthur Rankin
Lorraine Frost
You May Be A Better Man At 45 Than The Youth Of 25
An old New York account claims 2 percent of climbers are 44 or older, arguing iron rich diets and Nuxated Iron improve blood and vigor. The ad touts organic Nuxated Iron as safe, tooth friendly, and reverses fatigue in two weeks with a money back guarantee.
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New York
W Nature
Lothario at Garden Theatre Featured Pair in Odd Burlesque
The Robertson-Cole film Lothario appears at the Garden theatre today with Beautiful Batty Blythe and Ednar Vale in a risqué act. The show promises a lively lariat-style performance amid a wartime mood, as audience eyes shift to the stage.
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Alty
Garden Theatre
Gene
Milks Emulsion Advertised By Patient Testimony
Mrs. Robert M. Anthony of Guin Alabama credits Milks Emulsion with reversing tuberculosis symptoms and restoring strength. The ad claims six bottles build appetite improve digestion and bowel action and aid recovery, offering a money back guarantee and noting price at one dollar fifty per bottle.
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Robert M. Anthony
Guin
Ala
Terre Haute
Ind
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