Taken by Death A. Polak 39 Years Old
Sioux City March 6. Mrs Mire wanna Polak aged 39 years four days died at her granddaughter’s home after a brief illness. Born in Bohemia July 26 1820 she came to America fifty one years ago with her husband and children. Her family long lived to 105 and 93 respectively. She attended St Boniface church and kept up chores until strength failed.
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Sioux City
Stler
Mirewanna Polak
Kins
Smith l
Mrs. Polak
Bohemia
America
Polak
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Farm and City Get Together Meet in Waterloo
Letters of invitation went out to Black Hawk county businessmen for a Wednesday 6 30 p m meeting at the K P hall Waterloo. Program includes supper music by Huntsinger's orchestra and talks on value of get together meetings future prospects for the country business man and how city and country men can cooperate.
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Black Hawk County
K. P. Hall
Waterloo
Greater Waterloo Association
Huntsinger
A. A. Burger
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Iowa Farmer
Peder Pedersen
Bowman
Country Business
J. Adam Bede
J. E. Johnson
Ther
Black Hawk
T. F. P. Davis
PF Davis
Notart
Tribon
U J
N. Fprutrether
M Staebhwll
Kleckner
Harold Roberts, 13, Returns After Missing Five Days
Harold Roberts, age 13, who had been missing from his home since Monday, returned to 617 Fowler Street. He had traveled to Dysart, Iowa, stayed at the Globe hotel briefly, then went to bed. police were notified after a clerk recognized him, and his father was summoned. He later told of his plan to wait until he was a man before returning home.
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Harold Roberts
Fowler Street
Globe
Courier and Reporter
Harold
Dysart
Guy Nursery
Ini Street Wear
Hin
Hye
Tim
Superview
Iowa Falls Churches to Have New Pastors
Town Falls March 6 Rev T A Godmanson resigns after two years as English Lutheran pastor. to move to Remichi Minnesota. He leaves March 28. The United Lutheran church board will select his successor. Rev Mr Godmanson serves as statistical secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Town.
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Town
Falls
T. A. Godmanson
Remichi
Minn
Board of Home Missions
The
United Lutheran Church
Goodmonxon
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Christian Church
I. W. Sours
Hampton
Besan
Sours
Cushman
Monticello
Waterloo
Blanche Iréne Martin
Eldora
Town Falls
P. J. Martin
Statu
Miss Martin
Ashbert Theodore ‘Petersen
Petersen Free
H.C. Farley
Fairfield
Forest City
Farley
Savanna JL
Wisconsin
New Hampton
Pencer
Iowa Falls
Secretary Meredith Named on Committee
KE. T. Meredith, the new secretary of agriculture, was elected a member of the executive committee of the local Jersey Cattle club at its meeting Thursday at Ames. W. F. Parrott attended and was elected secretary and treasurer. Other officers include H. G. Van Pelt, Waterloo, president. Wy. A. Wentworth, Des Moines, vice president. William D. Scott, Davenport. BE, M. Sherman, Charles City. and R. G. Kingsley, McGregor, members of the executive committee.
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KE. T. Meredith
Jersey Cattle Club
Ames
W. F. Parrott
H. G. van Pelt
Waterloo
Wy. A. Wentworth
Des Moines
William D. Scott
Davenport
M. Sherman
Charles City
R. G. Kingsley
McGregor
Jazzed sermons shift wakes up churchgoers says survey
Interchurch world movement study notes a trend toward clear direct pulpit speech over old intoning. Dr Frank C English and Dr Warren H Wilson cite changes in delivery and emphasis on practical everyday living to engage congregations.
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Interchurch World Movement
Frank Clare English
Interchurch Homes and Hospitals
Poor Old Dry Act attacked as unconstitutional by Kentucky Distillers
The Kentucky Distillers & Warehouse Co filed a brief in the Supreme Court arguing the prohibition amendment and enforcement act are unconstitutional. The brief contends the amendment oversteps federal powers, lacks ratification, and that both acts deprive property without compensation. It notes the vote did not reach two thirds of all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Kentucky Distillers & Warehouse Co
Rhode Island
Senate
Lions Club to Honor Army Essay Winners at Banquet
The Lions club will host a banquet at Hotel Eis Tuesday evening to award cash prizes and gold medals to top Army essay contest winners. Guests include district prize recipients, contest leaders, judges, club members, and spouses.
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Lions Club
Hotel Eis
Twe
A. Morris
Imepabers
Farm Help in High Demand Early in Season
In Des Moines March 1 county agents report farm labor demand rising with 377 married workers and 88 singles sought. Polk County alone dispatched 66 positions this week as farmers hurry to hire early, with higher wages and eager response.
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Les Moines
George B. Albert
State
Federal Employment Service
Polk County
A. T. Trine
Labor shifts as farmers seek more help early
The article notes a marked change in farmer attitudes toward hiring, with more married farm hands sought and earlier employment this year. Commissioner Rick predicts continued labor scarcity, while building trades report steady work through winter and a spring shortage. County crop agents market staffing support to farmers, boosting year round on farm employment.
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Rick
Fire alarms triggered by basement smoke at Golden Rule Gift
Smoke issued from the Golden Rule Gift Store basement at 112 Fourth Street East set off a fire alarm at 6 40 p m yesterday. Firemen found faulty furnace firing caused the smoke with no damage. Another call to 210 Fowler Street at 5 35 p m reported no damage. Play Safe Insure with Bronson Insurance Agency. Phone 1374.
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Golden Rule Gift Store
Fourth Street
W. J. Moran
Fowler Street
Local No. 1 Carries Motley Cargo to Suburban Buyers
A freight truck route from Waterloo to Independence carries a varied load including automobile tires lumber soft drinks telephone wire hog wire groceries hardware automobile accessories livestock cream separators buggy whips and more as poetical cargoes imagined by a writer in a distant work.
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Bio Line Transportation Company
Waterloo
Independence
L. OC. Faulkner
England and France end Anglo-French loan renewal
Last night brings word from London that England and France agreed not to renew the Anglo-French loan issued in 1915 in the United States. The report also notes riots over food distribution and other war era updates from Moscow to Washington.
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Associated Press
London
J. Austen Chamberlain
England
France
United States
Demoo
Straubig
Moscow
Arctic Ocean
Montgomery
Ala
Braxton Bragg Comer
Birmingham
Alabama
John H. Bankhead
Saghalin
Siberia
Washington, D. C
Federal Grain Corporation
Europe
Congress
Julius Hi. Barres
First National Bank at Grundy Center Changes Officers
Grundy Center March 6 Finlayson retires as bank president. Willis Finlayson, formerly with Villisca banks, elected president. Morrison becomes cashier, replacing J Dalgliesh. Retiring president joins board with Maint Lupkes. Lupkes, a Grundy county farmer, dies at 42 after brief illness near Wellsburg, leaving widow and four children. Henry Boren dies at 22 after hospital illness. he leaves widow and three sons, two daughters, and extended family. Postal savings rise by 24 million during the war, nearing 1 5 7 5 9 43 0?
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Grundy Center
Finlayson
First National Bank
Iis
Willis Finlayson
Villisca
Iter Morrison
J. Dalgliesh
Sath
Maint Lupkes
Grundy County
Wellsburg
Lupkes
Anton Neesen
Weillsburg
Jaxial
Henry Boren
Mike Boren
Teday
Clark Ry
Bertha Erans
Oil firms reassure capacity for new Waterloo plant
Waterloods business leaders, including W. D. Coward of Hawkeye Oil Co and H. C. Wurster, say the Sinclair Roble ity's Waterloo entry will not hurt rivals. They note strong demand from growing auto use and plan a building program with ten stations now under construction and more foundations laid, projecting rapid operation.
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Sinclair Rolie Ity Company
Rack Ishamd
Waterloo
W. D. Gcoward
Mawkeye GM Company
H. Co. Wurster
Hawkeye Compiany
Sinclair
A. H. Coward
Standard Oil Company
Minnesota
Death at Sarl Rock Waterly Hospital
Mrs. Rex Puffer of this city died last evening of pneumonia at Waterly hospital. She was married and survived by her husband and mother. The item appears in a local March report with a brief obituary and a classified ad line noting a "For Sale" in the Courier.
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Sarl Rock
Shell Neck
Rex Puffer
Waterly Hospital
Tonin
Aras
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised By Local Reader
A Evansville resident reports relief from muscle pains and rheumatism after trying Foley Kidney Pills on a friend's recommendation. The ad claims quick relief for backache and stiff joints and notes the product is sold everywhere.
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Gy. N. Tohill
Clerke Lottie Hotel
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Save the Chicks Dr LeGear Remedies Advertised
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr LeGear's Liee Killer and Poultry Prescription as tools to reduce chick deaths and speed healthy growth. It lists multiple dealers including CG, I Barclay & Son, W Oth & Jefferson Streets, A Burger & Son, Landgraf & Co, Kiester Hall Seed Co, Wangler Bros, and more with street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. LeGear
I. Barclay & Son
Landgraf & Co
Kiester-Hall Seed
W. Park Ava & Blut
Wangler Bros
4Th St
Stomach Trouble Relief Reported by Michigan Man
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach pain preventing eating vegetables or fruit and experiencing restless nights. After using Chamberlains Tablets he now eats vegetables and fruit without pain or sleeplessness. If indigestion or constipation troubles you, try these tablets for beneficial results.
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Theodore Sanford
Fenmore
Mich
Chamberlain
Fragmentary plea hides in mixed letters
The note urges readers to tell a person named Po Jmen about a story or argument and to search the site themselves, promising a reward for help. It uses odd spellings and punctuation, making the intent unclear and fraught with misspellings.
Ad for Foley Kidney Pills and Cold Remedy
A fragmented old advertisement urges readers to mail a form to 285 Sheffield Ave. for a remedy package. It promises relief for coughs croup backache and other ailments with Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Medicine tablets.
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Alte
I Om
Sheffield Ave
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Warren H. Wilson
Presbyterian Board of Missions
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Eer
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Charles Christiansen
Hawkeye Company Omerals
Phore
Courier
J. C. Murphy
D.D
Tiours
T P.m
C. A. Boatman, D.D.S
J. Bank
WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
Chest
Percy
Wood
Thagat Leavitt & Johnson Bank
E. T. Jaynes
Franklin St
F.C. Lee Optometrist
ATL
Ans
Sycamore Street
Lillie A. Arnett
Fullerton Place
A. E. Anderson & Co. Tailors
Chicago
Toggery
Fifth
Lafayette
Towa
Charter We
Renart
Dunkerton
Redixounta
Thors Ahown
U. & Government
Fréenu Reserve Bank
Ale Elres Rad
FeAril Tinsarve Bank
Pee
Bankera and Trust
Uw.s
Advaner
Waatanty
Toraien
Dapestia Fotker
Brhit
A. Williams
Fowler
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Drilling Syndicate No. 2
Paul W. Smith
Smith
Smith-Law Petroleum Syndicate
Smith-Law Petrolem Sysdigate
Iowa
Alreasty
Leavitt and Johnson National Bank
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