Bethlehem is One Christian Town in All Palestine
Jerusalem March 13 The Palestine census lists total population 757182 with Christians 10 percent Jews 11 percent and Mohammedans 79 percent. Bethlehem is unique for Christian majority with 6538 Christians ? Mohammedans and two Jews. Nazareth 7424 residents two thirds Christian one third Mohammedan and 53 Jews. Jaffa seaport about 47000 with 20000 Jews and 20000 Mohammedans and 7000 Christians. Some Zionist claims of a 7000000 population questioned given Palestine area and arable land. Roaman figures cited.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Palestina
Boston
Palestine
Tiberias
Abraham
Jesus
Stecca
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Jaffa
The
Palestine Weekly
Vermont
Suffering Woman Finds Relief With Favorite Prescription
Mrs Martha Strayer of Lincoln Nebraska testifies she suffered from weakness and misery before using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits the remedy with relief and avoiding surgery after one bottle and later again during menopause. She recommends sending 10 cents for a trial package.
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Keaith
Lincoln
Nebr
Dr. Pierce
Martha Strayer
Population pressure on Palestine amid resource limits
The text argues that without improving natural resources Palestine cannot sustain a much larger population. It cites Vermont's 1920 population of 352,428 as a comparative example of state-scale demography and resource constraints.
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Palestine
Vermont
Seven Months in Jail Is Decided for Fairweather
Hope and despair alternating through a court action over a gambling nuisance case. After a Guilty plea, Judge G. W. Wood sentenced Fairweather to seven months in county jail. An appeal to the supreme court failed, with the court affirming the original sentence and denying reversal or modification. The opinion notes the trial court’s discretion within statute limits and that the crime involved deliberation, not sudden passion. MOBLAW WINS AGAIN. In sports, Mrs. Moll Mollory advances to the second round by defeating Milo Saint Ommeroy 6-1 6-1, while Gustav of Sweden loses in men’s doubles.
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G. W., Wood
Fairweather
J. H. Meyers
Supreme Court
Dos Molinos
Mobla
Nice
Molla Mallory
Milo
Saint Ommeroy
Wing Gustav
Sweden
Frank G Wagner Called by Death
Frank G Wagner aged 65, longtime Illinois Central Railway blacksmith foreman, died at St Francis hospital after a year of declining health. Born in Dubuque, he married Annie Evans in 1882, moved to Waterloo in 1886, and had nine children. Requiem Mass planned at St Marys Church with burial at Calvary. funeral arrangements pending.
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Frank G. Wagner
Illinois Central Railway Company
St. Francis Hospital
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
Dubuque
Bellevue
Annie Evans
Waterloo
Wagner
Illinois Central
Jouls
St. Mary's Catholc Church
Order of Foresters
Roy Beatles
Harald McDermott
Irma Wagner
Henry Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Joe Holbrook
J. B. Frank
Detroit
Charles Ludlow
Mary Gueille
Order of Saint Francis
M. M. Vaughan
Ed Dietymann
Walla Walla
Wash
George Sawyer
Ed Wagner
Richland
Mfo
Albert Wagner
Omaha
WI Wagner
St. Joseph
George Wagner
Mary Lucille
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary
Hileman & Gindt
New Jersey Eyes Hawkeye Style Road Commissioner
Washington reporters note that Thomas M. MacDonald, former Iowa road commissioner and current head of the bureau of public roads, has been proposed as New Jersey’s single road commissioner amid an $80 million highway program. Sen. Walter Edge floated the idea to break a Republican Democratic stalemate over a two two roster, with resignation anticipated if accepted.
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New Jersey Post
Ben Edge
New Jersey
Iowa
Senate
MacDonald
Houston
Edwin T. Meredith
Federal Road Building Establishment
Wallace
Mer. MacDonald
Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Thomas M. MacDonald
Ames
Iowa Road
Bureau of
Public Roads
Walter Edge
Bureau of Public Roads
Winterset Man Receives D S C For Son's Valor
Washington March 14 The father of George A Wilkinson of Winterset was told this week that the War Department will award the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously to his son a member of the Rainbow division One Hundred Sixty eighth infantry. Wilkinson died from wounds sustained while valiantly leading his men against a machine gun position in World War I.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
George A. Wilkerson
One Hundred Sixty Eighth Infantry
Iowa
War Department
George A. Wilkinson
How Fat Actress Was Made Slim
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets help stage people reduce fat easily and steadily. The lime and weight loss claim is tied to actresses using the tablets several times a year. Sold by druggists for one dollar a case or directly from Marmola Co. Detroit Michigan.
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Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Heroic action earns posthumous decoration for George Wilkinson
An official War Department citation honors George A. Wilkinson, a sergeant in the 168th Infantry, 42nd Division, killed near Hill 268 in France on October 14, 1918. He led a platoon under heavy fire, captured three machinegun nests, reorganized his men, and charged a fourth emplacement before being fatally wounded. Next of kin listed as Henry Wilkinson, Winterset, Iowa.
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West
Henry Wilkinson
War Department
Davis
Puble
George A. Wilkinson
Ser Seant
One Hundred Sixty Eighth Infantry
Cote du Chatillon
France
Winterset
Red Pepper Rub Promises Fast Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers as a quick, penetrating heat remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuritis back ache stiff neck sore muscles and chest colds. It claims instant warming of the sore area and improved blood flow with a Rowles branded guarantee.
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Rowles
Take Salts If Rheumatism Bothering You
Rheumatism spares no one and thrives in damp cold. For a week, mix four ounces of Rad Salts in water and drink before breakfast to neutralize acidity, flush waste, and stimulate kidneys. Jad Salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is claimed to help many sufferers.
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Witness Central
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Willard
Standard Battery & Electric Co
West Fifth St
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Liscottt & Mrers Tobacco Co
Federal Land Banks
Geo
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Secy-Treas
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Commercial St
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