Warship Bouvet Struck Mine in Dardanelles Action
A British and French fleet attacked three Dardanelles fortresses at dawn while another squadron targeted Saroy bay fortresses. The French battleship Bouvet hit a mine near the straits entrance and sank in three minutes, a British battleship Irresistible was put out of action, and a French torpedo boat was sunk by fort fire.
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Berlin
London
Dardanelles
Saroy Bay
Houvet
Straits
Irresistible
Zodiacal Light Through December and Beyond
Astronomy by Geo S Payne describes the zodiacal light seen before morning and after evening twilight through December, extending up to 50 degrees west of the sun and 70 degrees eastward. It increases in brightness as December ends, fades after May, and though once thought atmospheric, it is now viewed as a distant solar-related phenomenon with unknown precise nature.
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Pleiades
la Place
Mortified By Pimply Face Calcium Wafers Ad
An early 20th century advertisement promises Stuart's Calcium Wafers will cure pimples and restore a clear complexion. It targets women, claims free trial packages and a sample, urging readers to send coupons to receive a trial pack and join a growing “army” of satisfied users.
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Stuart
Nature
Stuart, Co
Marshall
Mich
Estimates Put Waterloo Drug Victims At One Thousand
A Waterloo man J W Briggs 28 years old estimates about 1000 drug users in the city including men women and children. He claims many use up to 100 heroin tablets a day costing about 1 dollar daily and says the source is Omaha and St Paul. He believes self cure is possible at home as federal laws tightened the market. Directors and trustees of the YMC A schedule a joint meeting at the YWCA parlors on March 29.
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J. WH. ‘Briggs
Waterloo
Briggs
Knoxville
Omaha
St. Paul
Fayette teachers meet and family visits reported
Floyd and Shapley attended a Fayette teachers meeting with Pearl and Mabel Gauger. Mabel Gauger visited with her sister Hilda at Faxette over Sunday. Robt Felix moved a carload of household goods to a farm near Norcross Minnesota. A child was born to Mr and Mrs Rochemiere on Monday March 4. Q J Wood joined Dunkerton Iowa mourners for a relative’s funeral. Knowshan in Osage transferred by transarted ty. Mrs Rankin, ill for some time, shows slow improvement.
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N Shapley
Fayette
Misses Pearl
Mabel Gauger
Cedar Asacred
Hilda
Knowshan
Osage
Robert Rankin
Inspection Train Reaches Waterloo For Brief Stop
An inspection train on the Illinois Central carrying General Manager Foley General Motive Power Superintendent R W Bell and others arrived in Waterloo at 9 20 this morning and left an hour later. The trip is made periodically.
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Ilnols Central
Foley
General Motive
R. W. Bell
Waterloo
Phelps Not Wanted by Massachusetts Officials In Custody
Daniel Phelps who was taken into custody Wednesday evening for kidnapping his own child is not wanted by Massachusetts officials. He will be arraigned in police court on a charge of indecent behavior.
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Daniel Phelps
Massachusetts
Englishwoman 15 Found Guilty Of Cheating American Girl In London
Lady Ida Sitwell sister of Lord Londesborough and wife of Sir George Sitwell was sentenced to three months in prison for conspiring to swindle Miss Francis Dobbs an American in London over two bills of exchange. The bills were discounted by a money lender and then dishonored. She planned to introduce Dobbs into society. her husband is a London publisher known for opposing fraud in the occult.
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London
Ida Sitwell
Lord Londesborough
George Sitwell
Sargent
Francis Dobbs
Ida
Miss Dabbs
State Fund Insurance Defeated by Iowa Senate
Des Moines march 19 the iowa senate defeated the Clarkson bill for a Garst plan of state fund insurance under workmen compensation by 28 to 19 the measure is indefinitely postponed opposition from manufacturers cited the Cosson special agent bill was set for senate calendar judiciary committee 2 reported for indef postponement in the house jamison bill to abolish parole board and indeterminate sentence system was placed on calendar alongside recommended postponement. A ymca membership board meeting is set for monday evening to discuss a whirl wind campaign for new members. The affiliated brotherhoods of the city will meet tonight at walnut street baptist church with dr josup of the state university to address the gathering.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee No. 2
House
Jamison
Parole Board
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Josup
The
State University
New York Produce Markets Report March Edits
General markets summary from New York on March 19 notes butter firm with steady cheese, eggs irregular with large receipts. Poultry prices show live western fowls and turkeys weak, dressed fowls and turkeys lower, western roasting chickens frozen. A brief ad for Paige Detroit shows today through Sunday end.
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New York
Quaker Herb Extract Promises Relief in Waterloo Area
A Waterloo health teacher promotes Quaker Herb Extract as a cure for stomach and intestinal troubles. Mr Ceperly of Cedar Falls testifies to rapid relief after using the remedy for seven to eight days. Advertises prices for Quaker items and directs readers to Model Pharmacy and Cedar Falls Drug Co for purchases and information.
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BY Ceperly
Lowa Street
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Ceperly
Iowa Street
Tie
Express
Model Pharmacy
Fourth Street
Australia Shows Rich Horse Population vs Population
A historical note states Australia contains about forty five horses for every hundred residents, illustrating a high horse density relative to population size and suggesting widespread horse ownership or use across the country.
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Australia
How To Gain Fresh Weight With Hypomelane Tablets
Several well known physicians endorse a simple method to gain weight. Take one or two 3 grain hypomelane tablets after each meal for several months. The tablets claim to increase red and white blood cells, aid digestion, and promote assimilation of nutrients. Available in sealed packages from physicians and well stocked apothecary shops.
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Bouvet
Astronomy
Geo. S. Payne
Colton
la Racontoeuse
Milan
Board of Directors
YM. C. A
Floyd
Phelps
Lady de Ly
Dhavenport
Belin
Dave
Davenport
Seer Art
East Fourth Street
Iow
Hennery
Motion Pictures
Paige Detroit
Motor Car Co
Crystal Theatre
Runkel
Melo
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