Cartoon Critique and a Bank Heist Trial
Three men, Pat Berko witz Easton Charles and R Gramer, were sentenced by Judge McKeen to three years each for robbing banker Joseph Pearl of South Bethlehem. They allegedly drugged Pearl with a cigarladen cigar to render him unconscious before breaking into the safe.
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Cigar Easton
Pat Charles Berkowitz
R. Gramer
McKeen
Joseph Pearl
South
Bethlehem
Pearl
Datering Evening Courier Advertising Policy and Office Blurb
The Datering Evening Courier lists publication details and rates, with notes on advertising standards and policy. It mentions offices in Waterloo and bureau locations in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, plus staff roles and payment terms.
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M. Fi
W. H Hartman CO
West Park Age
Toho
Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Waterloo
Town
Associated Tress
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
W. Ad
Washington, D. C
Munsey
Dougherty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Cloth the Naked and Help Europe Relief Drive
The Water ton Iowa community urges a clothing drive to aid Belgian and French refugees, asking for sturdy ready-to-wear items while noting the late January push and the ongoing post office service improvements. The appeal emphasizes practicality and urgency to help rehabilitate homes and factories in war-ravaged Europe.
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Waterton
Iowa
American Red Cross
Belgium
France
America
Europe
Hed Cross
Post Office Department
Washington
Koons
Remembering Iowa's fallen Rainbow Division in France
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes 500 Iowa soldiers of the 168th Rainbow Division lie in France, honoring their deeds beyond famed names. Sioux City Tribune and Des Moines Capital comment on local business boldness and a push to curb worthless stocks, while Davenport Times mentions Senator Cumming amid national matters.
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Cedar Raplés
France
Iowa
Rainbow
168Th
Sioux City
Des Moines
Towa
Davenport
Senator Cumming
Should a Wife Open Her Husband's Letters
A 1918 Thompson Feature advises spouses on mail etiquette. It argues a wife may read her husband's letters only with mutual consent, stressing courtesy and trust to prevent domestic trouble. It recommends seeking permission, avoiding suspicion, and keeping letters sealed when appropriate.
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Thompson Feature Service
Pasteurized milk safety urged by medical editor
The medical editor argues pasteurized milk is safest for children and all, countering taste and germ fears. He cites experts, notes pasteurization kills 98 percent of milk germs, and stresses proper handling to prevent contamination.
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Uma
Side Talks on Neighborly Loans and Spanking Mothers
A reader offers observations on neighborly borrowing and lending, noting the friction of returning items and paying others' laundry costs. The letter also argues some mothers overstep with children and contemplates the value of neighborly friendship despite annoyances. The author signals a desire for guidance on the topic.
Sundays to Lose Blueness
Rolfe Arran reports that Iowa Sundays are to lose their indigo blueness as the senate has voted to remove the tint. The note frames a political mood about changing traditional Sunday color symbolism.
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Rolfe Arran
Iowa
Senate
Readjustment and a Free Market in Lead Trade
A review notes the lead trade weathered the war to peace shift with demand slumps and price dips to 5¢, then a rebound to 25¢ as demand improves. It argues lead was less controlled than steel or copper, with government stocks small and production cutbacks easing.
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Iran
New York
Behead Puzzles Point to Hidden Word Tricks
Brain tests challenge solvers with beheadings where removing the first letter of a word changes meaning. The column lists six clues: behead a wooden case to yield a price, behead a tale to yield efficient, behead a treastite to yield spoiled, behead a limb’s extremity to yield a conjunction, behead an injury to yield 3, behead a culinary concoction to yield a residue, behead part of a boat to yield a marine creature, and behead a scoundrel to yield the middle of a church. The diagram for No. 16 shows a course of nine straight tacks through mine alds.
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Ehead
Polly Doll and the Gingerbread Man in the Playroom
In a toyroom tale Polly Doll loves Jack Ginger the gingerbread man. Jack-in-a-Box wakes and harms him. Red Cross Nurse Doll finds him damaged and Polly laments while Worsted Tom contemplates love and secrecy. Tomorrow's feature is Little Bruin Goes 4-Hunting.
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Polly Doll
Tom
Jack Ginger
Letty Doll
Teddy Bear
Polly
Teddy
Jack-in
Jack
Polly Dall
Red Cross
Doll
Tommorrow
Humpty Dumpty
Worsted Tom
Worsted
Little Bruin
Lead Market Controls During War End and Free Market Return
The passage describes how lead production was centralized by the war service committee to ensure fair pricing and supply for war needs. Non essential production was halted and distribution regulated until December when the committee, lacking authority after January 1, declared a free market. The subsequent readjustment stabilized the lead market, though the author notes other commodities remain less healthy and suggests broader government oversight could have aided general business during war conditions.
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War Service Committee
How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes Tip
An advertisement promotes Lavoptitl eye wash for brighter eyes and healthier sparkle. It claims red or strained eyes improve in a week and offers a free aluminum eye cup from Wangler Brothers Co. with purchase.
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Wangler Brothers Co
Arnegists
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for Weak Women
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for delicate overworked women. It claims to regulate function, enrich blood, relieve aches and nervousness, restore sleep and strength, and includes a testimonial from Mrs Carrie Hill of Dusedee Ave about postnatal recovery and improved appetite.
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Doctor Pierce
Elgin
Dr. Pierce
Carrie Hill
Dusedee Ave
Famo Hair Remedy Promises Dandruff Cure and Growth
An advertisement touts FAMO as a complete cure for seborrhea and dandruff, claiming it kills the dandruff germ and stimulates hair growth. It emphasizes multiple benefits including reduced itching, colored hair maintenance, and suitability for all ages, with prices 35 cents and 1 dollar.
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Detroit
Fame Co
Hansen & Hansen Henderson Drug CO
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