Who Owns The Title To Your Property War Bond Drive
Governor Harding argues that victory in Europe will secure property titles at home and urges Waterloo residents to back war savings bonds. Service League canvasses 25,000 people, aiming to register every name on blue pledge cards and ensure no one is overlooked. Readers are urged to call 976 for missed canvassing and to read front-page dispatches about the Western Front drive.
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Gov. Harding
Service League
France
Belgium
Italy
Serbia
Roumania
Finland
Poland
Waterloo
Western Front
the Courier and Reporter
Residents urged to donate books for soldiers
Waterloo campaign to collect reading material continues despite a weak response. Fewer than 1,000 books were donated in the first week, far short of the 4,000 to 5,900 hoped for. Donations can be brought to either public library branch or arranged by calling a librarian, as the library board and the American Library Association push this appeal. An estimated 10,600 books may be available in Waterloo if residents inventory home shelves and garret boxes.
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Waterloo
Library Board
American Library Association
Quits Business for Farm in Morrison County
Michael Gentle, formerly a businessman here, moves to a Minnesota farm near Morrison County after four years running a Toronto fruit and confectionery store. He has sold out and will reside with his family in Waterloo. A half section of unimproved land will be developed, with Samuel Doren hired to erect buildings.
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Michael Gentle
Waterloo
Mr. Gentle
Toronto
Canada
Morrison County
Minn
Samuel Doren
Three Waterloo Boys Start For France Quickly
Three Waterloo youths Wynn Warwick Herbert Matthews and Oscar Manning enlisted six weeks ago and traveled from Jefferson Barracks to Camp Grant Rockford to an eastern port for sail to France. They joined the engineering corps. The enlistees are sons of W T Warwick Walter Matthews and Q A Manning with the latter two active in local politics and the first a merchant.
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France
Wynn Warwick
Herbert Matthews
Oscar Manning
Waterloo
Jefferson Barracks
Camp Grant
Rockford
Engineering Corps
W. T. Warwick
Walter Matthews
Q. A. Manning
Uniform Makes Me Feel Like Misfit Says Austin Tims
Austin Tims former editor in Waterloo writes from Fort Riley Kansas where he is in the medical department of the army. He describes two sizes too small hat and coat and two sizes too big shoes yet says the uniform fits. He passed the final physical and is in quarantine for two weeks. He expresses hope for a quick training and possible deployment to France this summer.
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Austin Tims
Star of the Waterloo Evening Courier
Fort Riley
Kan
Medical Department-Of-The- Army
Tims
France
Woman's Wits Save Child From Injury
Katherine Bickley five year old daughter of Dr and Mrs J Ceoil Bickley was brushed by a car on Fourth street west in front of the doctor's office. Mrs George Carey driving toward Commercial turned left to avoid the child, sparing her. Mrs Corey suffered nervous shock afterward.
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Katherine
J. Ceoil Bickley
George Carey
Fourth Street
Dr. Bickley
Danderine Ad Promises Quick Hair Loss Stop
An old advertisement claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and that applying a small bottle of Danderine will stop hair loss and remove dandruff after several uses. The pitch urges readers to buy at drug stores for a few cents.
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Seeks Mothers Trust
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises quick relief, cautioning against counterfeit syrups and urging readers to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Banquet of music for Camp Cody soldiers
A Waterloo relief letter from Co B 133rd infantry thanks the people of Waterloo for donated phonograph records sent to the Camp Cody soldiers. The note praises Sergeant Farrell and Officer Nechtfertig for organizing the effort and mentions the generosity of Tinck's store clerks in providing the equipment needed to play the records. The message, dated March 20, 1918, expresses gratitude and recalls the boys enjoyed the music after a long absence.
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Waterloo
Camp Cody
N. M
John T. Farrell
Mark G. Nechtfertig
Police Department
One Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry
Courier and Reporter
People of
Co. B
Farrell
Rechtfartle
Tinck’s
Boys of
Co, B.'s
Auto Stolen Twice in City Theft Report
Auto belonging to H A Brink er stolen a year ago and recovered shortly after at Cadar Rap ids. It was stolen a second time last May from Lafayette Street and Park Avenue East.
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Cadar Rapids
Iast
Lafayette Street
Park Avenue East
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Raider
Ing Junior Bonds
Company B
Phonograph Records
Deming
N. AL
Pape
Hall-Ekfelt Co
Axminster
Royal Wiltons
Wilton Velvets
Brussels
Hall-Ekfest Company
Park Avenue and
Iowa
Western Union
THE
Western Union Telegraph CO
Indianapolis
Ind
Elis
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