Frank E Birch enters service and Cedar Falls tax remittance
Cedar Falls reports Frank E Birch the football and basketball official has offered service to the federal government with a condition for notice to wind up local business. Local corporations prepare to remit war tax to Dubuque with estimates suggesting Cedar Falls will contribute heavily, possibly around sixteen thousand dollars. Orange township grants first graduation at consolidated school with ten graduates and John D Foster delivering the address.
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Cedar Falls
Frank E. Birch
Middlewest
War Department
District Revenue Office
Dubuque
Iowa
Orange
Hudson
Orange Township
John D. Foster
Des Moines
S$. M. McCall
Ll. M. Bennett
Tulsa
Okla
O. H. Leonard
A. N. Speer
Stena Hansen
Black Hawk Hotel
Albert Conklin
F. B. Miller
Cedar Falls National Bank
Chicago
F. Pillsbury
Oehvein
Masonic Lodge
Alexander
Minneapolis
Louis Rice
Edward Waugh
Rices
San Francisco
Olney
Superior
Wis
FF. H. Guptitl
Minnesota
Wisconsin
A Miscellany of Quips and Local Observations
A columnist records a string of items from court remarks to signs and storms. Notes include a NY Insurance agent linked to a sensational case, a sign reading This Way In, and a storm anecdote. The piece also quotes social and political snips, a Detroit chorus girl, Wilson and Kaiser jokes, fashion censor talk, and a neighborly banter about running.
Ball Glugs and the Cone Star Player
The piece argues that baseball clubs rely on star players as drawing cards for road games. It highlights Ty Cobb as the top drawing card for Detroit and lists other teams with stars like Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, George Sisler, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Ferdie Schupp, Hal Chase, Al Mamaux, Max Carey, Dick Rudolph, and Frank Baker.
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New York
Aces
Cobb
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit
Tigers
Charley Weeghman
Grov ‘Er Alexander
Alex
Cubs
Ife
Cleveland
Tristam Speaker
Tris
White Sox
Eddie Collins
Browns
George Sisler
Cards
Rogers Hornsby
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Senators
Walter Johnson
Giants
Ferdie Schupp
Reds
Hal Chase
Dodgers
al Mamaux
Pirates
Max Carey
Dick Rudolph
Braves
Frank Baker
Yanks
The Rural Profiteer Morality Tale
Mrs Newlywed visits a grocer seeking fair pricing for fresh eggs. She challenges the grocer who defends farm produce as he notes eggs arrived that morning. She retorts that farmers rush eggs off nests, judging rural commerce by youth and inexperience.
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Lex
Cleveland
Plain
GIST of a World War I era call to action and pro war rhetoric
The text blends a patriotic recruitment cadence urging men to enlist and fight for liberty with lines about cheering the Yanks and showing valor. It references Johnnie and a push scene, then abruptly shifts to a claim about the United States wheat crop nearing 2 billion bushels, followed by an abrupt fragmented line.
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United States
Birmingham firm head laments misread of responsibility
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a business leader saying Li learned what responsibility means after his wife left and he faced hardship. He notes Li's view shifted from theory to practical burden as he handled a pension, a cut, and a bowl of sold fish.
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Birmingham
Lerald
Her Greater Worry in War Time Love
Detroit Free Press photo vignette hints at a sweetheart going to war raising fears he may fall in battle. The woman faces dread and concern yet the piece suggests hardships and potential romance amid wartime.
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Detroit Free Press
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Adam
S. W. Harwich Complete Home Outfitters
Omy
Ellis Hotel
Johnnie
Mberty
Crystal
Bryant Washburn
Dynamiters
Jack Pickford
Huck and
Tom
Pohck
Jewel Carmen
Bob Anderson
Hearst Pathe
C. C. Bickley
Enee Ui Ey
East Fourth Street
R. R. Lot
Campbell
Mary Pickford
Een
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Entz Meat Markets
Commercial Street
Independent Meat CO
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