Anver High After the Cloudburst
Butler County Iowa endures severe flooding from a cloudburst that swelled the Cedar River nearly three feet, submerging lowlands near Parkersburg and washing out a bridge on Illinois Central train No. 11 near Aplington. Crop losses run into hundreds of thousands, while farmers face delayed planting and ongoing wet conditions hindering cultivation and weed control.
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Butlers County
Cedar River
Parkersburg
Illinois Central
Aplington
Iowa
Extend Sales of Waterloo Made Goods Into Foreign Lands
Curb News reports Maxim corporation developing a wide sales system for trucks tractors motors and farm implements in foreign lands. Contracts have been made with William Galloway company and the Dart Motor Truck company of Waterloo.
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Curb News
Maxim Corporation
William Galloway Company
Dart Motor Truck Company
Waterloo
Bullet Enters Home Through Front Window in Castleford
In Castleford at 914 Mobile Street a gunshot shattered a home when a bullet entered from outside after a man fired at rats with a .22 rifle. Police traced the source to Glen Vogt, who said he aimed at rodents. the round did not hit him or injure anyone.
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Castleford
Mobile Street
America
Glen Vogt
League of Catholic Women Donates Comfort Kits to Knights of Columbus
The League of Catholic Women of New York donated comfort kits to Knights of Columbus chaplains and secretaries abroad. Each kit contains small items intended to aid four men in battlefield zones.
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League of Catholic Women of New York
Knights of Columbus
Doans Kidney Pills Ad Promises Back Pain Relief
Waterloo resident Mrs F W Boston reports relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills for backache and fatigue. The advertisement touts kidney health, urges readers to obtain the product at Wangler Bros Drug Co and lists the Mfg. as Toster Millburn Co Buffalo NY with a 60 cent price.
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Waterloo
F. W
Boston
Lafayette St
Doan
Wangler Bros. Drug Co
More Iowans Are Commissioned in Fighting Service
Washington May 30 Special Iowans commissioned by the war department yesterday are William E Ausman Cherokee captain Charles G Anderson Cherokee first lieutenant reserve corps Malcolm Nebeker Stewart Davenport and Dale Orr Lorimer second lieutenant aviation section signal reserve corps Herbert Morgan Decker Davenport Edward D Morrison Barnum and James Warren Woodbridge Cylinder captains Austin Clifford Davis Iowa City Victor Hugo Haseke Cedar Rapids and Albert Edward Archer Fort Dodge first lieutenants medical reserve corps Samuel IL Tolman Mason City second lieutenant sanitary corps national army Harvey William Marsch Sioux City William Edward Purcell Clinton and William Ludwig Scheel Des Moines second lieutenants national guard
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Washington, D. C
War Department
William E. Ausman
Charles G. Anderson
Leutenant Reserve Corps
Malcolm Nebeker Stewart
Davenport
Dale Orr
Lorimer
Signal Reserve Corps
Herbert Morgan Decker
Edward D. Morrison
Barnum
James Warren Woodbridge
Cylinder
Austin Clifford Davis
Iowa City
Victor Hugo Haseke
Cedar Rapids
Albert Edward Archer
Fort Dodge
Leutenants Medical Reserve Corps
Samuel IL. Tolman
Mason City
Sanitary Corps National Army
Harvey William Marsch
Sioux City
William Edward Purcell
Clinton
William Ludwig Scheel
Des Moines
National Guard
400000 Women Work On Prussian Railways
The Prussian Hessean railway employs about 100000 women, ten times prewar figures, per Herr von Breitenbach quoted in Leipziger Tageblatt. He notes women match men in some tasks with similar training, but lag 50 to 75 percent in duties demanding heavy physical effort, and the workforce may rise as the war continues.
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Herr von Breitenbach
Leipzige Tlastrierte Zeitung
von Breitenbach
Holland Builds Wartime Slippers Industry
The United States department of commerce reports Holland has developed a wartime industry producing slippers with cloth tops and wooden soles. Materials include twill corduroy and wool, with cloth parts handmade and soles machined. Retail value about one dollar per pair for the best quality.
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Holland
United States Department of Commerce
Indoor Magenta Hosiery Sparks Home Use Interest
The article notes rapid sales of hosiery believed fully satisfactory for home wear and suitable for women employed in indoor occupations. It emphasizes comfort and practicality, suggesting broad appeal for domestic and light indoor work settings.
Retail Grocers Meeting Postponed to June 4
The Waterloo Commercial club postpones the retail grocers meeting to 2 p.m. next Tuesday at the same location. Board members to interpret prices will be chosen then. all county retailers are urged to attend.
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Waterloo Commercial Club
Doctor's Advice columns spell cures for rheumatism and fatigue
Questions on rheumatism and nervous debility prompt Dr Lewis Baker to prescribe a compound tonic combining iodide potassium sodium salicylate colchrium cardiol balmwort and sarsaparilla with dosage guidance. Other readers seek dandruff relief and liver kidney support with yellow minyos balmwort tablets and five grain arbolone. An advertisement notes free health guides and testimonials from readers like Mrs M T Hudgins.
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T. QO
M. T. Hudgins
Orange
Texas
Swedish minister proposes foreign trade company fund
Sweden’s finance minister urged parliament to create a government backed fund and a foreign trade company to aid postwar imports. The plan envisions a 2 680 000 dollar capital offered to a banking syndicate and secured by government bonds. A historical note mentions France's first self moving gun carriage from 1768.
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Sweden
of &R
France
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