Shoppers Ready to Invade Waterloo for Dollar Day Bargains
Waterloo merchants prepare for Dollar Day with a week of advertising and hundreds of items priced at one dollar. Shoppers from within seventy five miles will arrive by train interurban and car for a city wide sale featuring clothing dry goods and other quality items at single dollar prices. Local stores expect to draw customers from surrounding towns and villages in Black Hawk county and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Retail Merchants’ Association
Evers Ator
Gaoda
Buack Hawk County
Villa Retreats In Fresh Mexican Skirmish Near Agua Prieta
Desperate Villa forces retreat from Agua Prieta after skirmishes with Mexican and American troops. Deserters attempt crossing lines but are fired upon by Villa and Carranza forces. Desperation over provisions cited by captured deserter. 326 Villa dead or wounded noted as fighting near the border town. Calles cavalry pressed retreating units to halt pursuit with small arms fire.
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Agua Privia
Villa
Calley
Agua Prieta
Carranza
Amiertsang
International Ring
Oty Douglas
Vila
Naco Sonora
Calles
Matanzas
Cuba
Sorce
Shell fire reported near Agua Prieta during villa attack
Descriptions note a series of shells from a villa gun east of Agua Prieta and another gun at Villa las Juat. Pils fired several shells over the town as Calles fled back toward Agua Prieta on his horse after the attack.
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Agua Prieta
Villa Las Juat
Calles
Settlement forecast after arbitration in shipping nationality dispute
Washington D C Nov set tlement through arbitration of the case of an American ship flocking walt ed by a British crouiser off the Atlantic coast was forecast as a result of the new issue between the United States and the entente allies over how to determine merchant ship nationality. It is considered likely the British government would resort to price court proceedings. The United States probably will not object to such a step. Rome trip notes recount Mrs John Berggren returning after an extended western tour. She visited California expositions and, on return, saw relatives in Waterloo and Portal, North Dakota, travelling via the southern route and the Canadian Pacific line.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic
United States
Rome
John Berggren
Broadway
California
San Diego
San Francisco
Whneles
M. P. Messinger
Meexinger
Waterloo
A. O. Messinger
Portal, N. D
Owa Girl Ciladys Anderson Reported Drowned Near Sacramento
A message from Albia Iowa reports Ciladys Anderson formerly of Albia drowned in the river near Sacramento. Anderson was prominent locally and was expected to visit Albia soon. She was the daughter of A. J. Anderson editor of the Albia Union.
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Albia
Ciladys Anderson
Sacramento
Local woman accused of magazine subscription scam
A young woman near Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith allegedly solicited magazine subscriptions in parts of the city, collecting money and promising deliveries from local book suppliers. Mrs. Smith confirmed prior incidents, suggesting the scam mirrors a "cast money" scheme previously linked to the Walnut Street Baptist Sunday school. Residents urged to avoid uncredentialed solicitors and beware similar solicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Smith
Walnut Street Baptist Sunday School
Prince von Buelow Sees Switzerland Amid Peace Talks
Geneva dispatch notes Prince von Buelow touring Switzerland reportedly for peace mission with two German officials. He plans to meet papal delegate Monsignor Marchetti and discussions suggest a proposed peace conference venue in Switzerland with Basel and Geneva cited as favored locations.
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Geneva
Gross Ix
Prince von Buelow
Switzerland
Altho
Jirinee
Basel
Ij Diacogglon
Berne
An Easy Way To Get Fat And Be Strong
An article promotes Sargol as a reliable flesh-builder to help digestion absorb fats and boost weight. It claims 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh, asserts safety, and notes refund guarantees through Joder Pharmacy. Also warns use mainly for weight gain and digestion issues.
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Joder Pharmacy
Cossacks Kill German Captives Reported by War Source
Berlin wireless reports an official source describing a Russian army note from a prisoner of war. It claims a Cossack colonel informed Baron von Stempel that Cossacks killed a number of German captives to prevent their participation in nearby fighting.
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Berlin
Sayville
Baron von Stempel
Hillside Cemetery to Meet and Oyster Dinner Postponed
In Mt Vernon Township on November 4, the Hillside Cemetery association plans a picnic dinner with Mrs D A Finley. Various local people are mentioned visiting relatives, birthdays, and social events including a postponed canter schoolhouse oyster supper and a range of visits by residents to Waterloo Cedar Falls and Minneapolis.
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Monant Vernon
Hillside Cemetery Association
D. A. Finley
Leahue
Maxine Wambaugh
Cedar Falls
Charles Leversee
Charles Wambaugh
Sartor] Memorial Hospital
Canter
Dave Hutton
Waterloo
Conrad Faust
Mesdames
John Carpenter
al Henry
Dunkerton
Charlie Burke
George Housman
Westphal
Austrian fort bottling up under Italian guns near Malborghetto
Navy dispatch from Udine reports Fort Hansel at Malborghetto, key Austrian fortification, surrounded by Italian forces. Italian heavy guns occupy surrounding heights, forcing the fort into a powerless position. In Davenport, Miss Anna Schafer, 22, was struck and killed crossing Rock Island tracks while returning home for supper. Presence of Prince von Buelow in Switzerland noted as having a political objective.
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Prince von Buelow
Switzerland
Davenport
Anna
Schafer
Rock Island
Udine
Italy
Paris
Hansel
Malborghetto
Pontafel
Tarvis
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OWA
NYA Sacramento
IGIRL
RK. of
P.dance
MT. Vernon
Elizabeth Cade
Marysville
Ill
Chas, Briden
Oliver Briggs
Minnesota
I. R. Moon
DeWitt Briden
East Janesqide
Ald Gallery
Co. W. Lyon
Timeon Farm
W. W. Lyon
Minneapolis
Inez Messinger
Rolfe, Ta
Ernest Jordan
Iowa City
East Ninth St
Dr. Schram
Chicago
Scholl
Wang& Miller
Morton
Courier and Reporter
Central Savings Bank
Iowa
Black Hawk
Due Clearing House
State of
Black Hawk County
John L. Jones
M. L. Jennings
J. W. Arbuckle
Altstadt
Joan E. O'Keefe
the Waterloo Evening Courier
and Daily Reporter
W. H. Hartman Co
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