A J Edwards Heads Enlarged Welfare League
A J Edwards named president as the Social Welfare League in Waterloo reorganizes to broaden its reach beyond the city. A new board, officers, and bureaus including Public Health and Juvenile Protection will expand services to all county residents and ages.
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Social Welfare League
A.J. Edwards
Thomas M. Buchanan
Herbert M. Reed
Frank J. Kightey
Edwards
J. ©. Bragdon
Bragdon
Waterloo
League
Wall
Public Health Bureau
American Legion censures war department over leniency for objectors
Sioux City Iowa news reports the American Legion condemns the war department for fostering anti Americanism by lenient treatment of conscientious objectors. The group urges withdrawal of pardons, deportation of aliens, two year probation for immigrants, English instruction, strict military discipline, and records kept with naturalization. It also denounces alleged parlor socialists and Bolsheviks and calls for action by the justice department and limits on foreign language papers.
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Sioux City
War Department
American Legion
Legion
Naturalization Court
Justice Department
Cedar Falls Daily News Resident News By George M. H. Twaddle
Local item by George M. H. Twaddle, Cedar Falls correspondent, appears in Cedar Falls Daily News. Includes brief notes on community happenings and address details for the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter office, with standard hours.
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Cedar Falls
George MH. Twaddle
Waterloo Evening Courier
Christians Plan A Church Home In Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls reports the Christian church will start a new house of worship next spring, with Rev. Andrew Scott returning from Des Moines to secure approvals. Church leaders say funding is secured and construction will reuse much of the Main and Sixth streets structure. Presbyterians convene a district institute tomorrow led by Dr. McGarrah and Mig Coy from New Rap City. Zion Church rally day is set for Sunday school on Nov 16 with long-serving superintendent William C. Nuhn presiding.
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Cedar Falls
The
Christian Church
Des Moines
Andrew Scott
Main
Sixth Streets
Presbyterian Church
McGarrah
Mig Coy
New Rap
City
Scott Smith
Cedar Rapide
Culley
Vinton
W. B. Fisher
Ackley
United States
Ruth McElgalh
Ming Despolis
Chicago
Walter Peck
Fred Webster
Waterloo
California
Peck
Janesville
John Assink
Willian
Jensen
Jens Sorensen
Donnan Junction
Sorensen
J. D. Wild
Seattle
Wash
W. N. Hostrop
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Aspirin for Colds and Pain Ad Highlights Bayer Brand
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin for colds and various pains. It urges insisting on genuine Bayer tablets in proper Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer is the trademark of the Bayer Company for acetylsalicylic acid and mentions handy tins of 12 tablets costing only a few cents.
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Bayer
Danger Signals Of Bad Blood Warning Advertisement
Pimples on the face neck swelling and complexion issues signal blood trouble. The ad claims No 40 For The Blood is a proven old doctor’s prescription of reliable alteratives, sold by Wangler Bros. Co. and other druggists in Evansville Indiana.
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J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Ind
Wangler Bros. Co
Chamberlains Tablets Offer Permanent Relief for Constipation
An advertisement states most laxatives give only temporary relief and should be used for that purpose. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy for constipation that also improves appetite and strengthens digestion while advising to follow directions on each package.
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Chamberlain
Emery
Alonzo G. Bliss Co
Washington, D
Antioch Baptists Plan 20 Foot Church Addition
A building permit was issued for Antioch Baptist Church at 600 Douglas Street to add a 20 foot extension and remove the rear wall to enlarge the auditorium. The frame structure church serves a growing, predominantly colored congregation under Rev. J. W. Bowles. The improvement is estimated at 600 dollars and the contractor is A. E. Trusty.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Douglas Street
A. E. Trusty
J. W. Bowles
Imade
Decoration for Iowan to Receive British Medal of Honor
Ottumwa Indiana November 13 Otis E B Turner Albia an overseas veteran who wears the French Croix de Guerre and the American D. S. M is to receive the British Medal of Honor from the Prince of Wales in New York November 22 Try helps Glasses for Head Ache 518 Jefferson
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Ottumwa
Otis EB. Turner
Albia
Prince of Wales
New York
Sun’s vast power over planets inspires cosmic vision
In a November 11, 1919 note from Waterloo Iowa, a ponderous astronomy-themed meditation describes the sun’s immense diameter of 886000 miles, its gravitational sway over Neptune and other bodies, and wonders of space. The piece evokes a poet’s dream as an angel questions infinity before the universe of God.
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Neptune
Fred Kaltenbach First in S. T. C. Declamation Test
Fred W Kaltenbach of Waterloo won top honors in the annual declamation contest at the Teachers’ College in Cedar Falls. The event drew notable student competitors as Kaltenbach spoke on cosmic themes, drawing applause for delivery and clarity.
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Fred Kaltenbach
S. T.C
Fred W. Kaltenbach
Waterloo
Tibe
Cedar Falls
A Nervous Wreck And The Dr Pierce Laxatives
Business men feel worn and foggy as the day wears on. The ad urges clean bodies, warns against toxins from fermenting food, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Anuric to cleanse kidneys and bladder, relieve lumbago rheumatism and gout.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
To The Wife of One Who Drinks
Aimed at wives and friends of alcoholics, this plea promises a quick, easy method to freeing drinkers from the habit with benefits to health and happiness. Information available in a plain envelope on request to Edw. J. Woods, DaA-625, Station FL New York. Cut this
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J. Woods
New York
N.Y
Glycerine Mixture Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Simple glycerine and herbal mix in Adler-i-ka is claimed to ease all gas and sour stomach. It supposedly acts on both bowels to remove accumulated matter, relieve constipation, and prevent appendicitis, with specific user reports of head pain and gas relief. Wangler Bros. Co. distribution.
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Wangler Bros. Co
Local Winners Earn Prizes for Rendition of Affairs in America
The competition awarded $25 to the winner for her rendition of Affairs in America. Second place went to Susan Bakers of Cedar Falls, who received $1, and third place to Anna Corts of Boone with a $10 prize.
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America
Susan Bakers
Cedar Falls
Anna Corts
Boone
St Peters Cathedral: Start in 1450, finish 1880
A historical note states the construction of St Peter's Cathedral began in 1450 and was not completed until 1880. The total estimated cost approached 75,090,000 in the narrative, reflecting the long duration and high expense of the project.
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St. Peter's Cathedral
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