Municipal government grows with power to reform
In Baltimore on November 19, Clinton Rogers Woodruff of the National Municipal League reported that the European war has not slowed American municipalities. Cities push improvements, finance remains sound, and the commission form dwindles among large cities while municipal home rule grows. Advances in budgets and utility controls continue, with state action favored for regulation. social problems loom, and war-linked European emigration is anticipated.
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Baltimore
United States
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
National Municipal League
Woodruff
Europe
America
Philadelphia
Kankes City
Providence
Louisville
Atlanta
Worcester
Richmond
Cambridge
Mais
Iowa
Wyoming
Utah
Union
Social and Literary Notes From Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls notes list visits by Mrs Ed Rownde Barrie of San Francisco. Miss Ethena Rose travels to Niagara Falls for weeks with relatives. Local clubs plan meetings, dinners, teas, and lectures led by Mrs Lucy Noble Mrs J W Wead Dyke and others. Faculty and students attend conventions in Chicago and a First Congregational Sunday school social. Funeral services for Mrs C M Collar reported, with interment at Fairview. Community events include choruses, readings, and Thanksgiving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Ed Rownde Barrie
San Francisco
Cal
H. Rownd
Ethena Rose
Niagara Falls
N. Y
B. Humbert
Mary Hammond
Apa Tal
George Bancroft
Parkman
Morey
J. Freeman Clarke
J. WH. Wead Dyke
F. Martias
West Ninth and
Washington Streets
Homer H. Chay
Losserros
Ade Guernsey
West Twelfth Street
C. H. Baliry
Chicago
W. N. Kostrop
Kafle Klatseh
J. W. Holland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Teac
First Congregational
Roger Leavitt
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Alexander
Howard B. Sul
Margaret
OQ. Jackson
John D. Chumpyon
N. M. Graham
Ded
Witch
New Hartford
W. T. Howe
State Street
Carl Howe
Sue
Michigan
Cedar Fair
Oring and Clos
Teachers College
W. Whitworth
Tiguin
Twohanes
Cangar
Beebe
H.W. Johnson
Ehild
Chris Krowgh
Hast Ninth Street
Alsa Shiek
Mi O na indigestion relief promotes quick recovery
A health ad touts Mi O Na tablets from Wangler Bros Co to end stomach distress. It claims fast relief from indigestion heartburn gas and upset stomachs by soothing irritation and aiding digestion, promising renewed strength and happiness with prompt use and a refund if symptoms persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wangler Bros. Co
Auick
Evangelistic Assn Prepares for Work in Cedar Falls
The Cedar Falls Evangelistic association lists officers and committees for February city-wide testings. Leaders include President Rey Voit Wiener Vite, Secretary Vanney, Treasurer Leavitt, with a host of church committee heads from Presbyterian, Methodist, First Congregational, Evangelical, and Danish congregations. Revival plans center on the Lowry meetings, a Tabernacle to be built on State and Eighth streets, near Main Street. The Cedar Falls district event calendar also notes the Waterloo District Dental society gathering November 24 and a busy week of night classes and Women’s Relief Corps activities featuring a capfire send-off.
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Cedar Balla
Cedar Pally Evangelistic Association
Che Ofleers
Rey
Voit
Wiener
Vite
Adin Wagner
Dd. Vanney
Leavitt
Ex Lite
Presbyterjagehurch
Adam Wagner
J. OW
Halland
HN. Silliman
G. B. Miller
First Congregational
Walter Metrall
A. Fullerton
S. F. Wersey
Jon Evingelical
HR. Wiener
W.C. Nulin
D. Wild
K. Vannoy
J. Fredimad
A. Pullerton
Jesse M. Church
Martin Provenden
C. J. Wild
H. xX. Silliman
Adar Wagher
SF Hersey
G. Iw. Newtour
Nels Hasmasen
A. H. Lain
Christ Juhl
Roger Leavitt
DL Vanney
G.B. Crinklaw
George Wade
C. B. Miller
C. I. Mentzer
District Dental Society
Cedar Falls
Waterloo District Dental Society
Wm. J. Brady
Kansas City
J. W. Couzett
Due, Paque In
J. Jensen
Brady
Couzett
C. W. Bruner
Deputy Recorder taps Nina Sproul as deputy
Miss Jennie Hird, newly elected munty recorder, appoints Nina L Sproul of Baltimore street as deputy. The appointee begins after Jan 1, is a skilled book keeper and writer who worked at Corn Belt Telephone Co as assistant treasurer and head bookkeeper in the auditor's office. TheSproul family has ties to Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, and Nina hopes to be at home.
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Jennie
Sprout
Frieda
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Nina
Miss Bird
Amertes's Largest Manufacturer Fur Exhibition and Sale
One of Amertes's leading firms announces a special fur exhibition and sale featuring fur neck pieces muffs and coats at special prices. The Falan Rollman Co guarantees satisfaction with every purchase in this advertisement.
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Amertes
Falan-Rollman Co
Sheriff Shores Not Guilty Of Duty Neglect
Waverly Democrat reports that Black Hawk County Sheriff Shores did not neglect duty during the Janesville Savings Bank robbery attempt. Shores consulted with Sheriff Krause of Bremer County and, upon Krause's offer to handle if needed, chose not to travel to Janesville.
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Janesville
Brenner County
Sherif
Krause
Sana
Shores
Waverly
Black Hawk County
Shkoren
Por
Sheriff praise and insurance discussion in public notices
The article commends Sheriff Shores for his diligence and recounts a gun fight and a bank robbery suspect chase as examples of his service. It notes a forthcoming Insurance Federation meeting in the Commercial club rooms to discuss state insurance advocated by Warren Garst, with speakers including Senator Jamieson. A railway incident is described where a throttle slip caused an engine to derail but no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. S. Diges
Tnesurance Federation of Ohio
Commercial Club
First National Bank
Warren Garst
Diggs
Jamieson
Western Life Insurance Company
Three Cornered Fight Lands Three In Custody
A three cornered brawl near the west fire station on Wednesday evening involved Lodi and Roy Wescott residing at 622 Fourth street east and their brother in law Bert Gluck of 1914 Commercial street. Firemen arrived and all three pleaded guilty in police court to drunkenness and fighting. Hach received three days in city jail while Gluck bears a broken hand from the altercation.
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Lodi
Roy Wescott
Fourth Street
Bert Gluck
Commercial Street
Hach
Gluck
Switch Engine Runs Amuk In Rock Island Yard Crash
A switch engine in the east yards of the Rock Island railroad ran away around 9 p m last night and crashed through the back of the roundhouse causing damage and drawing attention from yard workers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A dated advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a simple French oil prescription for constipation and stomach trouble. It claims to relieve fainting spells headaches and gas pressure after meals and invites readers to buy from J. K. Joder & Son and Wangler Bros. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
J. K. Joder & Son
Wangler Bros. Co
Aunt Sally's Advice to Beauty Seekers
Practical beauty tips from a vintage column note careful nose handling to reduce redness. It recommends mercorized wax nightly for two weeks to clear skin, applied as cold cream and washed off in the morning. A simple Saxolite-based lotion is suggested for wrinkles and lines, with daily face bathing as part of the regimen.
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Clara Sawyer
W. A Redford
Black Hawk
4. Walters
McMihom
Hustess
Arthur Wright
E. All Wright
Cedar Palls
Redfeld
Ida
Sanborn
Stebert Schwartz
A. B. Clark
Franklin Shreer
Eldora
Cedi Falls
J. KB. Snowden
College
Bob Merrill
Kondon
Rei
Suutasie
MEG
Sapeta
Cedar ‘Falls
Anna Young
Orphin Wison
Gilmore
A. P. Cosgrave
Addie Ry Humbert
Cedar Heights
G. B. Dickey
Mary T. Ford
Nina Sproul
Smart Shop
E. 4Th Street
Coats
de Chine Dresses
Waterloo, Iowa
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