Football clash looms as West high eyes Thanksgiving win
In Waterloo a high school football showdown is set as West high, boasting an eight game 194 point score and a strong backfield led by Clyde Miller, faces East high in a long rival match. Coach Dillon relies on a balanced lineup and promising backfield depth to try and clip the East squad.
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Waterloo
Clyde Miller
Orange and Black
G. Miller
Marshalltown
Hitchins
Max Miller
Washington
Geach Miller
Dillon
Bast
Parkins
Sage
Fairweather
Paulson
Capt
Advt
Bryan
Altho
East High
Mystery in Meat Price Sparks Packers Ad
An advertisement from a Packers' publication questions the mystery behind meat pricing, arguing the mystery lies not in meat but in the whyfor of the price. It contends the cost is driven by factors behind the scenes rather than the product itself.
Des Moines man pays bandits $20000 for release
Thomas H. Knotts of Des Moines paid $20,000 to Mexican bandits to secure his brother Frank Knotts's release after he had been seized while in Mexico. The ransom consisted of $15,000 in gold and $5,000 in supplies. The brothers had mining interests in the Durango district. The release followed negotiations conducted by messengers as the captors moved about 100 miles from the border. Two other prisoners were freed without negotiation.
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Des Moines
Thomas ‘H. Knotts
Mexico
Villa Desperadoes Pohd
Eye
Mr. Knotts
24 Tons of Turkey for Camp Pike Thanksgiving Dinner
In Columbus Junction Iowa on November 26 a clipping reports 24 tons of turkey have been purchased for soldiers at Camp Pike for Thanksgiving. The order also includes 24000 pounds of mashed potatoes 4009 chocolate lager cakes and 3000 gallons of ice cream estimated to cost $1.47 per man. In Cedar Rapids Iowa on November 26 Reverend Harold S Drew pastor of Liberal Christian Church died of pneumonia after influenza. He had been ill three weeks and came to Cedar Rapids last year to replace Dr J Fort Newton. He is survived by his widow.
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Corp. E. D.arington
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VICI
Cedar Rapids
Harold 8. Drew
Liberal Christian Church
Drew
Morristown
N. J
J. Fort Newton
New Jersey
Spanish influenza claims three victims in Grundy Center
The Spanish influenza has claimed three more lives in Grundy Center Iowa. Crees died after a week long illness leaving a widow and two children. Bessie Meir, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Aneist Meir, died Sunday morning. John Mein ders, 20, died at his parents home. Also noted: G & Hayenga sold a building lot to Rev W Bode for 165 dollars. Gus Lindholm, a Dike business man, died of pneumonia following a influenza attack.
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Grundy Center
Crees
Thorntons
Bessie Meir
Aneist Meir
John Meinders
Sel
G & Hayenga
Rev. W. Bode
Dike
Gus Lindholm
Thanksgiving Doubled Meaning Amid Industry Flu Breach
Miss Hazel Dunn, 24, died in Mason City in a dentist chair during a wisdom tooth extraction. She died after anesthesia with nitrous oxide and oxygen, despite physicians’ efforts. She is survived by a sister and father. The gas is reportedly fatal about once in 500,000 uses.
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Mason City
Hazel Dunn
Beecham's Pills Advertised Across Markets Worldwide
An old advertisement proclaims Beecham's Pills as a universal remedy sold widely. It touts availability in various shops and promises relief for common ailments, noting a price of 25 cents and broad recognition in medical circles.
The Store That Saves You Moneys Grocery Ad
A dense grocery ad listing many items with prices including soap rice pumpkin toilet paper Libby Milk onions speck red globe onions sweet gider soda bread Alaska salmon pink salmon spiced herring walnuts pecans bacon tea coffee post toasties oleo cheese corn crackers Hubbard squash black walnuts Nuco oleo and other staples. Located at 313 E 4th St with phone 4025.
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Demobilization Begins at Camp Dodge for 1917 Draftees
Des Moines reports the first Camp Dodge soldiers released since the 1917 cantonment’s establishment left for home under a new demobilization order. Limited service men from the development battalion and depot brigade departed, with up to 500 daily discharges anticipated as the 19th division nears full demobilization. Col Ernest Olmstead heads the 163d artillery brigade train, while Capt Thomas Waters Jr serves as adjutant.
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Camp Dodge
Highty-eighth
Washington
March
Army of Occupation
France
163Rd
Ernest Olmstead
Thomas Waters, Jr
Iowa Senate
General Assembly
The Great Love and Other Screen Tales At The Plaza
A page of reviews notes The Great Love filmed in English estates with noble participation and a strong cast at the Plaza theatre, praising its scale and war-era themes. Sauce for the Goose features Constance Talmadge at the Crystal with lavish production and laughs by Al Hall and Bobby Barry. The Man From Funeral Range, Wallace Reid's latest at the Palace, is hailed as a likely hit, based on Monte Katterjohn adaptation of Broken Threads. A two-part comedy Billy's Sweetie is also listed.
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Artcraft
Plaza Theatre
England
America
Waterloo Theatre
al. K. Hall
Bobby Barry
Florence Rother
Geo. HE. Snyder
Mae Stanley
Jane May
the Waterloo
Wallace Reid
Paramount
Palace Theatre
Monte Katterjohn
Ernest Wilkes
Mr. Reid
BiHie
Uncle Tom's Cabin at The Palace in Waterloo
The Waterloo venue will present Wm H Kibble's grand revival of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Marketed as the largest scenic production of the famed story on the American stage, it requires two 70 foot cars to move the 50 actors, scenery, and equipment tonight.
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Waterloo
Wm. H. Kibble
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