Sugar divisions demobilize as Cuba sugar arrives
New York reports the U S food administration will begin to demobilize its sugar divisions around December 15 in anticipation of Cuba's January sugar crop arrival. The certificate system ends December 1, with manufacturers limited to a 30 day supply until Cuban sugar arrives mid January. Home allotment rises to four pounds per person per month starting soon, up from three pounds, while public-use restrictions continue.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Food Administration
Cuba
Christmas Savings clubs to payout over $130000 in Waterloo
Waterloo banks plan to issue Christmas savings checks totaling more than 120000 next week to club members. Funds will fund holiday purchases while clubs continue despite wartime strains. The Clearing House association votes to eliminate Christmas Savings clubs in 1919, shifting focus to liberty loan campaigns and government matters next year.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Savings ‘Bank
Commercial National Bank
Chri Savings Clubs
Waterinre
Clearing House Association
Sister in Charge of Emergency Hospital Dies of Pneumonia
Sister Mary Regina who led the emergency hospital at Memorial hall for five weeks died yesterday afternoon from pneumonia contracted while caring for influenza patients. She had worked tirelessly amid nurse shortages, was in charge of the drug department before, and was buried at Calgary cemetery after a private funeral.
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Mary Regine
Memorial Hall
Sister
Regina
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Calgary Cemetery
Bridges on Front to Prussia All in Shape
American engineers on the Luxemburg Rhine border inspected frontier bridges for mines and found none. Bridges on the Luxemburg side remained guarded while civilians traveled only with passes. Visits across the border were interrupted but no complaints were reported.
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U.S
Prussia
Associated Press
Luxemburg
Rhenish Prussia
Germany
Pershing Defused to Offensive and to Victory
A Paris-based American circle reports on Pershing and Fo ch clashing over strategy in 1917. Pershing fights for a unified American army, urges immediate offensive, and supplies troops that empower Foch. The piece credits American marines and divisions with halting the German advance at Chateau Thierry and turning the war, while noting Allied strains and British dominance ambitions.
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Paris
Pershing
Foch
General Pershing
Haigh
Pershlny
America
U. S
Lwo
Chateau Thierry
Great Britain
England
Frares
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Advertised Tonic
In the aftermath of influenza and the grip Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a blood remedy that purifies blood and rebuilds strength. It claims to expel poisons causing pallor anemia and lax muscles and notes a fifty year record of success. Hood's Pills are also recommended as a gentle cathartic suitable for women and men.
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old advertisement extols Gets-It as the only guaranteed corn remover, describing its painless, quick action with a few drops on any corn. It boasts broad use, calls out its makers E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago, and lists Waterloo retailers Wangler Bros., C. J. Miller, and Strickler's Pharmacy as recommenders.
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Earth
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
C. J. Miller and
Strickler’s Pharmacy
Gamble torpedo destroyer enters active service in Norfolk
The Gamble, the newest torpedo boat destroyer, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock, was placed in active service in Norfolk on November 29. The vessel is expected to reach speeds above 30 knots, signaling a significant naval performance upgrade.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
United States Navy
Gamble
Newport Nevs Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Boots Off Daley When Pioneer of Iron Nerve Died
Deadwood South Dakota November 29 Jack Daley a steel nerved pioneer who came to the Black Hills in 1876 died in a hospital with his boots off He was noted as one of the coolest bravest and most resourceful Irishmen to blaze a trail through the northwest His wit and gambling prowess were legendary in Deadwood and his boots story remains a vivid tale of his time The piece notes his early life in a booming mining town era and ends with a college notice about December classes at Mulberry Boulevard College of Commerce
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Deadwood
S. D
Jack Daley
Black Hills
Daley
Weather prophets predict mild of winter in Waterloo
An informal group of local weather prophets in Waterloo share signs pointing to a mild winter. They cite the absence of hickory nuts and early leaf fall as indicators, noting leaves fell 10 days to two weeks earlier than usual and that such signs have long warned of gentler seasons.
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Waterloo
Miss Methfessel Dies in Los Angeles Formerly of Reinbeck
Cedar Falls IA Nov 29 Special Miss Lulu Methfessel formerly of Reinbeck Ia and a student at a college in Los Angeles dies in California after a long illness. Her is survived by relatives in the region and services will be announced locally.
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Methfessel
Los Angeles
Cal
Reinbeck
Cedar Falls
Lulu Methfessel
Reilbeck
Notable Local Obituaries and Health Updates
Two years past, T. C. died in Los Angeles of influenza. Miss Methfessel, a top college student, is noted. Mrs. Mads Christianson, Cedar Walls resident, died yesterday at 16 a.m. Survived by several children. Funeral services likely Sunday. Hr. L. Weisbard, operated on Tuesday at Iowa City, remains in critical condition with poor recovery prospects.
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T. C
Los Angeles
Cal
Methfessel
Mads Christianson
Cedar Walls
Hom
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Snidiere
Essex Mills
Forest Mills
Woodbury’s
Kirk
Campbell’s
van Allen
Ean Farm
Russia
Stolt Bros
Commercial
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
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