Black Hawk County Veterans elect officers at Memorial hall
Jacob Boehmler of Cedar Falls was elected colonel, David Allison of La Porte City as lieutenant colonel, and G. W. Bowdwell of Waterloo named major of the Black Hawk County Veterans Association at the annual Civil War soldiers meeting. Reunion for 1926 planned in Cedar Falls, with talks by Frank Dagle and G A R staff, plus music, meals, and a campfire finale. Spanish war veterans attended the closing session with speakers J A Trimbel and J A Gary. Y's Men’s Glee Club performed patriotic songs.
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Jacob Boehmler
Cedar Falls
David Allison
la Porte City
G. W. Bowdwell
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Frank Dagle
Dagle
A. G. Beatty
Grand Army
J. A. Trimbel
J. A. Gary
Y’s Men’s Glee Club
Waterloo Man Again Chosen to Promote Pep at Cornell
Waterloo senior Merne Jay was elected master pep promoter of Cornell College Mount Vernon for the third straight year. He is active in college dramatics and authored an allegorical play Chains and acted with the Cornell players. Other pledges include Harry Hesser Del Ray Imond and Ralph Jameson. Waterloojoo boys Lynnville Carpenter Waterloo pledged to Miltonian.
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Merne Jay
Waterloo
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Jay
Cornell
Harry Hesser
Des Moines Judges Endorse Installment Plan for Bootleg Fines
Des Moines AP report notes judges boasting of allowing bootleggers to pay fines in installments. The article cites authorities and details of the protested system, highlighting the lenient approach to penalties amid illicit liquor activity.
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Des Moines
Oct
Bootlegger Installment Fines Criticized by Town League
The Town Anti saloon league exposes judges allowing convicted bootleggers to remain at large while paying fines with installment plans. Officials call the system unlawful and urge action to stop it, arguing it aids violators and hampers enforcement. The league plans to campaign for judges who will not tolerate such practices.
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Town
Anti-saloon League
League
S. P. McNaught
Leuiug
Jowa Dry
Chen
Vigilantes Here Will Shoot It Out for Des Moines Trip
Members of the Black Hawk county vigilantes committee will hold a pistol shoot in about a week at the Iowa national guard rifle range near St Francis hospital. The event prepares for the third annual Iowa vigilantes competitive shoot on Oct 19 and 20 in Des Moines. About 50 county members expected to participate with high shooters advancing to the state meet. Osage House Burned.
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Black Hawk County Vigilantes
Iowaational Guard
St. Francis Hospital
Des Moines
Tuesday Night Tents Destroyed In Storm
A Tuesday night storm swept through the area, destroying numerous tents and causing widespread damage. Local responders reported fallen poles, ripped canvas, and scattered debris across the campsite, with several structures left unusable. No serious injuries were reported, and investigators are assessing the scene for remaining hazards.
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Ad
Frightful claim of rapid weight gain and strength for frail children through McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. Advertisement cites quick improvements in underweight ages, promotes doctors and druggists as sellers, praises ease of taking and back satisfaction guarantee.
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teCoy
Wangter Bros
C. J. Miller
Robert Drug Co
McCoy
Indigestion remedy touted by Rob ert Drug Co claims relief
An advertisement extols i Dares Mentha Pepsin as a universal cure for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach catarrh. It promises rapid gas relief heartache easing dizziness and sleeplessness with one dessert spoonful and asserts a single bottle proves the remedy for a wide range of stomach ailments.
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iDare
Robert Drug Co
Dare
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Osage
Cuticura
Popsia
Rovert
Jake
Bill
C. W. Bruner
Carl Bickley
Leavitt and Johnson
Safe Deposit Boxes Insurance, Loan& Investment CO
Lafayette Bldg
Florida
California
Shores Fuel & Transfer Company
Central Iowa News
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
Dotson
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaller
Mary
Heave Fail
Ecru
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