Rainbow Invited to Meet Party Workers in Grundy Center
J. Rainbow Republican candidate for state senator in Black Hawk Grundy district invited by Grundy county Republican chairman to meet candidates and workers in Grundy Center on Saturday to mend party fealty. Delegates from Grundy county refused to participate in the district convention nominating Rainbow. County leaders forecast a whirlwind finish with both parties boosting funds and campaigns two weeks before election day.
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J. Rainbow
Black Hawk-Grundy
Nen Publican County Central Committee
Grundy
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Rainbow
Influenza Won't Interfere With Football Games
Precautions against Spanish influenza in Waterloo will not affect Saturday football games between Exast High and Cel City and West High and West Des Moines. Mayor Thompson and Health Officer Nanteen approved the plan, saying open gatherings are exempt from regulations. Dr. Huntoon said outdoor games will do more good than harm.
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Waterloo
Exast High
Celes City
West High
West Des Moines
R. GC. Thompson
D. C. Nanteen
Vast War Surplus Found by Government Survey
Washington DC October report reveals millions in unused or worthless war material recovered by the purchase storage and traffic division and handed to the general staff for use or sale Items include 10 million dollars in air division wares 150 000 gallons of oil 417 typewriters 200 tons of hay and 300 training planes 125 L W F aircraft 1 500 J N S air planes and motors valued at large sums Rope field glasses and other emergency supplies were found in depots at Omaha and shipped overseas for use as needed
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Washington, D. C
General ‘Staff
Military Aeronautics
Air Division
General Staff
Division of Military Aeronautics
L. W.F
J. N. S. Aire
War Department
Isubmarine
Division of
Omaha
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty Lists Released
War department shows 622 names across categories including killed in action wounded severely and died of disease. Ten Jowans listed. marine casualties total 1,102 with multiple mentions of individuals from Iowa City and Farmersburg among the dead and wounded. Local society notes include sick lists, care updates, and an annual church fair planned by the Ladies Aid Society with a public sale and supper.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Jowans
Mark A. Maalex
Webster Gir
Raymond White
Mister
Walter H. Wht
Ledyard
Red G. Peestz
Kintah
Corp
Ralph Ellis
Iowa City
Glenn E. Mathews
Farmersburg
Pet
Harry Ho Baumeardner
Sioux City
Oral Fiteh
Rome
Taymond
E. Davidson
Otrumiva
Clarenes Nading
Edenville
Hans Horgen
Minn
Vining
C. PL
Ladies Aid Samity
States Boosters Lawn City Guests
Cedar Falls Oct 9 H J Moss of the Greater Town association and Sergt Maitland a returned Canadian soldier led a meeting at the Black Hawk hotel. The speakers highlighted savings for Iowa investors through the association and atrocity reports from Belgium. H Plumb of Waterloo chaired the gathering with Peder Pederson as toastmaster.
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Cedar Falls
H. J. Moss
Greater Town Association
Sergt. Maitland
Black Hawk Hotel
Iowa
Moss
Belgium
H. &. Plumb
Waterloo
Peder Pederson
Cedar Falls Votes to Close Public Gatherings Over Influenza
The Cedar Falls board of health adopted a resolution closing all public gatherings including schools and theatres at 6 p.m. today to curb influenza. The epidemic has eased but new cases arise mainly among caregivers. Nearby notes mention residents traveling and visits, and Dysart schools also closing temporarily.
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Cedar Falls
Montana
John Wright
Philadelphia
Hugo A. Mitze
WN. Hostrop
Des Moines
Jennie Jepson
Dysart
Towa Soldiers May All Vote
Des Moines reports that all Iowa soldiers of voting age will be allowed to cast ballots and have them counted in their home precincts. The Republican party supports strict enforcement of the absent voter law with a plan coordinated by Gov. Harding to enable voting from camps and to mail ballots home for counting alongside local votes.
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Des Moines
United States
Republican Party of
Iowa
Harding
Ima and I Plan a Sugarless Honeymoon
A first person narrator recounts a romance in a wartime town. Ima accepts his proposal after playful brinkmanship and a public declaration, though her father questions the match. They plan a sugarless wedding and a move to the big city, mapped by a youthful fantasy of romance and social ascent.
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Ima
Tima
Oma
Rentmummery, Wari ,& Company
Harold
Life at the edge of nowhere in no man's land
A World War I observer recalls trenches near a Franco German frontier. He describes saps, duckboards, and shell crater listening posts, where night patrols, raiding parties, and patrols move through barbed wire and mud while gunfire and wind noises heighten tension for sentinels waiting in the dark.
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France
Maehlay
Germany
Janeles
Red Cross plans streamline chapter structure in Iowa
BH B Cropper of Waterloo seeks a conference with state director Kepford as Iowa Red Cross reorganizes to one general headquarters. Plans would reduce 169 chapters to about nine, making Cedar Falls Waterloo and La Porte City branches report through Waterloo. Each branch would gain a voice on administration while supplies and civilian relief route through county HQs. Kepford tours Manches ter and Charles City, driving consolidation statewide.
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Red Cross
Black Hawk County
BH. B. Cropper
Waterloo
Des Moines
A. E. Kepford
Ir. Kepford
Iowa
Cedar Walls
la Porte City
Teduce
Pottawattomie
Havre
Kepford
Manchester
Charles City
Torrow
Butter Price Slips on Waterloo Market After Surplus
Butter slipped back three cents on the Waterloo market yesterday due to excess supply. Retail prices today range from 62 to 64 cents, following a rise to 68 cents earlier. Government requisition of 60 percent of supply blamed for the price surge and subsequent drop. Eggs steady at 48 to 50 cents a dozen.
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Waterloo
New York
Readlyn Area Obituaries and Local Notes of Visitations
Readlyn and nearby residents are noted for funeral attendances, visits, and family news. The column records mourners at Mix Fetrkether's funeral, deaths of Tab a Sotte and a relative, and multiple family movements in Readlyn, Tunkertan, and surrounding areas. Also mentions marriages and church connections in the community.
Mt Auburn News Notes and Local Social Updates
Mt Auburn reports Mt Muhurn Thenipann of Milne city visiting Cecil Primmer at the Great Lakes naval station and plans to spend winter with the Primmers. A Denver conference delegate from Mt Auburn church attended. Mrs Wuypert and Mr Clade are mentioned in local notices. An advertisement promotes fall footwear at Wang Miller Co.
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MT. Auburn
Mroo
Hupnert
Wuypert
Dar Clade
Swine Population of Butler County Details
Greene October 9 The swine survey of Butler county shows brood sows 2 550. brood sows in farrow 1 419. other brood sows 843. hogs under 100 pounds and hogs over 140 pounds total 98 028. In a separate note divorce actions filed include Wiiza Fanny Johnson vs John Emanuel Johnson Rickie J Lynch vs James M Lynch Jennie Wists vs Allan Witts Lillie Grotin vs C H Gruhn Tillie Jeffers vs Joseph W Joffers.
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Greene
Butler County
Farrow
PFO
Pne
Wiiza Fanny Johnson
John Emanuel Johnson
Rickie J. Lynch
James M. Lynch
Jennie Wists
Allan Witts
Lillie Grotin
C. H. Gruhn
Tillie Jeffers
Joseph W. Joffers
Soldier Letters Describe Air Ship Flight Over Towns
A letter from Jack Parx, formerly a St. Paul News reporter and now with an American aero squadron, details recent aeroplane flights in France. He recalls flying at 4,060 feet over surrounding towns, noting smooth air travel and a view like an Indian blanket. He compares landscapes in France to home and describes Trance as beautiful yet more conventional.
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J. E. Ferguson
Home Park Boulevard
Jack Parx
St. Paul
France
Monotony in life at tt park and requests from soldiers
A letter describes ongoing dull routine at tt park with little to report. The writer notes a past squadron paper, stopping due to time, and asks for two final copies. They request magazines and viewcards, mentioning interest from French soldiers. An advertisement references The teas India and Welton and a note on leaf quality at Miller Shoe Co.
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Tt Park
Rami
Cosmopolitan
Life
Judge
Puck
India
Welton
Relief from Flaming Skin Diseases Advised
An old ad offers S. S. S. blood purifier as the cure for various skin ailments claiming the blood carries disease germs. It urges reading the doctor’s advice at the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta and warns local treatments won t cure underlying blood infections.
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S.S.S
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Republian
Grundy Couty
Get
Seon
Marine Corps
States Boosters
Phimb
Towa
Confessions OF A
Husband
J. B. Henpecked
RED Chica Ik
Jowrmney
Rewdlyn
Dem Merges
Niele Merseh
Mix Fetrkether
Tunkertan
Treadlyn
Weinman
Richardev
Heian
Frida
Stolte
Lutheran Cemetery
Miles Wrinda
Vincent
LIC rNsis
Thomas Beverdey
Eens
Rally
Dara Dal Wynn
George Cox
Apple
Retl
Wang & Milier Sie Co
America
Nz & Miller Shoe Co
Jaaver
Cluett.Peabody @Co.Inc
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
Bridge Street—Syndicate Building
Ther
Mark T. Humphrey
West Fourth Street
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