West High crushes West Des Moines in old rivalry clash
West High defeated West Des Moines 14 to 0 at Fifth and Locust streets grounds. Captain Clyde Miller, playing with two broken ribs, starred with two touchdowns and a key 90 yard interception return. Merrill shined on defense and with 35 yard punts, while Miller and teammates G Miller Hitchins Knoop Allen Barron R Allen Owens Lichty formed a strong line. West High dominated play, scoring early and stifling the visitors through line plunges and strong tackling. The win signals a promising season for West High under Coach Milley.
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West High
Fifth
Locust Streets
West Hes Moines
Waterloo
Rose
F Black
Miller
West Des Moines
Baline
Nvest
Forrard
Capt. Miller
G. Miller
Hitchins
Maxilar
Altho
West
Des Moines
Hine
Knoop
V pAllen
Barron
R. Allen
Lair
Bilis
Owens
Lichty
Merril
Antone
Siedwe
C. Miller
Hitch
the Oval
Capt.Miller
Capt Miller
Isiuing
Max ‘Iler
West High Tease
West Des Soines
C. Miller Scala
Merrill
V. Allen
Reyme
Erril
Vinton
CG. Miller
Warner
Imont
Smylia
Morningside
Mrpire
Glasener
Cedar Falls
Head Dinesman
Finger
Mt. Vernon
Little Peach and the Kaiser's Well in Mayville Jumble
A patchwork of verse and notices from a 1918 era page. It includes a suggestive lyric about Little Peach, Civil War era wartime jabs, a milk delivery notice by N N Steele, market quips on butter and eggs, a request to translate want ads, a comment on meat prices rising, and a jailbreak tale in Essex county with a $60 reward. The text mixes humor, classifieds, and small town reportage with references to the Kaiser and World War I.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
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Essex County
Amos King
Hillman Place
Keene
King
Saranac Lake
Blowers
Iowa Downs Coe Eleven In Wartime Test
Iowa City Oct 14 The University of Iowa football team defeated Coe College 27 to 0 before members of the students army training corps. Iowa dominated with few fumbles, while Coe struggled against the Hawkeyes and was unable to score. Coach Howard Jones used nearly every player on the squad.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Con College
Great Lakes Navy Defeats Illinois 7 to 0 in Battle
Urbana Oct 14 The Great Lakes naval training station football team won its second game of the season by defeating the University of Illinois 7 to 0. Illinois fumbled in the opening period but the rest of the game stayed even with Great Lakes stars including Driscoll, a former Northwestern player, shining.
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Urbana
Ill
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
University of Illinois
Minois
Driscoll
Northwestern University
Saturday Football Scores From Local Games
Local teams posted varied results with several scorelines including West Kich 34 over West Cox Moines 0 and Dubuque Seminary 13 over Grinnell 0. Other entries show several cancellations and scattered scores such as Spencer 7 over Sheldon 3 and Atlantic 14 defeating Stuart 22.
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O West Kich
West Cox Moines
Tast Hen
Charles City
Dubuque Seminary
Grinnell
Town
Coe D. Cornell
Ames
West Chicago Naval Reserve
Chicago
Ohio State
Denison
Great Lakes
Tlinals
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Lehigh
Carnegie
Washington and Jefferson
Perm State
Bedooligh Perry
Jefferson
Spencer
Sheldon
Nashua
Greane
Mason City
Milford
Spirit Lake
Windom, Sfinn
Stuart
Atlantic
Emmetsburg
Clarion
Colfax
Panara
East High Triumphs Over Charles City 13 To 0 In Patchwork Game
East High defeated Charles City 13 to 0 at Cedar River park in a largely experimental match. East scored both touchdowns in the second quarter by O Connor and Captain Sage, while Charles City relied on two players Knuckles and Dubble. Substitutes played in the second half with no scoring.
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East High
Charles City
Cedar River
Parkins
Brilllant
Miller
Bast
Altho
East
O’connor
Ron End
Joe Sage
Dillon
Knuckles
Dubble
Capt
Sage
iGarramont
Haven
Fairweather
Lindeman, McGee
Townsend Garramont
Foung Briggeman
Wilson
Poeppen Haven Knuckles
Gindt
Bevelly
O'Connor
Were
Diddle
Paulson
Thomas
Rath
Dist
Sage CC
Swandt Scors
O’comnnor
Leeper
Waterloo
Ma Jer
Warren
Last Night's News in Brief From The AP
San Juan reports one hundred fifty lives lost from the Porto Rico earthquake. Paris notes Spain will seize German ships to indemnify losses from submarines. Washington coverage on unconditional surrender terms and American peace aims. London calls the sinking of the steamer Burnster a blow to peace sentiment. Secretary Thaker praises American troops after returning from the battle zone. Health service reports influenza diminishing in eastern states. Chicago cites Grant's reply to Buckner at Fort Donelson as a demand for unconditional surrender. Senator Todga warns armistice now risks defeat. without it, victory may still come. Oyster Bay Roosevelt worries negotiations erode trust abroad. Washington mourns Captain Angus Mackintosh of the British embassy dies of influenza.
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Associated Press
San Juan
Porto Rico
Paris
Spain
Washington, D. C
America
London
England
Thaker
Public Health Service
Chicago
Lowden Oflinors
Grant
Jon Germany
Todga
Oyster Bay
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Germany
Angus Mackintosh
Duke of Devonshire
Canada
Farmers Oppose Daylight Saving in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls October 14 Farmers in Black Hawk county oppose daylight saving per telegram from A M Burger to senators and a representative citing harm to rural labor and livestock care. Meeting in Waterloo led to a resolution setting corn picking at 8 1 2 cents per bushel and noting higher rates in nearby states.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Neighporn
Dubuque Seminary Beats Grinnell in 12 to 0 Victory
Grinnell College failed to score as Dubuque Seminary, led by Sol Butler, dominated and tallied both touchdowns in the final quarter after a close defensive battle. Butler rushed 55 yards for one TD and added the other with a left end run, Fort converting the kickoff. The Dubuque eleven showed midseason form while Grinnell struggled on offense and defense.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Dubuque Seminary
Sol Butler
Dubuque
Fraser
Butler
Fort
Pink Pills Promote Blood and Nerve Healing
A testimonial from Correctionville Iowa praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for the blood and nerves. The account describes nervous headaches dizziness and despair before using the remedy. The pills are sold by druggists or postpaid by the Dr Williams Medicine Company and offered in six boxes for $2.10.
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J.H. Moz
Correctionville
Iowa
de. Wi. Hams Medicine Co
Schenectady & Yo
Bells and real estate notes mix with historic Moscow bell tale
The item lists numerous property transfers in Iowa towns including Fairview cemetery Cedar Heights Dunkerton and Waterloo with names such as Galloway Investment Co Lelia King Arthur Martin and Sadie Hoofnagle. It closes with a brief historical note on Russia leading bell making and the 16th century Moscow bell weighing nearly 300000 pounds requiring 24 men to ring, and the cracked great bell of Moscow.
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Cheney
Fairview Cemetery
Galloway Investment Co
Lelia King
Bungalow Land
Cedar Heights
Cedar Falls
EL. Peavey
C. EB. Howard
Una
Leavitt's
Watterloo
Russia
Moscow
Soscow
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