Liberty Bonds as Cash and Market Roles Explored
A Waterloo editorial argues liberty bonds should be held as government securities, not speculated against. It explains banks use bonds to secure loans, notes a market exists for 2.5 and 4 percent issues, and warns against expecting immediate sale at par. The piece compares bonds to cash like corn and wheat, stresses proper holding by citizens, and describes bank liquidity dynamics.
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United States
Waterloo
Micherty
Get Kerchiefs Ready Up Go Movie Prices
Photoplay programs at Waterloo first class theatres will cost more after Nov 1. Government taxes force theatre owners to raise admission or quit. Ten cent tickets pay one cent tax, 15 cent tickets two cents. Film taxes raise contract prices, with many programs 6000 to 8000 feet, boosting prices by about 50 percent from the prior year.
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Waterloo
Uncle Sam
County Farm Harvests Over 800 Bushels of Spuds
At Mt. Vernon township county home and hospital for the incurable insane, steward Glen Morris reports a potato yield between 800 and 900 bushels. The crop would save purchasing costs and could yield about 1200 dollars at current prices. Nearly 100 bushels of onions were also produced for use by the home and hospital.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Incurable Insane
Glen Morris
Des Moines Woman Named Head of Iowa Rebekahs
Miss Georgia Quigley of Des Moines will become the next president of the Iowa Rebekah Assembly, as the sole nominee at the state gathering. She will be installed in December, succeeding Mrs. Mc Graham of Des Moines. Other officers named include Margaret Schacter as vice president and Nellie Russell as warden, with Effie Graham joining the advisory board.
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Des Moines
Georgia Quigley
Iowa Rebekah Assembly
State Assembly
Mc Graham
Margaret Schacter
Marshalltown
Yicf
Prudence Warner
Moulton
Emma Miller
Cherokee
Nannie Buckley
Menlo
Nellie Russell
Pape's Diapepsia Instant Relief Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as fast safe relief for indigestion gas and upset stomachs. It promises quick neutralization of excess acidity relief from sourness and discomfort and urges keeping a large fifty cent case on hand for accidental indigestion with claims of worldwide fame.
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Pape
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Crane
Zic
American Candy Co
Bunte
Redfern
Warners
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Thompson
Binner
Black
Wayne
Triangle
Munsinewear Union
Georgette
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