Courier item reunites Waterloo jeweler with Polish relatives
Charles Tenenbaum of Waterloo Manufacturing Jewellers reconnects with family in Warsaw after eight years. A Courier and Reporter notice triggered letters from the Jewish Welfare Board and Mr Nest, revealing Poland’s wartime censorship, rationing, and Polish Jewish tensions under Paderewski. Relatives report unemployed Poles, relief aid, and a preference among some Jews for former Russian rule over the unstable Polish republic. The Polish government blocks emigration.
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Charles Tenenbaum
Waterloo Manufacturing Jewelers Company
Warsaw
Poland
Courier
Jewish Welf Board
New York City
Tenenbaum
Waterloo
Mr. Tenenbaum
Ll. Nest
Paderewski
Nest
America
Polish Republic
Jesup man Barrett skips out after worthless check
W P Barrett of Jesup gave a worthless twenty five dollar check to Siegel Auto Wrecking, dated Oct 11 from Farmers State Bank of Jesup, cashier says no funds on deposit. County attorney W J Wenner notes Barrett disappeared two weeks ago, leaving wife and two children without funds.
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W P. Barrett
Jesup
Siegel Auto Wrecking Company
W. J. Wenner
Farmers State Bank of
Barrett
Two Waterloo Men Bag 29 Mallards in Rowdy Hunt
Two Waterloo men Gurr Lieht and Bert Wilford returned from a two day hunting trip with 29 fat mallards. They hunted swamps near Brandon where ducks were plentiful but crowds of hunters were thick. A farmer reported a Canadian goose weighing 30 pounds recently. Goose numbers have been high recently, but favorable conditions encouraged landings. Even with ducks and geese scarce, hunters find sport in cotton tails squirrels and cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurr Lieht
Bert Wilford
Brandon
Women to sit and vote in the House of Lords
The London Commons adopted an amendment to a pending bill removing sex disqualifications, permitting women to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The day’s brief notes also report the German peace treaty approval, Congress action on immigrant bills, a kidnapping link to Carranza soldiers, revenue deficits, and a ban on German opera in New York until peace ratification.
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Associaed
London
Loase of Commons
House of Lords
Tokio
Privy Council
Washington, D. C
Congress
Mexico City
Carranza
William O. Jenkins
New York
Influenza victim regains strength with pink pills
Mrs. Sarah Rhodes of Ogden Utah details how influenza left her prostrated and weak until her husband bought Dr Williams Pink Pills. After a week her health improved and she regained energy. She credits the pills with restoring sleep appetite and color. A free booklet Building Up the Blood is offered by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. Pills available at 50 cents per box six for $2.50 by mail or from a local druggist.
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Sarah ©. Rhodes
Thirteenth Street
Ogden
Utah
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
iSchenectady
Halloween dynamite plot leads to cautious revelation
Six sticks of dynamite were found buried near Virden creek at Logan avenue crossing after being stolen from the Miller Fifield construction gang. Four boys implicated faced police, caps for detonating were still missing, and a girl’s warning prompted arrests and recovery of the dynamite before any harm.
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Virden Creek
Logan Avenue
Miller-Fifield Company
Courier
Hallowe'en
Prominent names stumped teachers at Findlay institute
At a Findlay Ohio teachers institute, 199 teachers named a list of famous figures. Only one could identify all the individuals including Marconi, Edison, Addams, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, Gompers, Caruso, Tarkington, Shaw, Wells, and Hohenzollern.
Fire alarms report small house and shop blazes
Flame burst from a gas water heater at G. S. Millard home 203 Williston avenue prompting a 9:15 p m call. No damage. S.Rieger home 300 Iowa street saw paper setups ignite near 6:05 p m with only smoke and no damage. An unknown origin fire spread in an old bed on the Art Young building 219 Fourth street west before 4:50 p m and was extinguished.
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G. S. Millard
Williston Avenue
S. Rieger
Iowa Street
Art Young
Fourth Street West
Waterloo man attempted suicide three times in 24 hours
A Waterloo man attempted death by his own action three times within 24 hours. The third attempt was discovered at 8:20 am when his wife found him hanging in the cellar rafters. He was cut down and revived with aid. The advertisement mentions insurers and job listings including sales ladies and store successors.
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Waterloo
Ain
Sim Bronte
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Charles Tenenbanu
W. P. Barrett
Presbyterian
M. E
Phelps
Jefferson
Mason
King Bee
Tas
Bronson Dnsurance Agency
Geo. Kraft Co
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Oelwein
Moline
H.C. Wurster
Hawkeye Oil Company
All-Seeing
Hawk
U.S.A
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