War exhibit to headline Dairy Cattle Congress show
The Dairy Cattle congress announces a great war exhibit featuring German and allied equipment from the WWI era. Items include German field guns, gas devices, bayonets, rifles, and British gear displayed under government auspices at Waterloo. Exhibits aim to attract thousands and educate visitors with historical context provided by government staff.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
United States
Waterloo
Committees On Public Information
Washington, D.C
W. R. Law
The
Congress
Palestine
Germany
Venice
Civilians Invited to Army Officers' Training at Camp Taylor
A civilian training program at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky offers 12 week courses for civilians aged 20 to 40 and enlisted men to become officers. Participants, if commissioned, serve in the army for the war and receive Private First Class pay of 33 dollars monthly. applications go to Alfred Mullan at 620 1 2 Commercial Street.
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Field Artillery Central Officers
Camp Zachary Taylor
Alfred Mullan
Military Training Camps Association
United States
Mullan
Commercial Street
Millinery Window Display For Saturday Sale
A space is set aside for a special group of smart hats in new stylish silhouettes. Advertised as one price five dollars and three cents, the display window showcases Frankfast designs for Saturday selling.
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Frankfast
Free to Asthma Sufferers Hopeful Cure Trial
A bold advertisement offers a free trial of a new asthma cure promising relief from all breathing difficulties wheezing and paroxysms. It targets long standing and new cases including hay fever and chronic asthma, inviting recipients to mail a coupon and begin at once with no payment required.
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Angeus
Chain Letters Discouraged By Post Office War Protests
A war related chain letter urging 10 days of prayer for Allied victory appears in Waterloo. Officials ban such letters to ease mail burden, stressing prayers are not encouraged while preserving the core event and names. Knights of Columbus elect officers for the coming year and plan a fundraising drive for war work.
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Waterloo
Roumaniax
C. Elbopon
Knights of Columbus
A. J. Joynt
J. R. Sims
P. MW. Lynch
Ed Quinn
M. J.’ Kelly
T. J. Duffy
Charles McCarty
How To Be Beautiful Stuart's Calcium Wafers Ad
An old advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers purify the blood and clear pimples by supplying natural calcium sulfide, a body component. It promises a lovely complexion, urging readers to stop creams and powders and to obtain a 50 cent box at drug stores with a trial coupon offer.
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Stuart
Suart
Two Waterloo Men With Americans at St. Mihiel Salient
The big drive in the St Mihiel salient by Pershing's American army has at least two Waterloo youths among its ranks. Charles Banks serves in the 91st division of the 6th Army Corps with the field artillery. Meade Ahden is with an engineering corps. Banks is W J Banks' brother in Waterloo's Smith Sieaty Hillman office staff. He enlisted in October 1917 and has been overseas for several months.
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Waterloo
Gen. Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Charles Banks
91St Division
6Th Army Korps
Meade Ahden
Mr. Banks
Field Artillery
W. J. Banks
Smith, Sieaty & Hillman Company
Bank's Waterloo ties linked to Sinnard Broz and Cramer Motor Car
Months. Before leaving Waterloo Mr. Banks was with Sinnard Broz., grocers. Mr. Uhden was associated with the Cramer Motor Car company before his enlistment.
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Waterloo
Banks
Sinnard Broz., Grocers
Uhden
Cramer Motor Car Company
Five Registrants Voluntarily Enter Military Service
Five Waterloo registrants voluntarily entered service with some placing in Class 1. Walter HB Caward Jessa O Gragy Charles E Hughes and Dale A Kilpatrick were accepted by the War Department for entrance to the officers training camp at Camp Pike Arkansas and their induction papers have been received.
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Waterloo
Walter HB. Caward
Jessa O.,gragy
Charles E. Hughes
Dale ‘A. Kilpatrick
War Department
Camp Pike
Ark
Local board sends contingent toward Little Rock camp
The local board plans to depart tomorrow afternoon for Little Rock where the camp is located. Thomas M. Hunt has been tar cepted by the war department for the medical department and induction papers have been received. He leaves tonight for Camp Crane, Pa. Turn to the Want Page.
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Little Rock
Thomas M. Hunt
War Department
Camp Crane
Fifth Grade Boys Knit Quilt for Naval Hospital Ward
Breck School fifth grade boys from Philadelphia, under teacher Miss Jarion Huneviller, created a large quilt from many colored knitted squares to present to the surgical ward of a naval hospital, proving knitting is not just a girl’s pastime.
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Breck School
Philadelphia
Jarion Huneviller
Naval Hospital
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Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara, and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N.Y
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
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Forest Qoueen Uearly
Zeigler
Dundee Mill
Gold Cross Mill
Monarch
Chas. F. Keely Cash and Delivery Store
West Fourth Street
P. P. P. Basket Grocery CO
Cream of
Alaska
Commonwealth
Libby
Boteile Goods
Auplereo
Independent Meat Co
Entr
Eat
East Fifth Street
Marsh-Place Building
Dry Salt Park
Boston
East Fourth Street
Ae Deere
Swift
Naples
Anak
Cale
California
Oucter
Cling
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