Fall fashion displays draw thousands to Waterloo stores
The fall season kicks off with Waterloo merchants unveiling lavish window displays and attracting crowds. Stores like James Black Dry Goods and Burch Bros stage three day openings with Egyptian and autumnal decor, while Wilhelm’s and Paul Davis promise fresh fashion showcases. Millinery shops highlight hats as shoppers swarm downtown.
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Waterloo
Judes Black Cumming
James Black Dry Goods Company
Thomas W. Eaton
B. S. Peterson
Balan-Dolman Co
Falan-Bollman Company
Wilhelm
Bridge Street
Davis
Paul Davis
Autouin
Brazilian Ship Norte Destroyed by German Submarine
London correspondent reports the loss of the water schooner Norte of Christiania near the Norwegian coast in the North Sea. The crew is believed killed and the Brazilian flag reportedly raised by the attacker.
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London
Reuter
Copen- Hagen
Norte
Christiania
Naz
North Sea
Waterloo Artists to Present First Concert at Congregational Church
Waterloo residents will meet Miss Nelle Bryant former grand opera singer Miss Adela Lave pianist and Mrs Oscadia Pooler reader at a social hour after their concert at First Congregational Church Friday evening The event aims to encourage local support for these acclaimed artists and boost Waterloo’s cultural scene.
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Waterloo
Firat Congregational Church
Tooyorrow
Nelle Bryant
Adela Lave
Oscadia Pooler
Melba
Cabiren
Bank Clearings and Realty Transfers in Waterloo Week ending Sept 16
Bank clearings for Waterloo show a weekly total of 1 618 668 33 with daily figures from Friday to Thursday. Realty transfers include deeds and mortgages for the week ending Sept 16 and a year to date list. instruments filed to date total 4 954 with noted decreases in chattel mortgage activity.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Waterloo
TVS Sis
DOME
Lee Eee
Double Program for Fireworks Tonight at Ball Park
A rain shower partly dampened a crowd of about 250 gathered near the ball park for tonight’s fireworks. A double show begins at 7:25 with single admission, and all pieces were prepared locally for tonight’s display amid strong advance ticket sales.
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Treumd
Fireman Poyner Convalesces After Hawthorne Fire
Seymour Poyner of Fire station No. is recovering from injuries suffered in yesterday morning’s blaze that gutted the Hawthorne school building. He credits Captain Joe Gibbs with saving his life by replacing his cloth cap with a metal helmet moments before debris showered down. Poyner recalls a large bean striking the helmet and says he was bruised but escaped. Residents including Mrs Glock and Mrs Bangher provided food to the crew as the community shows support.
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Seymour Poyner
Hawthorne Schonl
Joe Gibbs
Poyper
Gibbs
G. F. Glock
J. Bangher
Crocker's Brigade Elects Officer G Holds Campfire
Des Moines reports Colonel H W food of Mount Vernon reelected president of Crocker's Town brigade for his twenty fourth and twenty sixth year. Officers elected by regiment include captains Lemon Shirk and Williams and Colonel John Henry Smith. Campfire featured addresses by Rev Medbury Governor Clarke and others.
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Crocker
Des Moines
H.W. Food
Mount Vernon
Coronel
L. Munir
Bonaparte
D. B. King
Adel
H.C. McArthur
Los Angeles
Cal
J. W. Cheek
Sixteenth
W. Li
Kissick
Oskaloose
John Hayes
Seattle
Wash
C.s.medbury
Cracker
Sleventh Lown
Cy. Lemon
Guthrie Center
W. A. Shirk
Hectare
W. W. Williams
Osceols
John Henry Smith
Comanche
C. Lemon
M. A. Wiggins
Dow City
Tresurer
T.X. Carr
Wellman
A.tt. Parker
Sigourney
Shirk
D. J. Hiedelberger
Sawtelle
California
W. P
Eczema Covered Children Healed After Treatment
A mother reports two children, covered with eczema eruptions on heads, healed after shampooing and applying Culicura Olatmeston. She bought Orniment and Soap from a sample offer by mail, noting the eruptions dried up and skin healed. signed by Mme John Rolston on August 6, 1214.
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Leras
Jared
Mme
John Rolston
City in Brief Highlights From Local Board and Court Actions
The board of supervisors finished routine bills this morning. Divorces dominate chancery calendars as district court sits this week. Juries will be called next Monday. Miss Grace Jacobson returns from markets in Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul for fall style ideas. A burglar entered through a transom. J A Paul lost sight in one eye from flying steel. Dick Rath and others depart for Iowa City to enter the state university. A blue serge suit and a yellow striped coat were stolen from S Lipken's tailor shop.
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William Hindt
Rock Rapids
Waterloo
Laws City
State University of Iowa
Grand and Petit
Dick Rath
Lloyd Althouse
Fred Becker
Iowa City
State University
Paul Righmay
S. Lipken
Fourth Street
Quick Facial Hair Removal With Delatone Paste
An old advertisement describes using a paste of delatone and water Applied to facial hairs for two to four minutes Then peeled off and the skin washed to remove residue The method claims to banish hair and leave skin blemish free with caution to ensure the product is genuine.
Any Woman Can Now Have Pretty Curly Hair
A curious ad claims a simple nightly application can transform straight hair into pretty curls. It praises a new product and urges purchasing from a druggist to keep curls for weeks, promising a softer glossier crown and natural look.
United Auto Supply Co to Open at East 5th Street
Q. W. Webb and Harry Taylor Nave lease 3002 East 5th St to start The United Auto Supply Co an auto filling station and general auto supply house. A new filler pump handles any quantity from a half gallon up. Webb vows a complete tire repair department and a program to refurbish old tires to near new condition.
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Q. W. Webb
Harry
Taylor Nave
East 5Th St
United Auto Supply Co
Webb
Shortage of US Tire Exports Hits Neutral Europe
Washington reports a serious shortage of automobile tires in neutral European countries traditionally supplied by American manufacturers. Holland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark face tire scarcities due to export restrictions from the United States. The State Department notes reduced supplies across these markets.
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Washington, DC
Europe
Unite States
Byth State Department
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
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Burch Bros
Smart Shop
Ives
Hughes Sisters
The
Woods
Fitzgerald, Bros. and
T.ang M. Shoe Company
Mery
Bryant
Laue
Mrs. Poolnil
Knlife
Cheney
FLOOR
Poyner
Evening Courier and Reporter
A. C. Elenerman
Reed Street
Courier
Shinghiunh
Charley Trackett
Mgr. Elsperman
Marseilles
France
Messageries Maratines
Soveotra
Dept. T
Boston
Brated
Henri Bengel
Phipps
Ray Wak
Knox, Gage
Joseph
Buchanan's
Board of Supervisors
Bully George
Edith Dalton
Duluth
Bay River
Minn
Colton
Poluth
Grace Jacobson
Paul Davis Clothing Department
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
J. B. Ogle
Wapello
Jeddo
Hartington
Neb
Shores
Henderson Drug Company
Leavitt & Johnson Nationall Bank
J. A. Paul
Moir Street
Francis, Hospital
Hoover
Arant Shoe Shop
Marsh-Place Bidg
YEW Automobile Billing Station
Buchanan Ontical Co
Great Western
Waterloo West Side
Waterloo, East Side
St Paul
Cleary
C. Ay
Areta
C. PL
C. GW
6Th and Sycamore
Reters
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