The Telegraph Joke and a Dance That Surprised
A veteran telegraph operator recalls a lonesome era and a playful exchange with a mystery correspondent who seemed male or female. Believing the other party might be a woman, he accepted a dance invitation, met a bouquet bearing prank, and learned he was the joke’s target at Aeolian hall. The piece ends noting France produced 424,437,000 gallons of beer in 1919.
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Womeo
Aeolian Hall
Kit
France
Belgians Suffer Losses as German Invasion Hits Home
Mrs. Oscar Pollet of 1027 Baltimore Street, a Belgian resident in Waterloo, mourns German looting and ruin in Belgium. She recounts her mother’s butcher shop wrecked, laundry looted, and homes destroyed while a Belgian soldier relative describes dire rations and battle losses. She appeals to Americans for fairness amid reports of cruelty and displacement.
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Belgium
Oscar Pollet
Baltimore Street
Pollet
Waterloo
Ghent
Andeghen
West
Servians Report Further Defeats Of Austrians
An official communique from London reports Austrians failing to cross the Drina and Save rivers as Servian forces resist on the Mitrovitza Shabazz lines. Montenegrins capture Jabuka and Rogatica, advance toward Sarajevo, and seize stores and booty pieces after taking Fotcha and Gorasda. The Montenegrin army sits about 10 miles from the Bosnian capital.
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Nish
Servia
London
Drina
Lo¢uitza
Ratcha
Save
Mitrovitza
Shabazz
Danube
Vishegrad
Bosnia
Sardjevo
Fotcha
Gorasda
Jabuka
Rogatica
Seventy Chinese Held For Mutiny
Seventy Chinese crew members from four Hamburg American Line steamers were jailed in Honolulu on mutiny charges after the captains claimed they refused to stay aboard. The Chinese consul said the men were promised return in a week but were sent to the Marshall Islands to coal German cruisers before being brought to Honolulu and told their stay would be indefinite.
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Honolulu
Looungmoon
Staatesekretar
Kraetke
Gouverney Jaeschke
Hambureg- American Line
Marshall Islands
Hall Hearing Tonight In Infidelity Case
J. P. Hall and the woman involved face police court tonight at 7 30 to answer charges of indecent behavior The case was postponed from Friday morning after Mrs Hall died early Friday due to shock from the alleged affair
Americans Save Ghent From German Atrocities
The text argues that German cruelty in Belgium is widely reported, citing US assistance from consul Van Hee and W. Van Cleck of Pittsburgh in saving Ghent. It defends America’s pride and urges justice as a guiding duty, noting censorship and sensational reports as manipulation.
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Belgium
Liege
Louvain
Malines
Ghent
Mr. van Hee
W. van Cléck
Pittsburgh
Hamage
America
What Nelson Might Say on a Modern Royal Yacht Review
A Kansas City Times piece imagines how English mariners would react to a modern fleet parading before a king. It describes 22 miles of fishing ships, 36 seaplanes, and a sequence of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers moving in formation, with seaplanes climbing to 1400 feet and aerial demonstrations signaling naval air power.
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England
Kansas City
Fastlands
Greatest fleet in English waters reviewed before king
A royal naval spectacle describes a fleet passage at 21 knots and 80 miles per hour down wid as the proudest and most powerful British fleet ever assembled. The text highlights the impending naval conflict and coastal defense. It also references state engineers and road building delegates set to discuss improvements and authority.
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Englgh
Meskwaki Move and Land Holdings in Tama County
The Meskwaki, a remnant of the Pax tribe in Tama County, Iowa, sold their lands to the United States per 1837 and 1844 treaties and moved to a Missouri River reservation. After difficulties and unhealthful conditions, some returned to Iowa where a portion of the tribe began acquiring land. By 1856 they held eighty acres in trust, later expanding to nearly three thousand acres as laws allowed them to stay in the state.
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Iowa
Tama County
Ward
State Historical Society of
United States
Missouri River
Kansas
Northwestern Road Congress to Discuss Every Phase
Road building topics to be covered at the Northwestern Road congress in Milwaukee on October 4 29 80 and a1. Experts from the United States government and affiliated agencies will elaborate on concrete brick bituminous and macadam construction. Over four days more than 30 papers will be presented by top authorities led by J A Yazelwood state highway commissioner of Wis.
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Mibwaukee
United States
Alfies
Aul
J. A. Yazelwood
Wis
Exhibitor Loses $190 To Pocket Theft At Cedar Valley Fair
A Cedar Falls exhibitor at the Cedar Valley fair grounds had $190 stolen from his vest pocket while he had laid the garment aside for a few minutes. The thief escaped with the cash after leaving a gold watch behind. Marshal Enlow was notified.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
Marshal Enlow
Union meeting of Ladies Social Union at Universalist Church
The Ladies Social Union of the Universalist Church will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 236 o'clock at the home of Mrs A L Bradley 918 Mulberry street. Assisting hostesses are Mrs P J Martin and Mrs Charles Fay. Committees for the year will be announced and it is urged that all members attend.
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Ladies Social Union of the Universalist Church
A. L. Bradley
Mulberry Street
P. J. Martin
Charles Fay
Appetite Follows Good Digestion Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a natural pleasant tasting remedy for indigestion and constipation. It claims quick relief of headaches belching and digestive upset and notes bottles cost fifty cents to one dollar with a free trial offer from Dr W B Caldwell at 451 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
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