Black Hawk County to Go Over the Top in Loan Drive
The piece urges swift action in Black Hawk County Iowa to complete a wartime loan drive for the nation and the troops. It stresses months of preparation, a single evening push, and aligning county effort with the national deadline to boost morale and support.
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Black Hawk County
Evvery Pirreon
Biach Tiank
Sei
Service League
Iowa
Kaiser
Lowa
Towa
Uncle Sam
America
War rhetoric turns furious in German press on peace drives
A translated critique rails at Germany and Austria for seeking peace talks while continuing military offensives. It accuses Berlin of hysteria and calls for total defeat, noting allied resolve and the costly toll of war on civilians and soldiers. It mocks German leaders and questions pacifist rhetoric while urging continued pressure.
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Austria
Germany
Kraland
Howe
Cnre
Hydrophobia and Pasteur Method Outline in 19th Century View
The article explains Pasteur’s hydrophobia treatment, noting 0.65 percent mortality at New York and 0.25 percent in Paris based on historical data. It describes immediate wound care, enforced rest, and the vaccine injections from immunized rabbits, with guidance on seeking Pasteur Institute care and cautions about non- Pasteur methods. It includes a health column Q&A section addressing lice removal, gland enlargements, scar treatment, and hair removal options.
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Louis Pasteur
Jry
Pasteur
Pasteur Institute
New York
Pasteurinstitute
Paris
The Value of a Contract in Childs Play
A neighborhood tale contrasts children James and Roderick over an eight dollar eighty five cent wager to build a rabbit warren. Their families dispute the money and the contract is annulled. A mother defends teaching children the importance of commitments and obligations.
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James
Roderick
Warren
Job
The Sandman Story by Mrs F A Walker
Tiger the kitten defies rules and steals chickens and chicks until a trap and a rescue reveal his misdeeds. Mrs Tabby witnesses chaos in the barn as the master disciplines Tiger, while the mistress decries his bad behavior and the cat learns a stern lesson.
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Sandman
F. A. Walker
Views of the People on Townley and the Nonpartisan League
A reader defends A C Townley as head of the Nonpartisan League, arguing the founder’s leadership and integrity, and warning against replacing him. The letter links Townley’s sacrifice to the league’s early days and recalls martyrs from past struggles, urging preservation of the old guard.
Twenty Years Ago Died in Orange Township and Fair Highlights
The item notes the death of Mathias Miller at his Orange township home on September 2 and recalls local fair events in Waterloo. It mentions the Waterlo o fair closing, the masqued carnival, Black’s float, and Miriam Marsh’s September birthday with a party. It also recounts a Camp Cuba Libre furlough for WY. Peddicord and a drowning accident near Sippy City involving Miss Della R. Gilley.
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Mathias Miller
Orange Township
Waterloo
Black
Della R. Gilley
Sippy City
Iowa Gazette notices and college and railway news
Thursday September 24 1808 we thank J Strickler for apples from his Iowa orchard and note the first Iowa Agricultural College term begins October 21. Lafayette and I W Chase are mentioned as students and a Chicago medical lecture trip is reported. Also Theodore N Vail resigns from railway mail service and a silver wedding of Mr II Beck is celebrated. the Courier shifts to a Tuesday press date for fair coverage.
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Strickler
Iowa
Iowa Agrcultural College
Ames
Theodore N. Vail
Railway Mail Service
Chicago Tribune
Fifty Years Ago In The Courter
W T Spencer of Huson was killed while leading a team to water last Saturday evening. The girl rode one horse with the other horse’s saddle strap tied to her arm. Family members found her dead as a horse rested its head nearby. Ephraim Speicher heads to Michigan to stock his fruit store with apples and canned peaches for next winter. J P White, the city milkman, offers his entire stock of cows at auction due to declining health.
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Nonpartisan League
Dunkerton
North
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Townley
North Dakota
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H. D. Fairal
la Porte City
A. G. Townley
Margaret R. Baumgarten
Charles Kuehnle
Idaly
Mayr
W. Kuehnle
Gov. L
M. Shaw
Wangler Bros
Jansen
Niansen
Jana
Ier
W. T. Spencer
Huson
Ephraim Speicher
Michigan
J. P. White
Our City
Forty Years Ago Attends Bryant & Stratton College
A report notes George W. Barnes at Bryant & Stratton business college in Chicago and a Cedar Rapids hotel robbery where he lost his watch and $1.30. A five and a half pound black bass was caught above the dam. The Daily Courier will be Waterloo’s first daily, with thanks to Will Parrott Win Cook and Will Johnson for help.
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Bryant & Stratton Business College
Chicago
George W. Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Daily Courier
Waterloo
Fice
Will Parrott
Iwin Cook
Will Johnson
Tiger the Chicken Thief Rehabilitated by Stern Mother
Mrs. Tabby disciplined her son Tiger after he stole a chicken, boxing his ears daily and forcing him to confront the scene in the barn. Though injured and humiliated, Tiger learned the lesson and vowed to quit stealing, turning his energy to rats and mice instead.
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Tiger
Tabby
Argentine deputies vote rupture with Germans on Sept 25 1917
On September 25 1917 the Argentine Chamber of Deputies voted to rupture relations with Germany highlighting a shift in Latin American alignment during World War I. The date marks a formal severance amid global tension and wartime diplomacy.
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Chamber of Deputies
Helgium
Switzerland
Berlin
The Easiest Way To End Dandruff Ad
An advertisement promotes dissolving dandruff with four ounces of plain liquid arvon at night, using enatush to moisten the scalp. After several applications, dandruff supposedly disappears, scalp stinging stops, and hair becomes fluffy and silky. liquid arvon is said to be inexpensive and available at drugstores.
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Anylldiug
Rheumatism Cure Claim by Patient Seaver
Lynn Massachusetts carpenter Harry J Seaver narrates years of rheumatic pain worsened by thin blood. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with relief and urges others to try the treatment. The ad notes blood restoration as key and offers pills by mail with a pamphlet on building up the blood.
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Paty
Harry J. Seaver
Union Street
Lynn
Mass
Carpenter
Way
Mr. Seaver
Dr. Williams
Prail
Dr. William Medicine Co
Sehenestady
The Efficient Woman and Lydia E Pinkham Ad
The copy links female health with efficiency, urging women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to cure ill health, back aches, headaches, nervousness, and blues, claiming it restores health and personal efficiency.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Easy Way to Kill Rats and Mice with Stearns Paste
This ad claims Stearns' Electric Paste easily rids houses stores barns of rats and mice at low cost. It notes widespread government purchases and effectiveness against cockroaches and waterbugs, appealing to readers seeking pest control.
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Stearns
U. S
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