Railroad Boomer and Jug Tradition Chronicle
In 1909 Cedar Rapids, a rail road boomer demanded a clean jug and stayed in yards until provided. He left a line of jugs on engines, now standard equipment alongside scoops and lockers. The piece recalls jugs, buttermilk, and daily rituals of Rock Island crews with old and new gear, lockers, and travels.
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Cedar Rapids
G. L. Kibler
Ellis Boulevard
Rock Island
J. F. Parks
E Avenue NW
L. J. Hollenbeck
Twelfth Street NW
Finnigan
John W. Linsley, Jr
1063
Fifth Avenue SE
Decorah
Postville
Theyve Been Doing Things To Railroad Trains Says Scribe
A columnist notes Americans curb airline travel by improving train and ocean liner interiors. He imagines the design process behind disappearing wash basins and toilets and suggests better lighting for onboard typewriters, urging more practical interior design for passengers.
153 Missing in Blast in Hirakata Suburb
In Osaka Japan an explosion at a powder magazine in Hirakata Wednesday left 153 people missing and presumed dead while 42 bodies have been recovered.
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Osaka
Japan
Hirakata
Palisades Dam Fish Ladders Studied by Iowa University
In 1934 construction of a Cedar River dam at Palisades State Park began and was repeatedly damaged before completion. A hydraulics lab at the University of Iowa tested two fish ladder models to ease upstream passage. Further experiments were suggested at Iowa City to choose the feasible design. construction was deferred pending results and state approvals.
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Cedar River
Palisades State Park
IERA
CCC
WPA
University of Iowa College of Engineering
M. L. Hutton
Sidney Price
Des Moines
National Parks Service
Dean Dawson
Palisades Fishway
Iowa City
University Laboratory
Commission
State Conservation Commission
Palisades Park
F. T. Schwab
Division of Fish and Game
Iowa
Palisades
Cedar Rapids
E. J. North
Charles J. Kosek
Frank Chadima
Leo Logan
Monetary Expert To Speak At Knife And Fork Club
Sir Charles Morgan-Webb, a British monetary expert, will speak at the Knife and Fork club in the Roosevelt hotel on Monday March 13 at 6 30 p m John T Hamilton II secretary treasurer announced. His talk What Will Happen To Your Money relates to his recent trans continental lecture tour and his writings on the gold standard and banking.
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Charles Morgan-Webb
The
Knife and Fork Club
Roose
Velt Hotel
John T. Hamilton II
Sir Charles
America
Rangoon
Burma
Sir Charlies
England
Japs Take Key Point at Haichow Occupation
A Comei News dispatch from Hsuchow reported Japanese forces occupied Haichow, the Chinese headquarters for Kiangsu province, a coastal area north of Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Comei
Hsuchow
Haichow
Kiangsu
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