Rainbow Dane paving questioned by engineers over seepage
Fears arise that water under the concrete base threatens a stretch of Rainbow drive pavement near Castle Hill school. Iowa State College expert T R Agg and county officials inspected the four mile federal aid project and found bricks, sand, cement and base in good shape aside from a small crack. Engineers expect drainage work and shoulder widening will prevent future seepage and erosion as construction continues with staff changes in the district office.
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Rainbow Drive
Castle Hill
J. W. Mercer
Mercer
T. R. Agg
Iowa State College
Towa Highway Commission
E. A. Zack
The
Highway Commission
Floyd County
QO. L. Hoffman
Zack
Iowa
Hoffman
Water Supply Department
Winnipeg
Canada
R. W. Shive
Linn County
Mother of Three Is Jailed for Care of Children
Chicago April 1 Mrs Frances Kowalski 1627 North Wood street refuses to care for her three sons aged 9 6 and 4 after saying she would rather kill herself than continue motherhood Judge Samuel H Trude ordered her to the bridewell for two days to think over her duties and modern ideas. The article contrasts her with her husband who handles cooking and work but not child care.
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Chicago
Frances Kowalski
North Wood Street
John
Samuel H. Trude
March Fire Losses Stay Under Thousand in Month
Fire department reports total losses for the 30 days at 728.88 dollars from 36 alarms, two false. Sparks on roofs caused about half of fires. chimneys, grass fires, matches, kerosene, and an electric iron staged accidents. a chicken brooder fire cost 47 dollars and a dwelling blaze at Alfred Longley’s, 169 High Street, caused about 400 dollars. Lord Glanely noted as a major shipowner and cabin boy origin.
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Ray Tiller
Alfred Longley
High Street
Chicago Banks Prepare Daylight Saving Hours
Chicago banks and outlying institutions plan to shift to daylight saving hours starting next week. The Chicago clearing house committee proposed a 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. business day, with a full citywide adoption waiting on council action. James B. Forgan said the change is necessary but pending city ordinance approval.
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Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Committee
Clearing House
James B. Forgan
City Hall Goes Wet By Latest Returns
The city hall is described as wet after the election. Burr A. Brown, city solicitor, prepares to leave office on Monday. Storms continues to cause leaks in the roof with repeated soaking of the judge’s and attorney’s rooms.
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City Hall
Burr A. Brown
Milk Review Shows Decline in Butterfat Averages
The Waterloo monthly report by city milk inspector J. F. Eves shows milk butterfat at 4.2 percent, down 0.32 from the prior period, and cream butterfat at 22.5 percent, down 0.83, with a detailed breakdown following.
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Waterloo
J. F. Eves
Tfollowing
Brinkman Bros
Towa
Waterloo Jersey Farm
N. i, Bennett
Tacobs Bros
Pleasant View Dairy
Eightey J Producers Milk Co
A. Mitchell & Son
John Glass
AfoKinley Dal Ao
Decker Sanitary Airy
Jirak
Orange Dairy
Grant Dairy al
Theodore Peek Named Deputy Court Bailiff
Theodore Peek named deputy bailiff of municipal court in place of George Krefman who lost in the recent election. Approval by the city council expected as Peek has already begun duties. Peek previously served as a constable for East Waterloo township.
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Theodore Peek
Municipal Court
George Krefman
Peek
Peck
East Waterloo
Train Car Conveys Cold Remedy Advice From Friends
On a 4:22 train a suburban shopper chats with Helen Wagner about avoiding mercury calomel in cold cures. Helen pitches Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets, claiming no calomel and a vegetable laxative, touting quick relief for colds and wide drugstore availability.
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Helen Wagner
Helen
Dorothy Thomas
Dorothy
Borothy
Helena
Hoover Boosters Form Des Moines Club for President
Des Moines April 1 Hoover boosters met to organize a Hoover for President club after Herbert Hoover signaled willingness to accept the Republican nomination if issues demand it. Officials split over party politics with some predicting a Democratic bid if not nominated in Chicago while others argue people alone choose the president beyond party lines.
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Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Chicago
San Francisco
Great Britain
Hooverles
Fragmentary note on Wilson 1916 election and party influence
The text discusses whether all parties elected Wilson in 1916 or whether Democrats carried the vote. It argues party feeling is low and asserts the public will rather than party machines should determine the national ticket, noting resistance to manipulators in voting.
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Wilson
Alenta
Beauty Doctor Claims To Restore Youth Through Health
An old fashioned health warning extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a vegetable tonic for women suffering from age related troubles. It promotes strength, nerve steadiness, and backache relief while denying alcohol content and offering a trial package by mail from Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo, N.Y
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Tod
Tony Miltohs
Hte
Bristow
AL. Hardman
Mason City
Roy Morteid
Greene
RH Stewarts
Henry Dix
Baldwin
Parkersburg
A. E. Roberts
W. J. Gough
Art Stock
Roush
Clara Stewart
S. Stewart
C. S. Stewart
U. B Church
C. W. Richards
Maud I. Arnold
Jennie Hanna
Council Bluffs
W. N. Roush
Millard Coonley
MinneSota
G. G. Coonley
Steelsmith
United States
Hoover Boosters
ATIA
Cleveland
Howe
GS Cane’s Better Clothes Shop
East Fourth Street
Webster
Charles Webster
Goss
Waterloo ‘Times-Tribune
Tor
Young Coal Co
West Third ST
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