Building Permits Peak at 144000 for John Deere & Co
John Deere & Co gains a four-building permit totaling 144000 for the Waterloo Gasoline Engine plant expansion. George Seales is contractor. fee 138.50. Projects include a foundry, mill and pattern department, service building, and four beaskrooms. Miller & Son also seek 5000 for plant enlargements at Westfield beyond city limits as part of a broader development plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere & Co
Waterloo
Edward Mahnke
George Seales
Vunder
Millers
George B. Miller & Son
Westfield
Miller
New Alcohol Found From Wood Pulp Waste
Prof Ralph H McKee of Columbia University told a convention that a new alcohol identical to grain alcohol can be produced from sugar in waste from sulfite wood pulp. The alcohol mixed with kerosene and benzinol forms a gasoline substitute. about four fourths of the wood waste contains sugar that can be fermented to yield this alcohol.
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St. Louis
Ralph H. McKee
Columbia University
New York
American Chemical Society
McKee
Ki Junior Band Parade Boosts City Membership Drive
Fifty boys in the junior band paraded streets showing their aim to grow from fifty to one hundred members. The group, ages 12 to 17, under Huntsinger, serves as a feeder to the Greater Waterloo Concert band. They offered free instruments to interested city youths and showcased strong musical talent during evening concerts.
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Jumr
Greater Waterloo
Real Huntsinger
Own Your Home With Bargains On Local Listings
A list of affordable homes includes a five room bungalow on East Fourth Street with pavement paid for and city utilities at 3200 dollars. A modern two story house on Mulberry Street offers oak floors and hot air furnace for 4200. An eight room two apartment brick on Iowa Street rents for 84 dollars monthly at 8000 dollars, near a car line.
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East Fourth Street
Mulberry Street
Iowa Street
Last Night's News in Brief Roundup
Acting Lord Mayor O Neill of Dublin and High Sheriff McWalter appealed to American ambassador John Davis to intervene for Irish hunger strikers. Highlights include a California probate heir to a large estate in Maryland, U S war surplus meat releases, sailors drowned in Cuba, pension bills for Spanish American War veterans, a Cigar Makers union stake order, a bomb attack in Lisbon, Rhode Island alcohol laws, and a Woods Millinery sale advertisement.
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Associated Press
London
O'Neill
Dublin
Sherif McWalter
John Davis
Hagerstown
Key
California
Washington
D. C
War Department
Havana
Manzanillo
Washington, D. C
Senate
Tampa
Tampa: T He Cigar Makers’ International Union
Lisbon
Providence
Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island
Obesity and the claim of Arbolene as a fat cure
The advertisement argues obesity is unnatural and caused by a perverted appetite. It claims Arbolene stops cravings, removes fat through kidneys and bowels, and redirects fat to eliminative channels, restoring health. It promises quick, safe weight loss with one or two tubes, sold by thirty thousand druggists with directions.
Business Boom for Company B in City Militia Plan
Businessmen and friends gather for a banquet at K of P hall to back the organization of Company B as a militia unit forming the citys historical national guard. Capt Irvin D. Fisher of the U S Army aids recruitment, with enrollment nearing 30 men, many ex servicemen. Future plans include armory remodeling, club rooms, steel lockers, and social facilities for 300 men.
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National Guard Company
K. of P Hall
Olly
Irvin D. Fisher
U. S. Army
Waterloo unit’s long service remembered in veterans’ eyes
The local National Guard company B of the First Regiment Personal Guards traces its origins to Jesup and Waterloo. It served in the Spanish American War, the Cuban occupation, the Mexican border duties, and the World War I'm, with many members joining the 168th Regiment or other overseas units. The Waterloo unit carries forward its legacy of readiness to defend flag and home. A list of local properties and rerouting work appears amid the piece.
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Waterloo
National Guard
Ertigens
Passonal Guards
Jesup
McKinley
Forty-ninth
Iowa Volunteers
Cuba
Savannah
Mexican
United States
One ‘Hundred Sixty-eighth Regiment
Lally
Mustard Murder Case Off in Markesan
Dr J A Freudenberg the Markesan Wisconsin physician accused of murdering his mother in law Mrs Nettie Duffies was dismissed yesterday by Court Commissioner H A Price at the request of District Attorney M J Paul who has been investigating the woman s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustard
Markesan
Wis
J.A. Freudenberg
Nettie Duffies
H. A. Price
M. J. Paul
Death claim linked to injection of must ard gas
A note from the town reports a Mrs Duffles reportedly died from an injection of must ard gas, described as a poison. A separate item announces a Millimery big discount sale set for Thursday April 15th.
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Duffles
Aph
Rheumatism Germs and Blood Purifier Claim
A vintage advertisement asserts rheumatism is caused by bloodborne germs and cannot be cured by liniments. It promotes S. S. S. as the cure, claiming it cleanses the blood of germs and relieves aches, urging readers to consult a medical adviser and obtain a bottle from their druggist.
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S. S
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John Deere & GO
Kiunior Band
Meyer Bros
Real Estate CO
Lafayette
Galloway
C. H. Wise
Black Hank Bank
Brig
Waterlows
Emplov
Home Park
Sehoo
Howrey & Herren
Realtors Waterlog
Lowa
Iowa Manufacturers Insurance Company
Waterloo, Is
Black Hawk Bank Bldg
Quaker Oats Co
Waterloo Flour & Feed Co
E. 6Th St
Woods
Center
Tarba
Woops Millinery
Massestie
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Golden Rule Gift Shop
Waterloo Theatre
Spring Beauty
Margaret Maddigan
St. Francis Hospital
Truman de Roame
Sale
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