Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co Honored on National Roll
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company of Waterloo is listed second in Iowa on a national roll of 37 U S trust firms with surplus over capital. The Iowa ranking notes the Des Moines firms as higher in the state. The Waterloo institution reports 215000 in surplus against 160000 capital, led by president Emmons Johnson, a longtime banker and former Waterloo Savings Bank official. The roll, published by The Financier, catalogs 1600 U S trust companies with substantial surplus and profits, highlighting Waterloo’s prominence nationally.
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United States
Financer
New York City
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company of
Waterloo
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Iowa
Des Moines
Emmons Johnson
East
Big New Circus Coming to Waterloo
Hugo Bros. Shows bring their Modern United Circus to Waterloo for the first American tour after Europe and Australia success. Vic and Shash Hugo Brothers of Cedar Rapids back the venture with Alin L. Jody as contracting agent. War in Europe sped their return from a planned long Australasian tour, heightening curiosity and advertising reach.
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Europe
Hugo Bros
Waterloo
United
Australia
Alin L. Jody
Evening Courier
Hugo Brothers
Vic
Shash
Cedar Rapids
America
The Charm of Motherhood Promotes Health and Strength
A period of motherhood changes women and demands preparation. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a tonic to strengthen the female system for childbirth and recovery. The ad invites letters to the Pinkham company for personalized advice from women in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Confle Sential
Lynn
Mass
Sunday Schools Enlisted in Belgian Relief Campaign
Sunday schools in the city back a plan by the Waterloo Woman's Club to sell meal tickets to aid the relief commission. Tickets will be sold next Sunday with donations handled by librarians and church staff. Donors receive a Belgian postage stamp. classes aim to buy historic pasteboard pieces. Total deposits reached 48 dollars as campaign momentum grows.
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First Congregational Church
Waterloo
Wub
Relief Commission
Lowan
Herbert Clark Hoover
Ers
First Congregational Sunday Sehbog
Carleton Slus
Jt 1G
First Congregational Sunday School
Hugo Bros. American debut of grand animal show
The Hugos plan a large traveling display to bring the best trained animals to Americans from coast to coast. They promise three rings and a hippodrome, with European stars, acrobats, wire-walkers, and gymnasts in a major entertainment kaleidoscope. A free street parade heralds the event, while the Waterloo Evening Courier supports carrier families with seats.
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Hugos
America
Hugo Bros
Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter
Waterloo
Central Savings Bank Opens In Elis Hotel Building
The Central Savings bank unveiled a radium advertising feature at its new Elis hotel location on Fifth and Sycamore. A safe key, placed on a photo plate under radium charge, will be shown in two days as a publicity piece. Visitors attended the grand opening and many new deposits were recorded.
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Central Savings Bank
Elis Hotel
Fifth and
Sycamore Streets
Pred T. Smith
Denver
Cal
J. W. Arbuckle
A. Johnson
Farmers State Savings Bank of
Cornell
Jones
Warship Falls Victim After Torpedo Strike
Paris April 26 A ministry release details the torpedoing of the French cruiser Leon Gambetta at the entrance to the Otranto canal. The ship sank in ten minutes with officers at their posts. 136 crew members including eleven under officers were rescued by Italian aid vessels. Survivors list not yet received.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Leon Gambetta
Otranto Canal
AMI
Sen
Ministry of Maine
Brindisi
Italy
Leon Gabbetta
Strait of Otranto
General Markets New York Pronuge April 28 Report
New York April 28 butter unsteady with receipts 874 tons. Cheese steady with 5150 boxes reported. Poultry live firm with western chickens broilers at 25 45 and fowls at 104. Turkeys 1220 and dressed fowls 174 with turkeys at 15 21. Nearby hens browns and whites show varied prices.
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New York
Hennery
Thimble Bee Invitation From Christ Church Guild
Christ church guild invites all ladies to a thimble bee tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. G. W. Hinkle's home. Leavitt Johnson Trust nominees went to Clinton for a Jawa Bankers meeting. Adela Town Criers to hear W. F. Parrott lecture on Service in Advertising tonight. House cleaning continues as Associated Charities calls for discarded clothing.
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The
Christ Church
Christ Church Guild
G. W. Hinkle
J. L. Johnson
C. R. Davis
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Clinton
Jawa Bankers’ Association
Adela
W. F. Parrott
Associated Charities
Sousa and His Band A Brilliant Season at Coliseum
The current season features Sousa with programs up to the minute and top soloists, certified by Sousa management and press reports as an extraordinary brilliant series. Sousa originates new ideas and shares in the best originalizations, with a May 5 Coliseum date for both afternoon and evening performances.
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Sousa
Coliseum
Lamp Explosion Damages Home of Walter Halliday
A lamp exploded at Walter Halliday’s home near Chautauqua Park this morning causing major damage to the upper floor and substantial loss of clothing and furnishings. Mrs Halliday lit the lamp to heat a curling iron and rushed upstairs after the blast, finding rooms badly damaged.
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Walter Halliday
Chautauqua Park
Resinol Ointment and Soap Advertise Safe Skin Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as safe for tender skin. It credits doctors with prescribing the Remedy for eczema and various skin ailments and claims instant itch relief and rapid healing for pimples sores and burns.
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Rosinel
Baltimore
Unique suit seeks damages over petition against 64 defendants
Louise M. Strinahan sues 64 defendants for about 028,000 in damages claiming a petition presented to the city council defamed her and damaged property rents. She alleges the petition claimed her property housed disreputable tenants and that newspapers amplified the defaming references. The suit seeks roughly 360 per signer, with tenants leaving and vacancies increasing. J W Arbuckle named for defendants. C D B V Royal of Des Moines attended legal matters.
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C. A. Rudolph
Louise M. Strinahan
Cherry Short
Glenwood
Slau Lyr
Mhel
Woman's health care for constipation by Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Women are prone to constipation and require careful regulation of remedies. Mild laxatives with simple laxative herbs and pepsin, sold as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, are presented as ideal for women's use. A free trial is offered by writing Dr W B Caldwell at 462 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
Restorative treatment for nervous men
Aclaimed unchallenged authority touts a three grain cadomine tablet remedy for nervous exhaustion melancholia anxiety timidity dizziness heart palpitations trem bling limbs insomnia thinness cold extremities and social impairment. Sold without prescription in sealed tubes with home use directions promising quick nervous restoration and vigor.
Totpater E S API 86 Suapitind Dye Typediuayay
Fragmentary OCR text outlines an item with names, dates, and totals. The readable portions reference a person named Pete, a 16 POL, and a total amount. Details are unclear due to garbled characters, but multiple named entities appear with financial or procedural context.
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Vyoetoekiov
Methodist Sun Estes May Warp On Insin
A fragment from the Waterloo district meeting notes lists attendees including Charles City Curray and Cedar Rapids members. It mentions outside conference representation and a request to appoint a rat tanthond Peary mister to this Gigiriet.
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Methodist Sun
Curray
Charles City
B. J
Wood
Cedac
Holand
Northrup
Waterlag
Biniop
Erlatol
Remarkable claims of Quaker Herb Extract in Jesup trial
A local Jesup notice reports a Health Teacher endorsing Quaker Herb Extract as a cure for digestive issues and worms. It highlights Abrara Prangles, a longtime resident, noting improved appetite and sleep after using the product, urging readers to try the extract and warning it is unique among remedies.
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Abrara Prangles
Jesup
Prangley
Tam
Bowt Dutay Netlon
Quraker
Uniakor
Dali
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Nir
Newmark
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Kimmel
C. D. B. V. Royal of
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Visti Wrak
Ite
Methodist
Lethoreen
Jesup Cse
Mira Phanghey
Jesus Man Saed
Cam
Wat Ping
Sinch
WNLEE
East Fourth Street
Waterloo Evening Courier
Poli Aize
Larned
Rie
Saxon St
West Second Street
Sito
H. Y. Wilson
First National Bank
Vivesthiyss & Somdays
Waterlog
Raonob
ARROW
A&e
Cloert, Peabody & Co., Inc
Rais
Iowa State Bank
West Fourth and Jefferson Streets
Bruner & Salz
Lafayette Street
Wenzelman’s
G. W. Peit
West Fifth Street
Gerrit J. Bennett
Alsack
Grant Ave
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