Eye Injury Endangers Teeenager at Bottling Works
Edward Meggison, 15, suffered a severe blow when a bottle exploded at the Sthert and Sons bottling plant. A heavy shard struck his right eye, deep gash and possible loss of sight. He is at an eye specialist hospital as doctors decide whether the eyeball can be saved. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Meggison of the Witney road.
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Sthert & Sons
Ed Ward Mogeglson
Young Meggison
John Meggison
Witney Road
Winterloo
Cedar Falls
Megselson
Water Street
Floyd Meggison
Iowa War Widows Awarded Pensions
Washington DC August 4 Pension of 12 a month is now available from the pension bureau to Iowa widows of veterans. A list names Addie G. Wilson Mary Smith Rachel Towgood Cedar Rapids Jane Crumpton Davenport Maria Nettleton Mason City Mary A Moore Des Moines Mary P. Deane Henriette Heckler Newton Millie V. Stewart N E Spencer Fairfield Margaret K E Glenn Lida Smith Sioux City Mary Ann Adair Anna Pearson Oskaloosa Elizabeth Mullins Olive M. Fulton Atlantic Martha Edwards Salem Anna M McCeandless Adel Marriet Warn Decorah Harriet A Chapin Keosauqua Caroline Pixley Mount Pleasant Jennie Webb Linville Elizabeth A Brady Pleasantville Alice Diggins Eliza Jordan Indiana Mary A Johnston Stuart Angeline McCall Birmingham Catharine Mershon Glanwood Laura E Murray Toledo Ellen J Newell Anthon Jane Paisley Morning Sun Josephine Spurrier Lamont Juliana Spaulding Ruthven Mary F Reeves Guthrie Center Mary A Doran Wilton Junction Elizabeth Gruber Rhodes Emily Loudenbeck Walnut Selina Stoneman Winthrop Sarah Dorland Strawberry Point Jane L Robb Dacatur Mary J Mitchell Walker Anselina Hoffman Nashua Elizabeth Meter Hedrick Mary A Rickey Independence Julia Sanderson Northwood Mary M Williams Marshalltown Ann E Billington Stanhope Emma Leven Yale Mahala Murphy Hepburn Saran Stickney Vinton Adella Wheeler Alden Sarah A Wall Manic
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Washington, D. C
Pension Bureau
Iowa
Addie G. Wilson
Mary Smith
Rachel B. Towgood
Cedar Rapids
Jane Crumpton
Davenport
Maria Nettleton
Mason City
Mary A. Moore
Des Moines
Mary FP. Deane
Henriette Heckler
Newton
Millie V. Stewart
Nettion G. R. Spencer
Fairfield
Margaret KE. Glenn
Lida Smith
Sioux City
Mary Ann Adair
Anna 8
Emily Loudenbeck
Walnut
Selina 5
Stoneman
Winthrop
Sarah Dorland
Strawberry Point
Jane L. Robb
Dacatur
Mary J. Mitchell
Walker
Anselina A. Hoffman
Nashua
Elizabeth Meter
Hedrick
Mary A. Rickey
Independence
Julia Sanderson
Northwood
Mary M Williams
Marshelltown
Ann E. Billington
Stanhope
Emma FP. Leven
Yale
Mahala A. Murphy
Hepburn
Saran Stickney
Vinton
Adella Wheeler
Alden
Sarah A. Wall
Manic
Gypsy family caravan passes Waterloo toward New York
Guiseppe Romanez Margarita and their six children travel in a car with tents and heavy gear trailing in another vehicle. They stop at a local garage where Margarita offers free fortune telling. Their mixed heritage and bright dress draw curious locals as they head toward New York.
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Guiseppe
Margarita Romanez
America
Italy
California
Waterloo
New York
Curlous
Margarita
Margerita
Fiction Reading Trends At Waterloo Library Amid Heat
Waterloo library patrons favored fiction during hot weather with 120 books checked out. 40 were fiction or magazines, 56 fiction-like items, and few on religion and cooking. New titles listed include Advertising by Maatuu and World Almanac 1936, with multiple copies of several items available.
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Reading
Waterloo
Betronga
Herous Anil
Library East
Phas
Public Library West
Maatuu
Charrington
Caftin
Calin
Phillipa
Canning
Nel
Tha Comity
Ly Tharpe
Cooper
Burkett
Prouty
Harrison
Mackay
Deland
Uwarcourt
Kaupp
Fompkins
Arden
Sawyer
Braker
Gatey
Ping
Sall
Bowsfield
Father Brown
Chesterton
World Almanac
Hall
Hilda
Wara
Gleason
Devotion to invalid sister drives man to embezzle funds
Richard W. Wagner, 24, of Waterloo, is jailed on embezzlement charges after allegedly taking 80 dollars from the Irving hotel’s cash register on May 25 to pay for his invalid sister Elsie’s operation. He hoped to send money home, but the sister died after surgery and he awaits a preliminary hearing.
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Richard W. Wagner
Sola
State Penitentiary
Wagner
Irving Hotel
Elbow Lake
Minn
D. B. Hender
Waterloo
Wagnar
Minneapolis
Park Inn
Mason City
Vancement
Ile
Yrienda
Elsie
Arly
St. Paul
Lke
Parsons Celebrates Forty Years in Piano Trade
L S Parsons marks his tortleth anniversary in the piano business now based at 18 Sycamoret Blrest. He began selling pianos in Waterloo when the town was a village and his firm has grown with the city into a solid established local concern catering to changing musical tastes.
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Parsons
Sycamoreth
Instrument dealer expands with new sales lines
A business owner expands operations by adding the sale of musical instruments and sewing machines, diversifying offerings and attracting new customers.
Auto hits Mita wagon injures Waterloo man
S M Muzzey living two and one half miles northeast of Waterloo was painfully cut and bruised today when the milk wagon he was driving was hit by an automobile on Parker street. The wagon was demolished. The automobile driver did not stop to ascertain the damage. Muzzey was taken to doctors for treatment of his injuries.
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S. M. Muzzey
Waterloo
Parker Street
Mr. My
Breezy Night Brings Good Sleep Temperature Stays Warm
Last night was a good one for sleep as a north breeze appeared early in the evening and persisted through the night. A trace of precipitation occurred in the morning and discarded bed clothing was gathered again. The high reached 86 and the low 71, with rainfall totaling .28 inches recorded by Observer Ralph B. Siippy.
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Ralph B. Siippy
Love and Respect in Marriage and Respect’s Power
A compact reflection on marriage defining respect as the essential bond, stronger than love or compatibility. It argues that respect preserves the soul through disagreements and urges choosing a partner you truly know, not merely loved, before marriage.
LAX-OLA laxative advertised as safe and pleasant
An advertisement extols LAX-OLA as a natural safe laxative that relieves constipation with gentle action. It promises no pain, no stomach upset, and no weakened digestion while boosting mood and energy. The ad claims it suits children and invalids, and offers a chocolate flavored chewable tablet.
Railroad wages and the wage increase debate
The piece contrasts arbitration versus industrial warfare as train employes vote to empower leaders to demand a 100 million dollar wage increase. It notes railroads are in public service and highlights that 44 cents of every dollar goes to employees, citing 1915 pay rolls with varied average wages among Western railroad workers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Ofall
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