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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
9
Waterloo barbers sign a proclamation to keep shops open during wartime. They propose earlier closing to save fuel and a price rise of 5 cents per shave and 15 cents per haircut. They pledge better service and sanitation as they adjust hours and costs to meet war pressures. A special union meeting tonight will decide final action.
The Minish farm of 320 acres in Lincoln township near Hudson and Voorhies will be sold at public auction Tuesday. The fenced property includes a 10 room residence, outbuildings, complete water system, and deep black loam with clay subsoil. Auctioneer William Troland and clerk Carl Bedford of Hudson conduct the sale.
W D Strayer from Hawk county was elected president of the county supervisors section at the Iowa Association convention in Sioux City. He has been vice president for two years and last year secretary of the State purchasing committee. Seventy two of 98 counties were represented and 191 supervisors attended. Contest prizes include autographed certificates. entries close August 26 with awards around September 1.
The Food Administration urges Iowa households to cut sugar use with a contest offering prizes for 40 word suggestions. It notes that tea and coffee drive daily sugar demand, with 3200000 cups served in Iowa and potential large daily savings if households halve a teaspoonful per cup.
M. and Whitney Watersow were elected treasurer of the Iowa Burst Letter Cart association for a fourth term at the Ames convention this week. William Graham and H. H. B. Peek attended, with about 1090 attendees, a drop from prior years due to impossibility.
An advertisement touts making a freckle and tan lotion by mixing lemon juice with Orchard White to produce a clear white complexion. It promises gentle improvement for face neck arms and hands with daily massage and minimal cost.
The text notes officers chosen for a regional meeting with A. F. Perkins reappointed as secretary for a fourth term and W. J. James as presiding officer. Names include Prody Barkusky, W. Malcom, S. Hoon, and WY. Roo, with Ames and Washington mentioned as locations.
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