Special Accountant Probes County Superintendent Bill
Special accountant George F Poorman began an inquiry into a $776 payment by Jennie Steele Huegle county superintendent to the Register and Leader for sending to Polk county rural teachers. Huegle claims authority, says subscriptions covered 1912 1914 and aimed to aid teachers and a county contest for an automobile.
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Des Moines
George F. Poorman
Board of Supervisors
Jennie Steele Wuegle
Register and Leader Company
Register and Leader
Polk County
Institute
Poorman
Thomas J. Guthrie
Huegle
Register
Jecad
Frank DB. Joseph
Cream Balm Claims Quick Cure For Catarrh
A vintage advertisement touts Bly's Cream Balm and Ely's Cream Balm as cures for catarrh with statements of rapid relief and complete healing. It urges nose and throat application, notes a 50 cent bottle is usually effective, and names H. W. Taggart as agent.
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Ely
H. W. Taggart
Wm. Sadler
Sage Tea for Hair Color and Growth Ad
An old advertisement extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a scalp tonic that preserves or restores hair color and promotes growth. It claims dandruff removal, a healthier scalp, and stronger, shinier hair with a money back guarantee from the local grocer’s agent H. W. Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
H. W. Tagpart
Anonymous letter urges boycott in Waterloo business lines
The Waverly Republican prints a long anonymous letter from Watertoo advocating a boycott against certain Waterloo trades. The paper says it has no knowledge of the transactions cited. The boycott targets lines of business, linked to high living costs rather than closed saloons.
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Watertoo
Waterloo
Pinex and Sugar Syrup Remedy Promoted for Coughs
A soda-pressed advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup made from granulated sugar, warm water, Pinex, and syrup. It claims to relieve coughs from hoarseness to bronchitis, promises quick relief, and offers a money back guarantee through The Pinex Co of Fort Wayne Indiana.
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United States
Canna
Tha Pinox Co
Ft, Wayne, Ing
Town Crier Tale 15 Promises Festive Waterloo Meeting
Town Criers club invites all to an Elks hall feast and program on Friday December 6 1912 at 6 30 PM in Waterloo. The event features music a lecture on Character in Advertising a Clifford Thorne address and talks by Cedar Rapids Des Moines Fort Dodge and Vinton members with a 75 cent dinner.
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Town Criers' Club
Elks’ Hall
Waterloo
Denver
Clifford Thorne
Cedar Rapids
Java City
Des Moines
Ft. Dodge
Vinton
J. L. Mattson
J. C. Young
Geo. H. Boysen
Frank Armstrong
0. R. McDonald
B. F. Williams
R. L. Dunlap
Chas. H. Welter
H. M. Harwood
Iowa City
C. L. Santmyer
R. L. Griffith
Fort Dodge
H. EB. Kiester
H. G. Frank
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Strength Benefit
An advertisement by H W Taggart for Foley Kidney Pills cites John Mc Masters of Streator HL praising improved health. Mc Masters says he feels better and stronger after using the pills, claiming lasting benefits for kidneys and bladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John McMasters
Foley Kidney
H.W. Taggart
Black Hawk Lodge Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
Black Hawk Lodge No 72 10 C FL elected officers after first degree work with X Noble Grand WH W Schults Vice Grand H P Carrington Recording Secretary P C Peter BON Financial Secretary G O Rolling Treasurer P G Fuchs A five member committee was appointed to plan a forthcoming Black Hawk rodeo roll call, intended as an elaborate annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Lodge
No. 72
10. C. FL
WH. W. Schults
P. Carrington
P. C. Peter Bon
Minancial
G. O. Rolling
P. G. Fuchs
Electrified Road Proposal Aims to Link Cities in Bremer County
The Advocate reports New Hampton, Fredericksburg, Frederika, and Tripoli pushing for an electric road from Denver Junction to connect with Cedar Falls and Northern. The project could boost Bremer County towns, with New Hampton offering cash and right of way and other towns ready to incentives to attract construction. If W C F N or another company builds the line, it may alter local commerce and establish a new town in the county.
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Waverly
New Hampton
Fredericksburg
Frederika
Tripoli
Cedar Falls & Northern
Denver Junction
Bremers County
List of the Dead Names From Zanesville Area
The list includes Mrs. B A Emerson of Zanesville and her two young children, Jack Burgy, Henry J. Haskell, Henry Balbian, Max Harris, L L Blanely, Henry Bartles, Wilbur Ludwig, and Nellie Taylor. An unidentified man was later identified as Henry J. Haskell, a well known Gideon leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.’A. Emerson
Zanesville
Jack Burgy
Emerson
Henry J. Haskell
Henry Balbian
Dresden
Max Harris
Lodi
Ohio
Ll. H. Blanely
Henry Bartles
Albion
Mich
Wilbur Ludwig
Nellie Taylor
Gideona. i
Eleven Dead In Train Collision Near Zanesville
Zanesville Ohio December 5 Eleven dead one fatally injured and four seriously hurt after a rear end collision between Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley train No 43 and Cleveland Akron and Columbus train No 125. The rear coach of the latter train telescoped in the wreck. Revised casualty figures followed initial reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
Cincinnati
Muskingum Valley
Cleveland, Akron
Effort to Increase Farm Assessment Continues
Des Moines Neb 5. Arguments filed by the attorney general in a case by Frank G. Pierce to compel the state executive council to change the 1912 assessment. The case, altered to address the 1912 state assessment, seeks mandamus against the council, with Pierce arguing favoritism toward farmers and railroads over city property owners.
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Des Moines
Nec
Frank G. Pierce
State Executive Council
Executive Council
Pierce
Iowa League
Council
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
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Chris D. Jensen
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R. G. Wilkin
Charles Hansen
Grand View Place
Margaret Cregan
Carrie Bingen
J. E. Sedgwick
Katherine Cascaden Kelly
Auditor Rainbow
Cascaden Place
J. E
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Henry Glas
John Pomtner
Whitney
A. A. Lynn
P. C. Mohs
West Waterloo
Sam Nelson
Harry ¢. McMahon
Howrey & McWillams
Catarr
Elks' Nall Wriday
State Railway Commission
American Association of Railway Commissioners
Commissioner Lane
Interstates Commerce Commission
Lane
Thorne
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Iowa
Rogers
Johnson's
Jos. A. Schiel
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Advocate Road
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Trdg
Marshall, Mich
Stata
New York
Chicago
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Broadway
Manhattan Transfer
Newark
Hudson Terminal
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
E. F. Cowperthwaite
Observatory Building
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