Lon the Boy Solves Winter Hardship Through Work and Hope
A 15 year old boy Lon in Lon village buries his impoverished grandmother with no money, then contracts a carpenter to repair a broken house and purchases hay, grain, a garden, and later a cow. He feeds his old horse Dick, sells vegetables to summer residents, and pays debts over two years. Through perseverance he survives the winter and builds a productive spring, improving his lot and studying at night to escape hunger.
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Alo Alonso Burt
Lon
Zon
Rick
Lex
Len
Undertaker’s
Lou
McClure
Freddie
Stark
Skitch laundry additive promises easy wash with three spoons
Milwaukee reader Hans Fichtemberg advertises SKITCH a laundry additive that claims to soak clothes in minutes, cost under a cent per wash, and replace wringers and washboards. The pitch promises powerful stain removal with three teaspoons, claiming safety for all fabrics and even suggesting free samples.
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Hans Fichtenbers
Grand Ave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Great Library Wonders in The New Modern Dictionary
Theodore W Koch of Michigan and Cornell contributes a monograph on American and European libraries. The New Modern English Illustrated Dictionary condenses a great library into a compact reference with maps charts and statistics. It is offered for six certificates clipped from The Waterloo Evening Courier plus a small expense bonus.
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Congressional Library
Theodore W. Koch
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Koch
Waterloo Evening Courier
Majestic vaudeville delights crowds in cold weather
Despite the cold yesterday crowds enjoyed the Majestic vaudeville show. Vittorio and Georgetto perform as upside down boys balancing on their hands while dancing and boxing. The Three Majesties deliver clever comedy and songs. The act When Love Is Young features three pretty young misses and three young men. Six Abadallahs present a fast tumbling routine. White Plague fundraiser sees pretty girls selling Red Cross seals to aid the cause.
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Vauderville
Majestic
All
Vittorio
Georgetto
Menlo Moore
Beve
Ray Conlin
Waterloo
Real Estate Transfers In Waterloo From Adams To Santee
Fred D. Adams transfers part of Lot 2 in Auditors Rainbow’s plat Cooley’s subdivision Waterloo for $1. The notice references Black Hawk Co Abstract Co as the source. The rest of the text describes unrelated zoological and industrial notes about an armadillo’s teeth and Australian pumping engines run by sewer gas.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Fred D. Adams
C. B
R. A.santee
Auditor Rainibow
ReWasco
Australia
Prim Draws a D0 Year Team in Grundy County Case
Joe Prim, a hobo and gunman, pleaded guilty in Grundy Center district court to shooting tourist Joe Myers and engaging officers in a Nov patrol gun battle near Reinbeck. He received a sentence up to 30 years in Anamosa reformatory. his conduct and prior record will affect parole. Myers recovered enough to testify. Prim to Anamosa today. Also noted is Philadelphia beggar Mike Dennano owning $16,000 in property.
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Grundy Center
Joe Prim
Joe Myers
Heinbeck
Waterloo
Black Hawk Creek
Reinbeck
Herman T. Wagner
Mullan
Anamosa
Prim
Prim and
Wilcoxson
Myers
Capt
Wagner
Shores
Harry Ferguson
Marshalltown
Black
Amolox Cures Skin Diseases Ad Showcased
Amolox offered as a doctor prescribed skin cure for eczema tetter psoriasis ring worm acne and other eruptions. It claims instant itching relief and lasting soothing effect with a trial size priced at 50 cents. Wangler Bros Henderson Drug Co and dealers stock the remedy with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Anolox
Wangler Bros. and
Henderson Drug Co
Eckman’s Alterative Touted For Lung Recovery
A testimonial from Madson Lake Minnesota describes recovery from hemorrhages of the lungs after taking Eckman’s Alterative. The letter claims weight gain to 165 pounds and overall health improvement, urging readers to use the product. The advertisement states the remedy helps bronchial and throat conditions, contains no habit forming drugs, and is sold by druggists with a Philadelphia address for more information.
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Madson Lake
Minn
Denver
Col
Michael Brody
Eck Joan
Paul
Facht
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Youthful Vitality
An Ohio physician Dr Edwards advocates a vegetable olive oil formula to stimulate the liver and bowels, claiming most illnesses stem from inactivity. Olive Tablets, a calomel substitute, are sold in 1c and 25c boxes by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus, promoting livelier spirits and clearer health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Ohio
Blau Gas Introduced For Black Hawk County Homes
An important notice announces bottled Blau gas as a portable universal fuel for cooking and lighting. Chemist Hermann Blau’s system liquefies gases in steel bottles for reuse, marketed since 1901 in Europe and now offered in Iowa via Nebraska Blau Gas Company with local distributors.
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Hen Herman Blau
Augsburg
Germany
Union
Iowa
Blau-Gas: portable gas system sold by QUEST SMITH
QUEST SMITH Exclusive Distributors in Black Hawk County advertise Blau-Gas bottled in Waterloo Iowa. The liquid gas expands 400x to gas, offers high heating value and lighting, is nonpoisonous and nonexplosive, and is sold by the pound with two bottles per home cabinet. Fronting safety and ease with bottle changes every few weeks.
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QUEST @ SMITH
Black Hawk County
West Fifth Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Twelve Advantages of Blau Gas for Home Lighting
Blau Gas is promoted as the safest nonpoisonous gas with a 4 percent explosive range, dry, weatherproof, and suitable for winter. It claims high illuminating efficiency, auto feeding house plant, no maintenance, and color rich light three times hotter than city gas, with low cost per candle power and long shelf life.
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Blau-Gaon
Blau Gas Promises Clean, Ready Fire and Easy Home Heating
An advertisement extols Blau Gas for instant, clean fires with no smoke or odor, claiming perfect combustion, even heat for ironing, and efficient water heating. It touts inverted mantles for downward light, steady bright illumination, and low operation costs, asserting fast hot water and uniform kitchen and bathroom performance.
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Hobo
John Myers
Law
Grundy County
Mike Dennano
Amolox
Dr Edwards
Blau
Nebraska
Nebraska Blau Gas Company
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