City Sheltered 72 Homeless in Municipal Facility
A historical report notes 72 homeless people sheltered in a city facility, with lodging provided by Mrs Ida Burkitt in fever cases and transportation out of town. The article details ledgers kept by Sergeant Eler man Wachner showing origins from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and reveals few Iowa residents used the shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erte
Wien
Palier Station
Ida Burkitt
Yostilb
Hemeos
Chet
Elerman T. Wacner
Itera
United States
Canada
Mesival
Autos Transform Life in Waterigo Community
An early 20th century notice explains rapid adoption of motor vehicles in Waterigo Gee county with cars and motorcycles becoming dominant for business, pleasure, and doctor visits. It notes sharp growth, from few physicians using carriages to widespread automobile use and a forecast of at least a thousand cars by next autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterigo
Gee County
Dravman
Cevnen
Bieges
Waterlon
Tan
Waterloo Health Record Shows Decline in Deaths
Waterloo reports only seven deaths in the past year amid diphtheria and smallpox concerns. Of 245 quarantined, 150 were female and 95 male. 70 diphtheria cases, 44 scarlet fever, 4 scarletina, 10 smallpox, 2 meningitis and infantile paralysis cases. Quarantine months listed with December marking 1910, plus a note on a motorcycle club forming at Soash Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Waterlor
Lee
Fire inspector promotes city fire prevention efforts
Waterloo adopts a preventive approach as fire inspector Gim R. Witt revisits 450 sites to urge fire prevention measures. The program mirrors Minneapolis spending and aims to shift focus from extinguishing to preventing blazes, with Witt compiling a list of visited businesses and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Tho
Minneapolis
Gim R. Witt
Mr. Wits
East Side
Better Way Mausoleum Entombment A Modern Sanitation Move
An article argues earth burial harms health and dignity and promotes community mausoleums with airtight crypts and desiccation. It notes historical Jew rock burial, early Christian above ground tombs, and 1880 Lord Beaconsfield speaks against graves. The plan features private family compartments, marble interiors, and a cremation-free, sanitary burial alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendel Silber
University of New Mexico
Unay
Lord Beaconsfield
House of Lords
God's Acre
Henry Thompson
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eToar
Puyer
Total
Nas, Pace
Louisville Courier-Journal
Soash Park
Chautauqua Grounds
Waterrill
Ci. Ie
Willas
GEO. Rowiet
Waterloo, Iowa
Wu Darwin
Des Moines
Towa Mausoleum Co
Towa
Chamberlain
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