Building industry shows 1926 losses vs 1925 is noted
The report from S. W. Straus & Co. indicates U S building operations in 1926 will total about 6 26 billion dollars, down from 6 5 billion in 1925, with a 6 percent aggregate loss while activity in major cities remains high in places like New York Chicago and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
S. W. Straus & Co
Five Boroughs
New York
New York City
Detroit
San Francisco
Newark
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Seattle
Albany
Buffalo
Yonkers
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Miami
Florida
SW. Straus & Co
Natures Mysteries Explained by Grand Lake Indians
Philadelphia reports reveal Grand Lake Indians on the James Hudson Gay watershed in Western Quebec explain nature’s wonders. Anthologist TD Sutherland Davidson notes their myths attribute tails on squirrels to Meso the ancient machine man, moss on rocks to a sturgeon race, and birch bark marks to forest punishment. A second item reports Monticello Tennessee naming CHANGES SCHOOLS with LPI noting Bixler as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grand Lake
Meso
Pers
Sin
Mesa
Mos
Sturgeon
Second of Exchange Exhibit Recalling Pony Express History
Readable fragments recount an 1852 Second of Exchange for 1000 dollars tied to a family land purchase in Gear township. John Bown showcases the document at 825 Third avenue west alongside Adams & Co. and Freeman & Co. from San Francisco to New York.
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Pony Express
John Bown
Third Avenue West
Freeman & Co
San Francisco
Adams & Co
Waterloo
California
O's
Ray
Joseph Bown
Messrs
Adams & Coo
New York
Nevada
William Bown
Iowa
Oxen
George Banger, Jr
Jia Porte City
James Gannon
Berlin
Dueppel-Drettinden
County of
Teitow
The Diuretic Remedy Ad From an Old Newspaper Page
An advertisement touts Foley Fills diuretic as a longtime kidney aid. It claims the medicine purifies the blood, removes poisons, and relieves ill health and bodily pains. The ad promises guaranteed satisfaction and public availability.
Free New Year skating at Dairy Cattle Congress rink
The American Legion sponsors a new indoor ice rink at Dairy Cattle Congress with free admission and skating on New Year’s Day. The rink, opening to 600 skaters, offers safe surface and varied open hours, with a formal opening program planned for Wednesday January 6.
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Legion Invites
Hippodrome
Waterton
Dairy Cattle Congress
American Legion
Wally
The
Legion
Bartles-Shepherd Men Banquet At Elks Club
Annual banquet of Bartles-Shepherd employees held at the Elks Club featured a chicken dinner for 46 attendees. A. T. Lowes presided with P. M. Jenkins and L. C. Ransom assisting. Charles Fivash served as toastmaster. Stunts by Rosco Schaefer, T. C. Ransom, Jenkins, Justin W Howard, Fivash and Meyers followed by bowling, recreation and roller skating exhibitions. Honor guests included John Heavey and James Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartles-Shepherd Ofcom-pany
Elks Club
A.T. Lowes
P. M. Jenkins
L. C. Ransom
Charles Fivash
Rosco Schaefer
T. C. Ransom
P.M. Jenkins
Justin W Howard
Notable Nightlife and Society Notes From New York
The report highlights rising ticket and cover prices for leading shows in New York. It mentions a romance linking Captain Al lain Lemeredy and Clo thilde Vail, and notes Angus Daniel McDonald as new Southern Pacific president. It also covers an invention enabling the deaf to "see" sound using osiso recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Roger Kahn
Ginger Aie
Angus Daniel ‘McDonald
The
Southern Pacific
Osiso
Careful Laundery Offer for Wool Dresses at Four Dollars
Cash and Carry Wool Dresses advertised for plain cleaning and pressing at four dollars. Readable line notes careful workmanship and unfailing care as the system’s aim to satisfy customers.
Weideman Await Grand Jury on Sander Death
Fred Weideman, held on $5,000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice M. M. Kingsley, faces a grand jury over the fatal stabbing of Fred Sander in Waverly. The justice indicated belief in the strength of the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weideman
Sander
Courier Special Service
Waverly
Dee
Fred Weideman
Fred Sander
Wherry
M. M
Kingsley
Justice of the Peace
Grand jury urged to act after fatal shooting incident
An unsustained charge in a two day hearing left the grand jury urged to consider Weldeman. Sander died two hours after a head wound and claimed accidental discharge to hospital staff. Authorities later found evasive statements and a basement residence shared by Sander and Weldeman in the town’s west area.
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Weldeman
Corn Remedy Demonstration In Waterloo By Bowen
Bowen of Prairie City Iowa is in Waterloo this week showing his Won der Corn Callous and Wart Remedy. The product claims to remove ingrown toenails and is sold across Iowa by leading druggists. It is pitched as a reliable treatment unlike older remedies.
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Win, Bowen
Prairie City
Towa
Waterloo
Lowa
Pimples Boils Skin Eruptions Cure Promised By S S S
Advert claim from an old notice touts S S S as a blood purifier to clear pimples boils and skin eruptions. Excerpt includes customer testimony from Mrs J W Barker of Cincinnati Ohio praising improved health and skin. Product advertised as made from medicinal herbs and sold in two sizes at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Onlo
S.S
Sander Shot. Weideman Testimony on Chest Wounds
A detective reports Sander was shot and Weideman testifies the chest cuts resulted from falling on a broken bottle after the shooting. The account notes a red fox caught by Harry Sohlmeier near Rudd, Floyd County, and cites J Mc Mitchell of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust discussing higher demand for literature in the countryside.
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Sander
Weideman
Sanders
Sohlmeier
Floyd County
Rudd
J. Mc Mitchell
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
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Monticello
C. Tr. Bixler
Valley Junction
Monicello
Fred L. Mahannah
Viedia
Axean
Blackfoot
Montana
G. C. Kennedy
Polar Uke
R.O. Konter
Richard E. Byrd
President Coolidge
North Pole
Bartles
Paris
Allain Lemeredy
Lawrence Vail
Clothilde Vail
MY Valet, Inc. Master Cleaners Sine BK
Fourth St
USA
Waterloo Insurance Agency
Bailey Insurance Co
J. M. Bailey
Bailey
Tlafayette Bldg
Sienna
Lafayette
Lamar J
Duke, Mer
East Fourth St
Charles City
Harry
Kentucky
Young Coaleb
Corl
Departmentore Organizatii
enneyUo
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