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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1926

Page

11

Newsboy's Thigh Broken in Ice Skid Accident

Robert Maisner, 12, son of L C Maisner, was struck by Virginia Galloway's car on Commercial Street as he delivered a Sunday paper. He suffered a broken femur and head bruises, taken to Presbyterian hospital. Police logged weekend collisions with no further injuries. Miss Galloway skidded on ice while braking.

Robert Maisner L. C. Maisner Second Street Presbyterian Hospital Virginia Galloway Maisner Jay C. EB. Damon

Mr and Mrs Newcomer Arrivals Rise Slightly in Waterloo

Migration slowed in late January per Waterloo Retail Merchants Association records with nine families moving in, a small offset against ten relocations. New residents include Enos Bowles, A Fisher, P J Heisberg, W Baker, R D Bowell, Ivan Brashar, Harold M Kimball, G Sheran, and Gc EB Richey among others at addresses across the city.

Waterloo Retail Merchants Association Enos Bowles Brockwell Eins A. Fisher Logan Avenue P. J. Heisberg Fourth West Co. W. Baker Adams R. D. Bowell Reber Ivan Brashar Berth Harold M. Kimball Kentzelman Court G.sheran Tenth West EB. Richey Dawson

Frequent Jail Breaks at Black Hawk County Jail

The Black Hawk county jail built 22 years ago has seen 25 to 30 inmates escape in that period. In six years under Sherrif Wagner there were six escapes, with similar patterns noted under Henderson Law Caldwell Shores. Escape methods include digging through brick walls and, recently, upstairs breaches despite steel lining. The county contemplates an escape-proof annex or a new jail.

Black Hawk County Sherif H. E. Wagner Wagner David B. Henderson W. M. Law Sherif J. D. Caldwell R M. Shores

Ice harvest begins for Crystal Icehouses here

Approximately fifty men began culling ice from Ochdar today to fill Crystal Icehouses, marking the start of the winter harvesting season. The men work under local supervision to prepare supply for upcoming demand.

Ochdar

Cad Liver Oil Compound Tablets Promise Fast Weight Gain

Advert describes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound tablets as a health aid for thin people, claiming 15 pounds gained in five weeks for one woman and at least 15 pounds in 30 days for others, with a money back guarantee if not achieved. It notes taste and stomach issues of cod liver oil and cites pharmacists endorsing the product.

McCoy Jany Wangler Bros Hebert Drug Co Millar McCoy's

Crystal Ice & Fuel Co to Cut 4000 Tons of Ice

Two local houses of Crystal Ice and Fuel Co will saw about 4000 tons of ice between Mullan Avenue and the dam for the Cedar Street ice house at Second Street. Operations move above Mullan Avenue to stock the larger east bank house with about 6000 ton capacity. Ice quality is good and about 12 inches thick.

Crystal Ice & Fuel Co Mullan Avenue Cedar Street Second Street

Harvesting the crop will take two weeks

The note states that harvesting the crop will require two weeks to complete. It mentions no specific persons, places, or organizations. The detail is concise and focuses on the anticipated duration of harvest work.

Grocery Price List With Bulk and Brand Items

A dense OCR fragment lists varied grocery items and prices including flour, dried fruit, syrups, tea, cocoa, soap, canned goods, tissue, toilet paper, a clothes line, clothespins, milk, salt, and iodized shaker salt. The entries include brands like Mother's, Red Moon, Libby's, and Morton, with quantities ranging from pounds to ounces and occasional per unit prices.

Libby’s Rosedale Morton's

Illinois Central System Turns Seventy Five This Month

The Illinois Central System marks its seventy fifth anniversary this month since its charter on February 10, 1861. The system spans 8,500 miles in fifteen states plus the Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Company operations. It highlights progress from 70514 charter miles in one state to a large modern railroad with 2,300 locomotives and 79,000 freight cars, serving vast passenger and freight traffic. The message pledges continued growth, efficiency, courtesy, and dependable transport, notes the family spirit of leadership across generations, and invites constructive criticism for future advancement.

Illinois Central Central of Georgia Railway Middle West South Ocean Steamship Company Savannah New York Boston Dinois Ilinois Central Illinois Central System

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MR. and Mrs. Newcomer ETL Black Hawk's “Cheesebox Carl Bickley Leavitt and Jonson Kearns Funeral Home Commercial St Father Johns Father John Leavitt & Lavitt & Trust Co. of Waterloo, Town Bridge St Iowa Municipal Farmers Loan Beavitt & Johnson National Bank C. J. Miller Robert Drug Co Sycamore St Commercial National Bank Waterloo IOW Elbo Country Gentleman Japan Kirk Coffee Independent's Best Independent Meat & Grocery Co West Virginia C. H. Markham Ilinois Central System Chicago
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