Waterloo Recovers From Severe Blizzard Grip
Waterloo slowly recovers from a blizzard as streetcar and train service near full operation. Drifts up to 12 feet hindered travel, 1700 poles and 18000 miles of wire blown down by Northwestern Bell. Linemen rushed in from Chicago to restore telegraph and telephone lines while crews remove snow. Wind and cold ease, unemployment shifts to icy relief work as residents clear sidewalks and assist city crews.
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Waterloo
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
Iowa
Yeadus
Lions Club To Bowl After Dinner Thursday
Lions club cancels noon meeting set for tomorrow and will gather at Black's tearoom Thursday after 6:30 p m for dinner. Following dinner members compete in bowling at Waterloo alleys with several matches between teams and individuals.
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Lions Club
Black's Tearoom
Waterloo
Local bowlers enter St. Paul tournament
Waterloo Canning company and Waterloo Tribune bowling teams will compete in the International Bowling Congress tournament at St. Paul February 16 17. The canning company quintet includes Manahl Smith Manahl Newman and McFarlane. The Tribune five features Vosmek Wigs ONeil Armstrong and Wagner. Vosmek and Weige were recruited from Cedar Rapids 200 score bowlers. The teams bowl Saturday February 16 with doubles and singles the next day. Over 130 teams entered from outside St Paul and Minneapolis and many more from those cities.
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Waterloo Canning’ Company
Waterloo Tribune
St. Paul
Canning Company
FY. Manahl
H. Smith
A. Manahl
BE. Newman
E. McFarlane
Tribune
Five
W. Vosmek
F. Wigs
D. O'Neil
RB. Armstrong
H. Wagner
Vosmek
Weige
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Sunday School Workers Institute at First Brethren Church
Interest grows in the school of methods for Sunday school workers under the Towa State Sunday School association. Enrollment reaches 96 with strong Bible class turnout led by Rev. Clinton Smith. Sessions begin 5 45 p m with supper provided, and instruction continues for three more nights. Also notes a Miami swimming meet where Gertrude Eberle set a world record in the opening events.
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First Brethren Church
Towa State Sunday School Association
Clinton ¥. Smith
Madr
Miami
Fla
Gertrude Eberle
New York
Olive Tablets Claim Cure for Bad Breath
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertised as a gentle bowel and liver purifier that removes the cause of bad breath. The sugar coated tablets are said to act without the harsh after effects of calomel and are priced at 15 cents and 30 cents.
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Dr. Edwards
J. F. M. Edwards
Swimmer Breaks 160 Yard Freestyle Record
A swimmer shattered her own mark in the 160 yard freestyle, clocking one minute 44 1 4 seconds. Her overall world record time stood at one minute 45 seconds, highlighting a dominant performance.
City in Brief. Weekend Travels and Local Notices
Ames resident A W Paurno spent Sunday with friends in Waterloo. Hazel and Annabelle Clark visited Chicago relatives. Nels Rogness left for Tacoma with family to follow. J G Ralston commissioned to draw plans for a $75,000 What Cheer school. also handles Cedar Falls business block contract for J L Markussen. Clair J Butterfield visits en route to Georgetown University. Arch J Doerfler called home due to wife’s illness. White Shrine to meet at Masonic hall Cedar Falls with 1100 PM picnic supper. members to bring sandwiches and food. committee supplies meat, coffee, sugar, cream. Community Sunday Evening notices sought. First Congregational church. Bon Wir Lodge to meet Wednesdays. meeting tonight.
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A. W. Paurno
Ames
Waterloo
Misses Hazel
Annabelle Clark
Chicago
Nels Rogness
Gortlandt
Ulis
Tacoma
Wash
J. G. Ralston
What Cheer
Cedar
J. L. Markussen
Clair J. Butterfield
Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Grinsell College
Arch J. Doerfler
Milwaukee Mechanics In Sumailce Company
First Congregational Church
Waterlo o school district refunds bonds at premium
Refunding bonds of a Waterloo independent school district totaling 45 000 dollars were sold to Mearvest Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, the high bidder. They bear 4 percent interest and sold at par plus 395 dollars premium, not increasing district indebtedness. Two lots, 22 000 due 1937 and 23 000 due 1938, replace maturing bonds from 1914 for Edison grade school and other school construction. Gra ham & Co. acted as brokers for the Chicago bank.
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Waterloo Independent
Mearvest Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
Edison
West High School
Graham & Co
Chicago
London’s Water Use Surges Past 35 Gallons Per Head
London with about 14,000 houses and saloons reports a population over 8.9 million and an annual water consumption near 900 gallons per person last year. The London water board notes a daily usage exceeding 36 gallons per person.
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London
London Water Board
Hove Ant Scharper to Play 3200 Points at 18.2
New York reports an exhibition match totaling 3200 points in eight blocks of 400, with two blocks per session. The event outlines a staged display at a venue in New York on February 6.
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Hove Ant
Scharper
New York
Hoppe and Schaefer Open Extended Match Series Here
The first extensive contest of the year features Willis Hoppe, holder of the world balk record, and Jake Schaefer, former Lilse champion, starting Monday here. Hoppe plays in years without his Atlanta entry in normal play.
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Fday
Willis Hoppe
Hye Bildard
Jake Schaefer
Hoppe
No Water Connection Case Against Glenwood Trustees
District court suit seeks injunction to stop Lola Bens subdivisor from certifying a $101.05 water assessment against parcels 2, 3 and 4, block 2, for water hookups. Plaintiffs Joseph J. Otto, William Hurlbust, Harry Swinbank and Jolene Swinbank say no usable connection exists due to a main on Riley Street and prior street widening at the Glenwood intersection.
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Fron
Bens
Rey Streat
Glenwood
Joseph J. Otto
Wiliam
H. Hurlbust
Harry
Jlolen Swinbank
Riey
Studebaker claims record in quality and price
The article touts Studebaker Sixes and Big Six models starting at $975, citing high demand and over $200 million spent yearly on Studebaker models. It details engineering spend, Timken bearings, premium upholstery, heavy plant investment, and a claimed 145,000 cars per year demand, urging buyers to compare parts before choosing a car.
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Studebaker
Liberty Airplane
America
Studebaker sales climb yearly through 1924 boom
The record shows Studebaker top in fine cars with sales and spending rising each year from 1919 to 1923. Public expenditure hits 80.9 million for 39,356 cars in 1919, then 100.0 million for 51,474 in 1920, 120.0 million for 66,643 in 1921, 155.0 million for 110,269 in 1922, and 201.0 million for 145,162 in 1923, up 32 percent over 1922. 1924 opens with unprecedented business, reflecting strong buyer preference for Studebaker.
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Studebakers
Studebaker
Petitioners link to Jon but not owned lots in Glenwood
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate petitioners connected to Jon 1 in some way yet deny ties to the parcels they own that are assessed for connections. The text references Glenwood and Rhey with unclear legal or property implications. Further readable details are unavailable in this snippet.
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Glenwood
Rhey
New Zealand Challenges for £24 Davis Cup Play
New Zealand, a newcomer to Davis Cup competition, has recorded a challenge for the 1924 international contest with the United States Lawn Tennis Association. The bid signals a formal challenge to participate in the Davis Cup ties setting the stage for a possible American meeting.
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Zealand
New York
New Zealand
Feninti
Zemo ointment and soap advertised for skin care
Advert shows Zemo products claiming to cure eczema and skin troubles. It promotes Zemo Ointment at 50 cents and Zemo Soap at 25 cents, emphasizing rapid relief from itching and healing of sores burns wounds and chafing. The copy touts cleanliness and affordability, urging readers to try Zemo as a dependable antiseptic.
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Zeno
Head Waiter Heads Fittes Burgh Fashionable Eatery
A fragment notes the eighth day with an income of 417000 a year fed into Ups. It mentions wages and a two month period. The head waiter of Fitzburghs fashionable restaurants is identified in the incomplete text.
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Ana
Fitteburgh
Musterole Ointment Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Musterole white ointment as a modern mustard plaster substitute for coughs and sore throats. It claims to draw out congestion, ease soreness, and may prevent pneumonia. A milder baby version is recommended for children. Tubes cost three dollars at hospital sales.
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Hospital Alee
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Ueeea Spinographs
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Dearhamer & Dearhamer Palmer School
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