Kittrell Urges Early Kindergarten Entrance
Superintendent Charles A. Kittrell urged early enrollment as epidemics and bad weather cut kindergarten attendance. Only about half of eligible children started school, risking midyear class discontinuation for economy. Total enrollment neared 9,084, with varied counts across West High Waterloo Emerson Whittier Lowell Irving Edison Kingsley.
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Board of Education of the West
Charles A. Kittrell
Altho
Kittrell
West High School
Waterloo
Sloane
Wallace
Central
Emerson
Whittler
Lowell
Irving
Edison
Kingsley
Whittier School
Waterloo Junior High School
Central and
West High
Icicle in Waterloo Measures 8 Ft 4 In
An icicle hanging from the roof of Rev. T. H. Sheckler home at 227 Denver Street was so long that neighbor E. S. & Allen of 223 Denver acquired a pole to reach it. Local report notes the unusual weather caused long icicles and prompted nearby residents to take action to avoid damage.
Yardstick Measures Eight Feet Four Inches
A report notes that the measurement, using a yardstick and the phrase measured by Allen, found the length to be eight feet and four inches. The detail appears in a fragmentary OCR line reflecting a scaling or measuring activity.
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Allen
Waterlo o Report Describes Tremendous Icicle Harvest
The source notes an unprecedented abundance of icicles in Waterloo, claiming residents have never seen such a vast freeze before in their lifetimes. The remark highlights extreme cold and unusual weather effects on daily life.
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Waterloo
Paris
Dr Caldwell Learned In 47 Years Of Practice
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, nature aligned laxative. It claims 47 years of experience contrasting drastic purges, promising quick, clean bowels without harm, and urges mothers to use it for constipation and related stomach issues.
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Caldwell
Galawell
From Youth To Old Age in a Woman's Life
An excerpt outlines three trying periods in a woman's life: the transition from girl to woman, with emphasis on maturity and social expectations, framed as a concise observation from a historical column. It notes stages of development and aging within a broader cultural context.
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Hyldrens
Vicks
Ways
Ikea
Achuneman Renate
East Fourth St
Drugstore
West Fourth St
Rexall
Harmony Bay
Harmony
Georgia Rose
Sta
Charmova
Hallcroft
Lord Baltimore
Pact Portfolio
Liggett
Homemaid
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Coty’s
Krasny
Ayers Ageristocrat
Daggett & Ramsdell
Woodbury
Williams
Jergens
Burma
Lucky Tiger
Tonio
Ipana
Kolynos
Vick
Pinkham
Chamberlain
Sloan
Horlick
Commercial St
Near West Fourth
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