New Fire Truck Gives Waterloo Best Equipment
City council discussed adopting a new fire apparatus to upgrade equipment. They also considered legislative petitions to Iowa to grant municipalities more control, restore power to railroad companies over crossings, and the remission of Poll Tax for a resident. A request from a Stamford Ohio company sought a permit to erect a gasoline station on Curves Street in Westfield. A Prairie Pervert case proposed a two story building at a specified street.
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City Approves $15,400 American LaFrance Fire Truck
The city council announced the purchase of an aerial fire truck from American LaFrance via Dan Green Co for 15 400 completing a four year plan to motorize the fire department. The truck features a 75 foot aerial ladder and 177 foot ground reach, second largest in LaFrance line, with six modern engines and six trucks in service after delivery. Financing comes from the fire equipment fund with 39 000 on hand. semi annual payments of 1 500 reduce the balance, and no tax levy increase is needed.
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Black Hawk Bank
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Associated Sanritary Engineers
Road Project Extends Steel Link From Belle Plaine North
The laying of 6 inch steel is planned from Belle Plaine to a point five miles north of Dike with a three mile northward stretch this year. Superintendant Musstrong of Mason City confirms work continues along the right of way and new failures are being shipped for spring installation. Upon completion heavier steel will nearly cover the Belle Plaine to Marion City mileage.
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Jr W. Raiir Company
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Dike
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Belle Plaine
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Corns Lift Off with Fingers Freezone Ad
An advertisement claims Freezone relieves corn pain instantly and allows lifting the corn with fingers. It touts removal of hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation, offering a solution for a few cents.
Recovery From Influenza Hastened by Pe ru na
Mr CG A Allen of Bondurant Iowa credits Peruna with hastening recovery from influenza and catarrhal conditions. He says weakness prevented gains for two months until six bottles boosted his weight to 179 pounds, well above his usual winter weight of 135. He endorses the remedy and urges readers to insist on the original product sold in tablets or liquid.
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CG. A. Allen
Bondurant
Iowa
Recipe to Clear a Pimply Skin from Toxins
A household remedy suggests pimples and boils arise from bowels toxins and kidneys failing to filter them. It advises taking four ounces of Radish Salts dissolved in water each morning before breakfast for a week to cleanse the bowels and stimulate kidneys, claiming clearer skin and toxin elimination.
Final Testing of Bonus Law Before High Court Today
Iowa supreme court heard a full bench session on J W Grout v Kendal and the state bonus law. Arguments centered on constitutional limits, state debt, and the use of 2.9 million for a disability fund. Proponents said the law reflects a moral obligation and public purpose, while opponents warned of statutory and debt concerns.
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Iawa Supreme Court
J. W. Grout
N. KE. Kendal
Ochey Stite
Palk County District Court
Kellogg's Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
An early 20th century advertisement extols Kellogg's Bran as nature’s relief from constipation. It warns against lightening symptoms with low bran foods, urges daily consumption of five tablespoons or more, and touts bran’s health benefits, flavor, and wide availability in groceries, hotels, and restaurants.
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Kellogg’s
Nature
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Kellogg's
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Kotloge’s
Beauty Expert Promotes Home Hair Darkening Mixture
Mrs M D Gillespie a Kansas City beauty specialist shares a home remedy to darken gray hair. Mix a pint of water with one ounce bay rum a small box of Barbo Compound and a half ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. The solution purportedly stains hair without coloring the scalp or rubbing off and claims to make gray hair look twenty years younger.
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M.D. Gillepsie
Kan-sas
City
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Variety of Combination Sale Household Items
A lengthy list details numerous mixed bundles and clearance offers. Items include laundry soaps, Ivory Soap, flakes, vacuum washer, kettles, jars, floor mop with polish, canisters, potato ricer, electric bulbs, vanity items, oil and polish products, copper boiler, ironing board and electric iron, waste baskets, curtain rod, dust pan, waffle iron, spatula, muffin pan, washing powder, and a 42 piece Blue Bird dinner set priced in low bundles. Prices range from fractions of a dollar to under $10 with many items offered in “Combination Sale” bundles.
Chamberlain Medicine Ad Promotes Family Cures in Iowa
A battered ad urges readers in Des Moines Iowa to mail their name and address for a trial package of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy Chamberlain s Tablets and Salve. It highlights treatments for coughs colds whooping cough indigestion heart trouble burns and skin conditions claiming value for every family.
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Chamberlain
Des Moines Jowa
Red Pepper Rub Claims Instant Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts Rowles Red Pepper Rub as providing quick relief for rheumatism lumbago neuritis back ache stiff neck sore muscles and chest cold. It promises penetrating heat and immediate blood circulation increase with a warning to buy only the genuine product.
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