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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
8
Des Moines reports Iowa counties outline 1 536 miles of primary roads to be improved in 1920 under the state highway commission. With $16 million available from prior funds, licenses and federal aid, the total road fund exceeds $32 million, while 14 500 000 remains for new work and 18 475 000 in bond issues.
A feature of the record shows 89.7 percent of the traffic being motor driven, indicating a strong shift toward motor vehicles. The finding highlights the dominant role of automobiles in the era's transportation.
The University of Iowa plans a state wide high school basketball tournament in March open to every Iowa high school. Set for March 18 19 and 20 it will be the first open event of its kind in Iowa with graduated rebates to cover some team expenses.
Cedar Falls forming a Livestock Sales Pavilion Association to run public auctions and exhibitions in Black Hawk County. Capital stock $10,000 in $50 shares. Officers: A. Hollis president, C. Griffith vice president, W. D. Strayer treasurer and rotary. Directors include Lloyd Loonan and others.
Genuine Bayer aspirin tablets advertised for cold pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer name signals genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 cost a few cents. Bayer manufacture of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
Canton ta January 8 Edmund Monahan of Charlotte glimpsed pioneer Mississippi river days as he bagged a wild deer in the north end of Clinton county. The animal toppled on a long range shot first try. Also reported Kaiser’s Yacht Sold for 2,000,000 marks to a German sportsman in Gurich.
In the early morning Richard Bruce and his partner Blu exchange banter about a lingering cold. Bill credits Weeks’ Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets, recommended by their doctor, for quickly stopping symptoms without dullness or mercury compounds, noting the tablets cost twenty-five cents and are sold by all druggists.
Why do doctors recommend Campholatum because they know of its amazing results for catarrh cords of the head lungs throat and chest. Have a jar on hand for instant and apply on parts afflicted at once. Don’t wait ask your druggist today. Look for the cross on the label. It’s your assurance of the genuine. 25c and 50c. J Miller Drug Co Henderson Drug Co Landgraf Drug Co Horns Pharmacy Ban Schuneman Wangler Drug Co Waterloo
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for prompt relief from rheumatic pains and aches. It claims quick absorption, no rubbing required, and relief from back stiffness, muscle soreness, and exposure aftereffects. Available in 25c, 70c, and $1.40 sizes. druggists carry it.
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