Waterloo leads all Towa cities on employment
Des Moines reports December Iowa employment fell 0.4 percent from November with rail layoffs hit hardest. Rail shops down 15.7 percent, lumber products 1.7 percent, patent medicines 3.2 percent, store and clay products 9.3 percent. Several industries show seasonal declines. only Waterloo and six other cities show gains except Burlington due to C B Q lines.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Burington
Burlington
Waterloo
Konjola Promises Quick Health Boost in Waterloo Ad
An advertisement touts Konjola a new remedy for stomach liver kidneys and nerves. The Konjola Man at Wangler Bros Drug Store in Davenport shares patient Geo Frye's story of relief from gas bloating nervousness and poor appetite after using two bottles.
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America
Konjola
Wangler Bros
Fourth Street
Geo. Frye
West Third Street
Davenport
Mr. Frye
Iowa firms report 1929 prospects improve slightly overall
The survey notes varied city results with Des Moines and Sioux City seeing gains while Davenport and Cedar Rapids rise modestly. several firms close or consolidate. Optimism appears in woolen goods and brass foundries as orders surge into 1929, and railway car shops add workers. The report cites employment and industry trends across Iowa.
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Erloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sioux City
Iowa
District Music Contest Set for East High in March
East High will host the northeastern Iowa district music contest on March 22 with a single entry allowed per organization in the district classic. The East orchestra, last year’s state champions, may compete without subdistrict rival. Three subdistrict contests precede the district event, including East High entries in Charles City. Mathias Brown, 79, of Sioux City died, leaving daily letters to his deceased wife among his papers.
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East High
Iowa
FP. J. Miller
T. J., Tormey
Grundy Center
Iowa High School Musical Activities Association
Mathias Brown
Sioux City
Hoover to speak for Budd at Great Northern tunnel opening
Waterloo residents will hear President elect Herbert Hoover speak between 8 and 9 p m tomorrow in a radio program celebrating the dedication of the Great Northern railway tunnel through the Cascade mountains. Ralph Budd, president of the railroad, born in Orange township, will also be featured. the broadcast will be on a national hook-up with 38 stations taking part.
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Waterloo
Herbert
Hoover
Great, Northern
Cascade Mountains
Ralph Budd
Orange
National Hookun
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Towa
MR. Geo. Frye
Furnace Concern
Vember
E. High
BUDD
NS of
Chalice
Leath End Company
Park Avenue and
Lafayette Street
Court House
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