Pioneer Hat Factory Aims Western Start In Waterloo
Waterloo launches a hat works with $25,000 capital to be housed in the Model Laundry building. F. A. Wenzel will head operations, bringing Danbury expertise to produce hats to order and later a western trade line. The plant expects ten initial workers, with plans to train local staff and expand.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Hne
Fourth and Mulberry Streets
Hemnbrock
Vna
F. A. Wenzel
Danbury
Conn
Fa. Crosse
Wis
Wenzel
Wintertoo
Pioneer Hat
Waterton
Willl
Here's Something for Nothing Map Sale at Three Plants
An odd classified item describes a free map of Texas with three colors, offered to one person each, mentioning laundry plants Wylembrock and Siebert in Waterloo and Albert Lea, Minnesota, and a Black Hawk bank building context. The brief ad reads as a promotional offer with limited copies.
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Wylembrock & Siebert
Waterloo
Albert Lea
Minn
Texas
France
Deh
Fluor
Black Hawk Bank
Arraignments in Police Court Show Mixed Pleas
Tom Kittrell pleaded guilty in police court to drunkenness careless driving and resisting an officer. Fine set at 2 dollars cash or 100 pounds labor. He allegedly knocked a woman on Fifth street east and drove on without aiding her. Shepard of Seamere Indiana pleaded guilty to vagrancy and received four days on the streets. W Hogan of Peru and G A Marpard of Turner entered not guilty pleas to charges of insulting women. hearing at 3 p.m.
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Tom Kittrell
Kittrell
Ton
Fifth Street
Tie
Jayed Shepard
Seamere
Ind
Wagrine Sy
Caldwell
Poe
W. Hogan
Peru
G. A. Marpard
Turner, Ir
Peunkenness
Foley's Kidney Remedy Receives Grateful Testimony
Catherine St Elmira N Y writes of a bad kidney trouble improved by Foley's Kidney Remedy after five bottles she says proved most effective. J Joder & Son note the endorsement as a strong user experience in a local ad.
Card of Thanks From Rutters to Neighbors and Friends
The Rutters thank neighbors and friends for assistance during the illness and death of their wife and mother and for the expressions of sympathy and sorrow from acquaintances and relatives.
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W.H. Rutter
Community grief and sales mix in parish notices
Heartfelt thanks from Mrs Kerr and family and Mrs Quimby and family for neighbors loyalty after a sorrowful loss. St Joseph’s parish lakes host a bazaar all week at Ellis’ Hall with soup served for 25 cents. Also ads for Crystal Theatre, butter at 24 cents per pinch at C W H Bighey’s.
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St. Joseph's
Ellis' Dall
C. WH. Bightey‘s
Cedar Falls hosts largest Cedar Valley Short Course yet
The Cedar Falls event grows with new names as the Cedar Valley Short Course reaches a record size. Prof Bliss discusses beef raising and marketing while stock judging grows crowded at the Tama Auto Company garage. Demonstrations cover seed corn selection, meat preparation, and practical breeding, with 212 entries and prizes totaling over 2000 dollars. The Commercial Club hosts a farmers’ evening with music and talks, capped by a theater party at the Majestic.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley
SALTG
Ames
Tama Auto Company
Bliss
Iowa
Buss
Rasmussen Building
Louis B. Emmons
Knowles
Davenport
Finchford Glee Club
J. W. Ford
R. J. Biss
FB. Miller
H. A. Jesmore
Commercial Club
The
Majestic
Socialist Lecture Here Last Night in Waterloo
N A Richardson of California Socialist delivered a lecture titled Basis of Industrial Problems in the east side manual training auditorium to a fairly good sized audience of Waterloo socialists. It was the second in a series planned by local socialists covering wide subjects. He outlined fundamental questions before a period in American politics when every man receives his just share of earnings. Other speakers will appear in the near future.
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N. A. Richardson
California
East Side Manual Training Auditorium
Waterloo
Land fight to Illinois assembly in tax dodging bills
Two bills were introduced in Springfield and Senate aimed at uncovering alleged tax dodging by the Illinois Central railroad. The measures target as much as two million dollars in taxes on lands granted to the railroad by state and national governments fifty to sixty years ago. In Washington, Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson was named in the discussion as a former general.
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Washington
Illinois Central Railroad
Springfield
House
Senate
Jacob M. Dickinson
Railroad land sale dispute over charter taxes
Counsel for the Illinois Central denied ever buying land along its right of way and officials joined the denial. District Attorney John G Drennan said the road holds land not required to be sold to become taxable and the ten year limit did not bind it. An attorney noted the 1873 supreme court ruling allowed sale under long term contracts.
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Illinois Central Railroad
John G. Dretman
Road
Drennan
Supreme Court of the State
Armstrong Quam Annual Meeting Names Armstng Mfg to Leading Firm
Waterloo city readers learn that the Armstrong-Quam Mfg company renamed Armstrong Manufacturing company after adjourned stockholders meeting. Under J S Armstrong, management has grown business fivefold in two years and declared a substantial dividend. Quam resigned, stockholders elected directors J Armstrong C L Armstrong F J tants A A Lohner, with officers J K E Armstrong president F J Landgraff VP J Armstrong secretary Treasurer. Citizens hail strong prospects and record profits.
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Armstrong- Quam Mfg
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Waterloo
J. S. Armstrong
Quam
JNU
Wah
J. Armstrong
C. L. Armstrong
F. J. Tants
James Armstrong
A. A
City Teachers Lecture Course in Waterloo Begins Next Week
Waterloo teachers organize a six part lecture course with notable educators and entertainers. The first talk is Monday January 30 in the west side high school assembly room. Season tickets at one dollar grant access to all six numbers with potential extension if demand grows.
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Waterloo
West Side
East Side
J.A. Marquis
Coe College
West Side High School Assembly
Thomas McBride
State University
West High Assembly
W. C. Wicox
United States
East High
Burbank
W. C. Wilcox
West High
Hakill
W. S. Griffith
Death of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke in London
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke died in London on January 26 at age of heart trouble through enfeebled health after the recent election campaign. The report notes the strain of political campaigning hastening his decline. the obituary reflects his public career and final illness. The record also lists unrelated advertising copy for salmon and a business address on Lafayette Street.
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Britain
London
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke
Fog Shrouds City as Cold Front Lingers
A heavy fog blankets the area for days, hindering visibility and unsettling railway workers. Temperature remains near freezing with snow largely gone. Streets are muddy and wet while forecasts show no immediate relief, though wind shifts may bring a drop and eventual clearing.
Shine Again Promise Amid Unfavorable Weather
A brief note asserts that improving weather would restore human happiness after nine days of conditions harming health. No specific places or events are cited, but the tone reflects a hopeful link between climate and well being.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Ad Notice
An old package label urges buyers to seek Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and to reject substitutes. It emphasizes the Bee Hive as genuine and credits J. K. Joder & Son as distributors.
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Foley
J. K. Joder & Son
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Siebert
Lous
Kerr
Quimby
Crystal Theatre
OMDAT
Taist
Rock Teland
I. C
Illinois Assembly
Frank Bros
Commercial
Armstrong-Quam Annual Meeting
Armstrong Mfg. Company
Rock Island
Union Mercantile Co
Lafayette Street
Columbia River
Union Mervan, Kile Co
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
Iowa Bank Watealoo
Iowan State Bank
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