Improving Dairy Methods in Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County Iowa farmers organize contesting associations to improve dairy practices. Test associations yield higher butterfat and profit, with Bon res showing average gains in cows and overall herd value. The county adviser Mr Burger promotes cooperative buying, lime soil improvements, and corn and alfalfa programs to reduce costs and boost production.
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Black Hawk County
Iowa
Burger
Neld
Agriculvaily
Iolstein Breeders’ Association
Extension Department
Agricultural College
Mary
Hhis Place
Benson Teat Association
Janesville
Waverly
Test Association
Keditor
Pioneer Resident Preserves Waterloo First Postoffice in Kitchen
Mrs. Elizabeth Davison of 166 Falls Avenue keeps a miniature Waterloo post office from the 1850s in her kitchen. The relic, once run by her father Postmaster Charles Mullan, served residents in 1851 and later, now stocked with baking supplies but illustrating Waterloo’s sixty years of progress.
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Waterloo
Elizabeth Davison
Falls Avenue
Uncle Sam
166
Mullan
Frank Beck
Davison
Relics and Mail Carrier Tales From Waterloo History
The article recalls Green Luck, Waterloo’s early mail carrier between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, riding horseback to deliver letters and spread news from the East. It also describes Davison home relics including tables, a cupboard, and mahogany chairs dating to Waterloo’s early settlement, drawing curiosity from visitors.
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Coder Rapids
Greenbury
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davison
Grout Bill Regulates Flag Use in Iowa Adverts
Iowa lawmakers back Rep Grout in a statute prohibiting desecration or improper use of the American flag. The law, operative July 4, bans using Old Glory for advertising by merchants with fines up to 100 dollars or thirty days imprisonment. Representative Grout introduced and championed the measure.
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Iowa
Henry Grout
Hawkeye
Grout
A Good Investment by W D Magli Whitemound Wis
Whitemound merchant W D Magli bought a stock of Chamberlain medicine to serve customers. He soon fell ill and says one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than his entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
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W. D. Magli
Whitemound
Wis
Chamberlain
Treasurer Trapped in Unwanted School Post
Bert Virden, Maple Grove school treasurer in Waterloo township, cannot resign after volunteering a year ago. The job carries no salary, increasing duties, and bond requirements, with the board refusing to appoint a successor or accept his departure. He risks fines if he fails to perform.
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Black Hawk County
Bert Virden
Maple Grove School
Waterloo Township
Bond
Waverly Health Cruise Reunites Mitchell Family
I Mitchell with nurse Miss Petti grew and his son Jay and wife passed through Waverly en route to Vinton from Clear Lake. Mitchell shows marked improvement and hopes for full recovery. Also two Waterloo men observed on street discharged ball and chain and watched by Officer Hathway amid local sobriety patrol.
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Waverly
I. Mitchell
Miss Pettigrew
Jay
Mr. Mitchell
Vinton
Clear Lake
Mitchell
Hathway
Waterloo
Parcel post weight limit to rise to twenty pounds
Postmaster General Burleson orders raising the parcel post weight limit from eleven to twenty pounds effective August 15. Waterloo officials note consolidation of first and second zones and potential future rate changes. Rates for packages over eleven pounds increase three cents per extra pound while size rules stay at seventy three inches.
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Burleson
Waterloo
W. R. Law
Interstate Commerce Commission
Waterloo Post Office
Nhe
Government Refuses State to Receive Overflow Waters
Rep Pepper met with Assistant Secretary Sweat and Dr Smith on the request by State Fish and Game Warden Hinshaw of Iowa to turn over fish from overflowed waters. The department will not consent, noting $49,000 spent last year stocking Iowa streams and arguing federal control should persist. The officials say cooperation with states is desired.
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Washington, D. C
Pepper
Sweat
Department of Commerce
Smith
Bureau of Fisheries
Hinshaw
Towa
Department
Claims of the Painters Union over Krebs & Sons work stoppage
The Painters Union says Krebs & Sons texted that union men were pulled off jobs because the firm’s son would not join the union. The union asserts four firm members worked with crews, operating two gangs union and non union. Nine union men reportedly walked out after a committee found mixed crews and union card requirements were unsettled.
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C. F. Krebs & Sons
Painters’ Union
Krebs’ Son
Krebs & Sons
Krebs
Haywood Withdrawal Frays Silk Mill Strike
Paterson New Jersey July 18 The withdrawal of Big Bill Haywood from active leadership sparked a break in the silk mill strike ranks with many workers returning to the mills Most weaving mills are operating and manufacturers foresee an end to the strike Joseph Etter IWW leader cites Haywoods physical inability to lead as the reason
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Paterson
N. J
Haywood
Joseph Etter
Industrial Workers of the World
Resinol Promises Quick Relief for Skin Eruptions
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as fast, gentle cures for pimples, rashes, eczema, and other skin troubles. It claims dramatic improvements, low cost, and suitability for infants, inviting readers to request a trial by writing to Resinol in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Resinol
Baltimore
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Peosta
Jas
Deadh & Sone
Dubuque, Ia
Aunt Mary
Grout Bill
California
Omaha
San Francisco
Pacific Limited
Union Pacifice
Southern Pacific
J. W. Turtle
5Th Street
Des Moines
THE
Painters' Union
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Leavitt and Johnson National Bank
Waterloo, Iowa
Hamilton’s
Waterloo Courter
Geo. Hunt
Sewator
Agen
Bremer Ave
Lytle Flour & Feed CO
West Park Avenue
Marsh-Place Building
James L. Henderson
Joe Schiel
Sycamore Street
Fourth Street
Paul Davis
Klinefeller & Sons
Park Avenue
New York City
New York
Green Car Company
Broadway
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