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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
9
A milk market rush at Waterloo public market ends with a boy trampled as a mob fights for five cent milk. Vendors scramble to sell a full supply, with milk priced at a nickel a quart. Potatoes drop to 20 cents per peck while sweet corn and other produce draw crowds.
Progressive upgrades transform Chautauqua park with paved roads water mains and planned sewers. New housing rises along Hawthorne and Burton avenues as families flood to bathing spots, while residents push for street paving and sidewalks before winter. Developments include four cottages on Elm and riverbank cottage near the river attracting visitors of all ages.
Armstrong Manufacturing undertakes a major remodel of its Welter plant, with $75,000 in upgrades and a new 100 ft stack powered forge shop. The company aims to expand production, add Corliss engine electricity, and grow from 100 workers toward a half million dollars in yearly output, serving 44 states and foreign markets including Australia Sweden India and Russia.
A brief remark on how bright dewy attractive land, stamped grounds elevate real estate value, with emphasis on homeowner refinement rather than grounds.
Newton July 18 Ray R Gorton of Brac urny reached the final 36 holes at Breeshburn Country club for the state amateur golf championship. The match suggested Incis Guimet of Woodland, current open champion, would need careful play to defend the title as Gorton pressed in the early rounds amid a tight finish.
The Waterloo city scene shows a surge in large scale building with the Russell Lamson hotel McMurray and Lamson buildings on Commercial street and a new photo playhouse by local promoters on Fourth street. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be spent to finish these projects and many homes move from rentals to ownership as Prospect Hills Ki bard and Conge Park additions expand.
A note outlines using Jamiber for building with shared wool moorugs coast sidings and ceilings. It mentions southern pine floors tiles and cedar, with some unclear terms like IOWS DUMBER xD VTony 82 and Wst.
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