Invention Holds Promise of Cheap Fuel and Power
Webster City inventor Arthur Bundy unveils a new element claimed to produce heat power and light with no gasoline. Demonstrations show a motor truck running all day on the chemicals with oxygen from air. the device weighs 80 pounds and promises one horsepower per pound with a blue flame and smokeless operation. Bundy plans to keep control with small holders and prevent speculators from capitalizing the idea.
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Webster City
Arthur Bundy
Frank W. Gregory
Mr. Bundy
Bundy
Washington
License Granted for Wortham Shows in Waterloo
The city clerk issued a license for the G A Wortham shows to appear the week of August 9 in Waterloo. Sydney Lendraft, known to local baseball fans, has managed several prior shows for Waterloo’s club when in professional leagues. Public opposition to transient carnivals remains, but no specific objections were raised to Wortham. The license, at ten dollars per day, could be adjusted for circuses up to two hundred sixty dollars, with the mayor empowered to revoke immoral or objectionable entertainments.
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G. A. Wortham
Sydney Lendraft
Waterloo
Wortham
Gnaggy
Frisbié
Motorcycle Drivers Fined for Speeding in City Court
Six young motorcycle riders appeared before Judge Courtright for speeding. Names listed include Frank Seery Cliff Lauretten Walt Wood Yard Edward Friedle Roy Bowers and Thomas Boose. All faced $3.50 fines plus costs with a warning that further street racing would double penalties. Other violators cited were C H Sandoe H C Cheever reds blake and others with parking violations or dismissed charges.
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0. B. Courtright
Johnson
Tom Morris
Frank Seery
Cliff Lauretten
Walt Wood Yard
Edward Friedle
Roy Bowers
Thomas Boose
Cedar Heights in Mourning over cutting of trees
Waterloo Iowa July 24 letter from Cedar Heights residents laments removal of historic trees by city workers, rails against council and demands preservation of mature elm and other specimen trees. The writer cites Joyce Kilmer’s poem and urges a committee to mediate, keeping Cedar Heights’ landscape intact.
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Waterloo
Heights
Lowa Sre Bel
Mauchterat
Cedar Heights
Antre
Mir
Pease
Des Moines
Cedar Helenis
Cedar
Shors
Iowa
Cedar Heighta Cho
Iittie
Cadar Heights
Burlingame
Cedar Heighta
Lears
Joyce Kilmer
Mortuari Mrs. John Mead funeral set for Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. John Mead who died from injuries in an automobile crash at Town City will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Kistner funeral home with Rev. D. J. Gretzinger of Northminster Presbyterian officiating. Interment at Fairview. Survived by husband, three daughters Mrs. Sarah Robinson Waterloo Mrs. Katherina Milligan Keokuk Ia and Mrs. William Nauman Rock Island WI and four brothers Daniel Holdiman Waterloo Joseph Hoatdiman Indiana Richard and Al Holdiman Dunkerton and a sister Mrs. John Buehner Dunkerton. Ruth May Keuhl infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Keuhl Eagle Center died yesterday morning age 60 months. services today at Eagle Center Catholic church at 9 a.m. Charles Rich Hawkeye foundry employee recovering after being knocked down by a car driven by S. B. Howell. taken to physician then home. Injuries include bad head bruise and cuts. no bones broken.
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John Mead
Town City
Kistner
D. J. Gretzinger
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Fairview
Sarah Robinson
Waterloo
Katherina Milligan
Keokuk
William Nauman
Rock Island
Daniel Holdiman
Joseph Hoatdiman
Indiana
Richard and
al. Holdiman
Dunkerton
John Buehner
Ruth May Keual
Ruth May
A. W. Keuhl
Eagle Center
Eagle Center Catholic Church
Charles Rich
Hawkeye Foundry
5. B. Howell
Howell
For Sale Adt Ends Quietly in Courier Listing
A terse classified note appears in the Couriers ad section describing a silent sale, listing a four word phrase For Sale Adt and noting a discreet commercial listing.
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the Courier
Waterloo plants move to new sites in Westfield and Park avenues
Waterloo concerns move as Kimball Publishing relocates from K P building to Westfield, and Repass Automobile shifts from 215 West Fifth Street to Park and Cedar. Hoe press relocation, 40 ton, 40060 page hourly output, nine staff. offices moved Aug 6-7 with full settling by Aug 9. Repass opens next Monday and invites public viewing after Aug 1. Repass occupied Fifth Street for 11 years.
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Waterloo
Kimball Publishing Company
Movfor
K. of P
Westfield
Repass Automobile Company
Wifth Street
Park Avenue
Cedar Street
Dairy Farmer
Creamery Journal
The
Bee Reporter
Kiurball Company
Big Hoe
Saturday Evening Post
Rainbow Drive
Menges Street
William Galloway Company
Repass
Repiss Company
Fifth Street
Waterloo Moose To Face Traer Nine Tomorrow
Jones will start on the mound for the Waterloo Moose in a game against Traer at Cedar River Park tomorrow afternoon. The Moose, coming off a win, seek to continue their momentum after recently beating Traer and defeating the Waterloo Colored Giants. Roy Scott was found not guilty of defacing a building at 114 Fifth Street West. Municipal Court dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
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Jones
Waterloo’ Moose
Traer
Cedar River Park
Waterloo Colored Giants
Moose
Roy Scott
Fifth Street West
George W. Wood
How Tuberculosis Spreads Through a Cattle Herd
A United States Department of Agriculture report details a herd of 17 Holsteins and Jerseys in Finois where every animal reacted to tuberculosis testing. Postmortems showed extensive lesions in six cattle leading to carcass destruction, and others also condemned. The case illustrates rapid, system-wide spread. swine on the same farm showed lesions, prompting warnings to buyers. Officials urge prompt herd testing and caution against purchasing stock from farms with tuberculous cattle or swine to prevent cross-species spread.
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Washington, D. GC
United States Department of Agriculture
Finois
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
United States
Poland Sufferers Face Food and Fuel Shortages
Mrs. H. ls. Gilchrist reports Polish hardship from food and heating shortages while Col. Gilchrist directs American relief efforts in Poland. She details scarce sugar and butter, high fat cooking, blackened bread, and reliance on American-sent aid. soldiers and civilians endure hunger, with tales of emaciation, charity, and a man who died from malnutrition.
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H. Ls. Gilchrist
Col. Gilchrist
Waterloo
Fr. B. Dietrich
France
Poland
America
Harry
Knights of Columbus
Red Cross
Tam
Man Held Over In Moonshine Case At Jelwein Gas House
William Kirkpatrick accused of operating a still in the Jelwein gas house was bound over to await the grand jury action. He was brought from Jelwein by Deputy U S Marshal AL Houston and placed in charge of Sheriff Herman T. Wagner for hearing. In Kansas City five miles away, Paymaster Charles Ayers of I C Nichols Investment Company was robbed of 6000 by four motor bandits as he carried funds from a downtown bank to pay workmen.
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William Kirkpatrick
Jelwein
J. B. Dempster
United States
Kirkpatrick
AL Houston
Herman T. Wagner
Robbe
Associated Press
Kansas City
Charles Ayers
I. C. Nichols Investment Company
Ayers
Country Club
Yankee Poland China dies after purchase worth 40000
The Poland China Journal reports that a Polarus China pig named The Yankee, owned by W L Ellsworth & Sons of Goldfield, Iowa, and bought for 40000, died suddenly a few days ago.
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The
Associates Press
Kansas City
Poland
China Journal
W.L. Ellsworth & Sons
Goldfield
Twelfth Edition Britannica News and Publication Plans
The article details Hugh Chisholm leading Britannica toward a three-volume twelfth edition to supplement the 11th edition of 1911, with about 70 percent of new matter focused on wartime topics. It notes two forms for the Cambridge University and Handy Volume issues, and predicts the 1921 appearance while preserving distinct formats and prices for rich and poor readers.
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Hugh ‘Chisholm
Britannica
London
New York
United States
Encyclopedia Britannica
Cambridge University
Difficult Assignment Across U.S. and Abroad
The note describes a long absence in the country with harsh conditions and limited funds. An expedition aimed to end by July was extended to November by Washington after the party resisted departure. The author enjoys the work, despite severe winters and unheated hotels causing hardship.
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Harry
Washington
U.S
Giant rookie al Clayton joins Red Sox pitching staff
Boston July 24. Al Clayton a 21 year old from Dayton Ohio six seven two fifteen pounds has been added to the Red Sox pitching staff. Manager Barrow expects him to report to the team in Cleveland next Wednesday. Clayton has not lost a game in two years and recently won four games in one week. He once hurled a baseball 397 feet in a sewing match.
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Associated Prom
Boston
Mass
Wool shipped from Tama county to storage warehouse
In the last two weeks Tama county sent 47,550 pounds of wool to the National Wool Warehouse and Storage company in Chicago for storage. The wool comes from 184 farmers, totaling about 6,944 sheep. Also, Mrs Henry Ehiridge of Boston, a stained glass artist, won a contract for a Plymouth Massachusetts memorial window for Pilgrim Hall’s centennial celebration.
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Tama, Ta
Tama County
Towa Fleece and Wool Growers” Association
National Wool Warehouse & Storage Company
Chicago
Henry Ehiridge ,Goodhue
Boston
United States
Pilgrim Hall
Plymouth
Mass
New York Theatre Boom Prompts Housing Shortage Concerns
July 24 New York reports $25,000,000 in new theatre construction under way, with eight theatres over 12 million planned in Manhattan districts. Builders justify the investment as profitable while social welfare investigators warn the surge is worsening the housing shortage by replacing old flats and dwellings.
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New York
Altho
Long Acre-Times
Square District
Greenwich Village
Bronix
Washington
Heights and five in Brooklyn
The item notes a location in Brooklyn and references a theatre count and a rating. details are sparse but indicate a Brooklyn theatre scene with a specific figure. No further names or dates are provided to expand the summary.
Crilley Visits Stony Lake With Golf Clout
S Rilley arrives at Stony Lake Ontario for vacation dragging a large golf bag. He checks into the single hotel amid a crowded scene as the manager explains to a restless crowd watching.
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Cleveland
S. J. Crilley
Stony Lake
Ont
Golf Links Question Arises From Local Talk
A fragment shows Crilley asking where the golf links are and a manager replying that there are none locally but people own golf bags and recall having seen a link before. The exchange hints at scarce public courses and lingering memory among residents.
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Crilley
Excellent Opportunity in Mineral Hog Feed Sales
A historical classified ad seeks reliable full time salespeople for a mineral hog feed mixture. Requires age over thirty, farm experience preferred, ability to meet people tactfully, and willingness to work. Company boasts over twenty years in business, annual sales near two million dollars, with multiple regional branches and a sales school.
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Trious
Jong
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Kimball Publishing Co
Waterloo Moose
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Metropolis
Srilley
Rustics
Indianapolis
Ind
Council’ Bluffs
Lat
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Nashville, ‘Tenn
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