Hawkeye lawmakers oppose tariff on finished lumber
Iowa and Minnesota Republicans lead regional fight against a 24 percent ad valorem duty on finished lumber from Canada. They warn higher costs will hit farmers and builders, slowing home construction as the Mississippi Valley coalition argues the tariff would raise prices and counter local building revival efforts.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Dickinson
House
Ways and Means
Hawkere
Congress
Minnesota
Canada
Sydney Anderson
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Fordsey
United States
Donald D. Conn
Minneapolis
Northwestern Pine
Union
Hawkeye
Rain Feeds Widespread Showers Across Iowa Regions
Heavy showers drenched parts of Iowa with two notable downpours. Rain totals near 0.95 inches were recorded at Ralph B. Slippy’s home, with peak rainfall around 1:26 pm and 7:30 pm. Farmers in Scott County and areas of southern Iowa and Illinois report a rainfall shortage, while northern Iowa and southern Minnesota see moisture surplus.
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Ralph B. Slippy
Scott County
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Towire Workers Teach First Aid
Northwestern Bell employees in Waterloo undertake a 15 hour industrial first aid course led by Dr. Louis T. Curry. About 25 linemen electricians and other workers attend with three lessons remaining. Participants will be examined and receive certificates. Red Cross backing and financing concerns are noted.
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Northwestern
Bel Telephone Company
Louis T. Curry
Curry
Red Cross
Waterloo
Northwestern Bell Telephone ‘Company
Dr. Curry
H. B. Cropper
The
Speech Expert to Start Work Among Children
H. O. Ennis, a stuttering and stammering expert from Los Angeles, will spend 10 days in Waterloo starting June 20 to work with stammering children. He is expected to arrive June 19 and private lessons may be offered. Parents of identified children are asked to bring them to West High at 10 a.m. June 20 for the first class, with office visits possible before then. Mr. Lee notes high Buffalo success rates and urges attendance for evaluation.
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H. Ennis
Los Angeles
Cal
Waterloo
H. D. Lee
West Schools
West High
George E. Smith
Buffalo
Lee
Ennis
Mr. Smith
Mr. Ennis
Nuxated Iron Ad Claims Strength Boost for Millions
An advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as a remedy for weak nerves and pale blood. It cites endorsements from former U S Senators judges physicians and even the Pope and claims over 4 million users annually. The product is marketed through druggists.
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United States
U. S
Rome
Pharmacie Normale
Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound touted for female relief
A famed physician urges early use of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women facing “female weakness” signs such as back ache dullness and nervous exhaustion to avoid surgery. The ad invokes the Indians and early settlers as beneficiaries of Nature’s Allies, claiming thousands saved from operations by timely use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EH
Pinkham
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Millers Drug Store
F. X. Mosher
Jefferson St
Schaneman
Dan
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfg. Chemists
Western Electric
Core & Sweetman Electric Co
Waterloo, Iowa
East Fifth Street
America
F. 0. B. Toledo
F. O. B. Toledo
Toledo
Overland Waterloo CO
East Fourth and
Franklin Streets
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