Waterloo Gainful Occupations in 1920 and 1923 Census Data
Washington June 25. Census Bureau reports Waterloo gainful workers in 1920 at 15,277, 42.7 percent of the city population 10 years and over, with 11.7 percent for 10 years plus. In 1920 males made up 80.4 percent of male workers and females 23.1 percent of females over 16. Industries show 6,563 in manufacturing, 1,480 transport, 2,683 trade, 1,047 public service, 1,307 professional, 1,760 clerical, 228 in all other occupations. Data for 1923 and detailed breakdowns to July 1 are pending.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Waterloo
Seasonal Beauty Aid for Hair Shampoos
An advertisement touts canthrax as a cheap shampoo to cleanse hair and scalp of dandruff oil and stiffness. It claims hair dries quickly evenly and appears fuller and softer. Mix a teaspoonful in a cup of water to prepare a full shampooable liquid.
Increase Weight with Evans Triple Phosphates Health Ad
Persistent, persuasive ad touts Evans Triple Phosphates to build solid red blooded flesh and boost energy in four days. Promises noticeable weight gain and improved appetite over a 10 day course, with one month weigh-in to confirm results. Henderson Drug Co and Hansen & Hansen supply, money-back if unsatisfied.
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Henderson Drug Co
Hansen & Hansen
Fat Men and Married Men Most Honest, Says Insurance Head
William B. Joyce, president of the National Surety Company, declares married men are about six to one more honest than bachelors due to family responsibility. He adds that fat men are naturally honest, and argues a bond business relies on trust. The remarks, reported in New York, emphasize perceived honesty as key to insuring employees.
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United Press
New York
Diogenes
Wiliam B. Joyce
National ‘Surety Company
Joyce
Lfor
Disjointed notices and ads from the Courier ad page
A ragged mix of stray lines covers social notes and notices including names like Veron, Joren, Mr. Tovar, and a cottage price of $20. The fragmentary text mentions June dates, reflections on honesty, and a Waterloo Laundry Co. advertisement offering beach salts cleaned for $1.00, all in a miscellaneous Courier page snippet.
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Robert Hkiwood
Pawine Harding
Altho
Earl Ancei
Tovar
Joren
Waterloo Laundry Co
Births Reported for Vorana Tovar Family
Mr and Mrs Vorana Tovar of Water althe Mexican-Americans are noted as welcoming a birth. The brief item highlights family pride and American spirit with a focus on the growing community.
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Vorana Tovar
America
Kentucky Girl Writes Letter About Vegetable Compound
Sunnyside Kentucky woman Velmer Endrick reports relief from back and nervousness after taking ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She weighed 138 pounds and was in poor health before treatment. She urges others to try the remedy and notes it helped her daughter.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sunnyside
Velmer Endrick
Route 1
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Dpercent
Federeal Bureau
Hite
Gingham
Voile
Organdie
Burch Bros
Kentucky
Bluejay
Ender
Bauer & Black
Chicago
Toronto
Davidsons
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