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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
3
Auto dealers face a cross country drive challenge as a freight car shipping ban forces 17 cars to be moved by road. Transport requires drivers and extra staff, with costs rising as prices for new cars also increase. The article notes rail constraints and tolls on cross country auto deliveries.
Charles Stearns veteran expressman marks thirty years with American Express now part of American Railways Express. He began in 1869 as a Cedar Rapids clerk and moved to Waterloo as agent in 1891. Once a lone driver and wagon, the office grew to a multioffice payroll and larger force as the express business evolved.
Waterloo Retail Merchants association schedules its annual board meeting for Friday evening March 19 at Hotel Russell Lamson grillroom. Seven directors to be elected and a 35 booth pure food exhibit set for the forthcoming Dairy Congress. The country store run by the group will be discontinued due to lack of purchasing power and high operating costs. The association pledges to cooperate with the state and local fair price commission.
A survey notes rapid rise of motor use worldwide from Spain to Palestine, with figures on ownership in Nevada and Pennsylvania, new factories in Barcelona, England and Scotland Yard cars, and the US post office motor wagon debut in 1896. It cites Pershing chauffeurs, Paris tire limits, and plans for a federal motor registration bureau.
Peter Mortensen a 36 year old Sioux City shoe shop worker, driven mad by influenza, ran from his Jackson Street home in a night shirt during subzero air. He was found in Perry Creek two hours later, exposed and near drowning. Coroner reports influenza complications and delayed transfer to a hospital. Mortensen, born in Denmark, had lived in Omaha before moving to Sioux City eleven years prior.
George Hall explains the March shift to hotbeds for early forcing of tender vegetables. A hotbed is inexpensive and productive, with steps for construction, manure heating, sashes, soil filling, watering, ventilation, and protection from cold. Community hotbeds are proposed for Waterloo and nearby gardeners.
A famous New York professional credits Father John’s Medicine with restoring health after typhoid pneumonia and a severe cough. He reports rapid weight gain and renewed strength after faithful use, noting the medicine’s wholesome, non alcoholic formula and decades of success.
Wil Ward of Vine Street was arrested for intoxication at 10 10 p.m. A brother posted bond. George Robinson was arrested on child desertion charges with a hearing to follow. C R Core reported a bicycle collision at Sycamore and Firth. no injuries, bicycle damaged. John O Connor collided with a car at Commercial and Mullan. both cars slightly damaged. The U S government earned 16 million from war material sales in Europe and Africa.
A testimonial from Mrs. John Lee of Omaha Nebraska recounts severe stomach distress after meals with gas and sleeplessness tied to weak blood. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring digestion, strength, sleep, and nerves after several failed treatments. The pills cost 60 cents a box and can be bought through local druggists or by mail from Sche nectady New York.
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