Senator Jones Sees Jail Term Deterring Bootleggers
Washington March 11 United Press reports Senator Wesley Jones says the jail term for bootleggers will curb illegal liquor by deterring participation and driving some to quit, while opponents warn harsher laws may provoke public backlash and more desperate crime. He expects cooperation from Hoover and the attorney general.
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Washington
D.C
Wesley “Jones
United Press
United States
Tam
Jones
Humistons Installed as Senior Counselors at West I. O. F. Hall
Edgar N. Humiston of 1140 Eighth Street West was installed as senior counselor of the Waterloo council No. QOL United Commercial Travelers during Saturday night exercises at West I. O. F. Hall. Other officers included W. G. Bunn junior counselor J. O. Maize past counselor BE. G. Pullen secretary treasurer and Merie Pate conductress with an executive committee. Humiston also became senior counselor of the auxiliary with Jane Whimber junior counselor Oliver Schoen past counselor Liln Mae Pullen treasurer Merie Pate conductress Myria Gould page Hazel Penaluna sentinel Opal Gant chaplain Edna Maize Edith Bunn Lilian Manning on the committee.
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Edgar N. Humiston
Eighth Street West
Weterloo
Page
W. M. Bailey
Sentinel
W.M. Pate
K.P. Jolly
Fred Wimber
Bert Gibbs
Lane
Edgar WN
Myria Gould
Hazel Penaluna
Opal Gant
Edna Maize
Edith Bunn
Lilian Manning
Shallow Barges to Cut Freight Transfer Costs
J P Higgins of the Mississippi Warrior service announced that the East St Louis terminal will host barges this year to remove the need for freight transfers at St Louis. He said 40 or 57 barges with 2000 ton capacity will run on upper and lower river routes, enabling direct St Louis to New Orleans trips.
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St. Louis
Mareh
New Orleans
Higgins
Waterloo Blizzard of 1881 Deepens Snow Drifts
A Waterloo record recalls the March blizzard of 1881 that paralyzed the town. Freight trains stalled, drifts four feet high blocked lines, travelers were stranded for days, and a passenger train was abandoned while the Illinois Central routed detours. Local streets show the drift peaks near Commercial and Fourth, with landmarks like the Savings Bank site and Lauerman’s store noted.
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Waterloo
Vinton
Mt. Auburn
Doctors Show How to Wake Up Without Cold
Reports from Waterloo residents describe quick relief from colds using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as prescribed by hospital physicians. Mrs. Burnette details rapid nasal to chest relief, breathing ease, and a lack of coughing after dosing, with doctors noting spread of effect to throat and lungs.
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Waterloo
W. H. Burnette
Ayer
al Druggtsis
One Week Of Dreco Earns Farmer’s Backing
Retired farmer Peter Bernard of 223 Wisconsin Ave Janesville Wisconsin credits a week of Dreco to relieving longstanding constipation biliousness backaches and rheumatic pains. The Dreco expert at Lauerman’s Drug Department promotes the herbal remedy with a health booklet offer local readers are invited to inquire.
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Peter Bernard
Wisconsin St
Drug Department of
Lauerman’s
Wisconsin BE
Janesville
Wis
Dreco
Creco
Riie
Blizzard Paralyzes Illinois Central Rails In March Snow
The driver started in deep drifts and trains halted across towns isolating communities. No wheel turned on the Illinois Central line Friday night March 11 from Freeport to Sioux City as blizzards piled in. By March 14 the tail of a storm added inches of snow, with railroads suffering unprecedented disruption, including 1,200 shovelers reported on March 22.
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Ilinois Central Line
Brack
Waterloo
Ilinois Central
Watershed rail line disruption near Waterloo and Sioux City
Reported in the region the stretch between Waterloo and Sioux City faced heavy winter damage. maintaining the line cost about 20000 weekly. An I G official suggested washing away tracks might have saved money. Sioux City saw no trains for a solid month with the last arrival on March 22 in Waterloo after a February 22 prior. The winter is described as the fiercest in local history, lasting from October through late spring.
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Waterloo
Sioux City
I. G
I. C
Sionx City
Who Is Your Skinny Friend Ethel
Advertisement promises McCoy's Tablets as a guaranteed flesh builder. It claims thousands improved, including a woman who gained 15 pounds in six weeks, with a money-back guarantee after buying two dollar boxes or four sixty-cent boxes. It directs readers to Robert Drug Co or C. J. Miller for purchase.
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Robert Drug CO
Sycamore Street
McCoy
Reid
McCos
C. J. Miller
America
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Ole
Humiston
U.C. T
Dr. Scholl
Dr? Scholls
Illinois Gentral
Dubuque
Commercial
Fourth Streets
la Porte City
Commercial Street
Ethel
Pioneer National
Pioneer National Bank
John H. Leavitt
Watertoolowa
U. T. K. Boot Shop
I. Miller
Smaltz
Goodwin & Smith
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