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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1928
Page
11
The council approved a salary ordinance boosting the mayor’s pay from 3600 to 4200 dollars and the city clerk and auditor from 3000 to 3600 dollars per year. Passed at a special 4:30 p.m. meeting, the action coincided with a quiet local election.
Three ordinances were approved including a revised Plumbing Code placing Waterloo under the Hoover code. One hour parking on Park avenue between Water and Lafayette streets and extended fire limits in the west business district were enacted. H A Mueller authorized to build a filling station at Commercial and Eleventh streets with plans pending. Petitions noted for a barber shop and an outside stairway to the Hotel Iowa tower lobby. City to seek action to reduce railroad noise on Dane street from a broken switch.
R J Dook of 1362 Riehl Street advocates daylight saving in Waterloo citing a canvass of leading business houses and plants showing sentiment to advance clocks one hour during the summer months. Notes about bees covering 0 yards per second appear as an odd detail in the text.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a cure for constipation and fatigue. It claims the vegetable blend replaces calomel, purges toxins, and improves beauty and energy with a non gripping nightly dose. Available at druggists in 15c 30c and 60c sizes.
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