Cowles Details Eight Month Motor Tour Across United States
H D Cowles secretary treasurer of Waterloo Manufacturing and his wife completed a 217 328 mile motor trip that began August 3 1924 and ended yesterday in DeWitt Iowa. They crossed from Washington to near Town but mostly camped, sleeping in their sedan and cooking their own meals. Highlights included 11500 feet in the Rockies and 239 feet below sea level at the Salton Sea. They traveled along the Lincoln Highway through Denver Estes Park Gunnison Salt Lake City Yellowstone Pendleton Oregon to Portland and Vancouver before up to Canada then south to Florida with two months in Los Angeles and Long Beach. They also visited Old Mexico and followed the Spanish Trail.
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H. D. Cowles
Fallen Avenue
Waterloo Manufacturing Company
West Coast
Gulf States
Florida
Atlantic
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
DeWitt
Cowles
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Salton Sea
Texas
Lincoln Highway
Denver
Colorado
Estes Park
Monard Pass
Gunnison
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
Balse
Ida
Arrow Rock
Pendleton
Ore
Columbia River
Portland
Vancouver
B. C
Shattle
Salem
California
Los ‘Angeles
Long Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Imperial Valley
Old Mexico
Desert voyage along a cross country touring caravan
A narrative traces a long journey by road from the southwest toward the east coast, noting stops at Roosevelt Dam Arizona, El Paso Thanksgiving, San Antonio, Austin, New Orleans, Mobile, Jacksonville on December 15, and March 3 departure, Florida mileage, Palm Beach and Miami playgrounds, then through Georgia, the Carolinas to Washington and environs including Arlington, Arlington House, and government buildings, with no camping after Washington.
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Roosevelt Dam
Arizona
HL Paso
Old Mexico
San Antonio
State Capitol
Austin
New Orleans
Houston
Borida
Mobile
Ala
Jacksonville
Florida
Palm Beach
Miami
Georgia
South
North Carolina
Atlanta
Washington
Ait, Vernon
Aviington
Fredericksburg
National Capital
Merely Mary Ann to Be Presented at West High
West High Dramatic Club will present the play Merely Mary Ann in the school auditorium Friday evening April 10. Rehearsals under direction of Miss Leila Hughes continue as plans advance for the performance.
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Mary Ann
West High
Dramatic Club of
West High School
Shool Auditorium
Leila Hughes
Walle a Comedy With A Serious Vein At West Ingh
A West Ingh production of Walle blends humor with a serious thread from Israel Zangwill’s Merely Mary Ann. Plot follows Lancelot the musician entering and leaving a cheap lodging house, Mary Ann rising from servant to heiress, education, and a happy reunion. Cast lists Lancelot Peter O Gorman and Mrs Leadbatter Margaret Welshaar among many named actors.
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Leadbatter
Margaret Welshaar Rosle
Ralph Childs
Sam Sherman
SwitzersGeorge
Dickenson
Robert Stevenson
Wilma Hey
Triffett
Janet Knox
Dorothy Berth
Chelmer
Little Caroling
Stevensayy
Fitzseorg Tarjorle
Glynn
Alice Wedington
Gladys Valentine
Mae Busby
Hiowenn Fitzgeorge
Dorothy Shurtvel
Mary Ann
Helen Swisher Howard
George Bickley
Lemerson Girls Defeat Sacred Heart 46 23 for 14th Win
Lemerson girls’ basketball team remains undefeated in city playground play, beating Sacred Heart 46 to 23 at Sacred Heart gym. Nata Melaren led with 13 points, Virginia Critic added 9, while Sacred Heart’s Josephine Brooks and Ruth Miller scored to pace their team.
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Lemerson
Sacred Heart
Himerson
Steam Weats
Sacred Heart Girls
Eyemnasium
Emerson
Nata Melaren
Virginia Critic
Josephine Brooks
Ruth Miller
Sinting
Drew
Emerson Girls
Cedar Falls Faces Washington Irving At Home Friday
A high school basketball season tilt is set for Friday night at Washington Irving gym as Cedar Falls visits for a league clash. The game promises a tough test for both squads with playoff implications and strong local fan interest.
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Cedar Falls
Washington Irving Gym
Creseco Methodist Church Welcomes 64 New Members
In Creseo Ia during a home visitation, 15 adults were baptized and 49 admitted to church membership with more to join next Sunday. The eldest new member is a woman in her ninetieth year and baptismal candidate a 70 year old woman. Eleven men stood at the altar for baptism as Rev Charles E Luce leads the church.
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Gresco
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cregeo
Charles E. Luce
Mildred Luce, Cornell Orchestra Member, Dies in Cresco
Mildred Luce, former Cornell Orchestra member and graduate of Waterloo East High, died in Cresco on March 31. She was once a pupil of Mrs Rose Marehail and was in her senior year at Cornell prior to this.
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Cresco
Cornel ‘Diessis Mildred Luce
Waterloo
East. High
Rose Marehail
Cornell
Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Ad Claims Safety
An advertisement argues cough remedies without opiates rely on Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It asserts many preparations contain harmful substitutes and that Foley's ingredients are clearly listed on each carton. The ad promotes Foley's as safe for all ages and urges choosing it over substitutes.
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Foley’s
Waterloo Separated Cm to Meet Next Sunday
A fragmented notice notes a meeting in Waterloo next Sunday involving a separated couple or committee member. Details are unclear but the referenced event or person is tied to Waterloo and requires attendance or acknowledgment. Further readable text would specify the action, time, and involved parties.
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim Easy Fat Reduction
An old advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple alternative to dieting and exercise for fat loss. It claims users can eat normally and still slim down, with pills sold widely for one dollar per box and available direct from Marmola Co in Detroit.
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General Motors
Bid
Detroit
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Erh Tata
Karo
Corn Products Refining Company
Chicago
Corn Promects Refining Company
East Milnois Street
Methodist Church
Mildred. Luce
Cornell Orchestra
Sunay
H. F. Greten
Bridge St
Kimball
East Fifth St
M. Henderson & Son
Kimball Representatives
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