Iowa factories ranked among the nation’s largest
A Courier item cites Iowa as a leading manufacturing state with record sizes across sectors. Factories named include Keokuk hydroelectric plants, Burlington lumber and furniture works, Davenport broom and marble facilities, Cedar Rapids cereal plants, Dubuque sash and door, Des Moines medicines, Waterloo cream separators, Red Oak calendars, Mason City clay, Muscatine pearl buttons, and other major facilities.
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Courier
United States
Jowa
Iowa
Woodworth Clum
Greater
Keokuk
Town
Burlington
Davenport
Tevenport
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Guost
Red Oak
Dubuane
Des Moines
Waterloo
Muscatine
Veneer and Half Timber Duplex by Saxton Minnesota
Desi 1072 by Glenn L Saxton Architect Minneapolis shows brick veneer with half Amber interior view features archway between dining and living room. Bay buffet with French windows, sideboard displays china. duplex 85 by 60 feet excluding sun parlor and sleeping porch. cost to build $11,000. Publisher offer for Snax iton's book of plains American Dwellings.
Iowa's brag list features factories and firms
The passage highlights Ottumwa and Iowa boasting about diverse industry. It notes chocolate candy making in Ottumwa, cement plants, a large washing machine output, a major motor car plant at Charlee City, and the Mettentiort Axle company producing steel cars. It emphasizes Iowa as a hub of manufacturing.
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Ottumwa
Union
United States
Charlee City
Mettentiort Axle Company
Iowa
Meredyth Place Falls Unconscious After Motorcycle Collision
Meredyth Place lies semi comatose after a motorcycle collision at Wourth and Mulberry streets. Doctors expect a week before consciousness returns. He is at his parents home 324 High street with no bone breaks or serious internal injuries.
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Meredyth Place
Mr. Place
Wourth
Mulberry
J. W. Place
High Street
Delayed Contracts Tied to Prospective Marriage
Twelve months of contract offers were made long ago but many waited to sign. The delay may have been influenced by the potential marriage, suggesting personal commitments affected business arrangements and timing.
Grade School Clears 57 With Big Program
Four hundred people attended the Lafayette school entertainment last evening. Pupils participated and the income of 57 will be clear profit to buy talking machine records and gymnasium apparatus. Part of the program was in the gymnasium and the rest in the auditorium. The Evening Courier is read in nearly every Waterloo home.
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Lafayette
Hamilton's Camera Shot Promises Quality and Satisfaction
A local ad proclaims high standards for cameras and supplies, noting many shoddy options elsewhere. It promises excellent finishing and customer satisfaction as shoppers leave Hamilton's Camera Shot with smiles.
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Hamilton
Officials object to gates at Fifth and Water Streets
Central officials urged replacing railroad gates with flagmen at two crossings after a prior accident injured two firemen. They proposed a signal system from Central station to flagman shanty to stop trains on alarm. City council postponed action but will consider substituting flagmen and possibly repeal the gate ordinance.
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Winds Central
Board of Review
Mullan Avenue
Dane
Fourth Funnel
W. Atwell
Minnesota
J. G. Brown
B. L. Howden
Fifth and
Water Street
Great Demand for Porch Furniture
The most attractive displays of summer furniture are now on show in city stores and porch swings advertised in the evening Courier and Reporter sold out in a day. Imports from Hong Kong feature sea grass and reed chairs praised for water resistance and weather durability. Peel cane furniture from southern Chin g is noted as the highest class option.
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Fivening Courier and Reporter
Hongkong
Southern Ching
Period Furniture Demand Grows After Spring Cleaning
Furniture dealers report rising demand for period furniture as homeowners finish spring cleaning and refurnish. Stores attract customers through newspaper ads and stage inviting displays to draw prospects into their shops.
Building Boom In Cedar Heights Sparks Construction Rush
Cedar Heights sees rapid growth with five buildings under construction and more planned. F E Blethen's new store nears completion, slated to be a major rural merchandising hub. Homes rise for Will Stilson, BE Y Cable, and Mr McCutcheon, while William Galloway remodels an old farmhouse for summer use.
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Cedar Heights
F. E. Blethen
Will Stilson
BE. Y. Cable
McCutcheon
Willam Galloway
Steel Ceilings Gain Fire Safe Appeal Across Buildings
Steel ceilings are highlighted for fire prevention in news about a Cedar Heights area fire scene. The article notes steel ceilings protect structures, add ornament and sanitation, and avoid cracking plaster. B. R. Lichty & Sons Co. reports 58,000 square feet installed last year with demand rising.
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The
Public Service Co
B. Rb, Lichty & Sons Co
Life Insurance Salesman Wanted in Iowa Ad
A good salesman is sought to build a fine life insurance territory in Iowa for an established mutual company. Excellent contract for a desirable man. For information and interview contact the company official at N. 85 this paper.
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Iowa
Old Fine Mutual Company
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Rae Blk
Jackson, Mich
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Minneapolis, Minn
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Ea Ae
Meredyth
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KODAK
Green Mountain
Ohio
Dakota
Red River
Tate Minnesota
R. J. Mallicoat
COM. CO
Helleve
Fifth and Water Streets
Kimball Laundry
Simson Trust CO
Emmons Johnson
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo, Iowa
the Hawkeye Oil Company
West Third Street
Cedar Falls
Peter
Forest Avenue
West Fifth Street
Wellington Street
Mammond Ave
M. J. Pommer & CO
Jefferson Street
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Ewes Ed
Independent Electric CO
Emerson
Wangler
R. C. Ferguson
Independence Ave
Wenzelman’s
Pipe & Fittings
G. W. Petit
Bruner & Salz
Lafayette Street
Wrest
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