Express Wagons Yield Streets At Last 10
American Railway Express announces its Waterloo yard will replace six horse drawn wagons with standardized light trucks. In Iowa cities the delivery fleet goes motorized. Morrison, local agent, says a heavy open stake truck and several covered can type vehicles will serve districts, with wagon drivers becoming truck drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Express Company
Waterloo
A. G.‘ Morrison
Morrison
Iowa
American Railway Express
Miller given ten years for sodomy in Fort Madison
Harry Miller aged 47 a former East Waterloo farmer and recent Oskaloosa resident pleaded guilty in district court to sodomy and was sentenced to 10 years in Fort Madison penitentiary. He claimed innocence to save his family disgrace but agreed to plead guilty. Judge Wood noted the record. Miller’s wife and three sons and a daughter attended. He secured a final request to see his children before imprisonment, granted by Sheriff Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Fort Madison
Miller
G. W. Wood
H. T. Wagner
Motorist Suffers Shoulder Injury in Rock Island
Donald Miller of Rock Island Illinois living at 206 Lincoln Street sustained a slight left shoulder injury in a motor incident. The report notes he received the injury while at the J. Wilson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Miller
Rock Island, Inl
J. Wilson
Lincoln Street
Nu Tone claims relief for indigestion and stomach distress
Bar ny Burr, holder of racing records, endorses Nu Tone as a remedy for indigestion. The ad describes severe pain from food intake, sleepless nights, and nervousness, claiming Nu Tone cleanses the stomach and intestines, regularizes bowel action, and provides quick relief without harsh physics. Sold by C J Miller, John Robert drug stores, and local dealers. bottle price not clearly legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Burr
Waterloo
C. J. Miller
John Robert
Bottla
Three Major Industries May Make New High Records in Present Year
Marked improvement in late 1928 points to steel automotive and building sectors posting record outputs. Freight car loadings lagged until September, with car industry slowdowns tied to cereal crop delays and low prices. Steel shows strongest gains, August tonnage highest on record, while building contracts exceed 1927 in most months, save March and August.
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New York
American Railway Association
Night Crash at Seventh and Jefferson Streets
A heavy touring car collided with a light truck from Simmons Dairy at Seventh and Jefferson, causing damage to both vehicles. The driver Miller returned home on Lincoln Street after the incident.
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Simmons Dairy Company
Rex Simmons
Seventh
Jefferson’ Streets
Miller
Lincoln Street
West High Freshmen Elect Officers for First Time in Years
Freshman class at West High will ballot for officers today in their classrooms. Candidates include Craig Moster Rows Randall and Dick Rugg for president Florence Blough Billy Fort and Ridney Misner for vice president Elizabeth Harris Edward Shepherd and Erwin Bias for secretary treasurer. Tree ferns in China are noted with fronds up to 11 feet long.
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West High School
Clave
Naminees
Craig Moster
Rows Randall
Dick Rugg
Florence Blough
Billy Fort
Ridney Misner
Elizabeth Harris
Edward Shepherd
Erwin Bias
Stubborn Cough Quickly Ended by Famous Recipe
Bere presents a home remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup to treat stubborn coughs. The instructions describe mixing 244 ounces of Pinex into a pint bottle then filling with syrup or honey to create an inexpensive, long lasting cough relief that soothes throat inflammation and aids bronchial recovery. The ad claims quick relief, safety for children, and direct action on the lungs, urging customers not to substitute Pinex and offering a money back guarantee.
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Automobile Production
Lydia E. Pinkham
West High
China
Watkins Coal & Lumber CO
S ST Reg
East Fourth St
Shelton
Ictor
Victor
People's Store
Juste
Hoover and
Curtis
Herbert Hoover
Ufe
Hoover
Smith
McNary and Haugen
McNary-Haugen
Joe T. Robinson
Senate
Congress
United States
Immigration
New York City
Jowan
Republican State Central Committee
Willis L. Stern
Cilairman
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