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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1924
Page
2
A Rock Island passenger train struck a automobile at the crossing west of Black Hawk creek bridge. All occupants of the car died instantly including Mrs. T. B. Carpenter and other passengers. Police and rescue teams reported the tragic wreck with no survivors.
Waterloo Woman's club reports Forget-Me-Not emblems exhausted in schools as donations pour in. Mrs J O King leads the drive with street sales and substation pickups at Black's and Paul Davis dry goods. Memorial hall workers gather Saturday for supplies and instructions while a wartime tribute poem calls Americans to remember fallen soldiers.
Selection includes khaki and gray flannel shirts in sizes 12 to 14 for 1.69 each. All wool two-pant woolwear knicker suits with fully lined trousers and taped seams priced at 9.85. Overcoats for smaller boys in all wool fabrics with wool linings start at 7.95.
Two large damage actions over a grade crossing collision against the Rock Island Railway are settled and dismissed. The suits involve J B H New An, administrator of the T B ter estate, and Marie Fredericksen, administratrix, with details summarized in the closing action.
Saturday specials list cosmetics and toiletries including Almond and Cocoa Soap six cakes for 39¢ Jergens soaps nine assorted cakes Palm Olive Shaving Cream tubes at 21¢ each or three for 49¢ Pond's and Sea Spray items Mavis Lotion and Talcum Powder Pond's Vanishing Cream Java Rice Powder in shades Stanolax Witch Hazel Sea Spray Bath Salts and Soap Sea Spray value $1.50 with main floor display and prices here.
Cranes Linen Lawn Box Stationery offers a box at 39 cents, Flax-Wheel Sampler paper at 39 cents, Realize pencils at 39 cents, and 1 package leads at a discount, all from Saturday promotions across multiple 50 cent values. The ad emphasizes good quality paper and assorted stationery deals.
Readable catalog note advertises 6000 Dennison tally cards in stock with 15 new designs and a special Saturday sale priced at 15 cents each. The item targets stationery buyers seeking variety and a quick, low price option.
Jewelry ad promotes Pearl Bar Rings and pendant drops priced from 50 cents to $1.00, highlighting lustrous indestructible pearls as accessories for new frocks.
The Cash and Carry Grocery Department announces Canned Foods Week from November 8 to 15 with new stock arrival daily at Waterloo market. Special Saturday offers include Skinner's 5 pound macaroni for large families, Morton's iodized salt, shelled almonds for blanching, and boneless pork loin at 28 cents per pound.
A dusty old ad lists candies and prices for a Saturday sale. Chocolate peppermint drops in large size, fruit top bon bons, and tender cherries highlight the offerings. Weber's chocolates in one pound boxes promise value. Prices shown in cents per pound or box.
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