Turkey Day Meal Prices Steady From 1926 Estimates
Waterloo housewives can expect Thanksgiving prices to be about the same as last year. A proposed price list from Waterloo provitionals shows turkey at 48 to 50 cents per pound for an eight to ten pound bird, with chicken 25 to 32 cents, duck 30 cents, goose 25 to 28 cents. Additional items include celery 20 cents, sweet potatoes 25, white potatoes 10, turnips 10, peas 40, green beans 40, radishes 15, tomatoes 30, lettuce 30, onions 30, cranberries about a quarter, and oranges priced to serve six.
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Waterloo Provisionals
Peck
Ohios
Jonathan
Rome
Ben Davis
California
Holiday Market Prices and a Fossil Gift to UC Cal
A notice lists prices for fruits and nuts including pears 30c per pound and grapes 25c, apples 20c for six, walnuts 35c per pound, and pecans 65c. Pumpkin and prince pie are 50c for two portions. The text also notes a fossil bone collection of mud puppies, dated about 10 million years old, donated to the University of California.
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University of Calforgia
Iowan Patents Radio Aerial Awarded to Grimes Man
Clarence F. Peitzman of Grimes received a patent for a radio receiving aerial in the week ending November 19. The Peitzman device uses four discs arranged in intersecting relation with notches on the disc edges for winding wire. Other Iowa patents issued include additional inventors and devices as listed by Barr and Freeman, patent attorneys.
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Des Moines
Clarence F. Peitzman
Grimes
Barr & Freeman
Peilarman
Towans Ib
Tour begins with lowest infant death rates by state
The list ranks Oregon, Washington, California and Minnesota by infant death rates, noting the tour includes Alfred G. Adam of Sioux City with electrical swivel construction, Robert CG. Hyde of Des Moines with annular exhaust tip, Hirgin B. Jones of Hawar den with valve, Grant Roney of Swaledale with veterinary forceps, and Paul M. &chnor Meier of Hubbard with an illuminated sign.
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Clude
Alfred G. Adam
Sioux City
Robert CG. Hyde
Des Moines
Hirgin B. Jones
Hawarden
Grant Roney
Swaledale
Paul M
Chnormeier
Hubbard
Oregon
Washington
California
Minnesota
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Turkey
Paterfamilias
Waterloo
Iowa
Sunlite
Sunlite Demet Co
Waukesha
Carl Bickley
Pioneer Bank
For
Cole Electric Co
Department of
Chase & Sanborn
North Wells St
Chicago
Jim Gades
Cote Ors
Pork Cho
G. C. Kennedy
ALLEN
Standard Battery & Electric Co
West Fifth St
New Zealand
Idaho
W. 4Th St
Folger’s Coffe
Imery
Swift
Brookfield Creamery
Nttick
Ah Taublic
Mes
United Fruit Co
Sun
Ylesa
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