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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1912
Page
13
Local dealers fear a hard coal shortage if frigid weather repeats last winter. Shipping firms delay orders, docks sit empty, and anthracite miners were on strike. Prices for nut coal are $16.60 a ton and $10.25 for egg and range, higher than last year, with soft coal available but transport problems.
Many readers question the price of the Standard Book of Facts. Waterloo Courier invites readers to inspect the book at its office, asserting its value at 4.00 dollars and noting genuine limp leather binding, gold stamping, fine plates, and color illustrations. The distribution is limited and action is needed before publishers restrict free copies. Cap the coupon from another page of today’s paper.
Minneapolis on October 8. George W. Fuller of Hering and Fuller, consulting engineers of New York, arrived to inspect the new city filtration plant nearing completion on Columbia Heights and to advise with city officials on details to put it in operation. He will stay one week or ten days, accompanied by City Engineer Andrew Rinker and other engineers.
W N Jones leads inspection with A C Paul R Paul and Charles Gould of the waterworks committee. Fuller calls the plant the finest in the world and expects rapid adoption of city water for drinking after presenting recommendations. Mrs Holan of Cleveland endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for whooping cough in an ad copy.
Spokane, October 8. Old John Hamalt an 80 year old Wapato Indian rode fifty miles on horseback to Ellenaburg to pay a $5 debt from seven years ago. He presented a $6 gold piece and told Farrell, I came to pay you your money. Farrell checked his books and confirmed the loan. The Indian had waited seven years unable to pay the debt.
Gays Mills Land Company of Gays Mills, Wisconsin presents 157 acres two miles from a railroad town with 60 acres cultivated, 2 farmhouses, a large tobacco or hay shed, running water, and fair barn at 45 dollars per acre with 1 2 cash and easy balance. Also 100 acres with 120 under cultivation and a fair house priced at 45 dollars per acre with 1 3 cash and easy terms. Additional 100 acres near the railroad town features a good house valued at 1500, barn 1000, other buildings 1000, running water at 80 dollars per acre with 1 3 cash. A 260 acre tract three miles from town offers 44 under plow, buildings worth 4000, running water, price 50 dollars per acre, 1 4 cash and easy balance. 108 acres one mile from railroad town with 65 under plow, six room house, barn 509, silo, 60 foot hay or tobacco shed, 100 bearing fruit trees, running water, price 50 dollars per acre, 1 3 cash, 1000 binds a bargain before March 1. Buyer travel payed one way for those who view the list.
Rail timetable fragment lists trains from Dubuque to Chicago and Chicago to Dubuque with various Express Local and freight services. Mentions departures at 4 15 am 7 00 am and 9 40 am from Dubuque and arrivals in Chicago with later westbound and northern bound services to Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities and Albert Lea.
Timetabled interurban service from Union depot and East Fourth Street provides departures and arrivals between Waterloo Cedar Falls and points including Glasgow Denver and Waverly. Times cover morning through night with weekday and Sunday variations and note routes via Galloway Mulberry and east or west sides.
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