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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
15
Mayor N W Frisbie urges Waterloo citizens to observe Fire Prevention Day tomorrow by inspecting furnaces pipes and chimneys at home and business to reduce preventable fires. He cites state fire marshal reports noting high preventable losses and many deaths.
Amid large crowds and hundreds of automobiles, six minor collisions occurred between 4 and 6 pm during the Shriners parade. Traffic officers kept intersections clear. no injuries, only slight damage. One incident involved A R Hurlbert of 5063 Jefferson Street and a car with license 217923 at Fourth and [location unreadable].
A report notes a collision involving W Siefert and T M Bensos at Lo 1136 Newton It, with a car from 1086 Logan Avenue following minutes later. Another vehicle at Fifth and Lafayette, license 344847, is cited with unclear ownership and address details.
A traffic collision in Reinbeck involved a Black Company truck at Fourth Street driven by Loane Raun and a second vehicle on James Moud Avenue. J. A. Fratzke of 910 Hamre reported the incident alongside Bred Beever of 444 Adams Street with the details fragmentary.
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to ease constipation in children. It touts a fruity taste and printed directions on the bottle, warns against imitation products, and stresses a safe, gentle laxative for babies and kids.
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