Waterloo Hub Ties Five Trunk Lines For Trade Reach
Waterloo sits 276 miles west of Chicago and 420 miles north of St. Louis with rail access to five trunk lines via Illinois Central Chicago-Omaha line, Rock Island route to St. Louis, and Great Western line to Kansas City. Local bus and truck services provide regular schedules in all directions.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Omaha
Illinois Central
Sioux City
Twin Cities
Rock Island & Pacific
Cedar Falls & Northern
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
W., C. F. & N. Railway
Aterloo
Waterloo's Claim of Potential Values Waterloos Way Wins
A series of fourteen Waterloo Evening Courier advertisements portrays Waterloo as a thriving city. It cites 75 percent home ownership, 161 manufacturing entities, over 6,000 manufacturing workers, two high schools, 2865 instructors, extensive paving, a top livestock market, and status as a dairy center. The piece highlights Waterloo as a retail hub, convention city with hotels, major rail connections, and strong community services. It lists numerous local businesses and institutions supporting the city's growth and transportation facilities.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa Promotes City Living and Industry
Waterloo Iowa touted as the liveliest city in the state on the Cedar River with a metropolitan district, rail access, factories and a welcoming tourist and convention scene. Local businesses advertise connectivity, services, and products from Standard Battery to Waterloo Ice Cream, inviting readers to request reprints of ads.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Cedar River
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Iowa” City
Esteed
Bath Packing Co
Iowa Dairy District
The
Dairy Cattle Congress
Adams Paper & Specialties Co
Fort Codre
Duluth
Barnes-Shepherd Oil Co
Waterloo, Towa
Bishop
Eis Hotel Bldg
Black Hawk Oil Co
Bovee Furnace Works
Central Battery & Electric Co
Franklin St
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
Commercial National Bank
Cutler Hardware Co
Sycamore St
John Deere Tractor Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Drive Yourself
West Fifth St
A. J. Edelson Co., Inc
AIL Kini
First National Bank
Flint Studio
West 4Th St
Frank Amusement Co. Inc
Furry-Corbin-Latta Co
Sth
Lafayette Sts
Gates Waterloo Business College
West Park Ave
Headford Bros. & Hitchins Foundry Co
Westfield Addition
Harwich’s
East 5Th St
Loomis-McCormick, Inc
Studebaker Cars
East Park Ave
Macks
W. Firth
Herman C. Miller
Complete Insurance Service
Lester W. Miller
Pioneer Tank
Miller-Wohl Co
East
4Th St
Monarch Advertising Film Co
Fowler Bidg
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
Pioneer National Bank
Leavitt & Johnson Nat'l Bank
Potter Ice Cream Co
Bluff & 10Th
the Rath Packing Co
Red Ball Stores, Inc
East Fourth St
West Fourth S
Repass Auto Co
Fred C. Repass
Connecticut Mutual Life—Pioneer Bldg
B. W. Schuneman Rexall Stores
Sedgwick-Lichty Abstract Co
Anid
Standard Battery & Electric Co
West 4T. St
Standard Glass & Paint Co
Sycamore
Standard Tire Co
Unique Cleaners & Dyers
West Fourth St
Waterloo Electrical Supply Co
Waterloo Ice Cream Co
Waterloo Plating Works
Industrial & Job Plating
W. 6Th
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo, Town
East Side
West Side
Mack
By Mack
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