FARM EXPERTS WILL BE ASKED TO PROMOTE AGRI PROGRESS
A Waterloo area relic, a 1867 metal disk linked to Cedar River Bridge tolls surfaces as historian Lawrence M. Hummel notes toll disputes and early crossing methods. Sioux City Commercial Club aims to push a Iowa legislative act allowing county boards to appoint agricultural commissioners with funding from private and federal sources to aid farmers. The plan seeks a special levy and ISU or federal sanction, with long term state and local support.
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Lawrence M. Hummel
Waterloo
Cedar River Ridge
Cedar Falls
Cedar River Bridge Co
Mr. Hummel
Gale Faur
Sioux City
Generalis
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State College
Federal Department of Agriculture
Gasoline tanks removals spark town street row
In Northwood on September 6 a heated city council debate over removing street obstructions led to a scuffle when Alderman B Butler was assaulted by Councilman G B Whitcomb. The dispute centers on moving gasoline tanks while other items remain, fueling bitter tensions and questions about public safety and municipal policy.
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Northwood
B. Butler
G. B. Whitcomb
Butler
Milady's Toilet Table Promises For Quick Grooming
Fashion column offers home remedies for rapid hair management and facial care. Suggestions include a dry shampoo using arms root, delatone for hair removal, pyroxin for eyebrow and eyelash growth, and a magatine based beautifying lotion claimed to keep makeup in place all day.
Sunday Hunting Trouble Stirs Webster City License Question
Webster City Iowa readers face a license dilemma as attorney Wesley Martin argues Sunday hunting violates Iowa code and can revoke a hunter’s license. With the September 1 season opening on a Sunday, game wardens may crack down on Sunday hunts amid potential fines and license forfeiture.
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Webster City
Iowa
Wesley Martin
Martin
Mr. Martin
Tomato pulp condemned in district court judgment
The department of agriculture issued judgment in a case of tomato pulp adulteration in the northern Wit pois district court. Sixty nine barrels were shipped by a Burlington company into Tulnote. The condemned goods were ordered destroyed.
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Washington, D
Department of Agriculture
Witpois
Burlington
Navy call diverts Ames plans for two Manchester youths
Thos. Wilson Jr and Claude Andrews left Manchester for Des Moines to enlist in the navy instead of entering Ames Agricultural College. They will train in Chicago for several months before serving on a battleship. Parents learned only after plans were made public and were unable to halt the move due to Navy rules. Both youths are Manchester High School graduates.
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Manchester
Iowa
Thos. Wilson, Jr
Thomas Wilson
Claude Andrews
A. J. Andrews
Navy Training School
Chicago
Ames Agricultural College
Ames
Des Moines
Naval Recruiting Station
Naval School
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Andrews
Navy
Manchester High School
Graft Indictments Hit Clinton Officials and Firms
The grand jury at Clinton Louisiana returned thirty one indictments against twelve men not yet under arrest. Names withheld but reported include County Supervisor Frank Kearney Ex Supervisors T Hauke and William Mordhurst County Auditor F W Leadham County Recorder McKenna T L McLane George E Wilson Jr of Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Charles E Barr head of a disinfectant company. Indictments allege conspiracy in county bridge contracts and purchasing county supplies with an estimated take off of one hundred thousand dollars annually over five years. Bench warrants issued for those indicted. The probe began after about 700 farmers petitioned for action and followed irregularities perceived in bridge contract awards. The notice also quotes sales pitch for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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Clinton
Frank Kearney
T. Hauke
William Mordhurst
F. W. Leadham
McKenna
T. L. McLane
Focal
George E. Wilson, Jr
Clinton Bridge and Iron Works
Charles E. Barr
State Highway Commission
Wiliamson & Son
Des Moines
Tewad Chinec
Children urged to view Brady War Pictures weekly
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces weekly releases of Brady War Pictures for school children. Parents are urged to ensure their children read the accompanying text matter in the sixteen sections, with reference to the publication on page 3.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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