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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1926
Page
7
A community in Iowa lays out a week-by-week plan believed to show greater progress over the next five years than any other city in the state. The article emphasizes local development, civic efforts, and ambitious growth trajectories.
Waterloo showcases 400 plus acres of public parks with amusements, boating on the Cedar river, a new 350000 dollar Orpheum theatre, and a thriving tourist trade. The city hosts Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse Show, with eleven hotels for 2000 guests and numerous businesses listed.
A Waterloo Evening Courier series presents Waterloo as a thriving city. It touts manufacturing with 161 plants and 6,000 workers, education with 2 high schools and 285 instructors, health with 3 large hospitals, 42 churches, and city amenities including 101 miles of streets and a Rath Packing Co presence.
A promotional piece extols Waterloo Iowa as the liveliest city on the Cedar River. It highlights home ownership, robust industry, rail connectivity, parks, schools, churches, and a welcoming tourist and convention scene. Several local businesses advertise alongside the message.
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