Council Rejects Only Bid for City Sewers
Sieg Construction of Waterloo submitted the sole bid for the sewer contract, citing unavailable 11 inch pipe. City cancels most sewer work to serve two area schools and defers final award to Friday, Sept 17. Sidewalk bids stalled as banks refuse city certificates. some work may shift to property owners.
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Sieg Construction Company
Waterloo
Frances Grout
Hillside
New West High School
Fourth
Fifth Street
Ralph Slippy
W. E. Ogle
C. Cass
Sans Souci
Just What She Needed from Chamberlain’s Tablets Ad
Mrs Volta Bank son of Chillicothe Missouri reports Chamberlain’s Tablets relieved her indigestion and backed by improved liver function backache and dizziness. She says they did her a world of good and she speaks well of them.
Nurse Endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
A trained nurse from Matine and other hospitals lauds Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She says it eased her stomach and liver issues and recommends it to sufferers. The remedy, described as simple and harmless, targets catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the intestinal tract.
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Mayt
Mayr
Don Wengier Bros
Hatsen
City Redistricting Increases Voting Precincts To Twenty One
The city adopted, under suspension of rules, an ordinance redistricting the city. Precincts rise from 15 to 21 with boundaries set as proposed by City Clerk Gnagy and the city engineer after weeks of study. The council adjourned to Friday September 17 at 4 p.m. to finish unfinished business.
Slain Boy's Mother Sues Railroad for 25000 Damages
Mrs. Gertrude Craig of near Keloggs seeks 25000 damages from the M and St L railroad as employer of John T Watt who shot and killed Harry Sanders on June 19 near the union station. Suit to be filed in Newton district court on or before Sept 20, with Watt already employed by Northwestern. The claim alleges wrongful killing while Watt acted as railroad agent.
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Marshalltown
Gertrude Craig
Kelogg
Harry Sanders
John T. Watt
Union Station
Watt
Northwestern
Newton
Railroad
Banders
Jasper County
Coffee prices and packagings noted in regional market report
The article tracks coffee price movements across regions, noting higher prices in eastern urban areas and declines in low grade bulk coffees. It recalls historical prices about 35 to 40 cents a pound from forty years ago and cites top high grade quotes at 55 to 60 cents. It also mentions the square bottom paper bag invented by Maggie Knight of Holyoke Massachusetts.
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Waterloo
Maggie Knight
Holyoke
Mass
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Promises Nausea-Free Use
Chemists at Spencer Kellogg & Sons claim a new process removes the nauseating taste from castor oil while preserving strength and purity. The tasteless oil is marketed as 100% pure, same prescription oil, sold by druggists in bottles labeled Kellogg's Tasteless. Also notes a general price drop in coffee at retail.
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Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Kellogge
Behuine
Kellogg’s
Red Cross Letter Traces Service, Army Moves Homeward
A letter from the national Red Cross places Mr Ericksen, in April 1917 with a 16 man contingent sent from the area to Kansas City for motor transport training. He served in France at armistice time and was ordered to Germany, unable to return home on furlough.
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Falle Erickson
Ericksen
Kansas City
France
Germany
Ericksen Transferred from Germany to Red Cross Service
Cedar Falls Sept 14 Arthur Ericksen long believed last local man in service has been transferred from military work in Germany to the ranks of the Red Cross Service in a move noted by local officials.
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Cedar Falls
Arthur Ericksen
Germany
Inter
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Council
Swift & Company
U.S. A
George H. Twaddaln
Waterloo Evening Courier
National Red Cross
Bruesels
Belgium
Baltimorce
Yokohasaa
Janice Frat
Levi Wambaugh
Baltimore
Fia
RED Cross
the Twp
Trustees of
Benningiton
Twp
Will Gell
Aug. Fink
Bennington Twp
Dunkerton
Dewar
Tor
T. J. Mason
Ge. Fritz
A. C. Burk
Trustees
John A. Schmidt
Bennington
R. R
Iowa
Woodbury
Woodbury’s
United States
Canada
Andrew Jergens Company
Cincinnati
New York
Perth
Ontario
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