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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
10
Old Waterloo accounts recall a 1902 city ordinance forcing tramps and vagrants to labor in a stone yard for meals. Prisoners faced cycles of bread and water diets paired with hard labor, with pay and lodging tied to performance under harsh enforcement.
An advertisement touts Lea's Hair Tonic as a wonder for reviving dull gray hair and banishing gray strands. It cites testimonials from a prominent man and a Washington society matron, claims guaranteed results, and offers mail order from Brentwood Maryland or Tampa Florida.
The text describes a marshal's power to confine an individual named Brant in a hostile city jail and impose bread and water diets, with conditions based on health safety. It mentions potential classification as refractory and the use of similar punitive methods if so designated.
The ordinance stated that Mr. Tramp in solitary confinement on a bread and water diet should not be given tobacco or newspapers. It also prohibited any cards or spirituous liquors, detailing the restrictions to govern his treatment.
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