The Grawe family have for a long time owned both the Waverly Democrat and the Bremer County Independent. making the paper a twice a week delivery. This new printing press was a flat bed web press had a clutch system that allowed the image to hesitate when the rollers were over it while the paper roller kept moving,
Accession No. 91N0533 Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx
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The Grawe family have for a long time owned both the Waverly Democrat and the Bremer County Independent. making the paper a twice a week delivery. This new printing press was a flat bed web press had a clutch system that allowed the image to hesitate when the rollers were over it while the paper roller kept moving, Accession No. 91N0533 Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx