Doings at Diamond and Nearby Visits
Whit ing Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Harold Hall visited Rev Hall. Stella and Luella Hickey visited Cherokee and Frank Nordstrom. Dean family from Ocheyadan visited Brockman. Salingers traveled from Carroll to see W F Lindsay. A E Hickey and wife went to Sioux City. Mrs Hersey and son from Kansas City visited Horatio Pitcher. Lindsay visited Fort Dodge. Webb family hosted Sac City visitors. Vigilant remark by Edmund Burke on duties of watch and loyalty.
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Harold Hall
Whiting
A. E. Hickey
Sioux City
If I Were Writing a Play About Wealthy Married Lovers
A playwright muses on how a wealthy couple might be portrayed in a new work. He suggests recalling courtship in Petrograd and Constantinople or Bucharest to avoid familiar European spots like Venice Fiesole and Monte Carlo where many stage couples meet.
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Petrograd
Constantinople
Bucharest
Venice
Flesole
Monte Carlo
War and Love Across Trenches A Story of Vera and Gilbert
Vera Garth and Gilbert Lewis clash over patriotism and courage as war looms. A note in wool socks reveals Lewis’s hidden sacrifice and a mother’s letter confirms his brave choice and enduring love.
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G. L
Lewis
Vera M. G
Pal
Vera
Gilbert
Mrs. Lewis
France
Mr. Lewis
George
Edith
Verdun
Unusual character Dubwaite resists fad then learns ukulele
In a witty exchange two speakers recall Dubwaite who once resisted the bicycle craze and refused to neglect his business as the tango took hold. They mention he is now taking lessons on the ukulele.
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Lewis
Vera
Dubwaite
Witty quip on cabaret tastes and classics comparison
A comic exchange features Prof Blinkers saying it is as silly to judge cabarets esthetically as to analyze soup with classics know-how. The line ends with a nudge to try a local for sale column.
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Prof. Blinkers
Illinois Central Train Numbers Listed for East and West
Local freight and passenger train numbers are cataloged as East bound No. 16 632 Local freight No 692 West bound No 63 15 1. The fragment outlines service designations for Illinois Central trains in both directions.
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Cedar Rapids Oil Co
J. S. Mummert
B. I. Salinger
Vinchon
Lou Salinger
Carroll
W. F. Lindsay
Edmund Burke
A By
John Elkins
W. G. Chapman
Vera Garth
Sherman
Gilbert Lewis
Owa
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Management
Thayin
Chicago
T. Fred Henry
Fisher Band
Burlington
Royal Hawaiian Orchestra
Graham Orchestra
Veterans’ Drum Corps
Thayiu
Caneer
State Fair
Signor Thayin
Wihis
Middle West
Ec Co
Quulle
Ea Ae
Illinois Central
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Parmers National Bank
Aurelia
Iowa
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
Gene Clark
W. Teeling
A. B. Daniels
E. Knettle
Live Stock Commission
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Live Stock Exchange Nat'l Bank 360 Exchange
Union Stock Yards
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Aurelia, Iowa
Cherokee County
Little Sioux River
Buena Viata County
F. H. Crepps
J.C. Lockin
J. C. Lockin
K. A. Crepps
Fred J. Kohlhagen
W. C. Waddell
Baumann
J. C. Baumann
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