Bum Cell Fans Fails To Beat City Heat At Police Station
Reporter Fred Henson braves 96 degree heat to test cooler spots in town. He finds Van Vechten Park shade and a police station lawn thermometer readings near 93 degrees before retreating for relief. The piece blends humor with the summer heat, noting the city’s stifling conditions and the search for a cool refuge.
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City Police Station
van Vechten Park
Ellis Park
Shakespeare Garden
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Mobilgas Flying Red Horse Ad Claims Superior Service
Mobilgas dealers pledge to provide high quality gasolines and motor oils using modern methods. They emphasize giving many small car services that keep driving comfortable and economical. The message asserts Mobilgas is the largest selling gasoline in America today and cites the Sign of the Flying Red Horse as a trusted stop for motorists.
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Mobilgas
America
Cedar Rapids Heat Records and Local Funeral Notice
A Cedar Rapids travel diary details high temperatures from 97 to 110 as the author seeks shade from July sun, finding relief at Bever Park and the police station cooler cell. The piece shifts to a Belle Plaine obituary noting the double funeral services for Ralph Kratoska and his burial details.
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Belle Plaine
Ames
Ralph Kratoska
Racine
Wrs
Kratoska
Lee Kratoska
Agnes Kratoska
Lois
Carl Benner
Nadine
Orlo
Positive Relief Is Discovered For Hay Fever
A salve developed in The Corn Chemical Corporation laboratories in Cleveland Tennessee stops sneezing and nasal tickling for hay fever sufferers. The WTC Ant-Pol Salve was first marketed last year as WTC Ant-Pollen Salve. It is not for asthma. Hay fever sufferers are urged to try it with a $200 refund if relief is not immediate. Druggists should note it is sold on a trial basis and wholesalers in the territory have been supplied.
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Corn Chemical Corporation
Cleveland
Tennessee
WTC
Frank Courage And Faith Lift A Man To The Top
A narrative of a man named Frank rising from a safe, dull life to success and top achievement driven by a girlfriend’s faith in him. Her belief makes him confident, ambitious, and determined to prove himself, pushing him toward greater goals and visibility.
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Frank
Jan expedition at Etah Greenland on thirty five meter wave
A January expedition sets sail toward Etah in Greenland riding a vessel tuned to a thirty five meter wavelength. The voyage aims to study Arctic waters and mapping opportunities with support from experienced crews and scientific observers aboard.
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Jan
Etah
Greenland
Russia spurns German peace bid as eastern front holds
In England the German emperor’s peace proposal is rejected as the war on the eastern front continues. E R Moore will lead the Labor Day event in Dubuque as Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Harry K Thaw spent a brief Cedar Rapids visit, attending Central Park Presbyterian services. A South Side Business Men’s Club committee works with the city council and Chicago and North Western to advance a local project.
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Russia
England
E. R. Moore
Dubuque
Harry K. Thaw
Cedar Rapids
Central Park Presbyterian Church
South Side Business Men's Club
City Council
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Plan to remove danger at Sixth Street railroad crossing
A proposed project seeks to eliminate danger at the railroad crossing where Sixth Street meets Seventeenth Avenue. The plan outlines actions to improve sight lines, install warning signals, and coordinate with railroad operators to enhance pedestrian and vehicle safety.
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Sixth Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Bunnies extend win streak with Peoria victory
The Bunnies pushed their winning streak to nine by defeating Peoria as Ruger allowed only three hits. An elevator at American Cereal's new plant progresses toward completion as one of the world’s largest, towering above the smokestack. A Gazette note reports drunken rowdies causing complaints on the bridges, suggesting patrols from opposing sides.
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Bunnies
Peoria
Fe. 1
Ruger
American Cereal Company
the Gazette
Delaware county to replace historic Manches ter bridge with steel truss
A long used bridge on a Delaware county trunk road near Manchester is being replaced by a 90 foot steel truss structure costing 5 776 dollars. Built in 1888 by D H Young the old bridge withstood many floods. The project will straighten the road, start near the city limits, and extend east and south with cement abutments.
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Manchester
Delaware
D. H. Young
10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette
News briefs note Ku Klux Klan parade in Washington D C with fifty thousand white robed members at the national konklave. Al Anthony climbs Majestic theater flagpole aiming to beat seven hour stunt record. Linn County officials to gather in Cedar Rapids next week with two presidents among state organizations. Leo Hruska, amateur radio operator, reports MacMil...
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Ku Klux Klan
Order
Washington, D. C
Anthony
American Legion
Majestic Theater
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Harry Johnson
District Court
State Association of Clerks
Thomas Avery
State Association of Sheriffs
Leo Hruska
MacMil
Gly-Cas Amazes a Longtime Sufferer in Iowa
Mrs. Hannah Peterson of Keokuk Iowa reports severe lifelong constipation catarrh and heartburn easing after using Gly-Cas within 30 days. She claims major relief from sleepless nights and joint pain and credits Thrifty Drug Store Cedar Rapids for supplying Gly-Cas.
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Hannah Peterson
Palean St. Keokuk
Thrifty
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Fred Henson
Chambers
Mobilgas Socony
Vacuum
Mobiloil
Willie Willis
Memorial Drive
Bever Park
Grande Avenue
Third Street
Second Avenue SE
Roosevelt Hotel
West Side
Ball Park
Hill Park
Ellis
Handsome
Miss Manners
Mitzi
Washington, In
Elizabeth Goodlander
Lewis Goodlander
Herbert Korf
Silas Korf
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Grant Goodlander
Frank Stoutner
Keota
Helen Greiner
Catherine
McConaughey
Elmhurst, Ill
Mr. Korf
National Housing Act
N.H.A
Wards
Ironing Board
Sepep
St. SE
Montgomery Ward & CO
Glycas
Mrs
Pennsylvania
Riverside
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