Fortune favors a cryptic letter from Madame Daudet
A reader recounts a letter from Madame Daudet offering a $19.95 “golden opportunity” promising wealth love and happiness in exchange for secrecy. The writer notes ESP claims testimonials and plans to test the scheme while amusingly linking the tale to a local columnist and the song Louie Louie. The piece ends with a playful nudge about not harming the friend’s business.
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M.D
Madame Daudet
Hackensack
M.B
Funeral director in Iowa faces theft charges over missing funds
Iowa investigators report at least 200000 dollars linked to prepaid funeral contracts are missing from Kedley Funeral Home accounts. Joseph Kedley, 35, of Maquoketa, pleads innocent to seven counts of theft by embezzlement. trial November 7. Restitution sought. injunction blocks Kedley from funeral dealings.
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Jackson County
Securities Division
Iowa Insurance Department
Joseph Kedley
Haylock, O’hara
Kedley
Maquoketa
Mercy Medical Center
Dubuque
James
Margaret Beau
British royalty on 4 wheels at Cedar Rapids event
Bruce Eichhacker of Amana and Mike Schwandt of Cedar Rapids organized the British Motor Car Revival at Amalga mated restaurant in Cedar Rapids. About 15 British-made cars including a 1960 Silver Cloud II Rolls Royce were displayed, with signage warning visitors about touching the merchandise and oil leaks noted by organizers.
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Bruce Eichhacker
Amana
Amalgamated
Cedar Rapids
Eichacker
Mike Schwandt
Man pleads innocent to Jot's death in Iowa
Rick Lee Snow 21 of Wellman pleads not guilty to first degree murder and child endangerment in the death of his 6 week old daughter Stephanie Kayleen Snow. The baby died Aug 8 in University Hospitals Iowa City from Shaken Baby Syndrome per medical examiner. Snow remains jailed in Washington County on 225000 bond. A trial date has not been set.
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Washington
Iowa
Rick Lee Snow
Wellman
Washington County
Snow
Stephanie Kayleen Snow
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Thomas Examiner
Deana Snow
Robert Bates
Sioux airport keeps SUX code after review
Sioux Gateway Airport officials decide to retain the three letter designation SUX, reversing an earlier push to change due to offense concerns. The airport board found no available three letter combinations starting with S, and the plan to seek a change was dropped. The decision will be sent to U.S. Representative Fred Grandy for consideration.
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Sioux City
Sioux Gateway
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Fred Grandy
Riowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Second Class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates listed for Carrier, Motor Route and by mail with 7 issues weekly options and 52 week prices. No mail subscriptions accepted in certain areas.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette carrier service notice
Postmaster directions and rights notice stating exclusive AP republication entitlement for Cedar Rapids Gazette content and how to send address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette Inc at P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
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Tom Ecker
Richard Berry
Ecker
Berry
California
Hawkeyes
Sky Records
State University of Iowa
Dixie Davenport
Anamosa
Don Roeder
Waterloo
Derk Simonson
LaGrange
Jim Williams
Homewood
Ill
Fleetwoods
Capitol Records
Los Angeles
la Vern Baker
Frankie Lymon
Dale Kueter
Susan Barnes
Tommy Tucker
SVT
Delta II
Lady
Four Seasons Gallery
Panama
Ralston Creek
Patio & Fan
Eagles
Coralville
Chris Stewart
Emmit George
Charles Ward
Barbara Edmondson
Sux
Sir Rush Cale
Eget
Home Decorator
Mtns
Ata
Senour A
Bes
Montnru
First Street
Darrel’s
RCA
Darrel
7Th Ave
Marion Dalla Pele
South Street
East Iowa
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