History Happenings Valentine Party Recalls 1900 Cedar Rapids Roe
A History Center Valentine event recounts Linn County origin tales with host Jessica Cline and Rob Cline. The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette记tells of Mrs Edward Mansfield’s tea with Cupid decor, pink menus, and two-hour sessions from 3 to 7 PM, drawing around 200 guests as Hall’s orchestra filled the stairs lounge.
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Rob
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Hall
Cedar Rapids Republican
Hayes
Florida
Jenna Strahan
Hayes School
History Center
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the History Center
Valentines day suffrage postcard sparks romance tale
A 1917 to 1920 era Valentine party hosted by Mr and Mrs J G Edmonds at 603 Fourth Avenue East featured a valentine box, music by Schultz Holcom and a social sendoff. The piece reads as a playful historical vignette with questions about guests and etiquette. The History Center promotes upcoming Valentine events and invites readers to visit their site for details.
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J.G. Edmonds
Fourth Avenue East
Business College
Messrs. Schultz and Holcom
Miss Edmonds
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Speakers at Times Club
In Iowa City the Times Club hosted guest lecturers with help from Grant Wood and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Speakers. Wood Benton created accompanying art and photos. meetings were held on Smith's Cafe second floor with friendly support from proprietor Roland Smith.
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Grant Wood & Friends
Times Club
Iowa City
the Times Club
University of Iowa
Grant Wood
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Wood
Thomas Benton
Smith
S. Dubuque St
Roland Smith
Linn County Historical Society
Johnson County Historical Society
University of Iowa Times Club
the Gazette
the History Center
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Jessica Cline
Rob Cline
Alisabeth von Presley
Alicia Monee
Valentine
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Catherine H. Palczewski
University of Northern Iowa
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The
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Linn County Tales OF Love and’ Romance
Gazette Archives
Second Avenue
Jenny Thielman
Historycenter.org
Tara Templeman
Venstion
Joe
Neglety
Bob Kazimour
Oral Live
Mike Wilson
Enter.org
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