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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1977

Page

4

Nauvoo Restored as Living Mormon Museum

In Nauvoo Illinois a multi million dollar restoration begun in 1962 has revived the Mormon settlement. Visitors use a cassette guided tour to see the temple site the model temple stones and the restored houses shops and public buildings. The Chamber of Commerce center provides tours and information with lodging at Village Inn and options at Hotel Nauvoo and the Icarian restaurant.

Nauvoo Ill Salt Lake City Utah Mississippi River Fort Madison Keokuk Mississippi Joseph Smith, Jr Missouri Commerce United States England Brigham Young Illinois Smith Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chamber of Commerce Information Center Mormon Temple Allegheny Mountains New Mormon Visitors’ Center Cedar Rapids Breezewood Iowa Icarian Harold Andrews Galesburg Nauvoo State Park

Nauvoo Grape Festival Extravaganza Highlights Local Past

Nauvoo hosts a Labor Day weekend Grape Festival described as a three day extravaganza. The event features The Wedding of the Wine and Cheese ceremony and a pageant at a state park amphitheater. It runs Sept 46 this year with annual City of Joseph musical production and an October community smorgasbord.

Nauvoo

Crystal Garden Recipe and Cleaning Tips

The text outlines a crystal garden method using 6 tablespoons each of water salt and bluing, a one hour rest, then stirring in 1 tablespoon ammonia, poured over porous bricks. Adds color with non oil food coloring and salt water as it evaporates. It also gives stain removal steps for washable fabrics and coffee yield from one pound of coffee.

T.S

Sheepgut Catgut Origin Questioned

The term sheepgut is clarified to come from a sheep's intestines rather than a cat's, correcting a common misconception about the etymology of catgut used in stringing and medical devices.

Nixon Brezhnev pact limits underground tests in 1974

On this date in 1974, President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev met in Yalta and agreed to limit underground nuclear testing and impose a lower ceiling for defense missiles.

Nixon Leonid Brezhnev Yalta

Couples Host At Campground In Shawnee Forest

The Shawnee National Forest uses campground hosts this summer, typically retired couples, to oversee activities. They provide information, perform headcounts, enforce fee compliance, report noncompliers, and maintain cleanliness and facilities.

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