Horses and Buggies Shape Cedar Rapids Past
In Cedar Rapids the horse and buggy era defined daily life with long streets, grocers teams, and gas tanks hauled by horses. The article recalls deliveries, taxis, and fire wagons pulled by draft horses, contrasts with modern motorized transport, and notes social memory of work rhythms, street scenes, and the shift to horseless vehicles. It mentions notable figures, streets, and the impact of trains and horse-drawn services on city commerce.
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Vishuis
Etrens
Brewers
Sire Apparatts
Grocers
Sil Fry
Inelmer
Ward
Emiathuses Uvitioh
Phish
Wreokle Vetle Viti
Alge
Lores
Bos
Aynerivan Ifo
Tain
Tolluslon
Lyich
Cogae Rapids Dise Ku
Dee
Eloyage
Wiles Hares
Julie Depar Wens
Ab Howe
Bose
Cera
Nuin and
Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Ringlings
Ringling Brothers
Bar
Fred Cook
Fred W. Faulkes
The
Gazette
Frank
Clarence L. Miller
A Avenue
The Working Horse and its Role in a Changing Economy
A fragmented reminiscence explains how horses powered fields, transport, and industry, with horses groomed and sheltered against heat. The piece recalls workers who depended on teams, the shift from horse labor to machinery, and how horse care shaped daily toil and economic change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Visit to Italy Will Give You Beautiful Memories
Travel piece by Charles Muterr describes touring Italy for memorable experiences in Florence Rome and Venice. It praises Italian hospitality cuisine and scenery while noting language barriers and the value of learning some basics. The author shares impressions from a 10 day stay, highlighting food venues gardens architecture and the pleasures of wandering the Italian cities.
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Italy
Charles Muterr
Plorengh
Kaye
Aneh
Lyons
Howe
Venice
Bees
Moroni
Marilyn
Enetisi
Walters
Utah Expert Skeptical on Wide Streets Reducing Traffic
Salt Lake City officials debate wide streets and angle parking as a cure for downtown congestion. Expert Haydon argues broad lanes create more problems, noting 182 foot streets with parking on both sides slow movement and hamper pedestrian flow as Taylor notes the plan was adopted to attract suburbs, not ease core traffic. The piece profiles the city’s downtown layout and the clash over street design.
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Salt Lake
Lake City
Salt Lake Cits
Imern
Moran Deuden
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Arnese
Maley
John H. Me
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Tony
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Chris
Siam
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Ataus
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Bigeles
Melormott
McDeviott
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Donald R. Lynch
Lynch Transfer and Storage Company
Lynch Company
Rock Island
Rube Wyatt
Usreal Horses
Steve
Deni
Staat
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Pune
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Spears
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