Fire inspector urges Cedar Rapids homes to remove hazards
City fire inspector Felix O’Donnell leads National Fire Prevention Week efforts offering free home inspections. Readiness tips include unplugging lamps, checking cords, safe storage of fuels, chimney upkeep, and using a metal container for oil mops to prevent attic and basement fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix O’donnell
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
E. P. Kohout
O’donnell
Central Fire Station
Central Station
O'Donnell
Christmas Tangles in the Delafield Family
In a quiet Christmas, Ann helps her father cope with change as Bernice blindsides him with a romance and a saloon rumor. Bernice clings to Freddie, while Ann doubts the match and contemplates her sister’s fate amid questions of loyalty and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Bernice
Freddie
Claire
Darling
Bernice Darling
Paul Bradley
Big Boy
The Laughing Pig Misadventure Pushes Sisters Toward Night
Ann discovers Bernice missing as a late night scene unfolds at home. She calls the Laughing Pig club and learns Bernice is there amid boisterous revelry while the rest of the family rests. The scene ends with unanswered calls and a planned continuation.
Monday Astrological Forecast for Career and Romance
The forecast signals strong chances for employment honors and promotion for those in authority or seeking advancement. Exercise caution with investments and safeguard funds. Romance may bring surprising outcomes and a birthday child could be lively, ambitious, and popular with employers and influencers.
Tender bulbs guide for fall digging and storage
Mrs. J L Rhea explains how to care for tender bulbs and tubers in warmth sensitive plants. The article covers bulb maturity, frost timing around Oct 20, storing methods, and specific bulb types like amorphophallus reveria gloxinias and amaryllis with notes on winter quarters and packing techniques to prevent shrinkage and rodent damage.
Mrs K L Brown Exhibits World’s Largest Collection
Mrs K L Brown of Kansas City showcases a vast collection claimed as the largest in the world, comprising about 21 000 items. The display drew attention from local collectors and visitors curious about the scale of the archive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. L. Brown
Kansas City
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Naomi Doebel
Thompson
Carol Ditmar
Park Avenue
Captain de Freya
Freddy
Dad
The
Mohicans
Lolly
the Laughing Pig
Circe
Madonna
Delafield
East Fifties
Ann Delafield
Hess
May
Drus Co
Ford
Father
Mother
Miss Delafield
Genevieve Kemble
J. L. Rhea
Tropics
Cone
Coats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!