Horseless carriage from 1898 draws city attention
Sam Kennedy of 1003 Eleventh Street NW showcases a Schacht two speed buggy built in Cincinnati in 1898. The vehicle features rear two cylinder motor, hard rubber tires, presto light, and right side steering. Kennedy bought it from the Allen family and treats it as a prized exhibit alongside other antique vehicles.
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Oal Bosen
Sam Kennedy
Eleventh Street
Kennedy
Allen
Central City
Schacht Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Nero and Ulcer Ailments Posed Fading Fiddle Query
An advertisement questions if Nero could have fiddled after feasting given stomach pains. It promotes a 25¢ Udga Udga tablets box claiming relief for ulcers indigestion heartburn and acid-related discomfort with a money back guarantee.
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Nero
Autumn planting of shade trees in Cedar Rapids
City arborist BR. K. Alman explains fall is prime time to plant shade trees. After clearing stumps from cottonwoods, crews dig three foot deep holes, mix compost with native soil, set trees in line, cover roots with soil and compost, and water to settle the roots. Each tree is protected with clay coating, placed 40 feet from neighbors, 20 feet from crosswalks, and cost to owner is cited as $5 to $10 for a 10 to 12 foot tree.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Proposal for Public Tree Care Funding
The speaker notes a cost of about two-tenths of a mill per dollar of assessed value, roughly $1 for a $5,000 home, to fund proper tree care annually. They assert the plan could work in Cedar Rapids if the public supports it.
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Cedar Rapids
C. P. Hubbard
First Street
North Western
Pulse staff announced at Washington high school
The Pulse staff list includes Editor-in-chief S Clyde Robbins and society editor Jeannette LaGore with local editor Frederick Luberger and exchange editor Hilda Buerle. Repertorial staff features Margaret Cowden Grace Otto Steele Hamilton Arling Milligan Beulah Baker Theodore Hollenberger and Helen Hayes.
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The
Pulse
S. Clyde Robbins
Jeannette LaGore
Frederick Luberger
Hilda Buerle
David Turner
Herbert Weeks
Margaret Cowden
Grace Otto
Steele Hamilton
Arling Milligan
Beulah Baker
Theodore Hollenberger
Helen Hayes
Junk Dealers Play Safe On Old Artillery Shell
In St Joseph Missouri a loaded 8 inch 119 pound artillery shell was found among junk metal from the Missouri River. A workman refused to dismantle it and gave it to police who when shaken heard movement but elected to dump the shell back into the river rather than inspect it further.
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ST. Joseph
Missouri River
Independent Iron and Metal Company
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G. F. van Vechten
Thomas Farmer
Woman's Club
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Greene's
Sarah Cook
J. S. Cook
Greene’s Opera House
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Miss Cook
New York
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Ralph Hunting
Florence Brecht
Fay Scott
Mamie Williamson
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Tangee Natural
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Veelle
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Maxwell House
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