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Strawberry festival and obituary notes in Cedar Rapids paper
The article notes a strawberry and ice cream festival by the Second Presbyterian Church on Commercial Street between Wigley Bros hardware and Ha anan drugstore, set for Thursday evening in May 2011. It also reports the death of ten-year-old Mary Stancurn from diphtheria, with funeral details and a tribute to her character and the family’s loss.
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France
E. Briss
Cor. Town Ave. & Wash
Fravey
John Calvert
Gesiion
Iowa Sportsmen's Association
Presbyterian Church
Saratogs
J. B. Moores
Second Presbyterian Church
Our City
Congress
T. M. Sinclair & Co
Chark
Snonster
Washington
Davis
Globe-Democrat
Bermuda
J.B. Tenderson
Habnemian Homeopathic Society
Jast Wear
Jonah
Caw
Board of Health
Wigley Bros.’ Hardware
G . Ha‘anan
Mary Stancurn
Mary Spangler
Mc. 3
Bevet
Torgether
Mary
Shy
Nage
The
Republican
Ents
Ties
Halstead
Howev
Paris
F. m
Bobby
Bim
Furty
Wis
Iowa Avenue
Sir Trollan
Linn Strugr
Ling Street
Chicago O& Northwestern Railroad Company
Brown
Lina Street
Bacle Street
Charley
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
James Reed
West Side
Buefuz
Dickens
Nellig Bird
Weal
Shamus O'Brien
Nellis Wilking
I Ndepen
Ayit
Counc
City Council
P. Mullally
W W. Smith
Bagie Street
Morton, Clark and Howmat
Linn Street
Street
Esgle Street
Mle
Third Ward
James Street Bridge
Ordinante Committee
Billa
Library Association
Mation and Cedar Rapids Improvement Company
Town Avenue
Sixth Ward
Ald. Clark
Wasneas
Beatsalows Avenue
Ald.s Mansfeld
Tde Smith