Wall decor woes in a search for Victorian ladies
A writer recalls efforts to find two Victorian style pictures for a living room, rejecting plaques and modern prints. After visiting retailers and facing mismatches with traditional furniture, she ends with Japanese plaques and nostalgic reflections on past Christmas pieces and a famous Santa Claus passage.
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Harlin Miller
Divenport
Francis P. Church
New York Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia
Santa Claus
Waterworks pumps replace windmill in town
The Chicago and Northwestern railway added an engine at Gifford to pump water and residents note the town council will install a pumping engine at the waterworks. Fire alarms sounded at 4 p.m. in Eldora area. Fitzgerald Bros restaurant suffered damage from a blaze likely started by nibbling mice. Community notices recount political events, school displays, and local updates across decades.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Gifford
Pomeroy
Christian Church
Ackley
Fitzgerald Bros
Bates
First National Bank
Alden City
Nels Larson
N. J. de Bois
Union
Jesse Crosser
Local Happenings From Radcliffe And Nearby
Mrs H A Mason visited Webster City to see brother in hospital. Mrs Gretchen Mason and Emma Wiemer with family traveled to Cedar Falls for a weekend at Mrs Mason’s home. Mr Marshall died at home after a heart attack. Iver Gjerde funeral held in Roland with Thorheim family connected. Floyd Olson sent to Veterans Hospital in Des Moines for observation.
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H. A. Mason
Duane Maakestad
Webster
Radcliffe
Floyd Olson
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Elndora
Iowa
ASO Cation
George RK
Stauffacher
Allyn J. Schafer
Dowie
Paul Mason
Jim Ruby
Dale Peshia
Gene Peshia
Marlyn Peters
Eldora Herald-Seeger
Hardin County Index
Mrs Katharine Piper
Tam
Oy Hecht
Town Falls
Pangburn
Paris
Coty
Bremmer
the Herald
PD. M. Nyquist
Cleveland
Ohio
J. R. Winnett
Eldora Hospital
New Providence
Albert Steinberg
American Legion
Nate Kendall
Ward Fowler
Jean Wherall
Reva Guthrie
Grundy Center
C. D. Martin
Simon Engelking
R. R. Bateson
J. L. Cameron
Robert Andrews
Reba Chamness
John Cutler
Fred Tansey
Mildred Hinshaw
Mildred Faris
Elizabeth Fisecus
Louis Reece
Dortha Brown
Lucile Giggs
Ruth Frazier
Bora Lepley
J. D. Leonard
Eldora
bin Tietz
Ames
Veterinary School of Medicine
Walter O. Guenther
Harry C. Marks
Julia Mulford
H. J. Schmitz
W. H. Lepley
Fred L. Miller
Dan Schwitters
D. W. Dickenson
Edwin H. Biersbaum
Tigerettes
Reinbeck
Barbara Moser
Betty Kelley
Vernelle Rees
Patty Kelley
Neva Nehring
Arlyn Soli
MardeHe Garrett
Jackie Jones
Mary Allen
Verla van Patter
Shirley Rudolph
Eldora Consolidated
Olph
Santa
North Pole
Kenny Reisinger
Eldora Christmas
Eldora Plumbing & Heating
Graham's
Dacron Nylon
Lorraine
Dumbo
Estron
Adress
Beacon Indian
Graham
Graham’s
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