Local Notes Show Travel Calls and Visits Across Town
Village diary records Robert Collins and Mark Hoskins visiting on business while Dr. Bishop and Dr. Chas McKinnis are guests or callers. Several residents arrive from Denver and Ottumwa for visits, with trips to St. Louis and Birmingham noted. A Thanksgiving service set at 10 30 AM at the Presbyterian church and a poultry show opening at the Armory are also mentioned.
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Union
The
Presbyterian Church
W. Luther Bright
Des Moines
A Grand Time at G A R Hall Event
A G A R hall gathering drew comrades and W O R OC ladies for a literary and musical program. Comrade Brighton announced a farewell dress before moving to Spokane, Washington, with Comrade J S Gantz responding. Afterward, refreshments of coffee, pumpkin pie and doughnuts were served to a satisfied crowd.
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G. A. Rh. Hall
W. OR. OC
Chiasse
Brighton
Spokane
Washington
J. S. Gantz
The Sign of the Cross at the Grand a strong season piece
A reviewer hails The Sign of the Cross at the Grand as the strongest piece this season. Walter Law as Marcus Superbus and Orson M. Dunn as Nero receive high praise for acting. Dorothy Lambert as Mercia also excells and the production earns credit for scenery and rapid scene changes.
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Nero
Rome
Walter Law
Marcus Superbus
Dorothy Lambert
Mercia
Orson M. Dunn
Educational Meeting at Pleasant Plain Saturday
An educational meeting was held in the Friends meetinghouse at Pleasant Plain on Saturday. The event focused on learning topics and community engagement, with attendees discussing programs and activities for local educational betterment.
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The
Friends Ounce H
Pleasant Plain
School program entries and assignments listed
A fragmented schedule shows music, recitations, writing, discipline hints, and rewards led by Miss Verdie Green Miss Lida Smith Miss Verne Turn bull Miss Edna Bennett with other staff names for sessions at 10 30 and 1 30. Included are references to professors and speakers such as Prof J F McMurtry at Parsons College and topics on stimulants narcotics and classroom duties.
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Lida Smith
Verne ‘Turnbull
Edna Bennett
May Bailey
D. McClain
Euelah White
Maude Green
Mary Brown
Williams
Mary Leech
Lela Ovier
J. 4. McMurtry
Parsons College
Vinny McCracken
Prin. Rose Williams
Rebekah Lodge Hosts State President Visit
A Saturday meeting in the Rebekah lodge hall drew about a hundred members to greet state president Mrs. Josie Hukill of Cedar Rapids. The degree staff led by Chaplain Pero performed, Hukill spoke, a social hour followed with decorated tables and refreshments. Hukill inspected the New London lodge today. Ten guests from Airfield lodge attended. Miss VauHon hosted visiting ladies for an evening reception.
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Rebekah
Josie Hukill
Cedar Rapids
Pero
Hukill
Hakill
New London
Airfield
Mesdames Cook
Straun
Neibert
Mathews
Quillen
Noble
Harris
McGaw
Spratt
Ward
Notable St. Louis Meeting at the World’s Fair
The narrator recalls a noon meeting in the Iowa building with a wheelchair bound man and his honeymooning helpers, the sister of the groom. He notes the couple’s joy despite injury and their Texas plans, and shifts to memories of world’s fairs emphasizing Landseer paintings and animal portraits.
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St. Louis
Iowa
Mary
Texas
Philadelphia
Chicago
Paris
Landseer
Edward Landseer
Park Grass Warning Turns To Possible $10 Fine
Officials warn the public against walking on grass in the park despite visible no walking signs and fines. Those defying the rule may be cited for a ten dollar penalty.
Chrysanthe Mumat Wray’s Green House Display Noted
Display of chrysanthemum Chrysanthe Mumat Wray’s greenhouse attracts attention Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with day and night viewing. The exhibit at 21021 draws plant enthusiasts seeking blooms and seasonal color.
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Chrysanthe Mumat Wray
Green House
Over Niagara Falls at the Opera House Tomorrow
The scenic and electrical effects of Over Niagara Falls will be seen at the opera house tomorrow evening and are worth the price of admission. The presenting company is of uniform excellence and delivers a finished performance.
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Niagara Falls
Opera House
Rowland and Clifford Star in Over Niagara Falls
The Grand presents Rowland and Clifford in a thrilling scenic melodrama Over Niagara Falls, to be shown Wednesday evening November 23, 1904.
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the Grand
Rowland & Clifford
Niagara Falls
Beasts and Milk Legend Shared by Iowa Auctioneer
Eldora Iowa November 18 Colonel F M Woods of Nevada Iowa praises a Springfield Colorado cow in a sale speech calling the milch cow mans best ally. He extols the cow as a enduring companion from Plymouth Rock to the setting sun and credits her with milk food and services through history.
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Eldora
Iowa
F. M. Woods
Nevada
Springfield
Colo
Diving Rates Offered on Burlington Route to Fairfield Area
Advertisement lists sale dates November 23 and 24 1904 with final return limit November 28 1904. Travel within 200 miles of Fairfield highlighted as coverage area for the Burlington route.
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Burlington
Fairfield
Mozart's Birth House Holds Skull in Glass Case
In Salzburg a small house of Mozart's birth preserves relics including two old pianos. A glass case in the central room holds the composer's skull, kept as the only remaining part of Mozart after his body was unidentifiable in Vienna's pauper grave.
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Mozart
Salzburg
Vienna
Landlady’s sour milk tale in Cleveland jest
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a clever landlady who suggested sour milk can extend life. The punchline reveals the milk was not sweet, turning a health tip into a comic warning about spoiled dairy.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Miseries of High Life: Tailor Fittings Cause Fatigue
Dialogue fragment shows a weary couple during dress fittings. She lists going to her dressmaker for a fit while he reveals his visit to a tailor who gave him fits. The exchange captures social pressures and etiquette in fashionable circles.
Moment of excessive fortune tests a man, Wallace notes
A reflection on how prosperity can place a man under scrutiny and strain, suggesting that wealth heightens judgment and exposes character more than adversity. Wallace’s observation frames fortune as a trial of virtue.
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Wallace
Dirty Lassa a Dirty Town Reported by English Visitors
English observers describe Lassa as dirty with black pools of water and fetid drains. The Chinese quarter, Chinese amban residence, and pig-filled rubbish heaps are noted alongside ragyaba scavengers and a nearby cemetery, prompting repulsive reflections on local practices and debris.
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Lassa
Man with a Memory Saves Friend From Gallows
A Sydney man charged with murder used an alibi based on hearing a friend recite a novel at home. The witness demonstrated memory by reciting passages from Horace Walpole's Old English Baron, impressing the court. The judge asked for no record and the prisoner was freed after the closing scenes were recited.
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Sydney
Horace Walepole
Henry
Humphrey
Holy Land
St. James Gazette
Gardener Ants Grow Mushrooms by Fungal Cultivation
Professor J R Ainsworth Davis notes ants in tropical America march leaf pieces to nests for mushroom cultivation. A caste of gardener ants weed germs prune threads and produce tiny white thickenings that become the ants main food.
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J. R. Ainsworth Davis
Tropical
America
Old Fashioned Traits Sparked by Modern Meals
An Atchison Globe item humorously recalls old fashioned women and their quirks from grand breakfasts to soup thick enough to be called meat and lodging. It notes expectations of wives caring for home and children, with playful references to ear piercing and raw apple pie as comic contrasts.
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Himalayas
Atchison Globe
Barge Day Celebrations in Newcastle Explained
In Newcastle the mayor may kiss any young woman as a yearly privilege on Barge Day. The chosen receives a sovereign gift while the Wingpress and a sheriff’s deputy also give kisses with the same sum. The procession features steamers and barges along the Tyne as part of the event.
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Newcastle
England
Wingpress
Tyne
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Robert Collins
Abingdon
Bishop of
Glasgow
Gregg
Mark Hoskins of
Wooster
Chas. McKinnis
Ollie
Henry Alston
Denver
Colorado
Bruce Ratcliff
Eldon
W.H. Mathewss
Mies
Alice Wilson
Kon, Dahlberg
Burlingtoun
C. B. Knox
Wualhews
Birmingham
W.R. Johnson
Davenport
Bert Stubbs
Will
Eliza Billingly
Beulah DeMareh
Hurlington
Levi Peasley
Ethel Gumm
Mt. Pleasant
George FP. Morrison
E. D. Morrison
I. A. Kinch
Cedar Rapida
Mrs
Roy Kineh
Baird
Emeline Warren
Fairfield Ice Cream Co
Josephine Adcock
Ottumwa
Geo. Watson
New York City
Mitchell
Raat Adame Street
Emma Wolf
Whell
Rock Island No. 3
Will Jones
James Procter
Anna Hammond
Canton, II
Mev
K. G. Jones
John Mahon
Muscatine
George Bonner
E. LeChesley
Des Meinen
M. EF. Church
Mrs. C. M. Shults
Wear Burlington
David Blough
Evert
Ed. Bell
Gameron
Little Mise Janet Bamer
Rail’s
Wes Corner Square
Misa Daisy Wallick
Louisville
Kentucky
Evilepe
W.C. Garman
M. E. Daugherty
South Sixth Street
Wim. Wright
City
T. B. Foster
Arthur Lewis
Ida Vandlon
Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge
W. R.C
Daniel Ornderft
Effie
Wisecarver
Pennslyvania
Alex. Corkey
Libertyville
Evangelist Bell
Utica
Ohio
Hollister
Shriner & Swayze
Lucretia Pratt
Girtha Stark
Mae McClain
Mary West
Alex, Corkey
Mra. Powell
E. &. Livas Prutable
Joly Kinhey
J A. Johnson
Woolson
O. N. Johnson
Richland
Beatty
Milton
Baker Hannah
Verdie Green
Adda Gormoe
Lida Wilson
Zoie Massie
Wade Emry
Mary Thorne
Mahlon Roberts
N. Maeley
Maude Green, Hi, H. Williams, Anna White
Rebekah Lodge
Hiram Heaton
Remeer Warner
Whitg
OWA
Plymouth Rock
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