Christmas Holiday News From Cedar Rapids and Nearby
Local notes recount visitors and travel over the holidays. People named include Mrs J McCarthy, Bessie Robingon, Maurie Stevens, Mike Fannie Grannis, Prof. D, and Gertrude Cometock visiting relatives across Iowa and Minnesota. Mentions of Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy and a 24 acre property deal near town listed at 2500 with March 1 transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurie Stevens
Apiletoe
Minnesota
Mike Fannie Grannis
Paul
CH Hoyt
Christmastide church programs at Methodist and Congregational notes
The Methodist church reports a Christmas program set for Friday December 23 at 7 30 pm with a Christman tree to follow. Sunday School plans are practicing for a Christine program this week. Congregational church schedules public services Sundays at 11 30 am and 7 30 pm with a Christmas Cantata on Saturday at 7 o'clock and a Christmas tree event afterward. A Catholic mass is noted for January 5 with a fruit apple delivery underway for Gray's soup at about 4 per barrel.
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Methodist Sunday School
Christman
Santa Olana
Real Estate Transfers and Parcel Listings in Oelwein Area
Real estate transfers show Vila Netcott to Don Ross for multiple lots in Netcott’s addition and several other transfers in Oelwein including Grand View and Union areas. Names include Kuri Por Qharies Busset al, Loulan Cross, Maude KF Parker, Kate Hiler, Gus tava Johnson, and Mary Detrick with various lot numbers and blocks. The record also contains garbled historical text and an advertisement for Dr Shoop’s Beatorstiva product.
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Kuri Por Qharies Busset al
Lewis Gingel
Lot
Grand View
Qelwain
Maude
Parker
Kate Hiler
Oelwein
The Youths Companion Subscription Offer Excerpt
An old advert promotes The Youths Companion with fifty two stories and a free sample copy. It lists subscription prices for 1910 and includes an offer for a thirteen color art calendar. Also referenced is a testimonial about electric Bitters aiding backache nervousness and related ailments, with a dealer mention.
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Berkeley St
Boston
Maas
Local names and unclear items surface in garbled notice
A damaged OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and partial phrases including Carroll Barnes, Berth Mane Meyer, Chapman, Mary, Manchester, Milly Ko, and Mary Mosher with unclear actions. No cohesive event or clear dates emerge. The fragment preserves several proper nouns but lacks a discernible news item or outcome.
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Chars Brooks
Carroll Barnes
Berth Mane Meyer
Chapman and Mary i
Manchester
Milly Ko Klinger
Deanrt
Sadie Mo Patte
Aon
Gerstenterger
Aed
Mary Mosher
Laughter and Death in a Final Speech Tale
A fragment discusses O. Henry and a dying speech, describing courage and values. It recalls a poignant moment when a kingly figure forgives for the sake of a dying speech, ending with a doctor’s curtain line.
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O. Henry
Charles
A Complicated Case of German Measles in Dialogue
Fragmented dialogue features two doctors discussing German measles and a fatal outcome, alongside a critique of a new coffee substitute promoted by grocers. The piece mixes medical irony with an advertisement for Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee.
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Brenchman
Monte Carlo Gamblers and Big Wins Mentioned in Weekly
The piece notes Charles Wells and a Yorkshire mechanic named Jaggers as prominent Monte Carlo players in recent years. It mentions Wells winning large sums in a short period and Jaggers earning millions before quitting the system. The text also references Frank Marshall White in Harper’s Weekly and hints at a tale of luck and risk.
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Ume
Groud
Monte Carlo
Charles Wells
Jaggers
Frank Marshall White
Harper's Weekly
Rtyrt G
Disenchanted. A Neighbor, Wordsworth, and Indignation
A neighbor removes a man from a handsome misunderstanding. Years ago Wordsworth the poet laureate address a meeting. A Cumberland yeoman learns the high title holder and leaves the hall in scorn, muttering about Wadsworth Rydal.
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Wordsworth
Enghind
Cumberland
Wadsworth Rydal
Her Three Husbands Parody From Chicago News
A humorous item from Chicago News recounts a woman who jokes she had three husbands the first a paragon the second a paradigm and the third a paradox. The banter plays on homonyms and witty labels to describe each spouse’s character.
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Chicago News
Couldn't Do It. Chair Visits Mission Band Sidelined
A colorful dialogue unfolds as a church chair from the colored church laments limits on joining the mission band. An elder mammy responds with cautious humor, urging restraint and suggesting not to press the matter. The exchange hints at social friction within the community and the reluctance to engage in the group.
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Nan
The
Colored Church
Swiss Ballot: Voter Turnout Often High Despite Enforcements
Swiss voters go to the polls on Sunday with some cantons voting Saturday evening. Turnout typically ranges from 70 to 60 percent though enforcement of compulsory voting is lax. Small fines apply for nonattendance unless justified by illness, mourning, absence, birth, or baptism in J. Gallen. Official unsureness is also usually accepted.
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Switzerland
In &J. Gallen
Hera
Dr. Shoon
Afc
Belony
Bhoop
Dr. Bhoop
Racine
Wis
Eare A. & Fox
After a Fashion. A London journal notes sale of the presidency
A fragment quotes a London journal remarking that if the office of president of the United States were for sale, the speaker would likely buy it. The dialogue references Senator Lotamun and a reporter named Benagtor discussing publicity and reputation.
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Benagtor
Lotamun
Presidant
United States
Obiengo Tribuno
Ends Winter's Troubles in a Byronsalve remedy tale
A fragment describes winter illnesses and skin troubles as buaklen amia salve heals hands lips and rough skin. It mentions byron borly sogene apreine and Hickory Davin as names in a garbled remedy narrative, implying a healer or product promise amid cold season woes.
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Buaklen
Armia
Byron
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Fred Warford
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Awaw Neds
Wiliam
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