Holmquist suit over fatal Des Moines building accident
Ibmelia A Holmquist sues the city of Des Moines and G L Construction for 26000 after her husband John A Holmquist was killed when a mason fell from the Coliseum project. She claims city negligence for lacking pedestrian protection and barricades. She seeks 20000 for the estate’s damages. The tragedy occurred Locust street near the Des Moines river when bricklayer George Kennedy fell, striking Holmquist as he passed.
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Ibmelia A. Holmquist
Des Maines
G. L. Gray Construction Company
John A. Holmquist
Holmquist
Colisem
Locust Street
Des Moines
George Kennedy
Fenn College
Oskaloosa
David M. Edwards
A. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Palestine
Friends Church
John Graham
Eldora
Garona
Ill
California
Graham
Iowa
Raymond Williams
Nineteenth and
Woodland’ Avenue
Rachel Siegel
B. Siegel
Siegel
Charles Wolinger
Dexter
Victor Stafford
Keokuk
Twelfth Night Hostess Plans and Old Christmas Traditions
The article outlines Twelfth Night customs marking old Christmas ends, Lord of Misrule rites, and greens burning. It suggests an oyster supper, mystery cake with beans, crown for king and queen, and playful topics for guests. A festive tea, postcard party, and church social details follow with menus, invitations, and decor.
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Madame Merei
Fashion Notes on Lace Collars and Night Wear
Milan lace is shown as collar and cuffs while dark tones dominate. Persian printed silk muslins produce scarfs blouses, a black chiffon dinner gown gleams with gold spangles. A kilted deep yoke skirt and light silk hat with chantilly lace and velvet bow highlight the season’s allure, with ashes of amethyst a striking color name.
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Milan
Mephistopheles
New Year Customs Signal Spring Ahead
On the fourth day of the New Year the lobster decorations for reproduction, cabbage for riches, and oranges for good luck are removed and replaced with fruit tree boughs and flowers to mark the coming of spring and the shedding of the winter garment of repentance.
Table Mat Design From Leather Craft Patterns
Leather table mat design explained using a quarter pattern on manila paper. Steps cover transferring lines with graphite, using carbon paper, pinning, and precise cutting. Velvet under berries and satin under leaves, with velvet and satin glued correctly to avoid wrinkles. Suede calfskin priced 36 to 45 cents per square foot. ensure leather is square before purchase.
New Year Customs Across Nations and Peoples
The text surveys diverse New Year practices. Fiquimaux rituals extinguish and rekindle fires in igloos while sightseeing in pairs. In India Krishna is honored on Hooly with red dress, powder, water spraying, and softened caste norms. Germany features friendly visits and servants’ gifts. Sylvester Abend evening mirrors religious tones with family prayers and a midnight church horn. France’s Jour de lAn spreads Christmas customs. children’s masquerades roam three days seeking small presents.
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Indian Empire
Krishna
Germany
France
Death of the Old Year by Charlotte Beaumont Jarvis
A reflective poem recounts the passing of the old year with Miserere refrain. It contrasts joy and suffering under a king's reign, noting false friends and steadfast hearts. The verse imagines bells tolling for the dead and a new year’s snow as the old year’s winding sheet.
Thoughts for the New Year Reflections from poets and writers
A compilation of short quotes on duty time hope and virtue from Beecher Gounod Brooks Swinburne Avebury Shakespeare Dyer and Liddon. It urges living with purpose embracing time and striving for noble action.
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Beecher
Gannett
Phillips Brooks
Lord Avebury
Shakespeare
Dyer
Liddon
The New Year's Choice and the Solomon Offer
A New Year meditation reflects on a vision to Solomon and the recurring divine offer to all hearts: choose what gifts God will give. It urges deciding wisely for the year ahead, noting that life hinges on the choices we make between wealth, learning, and influence.
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Solomon
Christmas Fairies and Christmas Customs
An old English tradition says Christmas-tide brings elves and fairies into human festivities. Holly, bay and ivy are hung to give the fays hiding places and refuge for woodland sprites who are half frozen in the forests at this season.
Calumet Baking Powder Promises Uniform Light Baking
Advertises Calumet Baking Powder as a superior, economical choice that preserves original strength, avoids cheap adulterants, and yields consistent bread, cake, and biscuits. Claims endorsement by physicians and chemists and a satisfaction guarantee with a money refund if not satisfied.
Eve’s New Costume and a Fisherman Joke on Selfishness
A humorous Chicago Record-Herald quip pairs Eve’s discomfort with fig leaves and Adam’s patience. A New York NPR alike remark on training children contrasts with a Maine fisherman tale about ugliness, idle with a fence and a stick.
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Eve
Adam
Chicago Record-Herald
Beware of Mercury Ointments in Catarrh Medicines
An old advertisement fragment warns against catarrh salves containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It also references Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pills and Perry Davis Pain-Killer, plus casual jokes and quotes about medical debate.
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Tiall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toleto, O
Hall
Tomas Ohio
Druga Price
Wake Hall
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