Local News Roundup From Muscatine March 30 1903
Stephen Coldren visits Muscatine from last Saturday. Cedar Rapids friend Mrs. Robert Brown visits. Mrs. A V Sims ill but active. C S Macy visiting Iowa City. Four tramps escorted from city by mayor. E B Tidd of Cleveland visiting family. High school program praised. April 10 orchestra concert to raise funds for music. Mrs. Walter M Davis returns from Burlington. Michael Kelly recovering at home. J D DeCamp leaves Iowa City for Stanwood Indiana to farm next season. Mr and Mrs Herman Mahraun host a young lady guest. Flora De Voss company at opera house tonight in Power of Sin. Tickets 20 30 cents. Mrs Clymer Coldren sails to Las Vegas for health. husband and Miss Carrie Shama accompany.
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A. V. Sims
C. S. Macy
Iowa City
E. B. Tidd
Cleveland
Ohio
M. A. Tidd
Dubuque Street
Walter M. Davis
Burlington
Michael Kelly
South Capitol Street
J. D. DeCamp
Stanwood
Herman Mahraun
Flora de Voss
Opera House
Clymer Coldren
Muscatine
Las Vegas
Carrie Shama
Miss Shama
March Warrants and Budget Plans Revealed
Secretary McChesney will issue March warrants totaling about 25000 dollars. roughly half goes to instructors. About 170 instructors and professors are listed. The annual budget for the coming year will be set at the April regents meeting replacing June, as in the past.
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McChesney
Rhode Island Red Chickens for Sale at 326 J. N. Coldren
Rhode Island Red chickens described as fine color and good size with excellent laying hens. Eggs and a few cockerels available for sale at the listed address 326 J. N. Coldren.
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Rhode Island
J. N. Coldren
New Law Chair Eyes Moot Court Leadership at University
The Board of Regents will decide at the April 1 meeting whether to add a new chair in pleading and practice to the Law Department. The appointee would oversee all branches of law practice and supervise moot court work now shared among professors. Several applicants have come forward, but no names are released.
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Board of Regents
Law
Evangelical Conference at Zearing Reports Licenses and Endowment
The Zearing Iowa session of the Evangelical conference opened with devotions and minutes, reelecting KE Bilt and B H Niebel as trustees. Rev S Weis spoke on publishing and the Western Union college endowment fund gained over twelve hundred dollars. Six men received ministerial licenses. Bishop Tfartzler lectured on the Holy Spirit. Conference adjourned for the day.
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Zearing
Iowa
Mch
Evangelical Conference
KE. B. Uilt
Western Union College
H. Neibel
S. Weis
Conference On the
Aiel
Brothern
Nebraska
Oregon
Tfartzler
B. H. Niebel
Aay
B. H. Strey
Eler
A Boy's Wild Ride for Life and a Lifesaving Discovery
W H Brown of Leesville Indiana endured asthma agony as family feared death yet found relief with Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports nightly sleep improved and claims its matchless merit for throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 30c and 1.00 Trial bottles free at Shrader and Whetstone drug stores.
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W. E. Shrader
J. H. Whetstone
Regents to Decide On New University Building
University regents face a split decision on a forthcoming project. Debates center on a gymnasium to serve students versus a freestanding museum building to house collections. The board’s choice will attract statewide attention, with a gymnasium favored by a majority mentioned.
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Board of Regents
Theuniversity
Vetter's Big Store Launches Grand Easter Sale Display
Thousands visit Vetter's Big Store for a three day Easter sale showcasing the newest spring goods. Millinery and suits draw the crowd while silks, voiles, and dress fabrics lure buyers from the city and countryside. Accessories including French kid gloves and new neckwear are featured as the carpet and drapery departments highlight a major spring showcase.
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Vetter’s
Iowa City
New York
Chicago
Vetter
Hte Jauvin
Virignia
Iowa
Lone Tree to Add Five New Dwellings and Brick Blocks
Lone Tree plans a spring and summer boom with five new brick business blocks and five or six dwellings. Builders include Charles Cerney, David Fitzpatrick, H. B. Brock, Alouser Brothers, and Charles Giffey. The town aims to become a progressive up to date center in the county.
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Lone Tree
Charles Cerney
David Fitzpatrick
H. B. Brock
Alouser Brothers
Charles Giffey
For Sale Fence Posts At 10 Cents Each
For Sale 1 500 eax fence posts at 10 cents each. tf S. E. Danner Route city. Puts roses in her saucy cheeks. Makes her eyes grow bright with fun. Makes months seem like weeks. That's what Rocky Mountain Tea has done marking Morrison.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Early Platform Origins in Seventeenth Century Politics
The piece traces the first use of political platforms to the seventeenth century, noting demagogic uses and references to Butler's Characters. It suggests platforms began in Puritan meeting houses and notes early attempts to influence opinion via press, books, pamphlets, and journals.
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Butler
Vindi Vrais
Imieover
Purttin
Cutler
First Law book cites ancient Babylonian code by Amraphel
London Express summarizes a 2250 BC Babylonian law code attributed to Ituing Amraphel. The 282 statutes include rules on a beverage seller’s payment, a wife’s neglect, divorce compensation, betrothal rescission, and a widow’s remarriage with judge approval. It ties Amraphel to biblical figures like Abraham.
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Tlugo Winckler
Ituing Amraphel
Babylon
Amraphel
Abraham
Moses
London Express
Two Kirds of Way in an Iowa Court
An Iowa court transcript recalls an attorney asserting a point with earnest eloquence and the judge cautioning about deferring to his own interpretation of evidence. Caleb Cushing’S dress and demeanor are also noted as a recurring topic in period articles.
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Iowa
Caleb Cushing
Ostrich Courtship and Brood Defense Step in Farm Folklore
On an ostrich farm a male leads multiple broods in his wake then battles rivals in display. The victor remains with his growing young while a rival retreats, leaving a single brood to wander. The scene highlights dramatic postmating behavior and territorial displays among ostriches.
Bishop thanks churchwarden as old farmer mocks sermon
After a church reopening the bishop praised the churchwarden for his part in the restoration. The reply quipped that while the bishop spoke of sin his younger days might have been wilder, hinting at a youthful indiscretion.
Contentment and the luxury of a clear conscience
A parable about effort and humility in Crossed streams and a comparison to moral luxury. The dialog quotes a jumper who boasts over a friend who refrains from attempting the feat. The second joke contrasts a clear conscience with necessity via a witty exchange about luxury versus need.
Advice and Romance Overheard in Quiet Exchange
A man seeks guidance on proposing to a beloved partner while another speaker offers willing support. A tangential note recalls brass pins first made by the Saracens in Spain around AD 800 and later brought to England with Catherine of Aragon, wife of Henry VIII.
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Spain
England
Catharine of
Fricka of Paris Cabmen and counterfeit coins tale
The excerpt describes Parisians and cabmen dealing with counterfeit coins during a taxi ride. It follows a traveler tipping with a bad three franc piece and the cabman switching coins, warning visitors about similar scams. It also discusses animal sounds resembling language, noting ape and child facial and vocal expressions.
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Fricka
Paris
Calman
France
Maris
Character and the power of inner virtue in youth
The piece from Our Boys Magazine extols inner character as a lasting, unpierceable chain. It argues thoughts deeds and words shape reputation more than external events, noting character endures while only internal forces can destroy it.
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Whiich
Qur Boys’ Magazine
Henson Child Mistakes Measles For A Cold
Dr Porter responds to a farmer's note about his ill son and declares the boy is coming down with measles. The mother admits she and her husband misread the illness due to spelling confusion, saying they did not know how to spell measles.
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Henson
Opheila's Mad Ophelia Impresses Theaters
A reader boasts that an actress played Ophelia in a theater production with remarkable accuracy and intensity. The reviewer notes the actor portrayed Ophelia as mad, in a scene where partygoers in a box spoke loudly enough to be heard throughout the theater.
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Opheila
Ophelia
Patrnce
Wy Usel
Xankers Statesman
Neighborhood Buzz Sparks Talk of an Event
Backlotz questions Subbubs about rumors spreading in the neighborhood. Subbubs confirms awareness but notes his wife is away visiting.
Mosaic of Vague Notes and Quips From Historic Papers
A jumble of clipped quotes and jokes appears, mixing lines about birds, love, and daily mischief. The fragmentary text references a Chicago News piece, Grant Ta, and Kansas City Independent Mean with dialogue about calls at 1 o clock, proposals, and cautions about cutting glass.
The Monkey Falls to Crocodile in Dinner Quip
The monkey slips from a grasp and slides toward a waiting crocodile. He recovers with wit and quips, I just dropped in for dinner, in a playful exchange noted by Yale Record and Chicago record-press.
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Yale Record
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