Daisy Coover Funeral Held At Johnson Street Home
Funeral services were held at 4 o clock this afternoon at the Johnson street residence for Miss Daisy Edna Coover aged 21 born in Wellman Indiana and long a resident of Iowa City Rev D W Wylie officiated The tribute notes her devotion to family church and friends and her quiet unselfish life concluding with faith that all would be well in God s plan
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Johnson Street
Daisy Coover
D. W. Wylie
Presbyterian Church
Daisy Edna Coover
Wellman
Iowa City
Phoenix
Ariz
Jahe
Nfe
Christian Endeavor Society
Varsity Heights
Harri
Jef
Judge Byington
Washingto Street
Trinity Parish Aid Society Hosts May 2 Fundraiser
The ladies of Trinity Parish Aid society invite friends to Mrs. Charles Reno's home on Friday May 2 until 6 o'clock. Refreshments will be served at a small charge.
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Charles Reno
Ladies of Trinity Parish Aid Society
New Novelty Store Opens on Washington Street
New store operator Gamthee formerly of Chicago has leased the Freeman building one door west of the Phoenix block and will open a novelty department store. He plans a 3 and 10 cent counter and a fine line of higher priced goods, promise of an up to date shop and city credit.
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Y. CG
Rain Dampens Iowa Fields Across the State
Des Moines reports heavy rain last week across about two thirds of Iowa, with eastern districts drier. Flooding delays planting in saturated areas while well drained fields show prompt corn germination and good seed selections. Pastures, meadows, and small grains show satisfactory growth as weather improves and crop prospects brighten.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Riverside visitor and hospital notice in local brief
D. A. Fussler of Riverside is a business visitor in this city. Mrs. L. E. Wilson left this morning for Cedar Rapids for the state W R C meeting. Mrs. James Taylor was taken to Mercy Hospital for the insane today for temporary confinement. Mr. and Mrs. G A Wright are Cedar Rapids visitors attending Ga Rk encampment with friends.
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D. A. Fussler
Riverside
L. E. Wilson
Ceder Rapids
James Taylor
Mercy Hospital For
Airs
G. A. Wright
Cedar Rapids
Ga. Rk
Carpet collection by Capital City Rug Works
Road men gather old carpets at Hotel O'Reilly for Des Moines Capital City Rug Works. Old ingrain and Brussels carpets will be transformed into new rugs.
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Des Motes
Hotel O'Reilly
Last night suitor’s stall leads to wedding ultimatum
A fragment notes a suitor telling Jack he would not marry the best girl unless she took Rocky Mountain Tea, a bargain advertised for 35 cents by W. W. Morrison, May.
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Jack
Rocky Mountain
W. W. Morrison
College Assembly Highlights and Upcoming Events
The College of Liberal Arts assembly featured Superintendent W J Crane from Marshalltown delivering an educational address to an attendance. Announcements include a regents board executive meeting on Friday May 22 with noon May 21 deadline, a University of Iowa Minstrel Show at the opera house tonight for $15, Zetagathian Irving Junior Debate Friday at 8, Hamilton Club prize in Hamilton for an Alexander Hamilton oration, and a 3:30 lecture by Superintendent Crane in room 219.
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W. J. Crane
Marshalltown P
Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Opera House
Hamilton Chib
Chicago
Alexander Hamilton
W. S. Crane
Golden jubilee set for Methodism in Vinton
Prof Gordon Vinton announces a golden jubilee marking fifty years of Methodism in Vinton from May 24 to May 31. John Wesley day on May 28 features speakers including Prof Henry E Gordon Gov A B Cummins Prof Thomas Nicholson Hon Lafe Young Rev Thomas Green and Hon Cato Seits.
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Vinton
Henry E. Gordon
A. B. Cummins
Thomas Nicholson
Lafe Young
Thomas ©. Green
Cato Seits
Markets From F H Prince Broker Direct Wire Iowa City
Quotes from broker F H Prince list stocks grain and provisions with private wire access. The message notes direct Chicago wire and contact at 1144 Washington Street Iowa City. E H Prince signs the notice.
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F. H. Prince
Chicago-board of Trade
Chicago
Washington Street
Iowa City
E. H. Prince
Chicago Live Stock Prices at Union Stock Yards May 20
Receipts show hogs 35 000 down 5 cents, cattle 18 000 down 10, sheep 8 000 steady. Mixed and butchers sold 6.65 for good to choice heavy, 6.50 for rough heavy, 6.35 for light. Cattle 10 lower, sheep 3.25 to 5.80, cows and heifers 1.30 to 4.80, stockers 3.00 to 4.90, Texans 3.60 to 4.30. Iowa City markets noted.
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Chicago
Col Murphy Auctioneer Sells Real Estate and Goods
Col C. H. Murphy licensed auctioneer offers private or public sales of real estate and merchandise. Sells household goods as a specialty with leave orders at Lichty & Thomas' Hardware in Towa City.
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Lichty & Thomas’ Hardware Telephones
Towa Towa City
Towa
Color ignorance not color blindness discussed
A Philadelphia Record excerpt cites a speaker and an optometrist arguing color ignorance rather than color blindness. They recount misnaming colors and note a 800 railroadmen test showing 70 off in color terms but none truly color blind, suggesting proper testing captures true color vision.
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Cobh
America
Philadelphia Record
Oriental Squatters and the East Side Seating Customs
The article contrasts seating styles across Asia noting Westerners find Hindu and Turkish floor sits painful while Chinese and Japanese vary between chairs and floor positions. It ponders why China uses chairs while other eastern regions favor floor squatting.
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Turkey
China
Japan
East
How Romans Took Their Food
A discussion on Roman dining habits describes couches, elbow support, finger feeding, and scarce use of knives. It notes the awkward posture, messiness, and napkins, with fashion and food etiquette shaping manners for over a millennium.
Exhibition View of a Hackney at a Major Horse Show
Sewell Ford describes a high bred hackney at a prominent horse show. Spectators in stands and ringside boxes witness the horse’s crest, arched neck, rippling thigh muscles, and jaunty motion. A short legged groom mirrors the animal’s energetic display as reins guide the scene.
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Sewell Ford
Saving: Chicago Contest Awards First Prize on Thrift
More than 600 contestants offered thoughts on saving. The winner cited will power as essential, urging regular deposits and setting aside portions of income. He framed thrift as a short sermon on financial habit and discipline aiding a good cause.
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Chicago
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