Amber Mrs Sarah Coleman celebrated ninetieth birthday
Amber Mrs. Sarah Janne Coleman was honored at an anniversary dinner Sunday November 23 at the home of her son Frank Coleman. Ninety years old, she was born in New York November 23, 1840 and settled in Linn county as a young girl. Six of her ten children attended along with grandchildren and relatives. The event featured a birthday cake with 90 pink candles and a Thanksgiving themed decor.
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Sarah Janne Coleman
Frank Coleman
Vada Coleman
Wis
Harry Gray
Anamosa
Kathryn Garrett
Davenport
George Coleman
Wyoming
Harley Coleman
Amber
Coleman
Ida Barton
Glendale
Calif
Cora Hopkins
Clinton
Jackson Township
Will Hay
Henry Wehling
Iva Meeks
Binack Oak
Wayne Township
Ed Duncan
Wehling
Cletus Boland
Amber Cooperative Creamery
Anna Denny
Waucoma
Schwartz Cafe
James Gray
James
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Boots
Kathryn Allison
A. Allison
Ghellsburg
Lloyd Robertson
Gayland
Eugene Bailey
Dorothy Danneman
Otto Danneman
Siebels Bros
Roy Young
Chicago
Ralph Young
Storm Lake
Amber Church
Will Hildegardt
Selina
Carl Eden
Carl Husman
Husman
Monticello
Diedrich Freese
Ontario
Jack Sechusen
Center Junction
Amber Shipping Association
Herman Folkers
George Rickels
Ben Engiebart
Rex Reuter
Lena Schoon
DeWitt
Richland Center Social News Highlights in One Week
Dubuque visitor Walter Bade stayed at George Hein Jr. home. Follow up meetings on Feet Shoes and Hosiery were held by Mrs. Yossi and Mrs. Hein group with 8 and 18 attendees. Several visits to Dubuque Cedar Rapids noted. Wedding of Gretchen Winch and George Allen Jr solemnized at Cedar Rapids. A large charivari and oyster supper followed. Mrs. Galen Hein and baby returned from Milwaukee after a prior operation.
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Walter Bade
Dubuque
George Hein, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Will Balsiger
George Rogers
John Schweitzer
John Yossi
George L. Buel
Margaret Wismeier
Anamosa
George L. Buol
John Rickels
August Peterson
Gretchen Winch
Hopkinton
George Allen Jr
Richland
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Miss Winch
Lucy Winch
Mr. Allen
Matthew Allen
John Saugl
George Allen, Jr
Allen
Galen Hein
Milwaukee
Wis
Prairieburg Notes and Thanksgiving Gatherings
Prairieburg reports Mrs. John Sible returns from Mercy hospital after two weeks. Mrs. J. BE Randall comes home from a week with Mrs. Violet Miles. Tony Babak gravely ill with pneumonia. Cedar Rapids nurse Mrs. Plaher attends. Howard Holmes works on Barber farm repairs. Families of J. J. Dolan C. O. Rowley and Charles Lamont with Mrs. N. G. Floyd invited to Fehr home for Thanksgiving. Truesdell families to spend Thanksgiving in Wyoming with Roy Truesdell. Irwin Bebee and Gilbert Pooler of Monticello visit. Dr. Dolan and family of Anamosa were Sunday callers. Ed Franklin undergoes Mercy hospital operation.
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John Sible
Mercy Hospital
J. BE. Randall
Violet Miles
Tony Babak
Santa Claus Traffic Safety Message Warns Children
A historic public safety note urges children to stop at red lights and explains how childhood health links to tuberculosis risk. It emphasizes detours around steep grades during school years and the value of X Ray and tuberculin tests for early detection and care.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Laura
Origin of Chop Suey Traced to Prince Li’s New York Dinner
A dinner held by Prince Ui Wang Chang in New York during his world tour introduced chop suey. Prince Li carried his own chef and served a strictly Chinese menu. When asked, the chef called the dish a creation of his own, and the guest’s wife spread the news, leading to chop suey becoming a staple in American Chinese restaurants.
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Prince Ui Wang Chang
New York
Prince Li
America
Understanding Bruises and Basic Care
The article explains bruises as dark spots fromminor injuries. It advises cold compresses for both mild and severe bruises, elevating the limb to reduce pain, and applying witch hazel after ruling out broken bones.
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus and Rosetta Stone Decipherment
A discussion of how papyrus arose from Nile reeds and how modern scholars use the Rosetta Stone to decode Egyptian writings. It notes that Meyptas Munetho, a Delian priest, wrote in Greek but left only fragments for later generations.
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Nile
Meyptas Munetho
Perfect Enjoyment From a Retired Merchant Minute
An old merchant who retired from the sea trains a small boy to hammer at his cottage door at dawn and howl unclear nautical phrases. The scene depicts a gruff, weathered world with lonely routines as the man seeks quiet satisfaction.
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Kansas City Times
Christmas seal sale funds tuberculosis fight
The 1930 Christmas seal drive promotes "Merry Christmas Health to All" with proceeds aiding local and national medical research efforts. The original 1907 Howard Pyle design is valued by Blaine collectors, while most returns fund community health work and laboratory research.
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Hatta Claus
Howard Pyle
Blaine
National Committee On Medical Research
May Not End Income Tax Worry
A Lebanon man jokes he found a simple, free formula to figure income tax, testing dependents as a blond wife a sedan war three goldfish and two children. He combines ages numbers and house details then divides by lodges lights and collar size to reach gross income and net amount owed to the government, a humorous tax riddle from Lebanon CN HF.
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Lebanon
Aix
Sunlight Activates Vitamin D Through Ultraviolet Rays
The sun wake activates vitamin D in the body via ultraviolet rays. Vitamin D exists in inactive form and requires sun exposure to function. Without UV rays the body cannot utilize nutrients like phosphorus, leading to rickets in children and brittle bones in adults.
Witchcraft Still Prevalent in Wales Says Professor
In Wales belief in magic endures despite education campaigns. Prof T Gwynn Jones notes black magic persists in Clamor gin district with a woman seeking harm to an enemy. Ghosts and fairies remain common in Mid Wales and Cardiganshire with spirits said to reveal hidden treasure or return to aid relatives.
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Wales
T. Gwynn Jones
Clamorgin
Midwales
Cardiganshire
Health as a social battle against tuberculosis
An article argues health can be bought through science and prevention. It praises organized efforts funded by Christmas seal sales to eradicate tuberculosis, noting it harms society and that prevention through rest, fresh air, proper food, sunshine, and exercise benefits many diseases.
Indignation and mixed motives in urban protest coverage
A fragmented clipping narrates public anger and perceived self serving aims in a contentious city protest. It contrasts righteous sentiment with hysteria and hints at political manipulation by media outlets and organizers.
Whisk Brooms Restored by Quick Renewal Method
A simple method restores worn whisk brooms by trimming ends evenly and binding with a rag. The broom is then held straight and soaked in hot suds for four hours to renew its stiffness and shape.
Burning Bush Gas Plants Shine in London’s Kew Gardens
The tamarisk or burning bush, aka the dic tamines, is described blooming at Kew Gardens. When heated, a flame runs up the shoot without damage due to minute ether oil glands on the stalks. Luminous plants feed legends in India and Afghanistan, with Safed Koll noted for nightly glow without flame.
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Efe
Nature
London
Kew Gardens
India
Afghanistan
Safed Koll
Suburban resident opens book and magazine shop in New Jersey
A wealthy suburban New Jersey resident surprised friends by opening a book and magazine store in town. Known for wealth and varied interests including bridge and golf, the man drew attention for this unexpected venture and the reactions it provoked.
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New Jersey
Cash register fascination revealed by book store owner
A new book store owner confesses a quirky habit of wanting to punch the cash register every time he buys something. He admits bribing clerks to ring up his own money and says he will continue this unusual fixation.
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New York
Parrot in Bird Store Aids Thief’s Capture
In Portland a store parrot squawked as a stranger tried a safe search while two clerks halted work. They overpowered the burglar, police jailed him, and the parrot’s ruckus helped thwart the theft.
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Portland
Ore
Zereeing
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