Local Ads and Notices Highlight Holiday Shop Items
I Nierel & Son's offers diamonds brooches and candelabras with silk shades for Xmas. Van Gent's sells canned beets and asparagus. Beach's World soap promises purity and economy. Bishop Kephart to lecture at U B church tonight at 25c. Special sale on ladies undergarments at Geo B Jackson's next week. Madam De Veres hand bills misprint correction for 308 East Third Street. International Correspondence School markets education by mail via Mr Miller at 415 Iowa Avenue. J Scott Blackwell bought Capt Jamison farm north of town through E O Burnside. Poultry fruits kraut and more for Sunday dinner at H F Bodman.
Mull's Grape Tonic Sample Offer At Coady's Drug Store
Attention shoppers. A one day sale features a free sample of Mull's Grape Tonic a crushed fruit laxative at Coady's Drug Store today only. Get a sample and consider the product's health claims.
Complete Stoddard Lectures Prove Worthy Library Addition
Mrs. John Mahin lauds Mr. John L. Stoddard lecture set as a valuable library addition. She notes the volumes offer delightful experiences for travelers and serve as excellent substitutes for personal sightseeing with clear illustrations and descriptive writing.
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John L. Stoddard
John Mahin
Mayhap Fairy at Thompson's Book Store Promotes Daughters of the King
A poetic notice invites shoppers to Thompson's Book Store to view Mayhap Fairy and other creations by the Daughters of the King. The verse urges the public to patronize local artists and purchase their refined, fragrant works.
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Thompson
Tragedy in U B Missions Ends for Joseph Calker
Telegram from Rev L F John announces the death by kerosene fire of Joseph Calker, a young African prince and university junior bound for gospel work. Bishop Kephart met officials in the city as tributes recall his 1897 Toledo General Conference address and ties to a past missionary massacre.
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Joseph
Kephart
L. B. Hix
L. F. John
Otterbein University
Westerville
Ohio
Joseph Calker
Sherbro
Africa
Toledo
Iowa
U. B
New Pullman Tourist Car Route Via Iowa Central Railway
Four day route from Muscatine with weekly departures every Wednesday at 6 15 pm. Tickets and rates available from Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Central ticket agent.
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Pullman
Iowa Central Railway
Muscatine
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown Central
Local Holiday Goods and Events Listings
Geld watches at I Nievel and Son's while Florida Mexican and California oranges appear at St John’s. Madam DeVere the palmist provides readings at 308 East Third Street. Mull’s Grape Tonic free sample ends tomorrow. Coady’s Drug Store window shows candelabras. Ebony toilet sets at I Nievel & Son’s. Stein’s Music Hall features Alvin Joslin show. Frank’s sells reserved seats. Meats prices cut for cash with loins porterhouse at 10c, round 10c, three pounds 25c. pork chops 10c, pork steak 8c. Telephone August Unkel 170.
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Unkel
Walnut Street
Sights and sweets at local shops and stalls
Opera glasses at I Nierel and Son's and a fine line of purses from $1 to $10 at I Nierel and Motts. Hartman and Ellman offer pickles and sweet cider. A ball bearing sled at Henry Butt's Fair. The question of a famous building begun 250 years before Columbus and completed in 1880 is posed in Stoddard's lectures. Pies doughnuts cookies and music forms Saturday at St John's.
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I Nierel & Son's
America
Stoddard
St. John’s
Chicagoan’s Will Demands Pianola as Only Piano Player
A Chicagoan leaves a will stipulating that no other piano player may perform in his home besides the Pianola. The clause restricts access to live pianists and specifies a machine player as sole entertainer.
Pianola Highlight at Schmidt Bros
A piano advertisement touts the pianola as the lightest running and finest piano player of today and invites readers to see it at Schmidt Bros.
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Schmidt Bros
Improve travel with favorable excursion rates
Proposes taking advantage of favorable excursion rates with stop over privileges and long limits via B C and N Ry. Advice to confer with agent or address John G Farmer.
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Jno. G. Farmr
Round Trip Tickets to Chicago Sold for IL Exposition
For the International Live Stock Exposition from December 1 to 8 agents of the B C R N Ry offer very low round trip fares to Chicago. For sale dates limits and details contact local agents or write John G. Farmer A G P T A Cedar Rapids Ia.
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Chicago
John G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Pythias Meeting Notice
The Knights of Pythias call members to an important meeting this evening at 7:30 with election of officers and other vital business on the agenda.
Local social notes include weddings and gatherings
Mrs. and Mr. T. W. Cherry hosted a six o clock tea at 111 West Sixth Street with cinch games after refreshments. On Dec. 4 at Seventh and Lombard streets, Miss Anna Kiesewetter wed Mr. Arthur Springsteen, Rev. Geo Meier officiating, with guests and gifts noted. Henry Sawyer hosted a dance at West Second Street with a handkerchief sale upcoming at Thompson's. Bond Bros shooting gallery offers a 15 pound turkey gobbler prize for top score.
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T. W. Cherry
West Sixth Street
Albert Kiesewetter
Seventh and
Lombard Streets
Anna
Arthur Springsteen
Geo. Meier
Henry Sawyer
Sawyer
West Second Street
Mr. Sawyer
Marie Lane
Ida Ashcraft
Lillian Churchill
Aura Sawyer
Drew Davidson
Leigh Lewis
Justice Detwiler
Daughters of the King
Thompson's
Bond Bros
Kemble House
Eagle Lodge elects officers and badges four new candidates
At the Eagle Lodge No. 10 AOUW semi annual meeting four candidates were elected and several applications referred. Officers chosen include Past Master Workman John Tillie Master Workman A J Barger Foreman H T liams Overseer William Hilmer Recorder H S Howe Receiver Herman Schmidt Financier E H Dolsen Guide Frank Grady Inside Watchman D C Young Outside Watchman J W Childs Trustee John Apel Medical Examiners G D Lezotte W N Smith E H King A J Oliver J L Klein A J Weaver R W Durkee W S Norton H Johnson Dean.
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Eagle Lodge
John Tillie
A A. J. Barger
H. T. Liams
William Hilmer
H. S. Howe
Herman Schmidt
E. H. Dolsen
Frank Grady
Frank Grady. Inside Watchman
D. C. Young
Outside Watchman
J. W. Childs
John Apel
G. D. Lezotte
W. Smith
E. H. King
A. J. Oliver
J. L. Klein
A. J. Weaver
R. W. Durkee
W. S. Norton
H. Johnson Dean
Mull's Grape Tonic Sample Offered Tomorrow
Coady's Drug Store promotes a one day sale offering a free sample of Mull's Grape Tonic described as a crushed fruit laxative available to customers tomorrow only.
Stylish Gifts for Xmas Chafing Dish Accessories Sale
Practical gift ideas for Christmas focus on entertaining with chafing dishes. People boarding appreciate portability and style while home residents see cost savings. Prices are low and a range of accessories like steak pans and forks are available.
Gilt and Pompeiian Pitchers Arrive for Parlor Mantels
A fine line of gilt and Pompeiian style pitchers for parlor mantels has arrived, advertised as high-class and tarnish resistant.
Holiday vacation tickets to Central territory via Nickel Plate Road
Pre sentation of proper credentials allows tickets at a fare and a third round trip. Tickets valid from closing date to school re convenes, but not after January 8 1901. For Fort Wayne Cleveland Pastoria Erie and other points contact John Y. Calahan at 111 Adams St Chicago or Van Buren St Pacific Ave Elevated Loop.
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Nickel Plate Road
Central Passenger Association
Ft. Wayne
Cleveland
Pastoria
Erie
John Y. Calahan
Adams, St
Chicago
van Buren Street
Pacific Avenue
Children and marriage clash in witty exchange
A Philadelphia Press item quotes a humorous quarrel about parentage and authority. A man notes the children are not his, while a wife claims they are only when misbehaving, revealing a playful marital dynamic from the dialogue.
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Philadelphia
Train service restored for Buffalo and Chicago travelers
The Lehigh Valley Railway offers renewed limited trains from Buffalo to New York and from Chicago to New York with car service a la carte.
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Buffalo
Chicago
New York
Lehign Valley
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Joe Kranz
N. Cedar St
Iowa Avenue
the Reliance Loan CO
Tom Davidson
Third
Walnut Sts
C. H. Armstrong
Seconda Street
H. M. Bartlett
Horan & Devitt
P. O
I. Nierel & Son's
van Gent's
Beach
Corner Fifth and
Mulberry Street
Nievel & Son’s
Bishop Kephart
Fred Giesler
U. B. Church
Geo. B. Jackson's
H. F. Bodman’s
J. Scott Blackwell
E. O. Burnside
Capt. Jamison
International Correspondence School
Mull
Coady’s
R,. A, Holmes
Boston
Dren
Holi
Lamb
Kimmer
Electric Seal
Sable
Dickens
Thackery
Kipling
E. P. Roe
Lou Alcott
Elsies
Mary J. Holmes
Henry
Harkaways
Ellis
Algers
Chas M. Sheldon
Adam Hilds
Carker
Churchill
Florida
Geo
Jackson
Madam DeVere
East Third Street
Mull's
Coady’s Drug Store
East Second Street
Hartman & Ellman’s
Henry Butt
Chicagoan’s
Pianola
California
Hacker's
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