Local Residents Attend to Business and Visits
Mrs. Mary F Freeler of Fairport spent the morning in the city attending to business. Mrs. George Schmidt of Berg Street left for a short visit with friends at Leno Tree. H B Holbert of Mulberry Avenue tested this morning for Davenport before traveling to Des Moines. Mrs. Marold Sternberg of Rock Island, visiting at the Hawkins home on West Meath Street, returned home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Fréeler
Fairport
George Schmidt
Berg Street
Leno Tree
H. B. Holbert
Mulberry Avenue
Davenport
Des Moines
Marold Sternberg
Rock Inland
William Hawkins
West Meath Street
Leo Pease
Nichs
Frank Schmer
West
Ols
Eighth Street
Washington, Ia
Chicago
Advisability of Buying Jewelry for Christmas Gifts
A brief advisory suggests considering jewelry purchases for Christmas gifts. It notes potential value in selecting meaningful pieces and timing purchases to balance budget and availability. The recommendation emphasizes thoughtful choice and verifying quality and authenticity.
Park Ave MM Cafeteria Supper Notice
Cafeteria supper advertised at Park Ave MM EB church on Wednesday evening. Mrs Guy Moore of Geneseo Illinois has been visiting at the home of her mother Mrs S B Lewis on Cedar Street and returned home this morning. Mr and Mrs John McKinley left Grand Rapids Michigan aboard the Firefly, after a few weeks staying with his sister Mrs C A Bartlett on Munyor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Ave
Des
Guy Moore
Geneseo, Il
B. Lewis
Cedar Street
John McKinley
Grand Raids
Mich
C. A. Bartlett
Mun- Yor Street
One Daughter Dead in Kerosene Explosion at Oakville
News from Oakville Iowa Dec 7 reports Arthur Carter’s home in Clear Lake was the scene of a kerosene flame accident. Frances Carter aged 12 died, Nellie 14 was dying from severe burns. Local relatives left for Clear Lake to bring Frances home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Oakville
Arthur Carter
Clear Lake
Jaws
Frances
Nellie
Library Board Set To Hold Monthly Meeting
The board of library trustees will meet this afternoon to discuss staff needs and possibly hire an additional assistant. The meeting is expected to reveal librarian reports showing a notable rise in books issued at the local library during the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Library Trustees
Statewide appeal sought for Sioux City Crittenton home
Miss Helen McCarthy field secretary of the Florence Crittenton home travels to Muscatine to urge statewide support for the Sioux City institution. The home, part of a 74‑home chain, is nonsectarian and relies on voluntary contributions with no state aid or endowment. It costs 1600 dollars a month to care for a girl and her baby, with a six month stay after birth to help the girl learn to love and care for her child and avoid the downward path after her first mistake.
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Helen McCarthy
Florence Crittenton
Sioux City
Muscatine
Crittenton
United States
Sioux ‘City
Miss McCarthy
Misa McCarthy
Uy “Tr
Henle Benefit Night at Palata Theatre for Santa Claus Funds
Henle of the Palata Theatre hosts a Santa Claus fundraiser on Thursday evening December 10 featuring the hand colored Your Reel More Than Queen with Julia Marlowe’s romantic tale and a dramatic fire scene. Lilian Walker appears in a Vitagraph comedy Tomboy and Preckles, with Gertrude McCay of the Edison company also appearing.
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Henle
Palata Theatre
Santa Claua
Santa Claus
Muscatine
Julia Marlowe
Lilian Walker
Girl With
Vitagraph
Tomboy and Preckles
Gertrude McCay
The
Edison Company
Medium's leniency for three intoxication cases
Three men pleaded guilty to intoxication and received suspended sentences from Judge Row. William Zarlic, Delary Raymond, and William Jarke faced varied suspensions, with promises to reform. The piece shifts to promote a psychic offering readings at 50 cents to $1, touting marriage, fortune and advice services in private parlors on East drip Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan
William Zarlic
Dleary Raymond
William Jarke
Homeless Men Shelter Chaos Amid Snow and Cold
Thousands of homeless men sought shelter as snow and icy rain hit New York. The municipal lodging house housed 1,089 men with ten rooms left, while a pier was opened to shelter nearly a thousand more for the night. Provided by Associated Press Wire from New York on December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wire
New York
Hatsa
Fire Kills Couple Exposed in Night Attire
John B. Norris, a known horticulturist, and his wife died from exposure after being driven out in the cold in nightclothes when a fire destroyed their Bloomington, Illinois home last week. The tragedy was reported by Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plannes
Bloomington
John B. Norris
Edison Drama Bill Sets December 10 Showing
A local notice invites movie fans to Thursday December 10 to view the Edison drama The New Partner and a paired program Partners of Santa Claus, offering a single ticket for both features. The card emphasizes a real picture bill and the chance to see both titles for one price.
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Santa Claus
Mexican youth Morales to a one year term at Anamosa
Nineteen year old Morales, described as a Mexican youth, was convicted of breaking and entering a box car at West Liberty. Judge Donegan sentenced him to the state reformatory at Anamosa and will recommend to the parole board that he be released after one year despite his unfamiliarity with American criminal procedure, speaking through an interpreter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Morales
West Liberty
Anamosa
Donegan
Morales
Skunk Proves a Useful Enemy to Range Caterpillars
Washington December reports from the Bureau of Biology show the skunk as a valuable antagonist to mature range caterpillars. Birds examined in six hundred stomachs fail to prove effective against the pest, while the bureau adds eleven birds to the list of enemies of the cotton boll weevil, widening the known natural controls.
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U. 5
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
Bureau of, Biology
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