German M E concert at Cedar and Fourth tonight
Mrs. M L Pratt of Nichols visited this city for shopping and socializing. A cake sale by the DB of H is planned for tomorrow afternoon at Eu's Dee Cree Parlor. Mr and Mrs J C Wolf of West Liberty spent the day calling on friends and shopping. Attend the German M E church concert tonight at the corner of Fourth and Cedar. Mr and Mrs George Brown of Nichols returned home after visiting, and Mrs Fred Miller went home after calling on friends. Mir and Mrs G W Halleck of Nichols were here several days and left yesterday.
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M. L. Pratt
Nichols
Adv
J. C. Wolf
West Liberty
German M
Ladv
George Brown
Fred Muler
Lana Tree
Dth
Cedar
Mir
GW. Halleck
George K. Jehring
Waterloo
Campaign for Better Lighting in Muscatine
The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce plans a lighting campaign to improve boulevard lights on Second Street and downtown cross streets. A novel plan aims to attract support for the project with a unique method. Town Avenue will gain electroliers in front of the P.M. Musser Library, with standards raised today and lights activated soon.
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Muscatine
P.M. Musser
Curtain Will Rise Late Saturday Evening
Curtain rises late Saturday evening at 8:45 to accommodate patrons. The Grand Theatre offers the comedy Stop Thief, presented with long-running Chicago success note. Manager Y guarantees the show as a top attraction drawing thousands of theatergoers.
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Naualand
Hlcago
Atalissa Grange Farmers Meet Outline Program
An outline for a full day Atalissa Grange farmers meeting at the Atalissa hall sets 10:30 opening music and K A Kirkpatrick led discussions on county farming problems. The schedule includes a noon reading, question box, demonstrations on lambs and pruning, and crop rotation plans with several speakers.
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Muscatine County
K.A. Kirkpatrick
Mra. Riddington
K. A. Kirkpatrick
F. Stcon
G. G. Hargrave
John
K. A
Manly Indiana Bakery Fire Causes $50,000 Loss
A blaze in Manly Indiana broke out near noon and, despite rapid hose lines from railroad tanks and hastily formed brigades, destroyed a block along Main Street. Fire departments from Maygon City and Northwood aided but facilities were minimal. Origin traced to a bakeoven in Clemens Bakery.
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Manly
Main Street
Maygon City
Northwood
Blue Grass Community Notes and Local Here happenings
Ellery C Watts and Arthur Bohasack dine in Muscatine Thursday evening. Mrs J R Banks and Georgia visit Davenport with friends. Mrs Ed Kemper hosts Ladies Aid on December 11. Blue Grass Ladies Auxiliary to hold bake sale and oyster supper December 12. Watts hauling corn from Sisol farm near Pidazat Prairie. Adam Dipple and Berg Watts rebuild power line between Montpelier and Blue Grass. Mrs J R Banckes hosts at Cola home in Melpling Tuesday. Bolmsack now enrolled at Brown’s Business College. Pleasant Prairie Christmas program set for December 23 at the church. Mrs S A Keller of Ida Ohio reports two years of indigestion helped by Chamberlains Tablets.
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Blue Grass
Ellery C. Watts
Arthur Bohasack
N. Muscatine
J. R. Banks
Georgia
Davenport
Leslie Wagner
Adam
Dipple
Ed. Kemper
Ladies’ Aid
Blue-Grass Ladies’ Auxiliary
Oyster Stowe
Una Aparnhpi
Watts
Pidazat Pruairio
Adam Dipple
Berg
Eich
Durant
Montpelier
J. R. Banckes
Bysberg
Cola
iMelping
Red
Bolmsack
Brown’s Business
Muscatine
Pleasant Prairié
Fragmentary Market Terms From Alfalfa and Feed Listing
Scattered OCR shows items like alfalfa, dairy, tankage, oil meal, low grade shorts middlings feed and a White Lily Flour mention. Names and clear context are missing, producing a fragmented, non-specific brief of a market or grocery listing with several unreadable fragments.
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Aly
Muscatine Artists to Hear in Washington Church Program
Three Muscatine artists Dora Davies Williams soprano Misa Elsie Richardson contralto and Misa Florence Ruthenberg reader with Kathryn Man Jones Iowa City pianist present December 25 at the auspices of a local church. Part 1 Planoforte pieces Duet and airs Miss Jones performs The Minstrel Boy Love Is Meant to Make Us Glad and German airs Part 2 Dust Life s Dream Sextette from Lucia and other songs including It Was No Dream and Goodbye Reading selections by Ruthenberg and Williams.
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Washington
Muscatine
Dora’ Davies-Williams
Misa Elsie Richardson
Misa Florence Ruthenberg
Kathryn Man Jones
Iowa City
Miss Jones
Jones
Miss Richardson
Mia Ruthenbers
Williams
s.O'or
Wiliams
Mise Richardson
Salo
Luela
Donizetti
Berg
Judeau
Muscatine County to Attend Iowa State Short Course
Muscatine County residents plan to attend the Iowa State College short course in January where county crop adviser Kirkpatrick will lecture on the value of money in farm subjects. P Di Steen, former Muscatine County Crop Improvement Association president, will speak on the county’s work at the evening session. The event includes an exposition of corn and small grains and a state conference of county agriculturalists open to all agriculTuralists with many Short Course attendees likely to join.
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Muscatine
Iowa State College
Kirkpatrick
County Agriculturalists
Ames
Delliver
P. di Steen
Mustating
Grazebrook Farm at Orpheum Theatre
Grazebrook Farm fills the bill at the Orpheum for the rest of the week. The play is engaging and well received by a large audience. Miss Wylde as Nellie Grozebrook leads strongly, Mr. Friedkin as Harry Neville is notable, and Harold Orr excels as Captain Westfehl. Matinee Sunday, then a Christmas matinee by Harvey company after a ten day vacation.
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Grazebrook
Orpheum Theater
Miss Wylde
Nellie Grozebrook
Mr. Friedkin
Harry Neville
Harold Orr
Captain Westfehl
Harvey Company
Muscatine City Council Special Session Set Tonight
A special session of the Muscatine city council will be held this evening to consider several minor routing matters needing immediate attention. The opening of Tenth Street prompted the call for the meeting.
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Muscadine
Chicago musician to appear in Presbyterian recital
Announcement of a January song recital at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday January 6 featuring Mrs Orie Abbott Jennison of Chicago as artist. Proceeds support the church building fund. Jennison once led Fayetteville Arkansas state university voice department and sang at Saxe Forest Presbyterian Church. She tours cities including Muskegon and Muscatine with engagements in Peoria. Hosts include Mrs Pentzer and other Chicago guests with Mrs Orla Nye Abbott and Mrs Ella Belle Abbott among visitors.
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Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Orie Abbott Jénnison
Jennison
Airs
Fred S. Pentzer
Muskegon
Mich
Muscatine
Peoria
Ill
Order of the Eastern Star
Pentzer
Orla Nye Abbott
Migs
Ella Belle Absott
Willian Underdonk
Prank Ashcraft
Jennie Sinnett
Belle Sinnett
Jacob Schonberg
Charles B. Vail
Kensington
Ladies' Aid Society
Pully
Elzabeth Lily McKee
Pred
Milas’ Bila Belle Abbot
Aid Society
Orie_Abbott Jennison
Election of Officers at Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Officers will be elected by members of Miriam Rebekah Lodge at the I. O. S. ball this evening. All members urged to attend.
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Miriam Rebekah
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