Rockwell Honored In Music Circles
The December edition of The Etude features Geo Noyes Rockwell’s new sacred composition The Lord is My Shepherd, with words by James Montgomery. May Dolson Morgridge, Pennington Seminary instructor and Philadelphia soloist, praises the song and notes it’s inscribed to Rev. J N Elliott D D of the First Presbyterian Church.
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America
The
Etude
Geo. Noyes Rockwell
James Montgomery
Muscatine
May Doisen Morgridge
Pennington Seminary
N. J
Philadelphia
Rockwell
J. N. Elliott
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
Harper Notes Personal Moves and Visits
Miss Julia Hogan visited friends in Keota on Wednesday. Dr Grimes and family moved to a new western state home Monday. Dr Adrain of Sigourney moved here and will locate. Miss Grace Allan visited Sigourney on Wednesday. Frank Sonday moved into Dr Grimes property Tuesday. Mrs Jnok Striegel Jr. is reported sick. Mrs Rose Valerius and children spent Sunday in Hedrick. Earl and Raymond Striegel stay with relatives in Muscatine a few days. Nie Sonday visited Keota Wednesday morning.
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Hedrick
Earl
Raymond Striegel
Muscatine
Nie Sonday
West Liberty Plans First Poultry Show at the Rink
The West Liberty Poultry Breeders Association completed plans for its first annual show to be held at the rink December 17 to 20. Premiums include 40 percent of class entrance fees for first prize and 20 percent for second, with ribbons for third and fourth. A $2.50 cash special rewards the ten highest scoring birds in several classes, plus a $5 sweepstake for the exhibitor with the most birds scoring 90 or more. Entry fees are 25 cents per bird and $1 per breeding pen. admission is 10 cents single or 35 cents for a season.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Poultry Breeders Association
F. H. Shellabarger
C. L. Fisher
B. R. Purvis
Ray Whitacre
W. H. Shipman
L. M. McGuire
J. W. Fuller
David Nauman
L. A. Whitacre
W. G. Warnock
Burglars Strike Local Firm and Tool House
Burglars pried open a safe at the W. G. Block Coal company office on the levee but left without stealing money. They used a crowbar and hatchet to force the safe and damaged the asbestos lining, with an estimated loss of about 30 dollars. The Rock Island Railway tool house was also entered, a padlock broken, and a pick and crowbar taken. B. R. Litwilder reported missing hatchet and spike maul, later recovered from the coal office.
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W. G. Block Coal Company
Rock Island Railway Company
B. R. Litwilder
Black Coal Company
Coal Company
Litwilder
W. G. Block
Grape-Nuts Advertised For Digestion And Strength
A reader testifies that heavy meat eating causes indigestion and weak health. After starting Grape-Nuts, weight increased from 95 to 125 pounds and digestion improved. Wife also gained weight, now prefers Grape-Nuts, and reports no indigestion. A neighbor, 68, ended years of indigestion after switching to Grape-Nuts. Many others claim cures from meat-heavy diets via this cereal.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Nkes
Robbers Fail to Loot City Safe in Early Morning
Reported break in at a warehouse safe on the avenue left burglars empty handed. Police said no elite was found. a night deposit contained little money. A morning blast near the Illinois shore was believed due to dynamiting roots, not the attempted safe robbery.
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Illinois
East Wapsie Notes and Local Visits
East Wapsie residents share visits with Plum Grove Wilton and Muscatine folk. Mrs. Rutherford of Burlington visits, summoned by the illness of Lizzie Teeters of West Liberty who died last Saturday. Swamp school opens December 2 with Clara Marolf as teacher.
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East Wapsie
A. Marolf
W. D. Conklin
Plum Grove
Horace Hawker
Wilton
Rutherford
Burlington
Fred Evans
Otto Marsteller
Muscatine
Lizzie Teeters
West Liberty
Swamp
Clara Marolf
Charlie Templeman
Anniversary 10 Be Observed by Eagle Lodge
Eagle Lodge No. 10 held a regular meeting to arrange a January 9 commemoration marking the 33rd anniversary of the lodge. A committee of Fred Walton Dan Borgstedt and Howard Shenk was named to organize an entertainment style observance. Officials reported that 76 death claims have been paid totaling about 150000 dollars since the lodge began in the city.
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Eagle Lodge No. 10
Iowa Avenue
Fred Walton
Dan Borgstedt
Howard Shenk
Sis Hopkins Delights Audiences With Natural Portrayal
Amusement page praises the pastoral comedy drama Sis Hopkins for its true to life characters and authentic storytelling. The reviewer calls it a rare theatre gem, free from dramatist license, and notes its broad appeal and human-interest focus.
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Sis Hopkins
Rose Melville Returns in Sis Hopkins Ninth Tour
Miss Rose Melville leads her strengthened company in a tender yet cleanly comedic season. Counterfeit Dollars Buy trouble, but a genuine quarter buys Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation malaria and jaundice at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Rose Melville
Sis Hopkins
Dr. King
New Life
Havercamp
Lone Tree Man Departs After Brief City Visit
J. F. Jayne of Lone Tree left for home this morning after spending a short time in the city.
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J. F. Jayne
Lone Tree
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Mrs. May Dolson Morgridge
Rev. Elliott
Harper
Iums
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Block Coal CO
Rock Island
Tool House
West 2Nd St
Xmas
Lilly
B. &. Lilly
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