Christmas music and piano goods at Hirt & Fesler's
New Christmas line arrives at Hershey Building retail store Hirt & Fesler's featuring sheet music from Hirt & Fesler's and new piano benches along with top scrap for pianos. Miss Baker sisters Cora B and Eva plan a three month trip to California visiting their uncle R M Baker and other western points.
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Hirt & Fesler’s
Hershey
Bidg
Baker
California
Cora B
C. Eva Baker
Iowa Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
R. M. Baker
Turner Meeting At Davenport Draws Local Turners
Eleven Turners met Sunday at Turner hall in Davenport for a district gathering. Exhibitions by various Turner classes and a dance entertained attendees. Delegations came from Clinton Ma Yee Rock Island Le Claire and Davenport with ladies’ classes also performing. The next district meeting will be held in East Moline in February.
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Davenport
Turner Hall
Clinton
Ma- Yee
Rock Island
le Claire
Hern
East Moline
Ieast
Funeral for Mrs Elia Schar held at sister’s home
The funeral of Mrs Elia Schar was held this afternoon at 2 30 from her sister Mrs Carl Thorman’s home 121 West Front Street. Rev A I E Boss conducted the services and interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. An advertisement notes a phonograph offer for $1 00 a week from Wirt and Fes.
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Elia Schar
Carl Thorman
West Front
A. I. E. Boss
Greenwood
Martin Taylor succumbs after typhoid pneumonia
Taylor Martin of Park Avenue dies at Bellevue Hospital after a twelve day illness from typhoid pneumonia. He was about 30, lived in the city three years, worked as a teamster at Heinz pickle farms, and is survived by his wife, three children, a sister and a half sister. Funeral arrangements pending. Note: local ad for Biison Phonograph at Hirt and Pester's.
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Taylor Martin
Park
Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Mr. Martin
Rock Island Project Plans Safer Route Across Rail Tracks
The Rock Island engineer F A McDonald and a party will start permanent survey to relocate the river road from the city to Fairport on the north side of the railroad. The aim is to prevent crossing the main thoroughfare and crossing the tracks. Preliminary surveys have been done and now property needs from adjoining owners will be assessed before reconstruction. Works expected to start soon.
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Rockiisland
F. A
McDonald
Fairport
Election Meeting of Pearl City Hive No 48 Ladies
Pearl City Hive No 48 Ladies of the Maccabees will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs Peter State’s Sherman Street home. The election of officers will be held and the presence of all members is urged.
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Pearl City Hive
Mrs. State
Ladies of the Maccabees
Peter State
Sherman Street
Home Missionary Society of the
Grace Lutheran Church
H. Wennermark
Ast
Ninth Street
Lutheran Church
America
Roy Hawk Rescued After Ice Boat Sinking Near Geneva Island
Roy Hawk survived a hull leak in a cabin-boat battered by continual ice. The craft drifted toward Geneva Island where an ice collision ripped a hole. William Dugan raced to aid as Hawk and Dugan, with a block and tackle, towed the wreck to shore. George Henderson and Hugo Schlipf searched the islands for the missing man, not yet back by late afternoon.
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Hawk
Geneva Island
Butz Cottage
William Dugan
Jone
Schooley Brothers
Hawke
Dugan
George Henderson
Hugo Schlipf
Father of Mrs. Eversmeyer Dies in Keokuk
Mrs. B. Eversmeyer of Muscatine received a telegram and hurried by train to Keokuk to be with her father Henry Wende in his final hours. Wende, an elderly Keokuk businessman retired years ago, died at 2 a.m. He lived west of Keokuk with his wife predeceased and left several children including Mrs. Eversmeyer in Muscatine.
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Keokuk
B. &. Eversmeyer
East Sixth Street
I. Wende
Mr. Wende
Iversmeyer
Muscatine
Ladies' Aid to Sew at First M. E. Church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First M. E. Church will meet Friday afternoon at the church for sewing work to finish before Christmas and to prepare items for a needy family. An experience meeting titled How I Earned My Dollar will close the program.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E
Muscatine Launch Club Announces Third Winter Dance
The Muscatine Launch club continues its winter series with a Tuesday evening dance. This third event invites members and guests to participate in an evening of music and social dancing at the club venue.
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Muscatine
Perpetrnath
Arles Quand
The
Muscatine ‘Maennerchor
Charles Quandt
Busch Street
Maennerchor
Muscatine Launch Club
Major John Circle Meeting Called for Tuesday
Announcement states the Major John Circle will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fannie Townsend at 523 Miles Avenue.
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Major John Circle
Fannie Townsend
Miles Avenue
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Havercamps Prescription Drug Store
Turners
Turner Meeting
Taylor
Martin
Hirt
Pester's
Iowa
West Second Street
Roy Hawk
Mee
Lane
J. W. Nesselbush
George Betzold
William Tobias
William ‘Tobias
Wells Strehmeier
Wm. McLain
Geo. "Betzold
Clyde Frack
Wm. Tobias
Roy Huey
Fred Height
John Weisse
Florence Weisse
Luellen Sevight
Maude
Gertrude Seright
Fruitland
Seene Strohimeyer
Flexible Flyer
McQuesten & Sawyer Company
Aben Kutier
Scissor
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