Christmas Visitors and Train Arrivals Noted in City
Local notes report several Christmas visitors arriving by train and staying with relatives. Miles Grace and Grace Kennedy and daughter visited from Rockford. Clara Wigim and the Bain sisters traveled to Iowa City and Des Moines for holidays. Des Moines and Chicago trips are mentioned for a number of residents. social calls and holiday plans unfold as families gather for the season.
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Miles Grace
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Preston
Jenzie
Helen Bain Sy Ie
Wilton
Iowa City
W. H. Miller
Saturn
Des Moines
Walsh Brothers pursue Muscatine North and South line
Clinton Iowa based Walsh Brothers aim to secure the Muscatine North and South railway, planning an all electric interurban from Davenport to St Louis. They already control Davenport electric and gas plants, a street railway, and Norris Coal, employing 200 miners to expand mining and power supply.
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Walsh Brothers
Clinton
St Louis
Monmouth
Galesburg
Rock Island
Illinois
Secretary of War
Southern Illinois
Davenport
Iinotsield
Muscatine North and South
Burlington
Canton
Norris
St. Louis
Riverside Christmas visits and school holiday program
Miss Bessie Liska returned from Cuba Kansas with cousin Ernest Prvinek and grandfather Martin Novy Bern to Mr and Mrs Jerome Drol. Last Friday Muscatine high and grammar rooms presented teachers with Christmas gifts. Frank Brown and Claude Samuels returned home for holidays. Public notices warn Muscatine property owners to clear sidewalks or face removal at ten hour limit. costs billed to adjoining property. Bucklen's Amica Salve advertised as healer for minor injuries.
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Riverside
Bessie Liska
Cuba
Kansas
Emil Kesi
Ernest Prvinek
Martin Novy Bern
Jerome Drol
Frank Brown
Western College
Toledo
M. E. Brown
W. Dd. Ott
Frank Knotek
Martha A. Hardy
Town City
Claude Samuels
University
A. V. Sammels
Nora Brennan
Cedar Rapids
Bromo Cough Remedy Offered At Havercamp’s Drug Store
An ad pitches Bromo Cough Remedy as a practical, scientifically based cough treatment for children and adults. Each package includes a bottle of Cough Remedy and a Bromo Cough Plaster for the chest, claiming to prevent cough from reaching the lungs and to relieve congestion if already present. The package costs 50 cents and is sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Havercamp's
East Cedar Valley News Brief Seeks Clarifications
East Cedar Valley reports holiday notes with fragmented items. Mrs John Garwin traveled to Salem Illinois to be with her mother Mrs James Sutton during illness. Clarence Klein spent Wednesday night in Wilton visiting grandmother Mrs Nancy Plitt. Edward Sullivan visited sister Mrs John Schmidt of Henderson Shiloh and other brief notes remain unclear.
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East Cedar Valley
John Garwin
Salem
Ilinois
James Sutton
Clarence Klein
Wilton
Nancy Plitt
Edward ‘Sullivan
Ats
John Schmidt
Oddlrs
Henderson
Shiloh
School treats with popcorn balls delight pupils
After school on Friday Miss Rodgers treated her entire class to popcorn balls, praised by all as fine. Bere Bishop sent thirteen rabbits to Muscatine on Saturday.
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J. G. Klein
Miss Rodgers
Bere Bishop
Muscatine
Startling Evidence on Dr. King's New Discovery Cure
A claim touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a powerful remedy. The advertisement mentions Havercampe's Prescription Drug Store and a price of $1.00, suggesting a marketing push for the patent medicine.
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Dr. King
Hunt Couple Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Dinner
Mr and Mrs Henry Hunt celebrated their wedding anniversary with a fine supper Sunday evening December 28 in Oakland Oakville. The couple marked the occasion with friends and family in a simple observance reflecting their years of marriage.
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Oakkiuand
Henry Hunt
Tech
Sacuniay
Miss Mary Carpenter Dresses Crowd With Affection
Reader letters describe Miss Mary Carpenter engaging the crowd with warm praise. The note expresses hope for more similar events and hints at fond memories of past gatherings.
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Mary Carpenter
Meaning of the nail in bargains and the dead as a doornail
The buyer’s phrase “paid cash right on the nail” uses nail as a metaphor for exactness or prompt payment. A doornail is a strong firm noun used in the saying dead as a doornail to express total and complete lifelessness. The expression conveys finality and emphasis rather than a literal nail.
Carry your present lead correctly and cheerfully
A grammatically tangled line advises maintaining a steady lead with correct cheerful conduct, noting that timely effort will be recognized as equal to a larger achievement. It reflects a moral lesson about perseverance, steadiness, and public recognition.
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