Chicago Fair Sc articles and local society notes
Sc articles at 2 for K. Chicago Fair. Fine chocolates 30 cents per pound at Hacker's. G. H. Stingler, Nichols, business visitor in the city today. C. Gregz, West Liberty, attends charity masque ball Jan. 15. E. E. Shellabarger, Lake township, business visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Hackett Seventy-Six township attend Sullivan O'Brien nuptials. Miss Jessie Gieger Letts visits sister Mrs. Legler. Willie Snider visits from Firefly route. Rep. W. G. Thorn en route home from Marengo. Half off on solid silverware at Frank the jeweler's. Chas. Lindner to St Louis for lumber business. No January dullness at Scheetz's. Street car conductors to hold first annual ball Jan. 10 1990s in Assembly Hall. Invitations issued. expected pleasant time.
The Schaeffer Good Piano At A Low Price
A compact ad notes The Schaeffer piano offered at a low price by H Schmidt and Son Co, signaling value for shoppers seeking affordable instruments.
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H. Schmidt & Son Co
Chicago Fair headlines and local notices blend in Muscatine
Community notices report sales at the Chicago Fair and 5 cent items two for five cents. Local names: Thiesen Kemble Richman Hild Lauder and many residents attend weddings, funerals, or travel to Davenport Rock Island and Washington. Public notices include mortgages offered, charity ball Jan 15, and upcoming auctions.
Blasius Piano Earns 55 Points of Merit
The Blasius piano is rated among the best pianos and receives 55 points of merit, marking high quality irrespective of price.
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H. Schmidt & Son Co
Diamond Jo Packet Line Holiday Rates Question
Frank Hopkins, agent for the Diamond Jo line, replies that no Christmas rates are planned for Burlington to St Louis steamers. He adds a humorous note offering a pair of skates if travel to St Louis is desired by river.
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Burlington
Frank Hopkins
St. Louis
Ludwig Piano Sold By Schmidt's Music House
Yesterday Schmidt's Music House delivered another Ludwig piano, claimed to be the best value on earth with many satisfied customers. The dealer asserts the instrument has no competitor and invites inquiries from buyers seeking quality.
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Schmidt
State Board Plans $42000 Premiums for Next State Fair
The state board of agriculture outlined fair policy and premiums totaling 42000 for the next state fair. A committee including Lovejoy Berber and Dickerson will organize a golden anniversary jubilee for the board. The fair runs Sept 29 to Oct 4 with a request to have President Roosevelt attend on governor's day.
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Springfield
Jan
State Board of Agriculture
Messrs
Lovejoy Berber
Dickerson
Arrrange
Roosevelt
Between Chicago and New York or Philadelphia
Train service runs between Chicago and New York or Philadelphia with superior vestibule cars. Passengers may travel through without change and stopovers are allowed at Niagara Falls.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Cullen Kelley nuptials in Burlington and residence move
Thomas Cullen of this city and Miss Agnes Kelley of Burlington were married in Burlington at the Catholic church on Tuesday morning January 7 1902. Rev Father Machin officiated with Frank Cullen and Marie Kelley as part of the bridal party. The couple will reside at 109 West Fourth street after a wedding breakfast with relatives and a welcome celebration by friends.
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Thomas Cullen
Agnes Kelley
Burlington
Father Machin
Frank Cullen
Chicago
Marie Kelley
West Fourth Street
Chicago markets wrap: grains and livestock update
Chicago markets report open high low close quotes for wheat corn oats with May and July dates. Livestock receipts show hogs cattle and sheep. daily clears list wheat flour corn oats and hog totals. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts compared with last year.
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Chicago
Ribs— CO
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Sullivan O'Brien wedding solemnized at St Matthias church
The marriage of Daniel Francis Sullivan and Miss Mary Catherine O'Brien was performed by Rev Shannahan at St Matthias church with Miss Anna O'Brien and J W Sullivan as attendants. Miss M Filicitas Mackey sang two solos as the couple, later joined by relatives, departed for a southern wedding trip before settling in Denver Colorado.
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St. Matthias Church
Daniel Francis Sullivan
Mary Catherine O'Brien
Father Shannahan
Miss Laurent
Anna O’brien
J. W. Sullivan
Algona
Shannahan
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
M. Filicitas Mackey
Daniel O'Brien
East Fifth and
Mulberry Street
California
Nichols
Town City
Sullivan
Denver
Colo
Dr. Berry
Altona
Miss Berry
Iowa City
Man Reflects on European Travel and Charity President Tale
A traveler recounts meeting a graveyard visitor in England who reveals his late wife was the longtime president of a charity board. The visitor questions accepting a sixpence for flowers, hinting at propriety. The traveler notes the moment clarifies her public role.
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Ies.eslinted
Brooklyn
Europe
Charity Board
Cadle's Offers Best Wood and Coal at Low Prices
Cadle's advertises best grade wood and coal at the lowest prices, inviting customers to shop for dependable fuel supplies and economical heating options.
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Cadle's
Absurdity and Silence Dominate Club Debate
A Chicago Post quote features a club dispute where a member resigns due to absurdly specific rules. She complains the chairman refused her speech because someone else was talking, illustrating procedural rigidity and frustration.
Chestnut Grove Escape Inspires Town Moral
A Kansas postmaster is startled by a native eyelone who bursts through an east window and flees three miles to a chestnut grove. Seated atop a high tree he watches the building recede, exclaiming that the old shanty seeks him. The tale closes with the moral that sometimes the office seeks the man.
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Kansas
Eyelone
New York Herald
Dangers of Modern Education
A brief comic exchange notes a baby's illness and a mother seeking an interpreter after the French nurse departs. The caller offers medical help while the mother dismisses a doctor, reflecting a humorous take on domestic confusion in a newspaper snippet.
Going Right Ahead: A Bride’s Unseen Deliberation
In a Brooklyn Life vignette Alphonso asks Gwendolyn to marry him, but she delays by joking she is choosing bridesmaids. The light dialogue reveals social ceremony humor and romantic impatience in a city column.
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Alphonso
Gwendolyn
Brookyn
Iowa Centre railway offers monthly home-seeker excursion fares
On the first and third Tuesdays each month the Iowa Centre railway will sell home-seekers excursion tickets to Iowa and neighboring states at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip with a twenty-one day return limit. The Iowa Central route is the short line to the north and west and places land seekers in rich farming belts. Full details and printed matter are available from agents or Geo. S. Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Centre Railway
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
Words and Children Mishear History and Geography
A mother recounts a playful misunderstanding from her child about Wat Tyler and a mayor. The child mistakes mayor for mare and Evelish history for a pun, while another remark links sundry to a hot arid land in Palestine. The quip reveals how language and education blend with beliefs.
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Wat Tyler
Palestine
Rail route to New York or Philadelphia via Lehigh Valley
Describes a double track stone ballasted line with magnificent trains and dining cars a la carte. Stop-over permitted at Niagara Falls on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
West Liberty Resident A. N. Rabe In City Visit
A. N. Rabe from West Liberty was in the city today for unspecified business, amid a routine appearance by residents from surrounding areas.
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A. N. Rabe
West Liberty
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Guarantee Loan Co
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Reliance Loan Co
Joe Kranz
Ia. Ave
Edison
Columbia Graphophone
Hirt & Griffiths
Hacker's
G. H. Stingler
C. Gregz
E. E. Shellabarger
Lake Township
J. M. Rider and
C. van Sandt
Wilton
Thomas K. Hackett
Jessie Gieger
Letts
City
J. J. Legler
J. R. Nisley
Willie Snider
Fletcher Avenue
W. G. Thorn
M. E. Church
Keota
Marengo
Frank
Chas. Lindner
South Muscatine Lumber Company
Scheetz’s
the Schaeffer
Albert Figg
Muscatine Island
Mr. DeCamp
C. P. Teeple
Wilton. Ia
Chicago Fair
Thiesen’s
Muscatine County
Kemble’s
J. P. Kelly
Summit
John Frater
Adams
John Ireland
Atalissa
John Freeman
Geo. Furnas
Kemble & Kemble
Epworth League of the
Musserville M. E. Church
Richman & Richman
J. Scott Blackwell
Rock Island
Wapello
Mary
Bishop
L. Angersbach
Avenue Cash
Anna Myenhuis
Rochester
J. W. Te- Strake
Lucas Grove Road
Geo. Scholten
Arthur Scholten
Harry Gertz
Louis McDaniel
Grandview
Agnes
Kate O'Brien
Mary Catherine O’brien
Adam Hild
Champion Hose, Hook and Ladder Company
Young Ladies’ Missionary Society
First Congregational Church
Lillian Birchard
Chestnut Street
W. E. Lindsey
Clover Street
Henry Thompson
Prudential Insurance Co
Susan F. Barger
Daniel B. Huffman
Laura Lauder
Kansas City
Third National Bank
Stafford McCoys
Washington
John and
James O'Brien
Sullivan-O’brien
Ev. Brandenburg
Sterns Paint Co
Missouri
Illinois
Thiesen
Mrs. J. Dale
South Muscatine
James Corbin
May Parsons
Bayfield
Armory Hall
Will Musser
Charles Winn
Lone Tree
S. W. Tennant
Chas. Giesler
Pasadena
Cal
Fannie Huffmen
Wm. Barger
Kewanee, NL
J. W. Young
Bloomfield
Geo. Eaton
A. L. Lindner
East Front Street
Mary Abbott
Park Place
Board of Agriculture
DEO Ae
Cullen-Kelley
IL J. Hober & Co
H. B McKay
Muscatine
Liverpool
Once and
Chas. Cable
Rie
J. H.munroe & Son
Iowa Avenue
Ann, Kixpt & Co
Oram
Oliver Doud Byron
Geo. B. Howard
Hal. Reid
Roanoke
M. C. Hayes
Eagle Iron Works and Foundry
Chas. Miller
Prop
Sycamore Street
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