Virginia Brewster Faces Poverty After Father's Death
Virginia Brewster travels to New York to seek a loan on her sapphire ring after her father dies and leaves debts. She meets pawnbroker Uncle Simon, secures 125 dollars, and contemplates her future with fiancé Nathaniel Dann while fearing Dean's blackmail over her father's fortune. The chapter ends with Virginia alone in a cheap hotel, plotting to contact her father's lawyer and Nathaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Brewster
Larissa Dean
Nathaniel Dann
Dean
Virginia
Neil
Chiri
San Francisco
Clarissa
Dean Ries
New York
Vircinta
Verson
Sixth Avenue
Nathaniel
Fifth Avenue
Simon
Ritz
Frederick Dean
Radio Beacon To Guide Airplanes Tested By Commerce Bureau
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards has demonstrated a radio beacon and ground to air telephone system to reduce fog danger in aviation. The directive beacon uses two loop antennas and vibrating reeds to guide pilots via equal signal lines, with range reported up to 135 miles and minimal interference effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Areonautics
Bureau
W. T. McCracken, Jr
Department
New Era Road Work Finished Linking Muscatine and Park
The all weather road between Muscatine and New Era plus Wild Cat Den state park access is complete. The five mile graveling to Vor mezelie hill was done earlier, with the final section to New Era completed after fundraising from local residents and Muscatine businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
New Era
Wild Cat den
Flatiron Point
Vormezelie Hill
Chiropractor Dr. Unthank Opens Davenport Office
Dr. A. J. Unthank of Davenport announces a new chiropractic office in rooms 209 201 Hershey building starting next Wednesday. He is a Franklin college and Palmer School graduate with 25 years in Baptist ministry in Indiana and Keokuk and Washington counties Iowa. He still pastors a small Illinois church while on leave, recently practicing chiropractic in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Unthank
Davenport
Hershey
Unthank
Franklin College
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Indiana
Keokuk
Washington
Iown
Illinois
Mississippi
Why I Believe In The Existence of God at Grace Reformed
The Conesville Iowa Grace Reformed church will hear Rev Emanuel Jasmann's sermon next Sunday evening on Why I Believe In The Existence of God. Special music will include piano violin and vocal numbers. Several local and visiting residents were noted in social greetings and visits around Conesville Davenport Muscatine and Chicago with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Emanuel Jasmann
Grace Reformed Church
Helen van Horn
Davenport
Leslie Stingley
Howard van Horn
Charles Dennison
Albert Lea
Minn
Boyd Dennison
Hoquiam
Wash
Addie Orr
J. P. Kelly
New Brunswick
N. J
E. H. Settlemire
Kelley
Start work on road contracts in Montgomery County
Work on several road construction projects awarded by the board of supervisors has begun. Sub contractors Wallace Lumber and Gabriel Construction started miscellaneous jobs in Montpelier township Thursday. Hohenade Gettert began grading the approach to the Simpson bridge on Cedar river, and J Bo Hannahs started grading on the Springdale road. Amos Melberc has completed the north abutment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
F. P. G. Halbfass
Wallace Lumber Company
Gabriel Construction Company
Albert Garrett
Montpelier Township
Hohenade & Gettert
Simpson Bridge
Cedar River
Road contracts awarded and scheduling changes noted
The district awarded bids for bridge and road grading on Letts and Cranston roads. Hannahs holds the grading contract and will begin after finishing a Louisa county job. Haynes & Pace will take over on Letts road once the previous contract is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts and
Cranston Road
Ment
Hannahs
Letts
Cranston
Haynes & Pace
Louisa County
Summer School May Come Here
Iowa State Teachers college Cedar Falls may secure a branch summer school for Muscatine in summer 1929. Similar schools have been held here twice before. The current session is at Clinton with a large Muscatine County teacher delegation enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Muscatine
Clinton
Muscatine County
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. E. Herrick
Davenpor
Muscatine Music
DR. Unthank
Chiropractic
Champion
Toleds
Ohio
Haynes
Pace
Journal
Laurel Bidg
U. S
Buy
Willye-Knight
Willys-Knight
Willys-Knight Lines
Potinen
F. B. Telede
Ye- Overland, Inc
Banker Auto Company
Cedar Street
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