Virginia Brewster Faces Lost Fortune and Bold Resolve
Virginia Brewster learns her father died penniless and she must earn her living. She rejects loan offers, plans to sell pearls, finds a cheap room, and fights to preserve independence while pressured by Clarissa Dean and her fiancé Nathaniel Dann. The tale follows her difficult choices and looming conflict with Dean.
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Virginia Brewster
Clarissa Dean
Nathaniel Dann
Dean
Virginia
Niels Studio
Chiri
Niel
San Francisco
Clarissa
Nathaniel
Mr. Gardiner
Ritz
Fifth Avenue
Niel Nie
Fay
How One Thin Woman Gained 11 Pounds
A testimonial from Mrs. W. F. Looney in Tennessee in 1927 praises McCoy's Tablets for weight gain. She reports starting weight 194 pounds and ending around 115.5 pounds after use, claiming limbs improved and satisfaction guaranteed with a money back offer.
Take A Day Off County SS Outing to Davenport
A county SS announces a family day trip to Davenport on Friday July 6. The note invites residents to join a planned excursion with Adv. details provided locally. Eight major planets are mentioned in the context of a trivia or educational element.
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County SS
Davenport
Bygone Days: Muscatine Journal Sketches of Local History
Brief sketches recount actors and events from Muscatine's past as told in the Muscatine Journal files. The column surveys local history through anecdotes, notable figures, and turning points that shaped the community.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Fire on Illinois shore kills Litwilder family in flatboat
A covered flatboat anchored opposite Chamber's mill burned at about 4 PM, killing William Litwilder, his wife, and son. The Litwilder household goods were ruined. cause of the fire remains unknown.
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Illinois
Chamber
William Litwilder
Litwilder
Rock Island
Joint Board of Supervisors
Fruitland
Cross Corners
The Gaucho opens at Palace for three days
Doug Fairbanks stars in The Gaucho from United Artists as a Gaucho chief leading riders in a South American epic. Lupe Velez and Eve Southern appear as a mountain lass and shrine girl as a usurper hunts the outlaw.
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Pampas
Douglas Fairbanks
United Artists
the Palace
Fairbanks
Lupe Velez
Gustav von Serffertitz
Eve Southern
Stars Praise Lux For Clothes Care In Show Business
New York figures Mary Lawlor and Polly Walker endorse Lux for costumes and personal wear. Photographed stars say Lux keeps gowns and negligees from losing their look, with studios and departments noting Lux extends fabric life and saves money.
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New York, N. Y
Mary Lawlor
Polly Walker
Merry Malones
Prima Gonnas
Lux
York
Laver Brothers Co
Outlaw Captured as Mountain Girl Turns on Him
A jealous mountain girl betrays the outlaw to the commandante Michael Vavitch who guards the city by the usurper's order. Gaucho lieutenant Charlie Stevens rebuffs aid and the outlaw is taken. At a shrine he is cured by a plague beggar, revealing the girl’s awakening and her late plan to summon the Gaucho raid.
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Michael Vavitch
Charlie Stevens
al MacQuarrie
Blue Grass and Pleasant Prairie Picnic Planned
Pleasant Prairie and Blue Grass churches schedule their annual joint picnic for Thursday at Weed Park Muscatine open to residents and friends. A group photo will be taken at 1 PM after dinner. Mrs John Egel chairs welcome address Ed Moorhead response Richard Schmidt E A Allbee and old time songs. Entertainment committee led by Erwin Allbee will run games.
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Pleasant Prairie
Blue Grass
Weed Park
Muscatine
John Egel
Ed Moorhead
Richard Schmidt
E. A. Allbee
Erwin Allbee
Death Notice and Local Announcements in Oakville
F. F. Pulver received a message from Keota announcing the death of his uncle I. L. Pulver age 84 after brief illness. Funeral services will be attended by the Pulver family and friends from this vicinity. Miss Emily Russel formerly of Oakville will study at Moody Institute in Chicago in coming months.
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Oakville
F. F. Pulver
Keota
I. L. Pulver
Pulver
Emily Russel
Paton
Moody Institute
Chicago
Russel
Postoffice Sets Air Mail Rate at Five Cents an Ounce
Postoffice order effective August 1 establishes a five cent per ounce air mail rate covering transportation to and from air routes. Harry S. New announces that special air mail stamps exist but ordinary stamps may be used. Mail for air service must be marked Via Air Mail and prepaid in full. underpayment will be collected on delivery if at least five cents is affixed.
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Harry S. New
Post Office Department
Department For Air Mail
Daughter of Rev Russell Teaches in Nebraska
The daughter of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Russell has spent the last several years teaching in Nebraska.
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J. G. Russel
Nebraska
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Frederick Dean
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Miss Brewster
Gardiner
Richard Brewster
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McCor
Sam
Amans Coffee
ACA
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church
THE
Palace
Barnard’s
Fresh Daily
Upreme
Maytag Company
Newton
Iowa
Stern Factory
Maryta Building
Washington Ave. North
Mnneapolis
Minnesota
Maytag
WHT
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Thur
Minneapolis
WHO
Des Moines
Sun
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WBAP
Fort Worth
Mon
MEX
Portland
Ore
WBZ
Boston
Strub Company
Wapello
John G. Keck
West Liberty
Anderson Howe
Morning Sun
Brown & Sos
Saa
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