Dwellings For Sale On Mulberry Avenue By John A Robbins
Local notes report several Mulberry Avenue properties offered for sale by John A Robbins with a modern house described as a bargain. M W Stirlen listed. Mrs O Kruger of Wilton returns home after city shopping. Born to Mr and Mrs Harry Sells a daughter. S Barkall travels to Washington Iowa for business. Mrs Edward Baker of Letts returns from city shopping. Sleepy Eye flour advertised by grocers. Humphrey bath offer noted.
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Mulberry Avenue
John A. Robbins
Harry Sells
New Hampshire Street
Edward Baker
Letts
Local travelers and shoppers head to Davenport and Letts
A series of brief notes records A. F. Parks and W. M. Williams departing for Davenport for the day, Miss Fanny Davidson and Miss Gertrude Rogers visiting friends, and Hankey's Letts store offering 16 cents per dozen eggs. The Wilton line train runs late due to engine trouble, and residents prepare for a Burtis theater showing of The Servant in the House aboard the Firefly.
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Muscatine
Louisa County
Hankey
Letts
F. T. Nesper
A. Lawrence
Rintaxdouke
Davenport
Burtis Theater
Opening of Batterson Stores Draws Masses in Muscatine
Ladies fill the Batterson Stores for a large millinery opening on Ladies Day in Muscatine. The new store arrangement, spring decor, and an orchestra enhanced the display while the suit and ready to wear department was crowded all afternoon.
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Boston
Muscatine
Journal
Batterson
Whitla Kidnappers Indicted In Blackmail Case
Willie Whitla and a woman face grand jury scrutiny in Sharon Ohio as investigators pursue a blackmail indictment over a $14 payment. Boyle, a Sharon plumber, is linked as the man in the case. Whitla stayed silent as details emerged.
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Boyle
Sharon
Whitla
Willie Whitla
Ohio
Veteran Shoeman to Advertise
Mayor Barnett Schmidt of Muscatine promotes his footwear business in the Journal Fashion Edition and regular ads. He urges readers to consider his store for Easter shoes, highlighting his 35 years in the Muscatine shoe trade and strong local support.
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Barney Schmidt
Willi
Journal
Muscatine
Schmidt
Mayor Schmidt
Muscatine Ladies Inspect Downtown Millinery Openings
The Journal reports a crowded showing day as Muscatine women visit McColm’s, Miss Leysen, Hahn & Sneichen, The Paris, Miss Slater, and the Misses Markman on West and East Second streets and Iowa avenue to view spring millinery displays.
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Paris
Iowa Avenue
Slater
East Second Street
Markman
Ottumwa Woman Acquitted in San Diego Court
Effie James Duden formerly ran an Ottumwa resort and was acquitted of murder in San Diego. The ruling cites self defense in the shooting of Bruce Shefler, brother in law of Ottumwa witness. Four Ottumwa police testified at the trial.
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Effie Duden
San Diego
Ottumwa
Effie James Duden
Bruce Sheffler
Cedar Rapids
Cal
John W. Gray
Shefler
Ottumwan
Fastidious Smokers in Institutional Observation
A New York Times quote notes a group member comparing Native American and white smoker etiquette. It claims Indians, in pipe circles, avoid mouthpiece contact and wipe the stem after a white smoker, preferring a lip contact and indirect inhalation during peace pipe rituals.
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Montana
New York Times
Glass as a Lectures Subject and Its Purpose
A lecturer jokes about naming a talk Glass to reflect transparency and fragility. He notes audience interest, delivery breaks, and the need for “sand” and hot air, likening the talk to glass that becomes more valuable when cut but warns the topic is risky.
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Thicaso
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Wounds and Burns
An advertising brief notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a remedy for wounds sores burns or injuries. Marketed by Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
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Bucklen
Havercamp
Every One of Them a Bird
A Methodist minister's wife in West Virginia has been married three times. Her maiden name Partridge, first husband Robin, second Sparrow, and current husband Quayle. They have two Robins, one Sparrow and three Quayles. Grandfathers Swann and Jay are noted. one is dead as a bird of Paradise. They reside on Hawk avenue Eagleville Canary Islands. The article author is a lyre bird and relative.
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West Virginia
Partridge
Robin
Quayle
Quayles
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Islands
St. Louis Republic
Entry is a Race Horse in French Menu Rumor
A couple in New Orleans Mardi Gras wander into a French restaurant. The lady asks about an entree and the man warns against ordering it, joking that an entree is a race horse and that they should choose ham and eggs instead.
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New Orleans
Harper’s
Too Many Weddings Joke Turns Prison Visit Tease
A prisoner quips that his trouble began from attending too many weddings, insisting he was always the groom. The fictional exchange uses light humor about drinking or stealing as a punchline. The line plays on barber-shop style banter in a vintage newspaper tone.
No Odors In His Cab Joke Baffles London Rider
An elderly woman seeking a cab in London asked to go to Trafalgar Square. The cabman refused and added a quip implying he would not tolerate her onions. The exchange ends with a humorous bite about onions and smelling.
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London
Trafalgar Square
A Pair of Them
Short humor piece from a Congregationalist item about a wife tying a cord on a finger to remind a man to mail a letter. The man admits he forgot to mail it, and the wife had not handed him the letter.
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Gotham
Slow confidence breeds false certainty
Quote attributed to Puck warns that steadiness can trick people into overconfidence. suggests caution against assuming sure outcomes from a patient pace.
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Mr. C. W. Detwiler
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Chicago
Mr. Detwiler
Reinemund
Schaefer
Schaefer’s
M. W. Stirlen
Humphrey
A. F. Parks
W. M. Williams
Fanny Davidson
Fairport
Gertrude Rogers
Frank Bowman
Chas. Rolland
Iowa City
Mrrs. D. McGee
Wilton
Ella Moylan
F. Zellman
J. G. Dermody
W. H. Shipman
West Liberty
City
Geo. Meisky
Nichols
R. F. Benham
Walnut and
Second Streets
Bell Phone
Willie
Harry Forker
Green
Forker
Mr. Forker
Buhl
Mary Diener
East End
Pearing
McColm's
Hahn €& Sneichen’s
West Second Street
Teels
Sunshine Shampooing Shop
Hershey Building
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
Hershe
Tees
Puck
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