Mystery of the Collar of Diamonds Continues at The Elms
Mrs Kelvin defends her long serving maid as innocent while Donaldson and detective Reedy search The Elms for diamonds. Clues shift from the house to a coal heap as process and tension rise, Amy presses for resolution and Kelvin braces for a potential payoff or deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Kelvin
Dorothy
Doro
Donaldson
Elms
Mr. Kelvin
Donald
Kelvin
Mr. Reedy
Early Platform Seeds in Seventeenth Century Politics
The piece traces the origins of political platforms to the seventeenth century, noting demagogic use hinted in Butler's Characters and suggesting early platforms formed in Puritan conventicles. It notes limited practical impact, with attempts to sway opinion via press, books, pamphlets, and journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Pamphet
Journal
C. B. Roylance Kent
Longman's
To Settle the Question
A man boasts of his fiancée and his certainty, while a friend hints at an introduction to another man named Dobley who claims to be engaged to the same extraordinary girl. The exchange turns on settling who holds the claim to the loveliest and best girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobley
Chicago Post
Birds killed for millinery on North Carolina coast
About forty thousand birds, mainly saw-whets, were reported killed recently along the North Carolina coast for millinery trade. Local authorities and conservationists condemn the practice and warn of dwindling bird populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Cua
Little Happenings in Muscatine and Nearby Counties
Cedar Valley notes list social visits and small events across Muscatine and Wilton township. Activities include visits from Lima Sleusser, Hattie Gregg, Bertha Flater, and Nina Flater, church sewing, illness updates, and mentions of upcoming weddings and birthdays.
Social notes and visits from Muscatine and Eliza
Miss Alte Barger hosted by Miss Pearl Bowser with a well attended social at Fred Feldmans. Muscatine nuptials attended by Misses Watson and Joe Freyermuth. Amy Hampton visited Bessie Workman. Ira and Nelson Miller visited John Miller family. Gillett sisters held rag time party for Roy with about forty five guests. Mary Anderson and Anna Bishop visited Anderson residence.
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Kate Watson
Joe
Freyermuth
Muscatine
Amy Hampton
Eliza
Bessie Workman
Ira
Nelson Miller
Taylor Ridge
John Miller
Gillett
Roy
Mary Anderson
Anna Bishop
Anderson
Reverend Payne to Speak at Yankee Hollow Sunday
Rev. Payne, pastor of the Whittington M E Church in Wilton, will preach at Yankee Hollow school house Sunday evening at 7 30. All are invited. County Superintendent F M Witter visited Wilton township schools Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Lillian Patton underwent surgery in Davenport last Thursday and is recovering at home.
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Yankee Hollow
Payne
M. E. Church of
Wilton
Wm. McClean
Frank Leverich
Moline
F. M. Witter
Wilton Township
Lillian Patton
Davenport
Cooling
John Doran
Bennett
F. W. Doran
Katie Hirchman
John Nolte
Moscow
McKilligan
Port Allen Notes Local Farm and Visitor Updates
Ed Stanton and Lloyd Babbitt haul corn to Cone while Louis Prettyman hauls hay from Wm Prettyman's place. Several farmers plow for corn and some plant watermelons.Visits abound as Mrs Erle Murray visits Cairo kin and others host or visit in Nichols Conesville Davenport and Rock Island.
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Port Allen
Ed. Stanton
Lloyd Babbitt
Louis Prettyman
Wm. Prettyman
Henry Messer
Cord McDaniel’s
Fredonia
Ed and Mrs Kemper Attend Niece Funeral in Davenport
Pine Creek May 1. Mr and Mrs Ed Kemper went to Davenport to attend the funeral of their little niece. A F Sissel and son James were in Durant Wednesday on business. Mrs Ira Reeves and her mother visited James Metz's home Sunday afternoon. Chas Fix went to Muscatine Monday for lumber to repair bridges in his district. Ed Kemper transacted business in Fairport Tuesday. Mrs A Kemper and Miss Pearl Wilford visited the C Hanson home Sunday. George Fiie traveled to Stockton recently. Miss Dodge, who had been ill, is able to be about again.
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Elmer McGowan
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Frank Flater
Wm. Holmes
Muscatine
Wm. White
Renne Merticke
P. Moylan
John Farrel
M. G. Swain
Frank Lindle
Mother Lindle
Henry Myers
Lizzie Cheare
Wm. Graham
Pine Creek
Ed. Kemper
Davenport
A. F. Sissel
James
Durant
Rehbehn
Rochester
Ira Reeves
James Metz
Chas. Fix
Fairport
A. Kemper
Renard Tours With Draft Stallion Through Pine Mills
Daily notes from Pine Mills Iowa on May 1 report Edward Renard traveling with a draft stallion. Mrs Geo Dodge sold L Kinsley a fine male pig for 10 dollars. S Kretchmer visited Muscatine as a caller on Sunday. H Budzine hosts a pig show with white sows and many piglets. W Hartman and W Hartman’s wool sale to W O Fritchman at Muscatine fetches sixteen cents per pound. Rehbein of Rochester Cedar county called on J Metz.
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Pine Mills
Edward Renard
Geo. Dodge
L. Kinsley
Kretchmer
H. Budzine
W. Hartman
Durant
W. O. Fritchman
Muscatine
Mr. Rehbein
Rochester
Cedar County
J. Metz
Local Notes From Montpelier and Davenport
George Hartman a business caller in Davenport Tuesday. Miss Lola Davis spent weekend at her parents home. Miss Blanche Hoyt returned to Washington Iowa after two weeks with her sister Mrs Dodd. Mr Buckwater a business caller in Davenport Tuesday. Theodore Schroeder is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
George Hartman
Davenport
Lola Davis
Walter Davis
Blanche Hoyt
Washington
Dodd
Mr. Buckwater
Theodore Schroeder
West Chester News Briefs from Iowa Town
West Chester Iowa May 1 McFar lane and Eeerman unload brick for a new store building. Fruit growers fear damage from a cold wave. Mr Porter gave candy to children at the public school. Miss Malissa Armacost accepts primary teaching post in Unionville next year at 35 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Iowa
Unionville
Local Krueger Family News in Ferdinand Illinois
May 1 notes show Edna and Anna Krueger visiting Em ma Krueger. Julia Fierst helps Mrs W C Krueger with cleaning and sewing. William Ryan family returned from California after years away. Ed Barrett visited mother and aunt Mrs W F Krueger. Ed Feldman helps Mrs William Krueger hanging wallpaper. Lewis Krueger and family plus Minnie and Ella Mewes visited Henry Krueger family. Anna Zollner called on Hulda Monson. Cline Max and Dave Hessman were Muscatine callers. John Fuhr delivered hogs at Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Fierst
W. C. Krueger
William Ryan
California
Ed. Barrett
W. F. Krueger
Ed. Feldman
William Krueger
Lewis Krueger
Wm. Krueger
Minnie
Fairport Ridge Social Notes May 1
John Kemper visited Durant on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Adam Brossart and son Gus visited Muscatine on Saturday. Esther Kemper left for Pine Mills to care for cousins. Ed Kemper attended the funeral of their niece in Davenport. Florence Brossart visited Cora Kemper. John Kemper visited Muscatine on Tuesday. Alex Brossart left for Muscatine for St Mary's school. Adam Brossart and Florence called at the Kemper home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport Ridge
John Kemper
Adam Brossart
Gus
Muscatine
Esther Kemper
Pine Mills
Ed. Kemper
Waiting in the Bank A First Time Customer Muddle
A merchant recalls a twenty year old scene in a bank where a new customer struggles with basic questions about name and address. The teller asks for the mother’s maiden name, prompting the woman to protest that she cannot know her mother’s youthful name and resents what she calls impertinence.
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New York Times
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