Christmas holiday closings and local notes in Davenport
Davenport closes St Katherine's hall St Ambrose college and the Immaculate Conception academy for holiday vacation. Students scatter home for Christmas tide as public schools finish for holidays and plan a week off. Also notes probate for Charles A Hall 75 and family bequests plus local social and safety items including an insanity hearing, smallpox cases, a furnace fire and a death near Maysville.
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St. Katherine’s Hall
St. Ambrose College
the Immaculate, Conception Academy
Happy Gift Offer From Local Bakery and Chocolates
A festive appeal invites buyers to treat a girl with a fine box of chocolates and bon bons for Christmas. It promises the largest, best branded selection from 10 cents to 5 dollars, plus ice cream and Christian religious confections. The bakery emphasizes items in the bakery line and asks to skip fruit cake.
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Xmas of
Math
Bowling Returns Clash End With Plow Shop Kids Victory
Plow Shop Kids defeated Shamrocks at Rock Island Club alleys 2022 to 2157. Key players included Head, Shields, Hammer for the winners and McHugh, Veitch, Rolls for the Shamrocks. Mitchell & Lynde beat Rock Island Savings Bank 2157 to 2022 with Chamberlin, Letterdahl, Bartholomew leading for M&L and Greenawalt Geet Buford Crabaugh Patterson for the bank.
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Rock Island
F. A. Head
Johnson
A. H
Ives Shamrocks
Dolly Asses
Noftsker
Ant McHugh
Veitch
Mitchell & Lynde
Peoples
Rock Island Savings Bank
Chamberlin
Letterdahl
Bartholomew
Mitchell
Anderson
Greenawalt
Geet
Buford
Crabaugh
Patterson
Reform School ends cough medicine trial in West Virginia
Report from J G Gluck superintendent Prun town West Virginia reform school states Foley's Honey and Tar chosen as exclusive remedy after testing all advertised cough medicines. Claims it is most effective and harmless. Also notes Mystic Cure relieves rheumatism in 24 hours with testimonials and local sales outlets.
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Reform School
J. G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Moline Notes on Homes and Local Events in December
Moline residents swap homes with E A Pierr family moving into the Sixteenth street residence while Pierr relocates to Richard Payton’s former home. Payton occupies a newly built house at 1541 Twelfth avenue. Local students Ju and Henrietta Sohrbeck return from Northwestern for Christmas, joined by Pauline McDermott of Denver. Encampment No. 153 I O O F holds annual meeting naming officers at Metropolitan hall. A Los Angeles tragedy reports Mrs. Lyman Gregory, former local superintendent’s wife, killed by a horse and buggy. Property owners along Twelfth avenue West petition for asphalt improvements toward the city hospital and nearby homes. Mayor Wessel confirms petitions will be acted on. street-paving plans extend to Nineteenth Street. Various social notes, advertisements, and medical remedies populate the issue.
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C. W. Sandstrom
Sixteenth Street
E. A. Pierr
Richard Payton
Payton
Twelfth Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
Lyman Gregory
Eighth’ Street
Tenth Avenue
City Hospital
G. A. Stephens
Fifteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Wessel
A Group of Gifts Cheriat Wancies For the Clever and Industrious Worker
A description of a suchet cover in white brocade silk with Persian colored embroidery, a scroll pattern in old rose and gold, edged by a white silk cord. A plain silk or gauze fan forms the foundation for a flower fan, with silk and gauze roses applied to each stick on the outer edge.
Pan-Pincushion Opera Glass Bag Display
The article describes a pale pink silk fan with pink enameled sticks and roses, noting the overall effect of a bouquet when closed. It suggests using violets, carnations, poppies, and pansies to recreate the fan, and proposes crape paper versions. Success hinges on selecting a fitting Japanese or odd doll cushion and a tasteful frame for the bags.
The Bridal Bouquet and Nail Care Tips
The piece discusses craft of bridal bouquets with flowers like white roses gardenias and camellias, noting lily of the valley and white violets as favored options. It also mentions arranging with long white ribbons and a gardenia banquet. It adds a tip on manicuring the nail cuticle using a lifted orange stick for smoother upkeep.
Princess gown in mauve satin with train and guipure work
A reception description details a graceful princess robe in mauve satin featuring a long sweeping train and double tiered flutings. White silk muslin veils the flounces, with leafless tea roses adorning the headpiece and corsage. Hanging sleeves are silk muslin with pearl neck ornament.
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Bertha
Chicago Markets Close Mixed With Steady Hog Tone
Chicago trading opened with mixed quotes for hogs and cattle and a steady to firm tone in hog prices. Receipts showed heavy hog volume while cattle and sheep markets closed mostly unchanged or weaker. New York stock and bank data appeared with reserves and loans shifting modestly.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Jeep
Daiok
New York
Hank
Reese Bc
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American Steam Laundry
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Lewis
P Lewis
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S. M. Arndt & Co
Distributors
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Bengston
John Volk & CO
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Harry
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Edward
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Davenport Turngemeinde
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Charles E. Hawkes
International Typographical Union
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Thomas C. Downs
Jamestown
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Hot Springs
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Davenport
Morning Glory
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Grand United Order of Colored’ Odd Fellows
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Jennie Uver
Harriet Johnson
Worthy McGaw
Hattie Lambert
James M. Thomas
John T. Mabry
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Emma Herrington
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Anna Wohl
Deacon Young
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Commissioners of Insanity
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Gaines Street
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Mary Earling
Gilberttown
Lischer
Central Newspaper Union
Front Street
O— Wednesdry Aven
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Quaratine
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Pourth and
Henry Witte
Maysville
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T. J. Blackmore
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Pittsburg
Otto Grotjan
Gust Squiegel & Son
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Moline
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Denver
Margery Allen
Smith College
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Illinois Theatre
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Mascagni
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Iowa
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