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Semi Weekly Herald in Eldora, Iowa

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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1909

Page

8

Real Estate Transfers and New Cases Across Iowa Falls

Real estate transfer notices list Minerva Hiltabrand et al and others buying and selling parcels in Iowa Falls and Alden, with amounts from 300 to descendants of Bliss Riverside and Union adds. Debts include notes and bills of sale from Crescent Lumber and others. new cases include injunction petition by EC Austin and debt suits, plus a laundry business transfer Ting Fong Lee to George Long.

Minerva Hiltabrand al Te Hiltabrand Arid Gearhart A.C Braysfield Geartart Brainfield Jennie'n Jaques Iowa Falls L Jaques Jennie N Bliss Riverside ‘Park Town Falls AB Adams Marie M Adams Alley Rocksylvania Geof Shoenhair Stewart Davis Talbotts Anna G Bailey Ernest Venske Rufus A Johnson Hubbard State Bank Hubbard Byron B Bliss James B Markham Bliss Riverside D E Ankrum James Troy Sheffield Gifford JB Markham John Weaver Bliss Riverside Park CE Lawrence H C Chapin North Side Union Charles McKeen Duren Henry Miller W Gilbert Francis Cole Mrs. MT Rose AC Brassfield I R Meek T M Clampitt Ella S. Whitney Emma A. Whitney Ellen Piel CJ Piel EC Austin Albert Jones L Barnes AH Adams Mary M Adams Ting Fong Lee George Long

Hypographical slips and an editor’s luncheon misread

A writer jokes about typographical errors as a magazine editor is startled by a reader’s question. The scene features misread lines about poetry and a wife, plus a quip about a poem altered in print and an editor’s calm defense. The text also includes a fragment about China’s religions and imperial worship.

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Scottish Marriage Tale of Billy and Fan in City Tale

A fragmented 1909 clipping tells of Billy Shaw and Fan, two orphaned children who wed in a makeshift "Scouteh" ceremony after a cabdriver-friendly ruse. Separated by slummers, they grow up apart—Billy a farmer’s son, Fan a storekeeper’s daughter—never forgetting each other as years pass. A chance reunion comes when a man asks Fan if she is Frances Shaw, hinting at Billy’s resurfacing and their enduring bond.

Billy Fan New York Pine The Cabcs Alice William Burke Fanny Sluaw City Hall Park Park Row MacCluney Carrae Scootland Shaw Frances Shaw Tan

Wireless Operator Hearing New Baby Crowd Quip

A judge recalls a wireless operator joking about a newborn at a distant house. The exchange included surprised remarks about the distance and the operator’s claim to be heard four miles away. The anecdote highlights early radio communication quirks and public reactions.

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