Amusing religious meeting scene and a porch letter caper
An idle tale from a religious gathering describes six young men pursuing a single pretty instructor, causing awkward confusion. A Missouri attorney finds a letter lost under a porch and, in disguise, retrieves it via the cellar window, only to discover it contains a bill for printing for a church official. A brief medical ad and notes on Mr. Edward H. Bickley’s health trip to Vicksburg accompany local notices.
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M. CG
Adout
Young People Elect Officers of The Young Renple Society
The First Baptist church Young Renple Society elected officers for the coming year: President Homer Councillor, Vice-president A J Hewitt, Secretary Miss Florence Yapp, Treasurer Allen Cotter, Pianist Miss Clara Walker, Assistant pianist Miss Alta McChane.
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Young
Young Boy Burglar Trapped After Sunday House Entry
A prominent family's home near the river was burglarized Sunday while residents dined away. A youth entered with a key, removed shoes, and was captured by a guard after attempting to leave. He confessed, receiving a stern lecture before being released to his parents, who vowed to punish him. Earlier thefts included a ten dollar bill and a streetcar ticket from a trunk with over $60, likely inspired by sensational yellow literature.
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Walch Developments
Sre
Forced to Starve. Bucklin’s Amica Salve cures lip ailment
B F Leok of Concord Kentucky suffers twenty years with agonies on his upper lip making eating painful. After trying everything else he found relief with Bucklin's Amica Salve. The advertisement touts its use for burns cuts and wounds and notes it is sold at Wangler Bros. and Todd's drug store for 25 cents.
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B. F. Leok
Concord
Witt & Boye
Bucklin
Wangler Bros. & Todd
Cedar Falls News items mix illness, weddings and deaths
A jumble of Cedar Falls notes reports Mike Ming Chase seriously ill Jessa Clausen recovering from a stroke Ruth Gist accepted teaching post in New Sharon and Miss Dickey hosts a mistletoe shower for bride to be Florence Graham Rev Seward to wed in Sanborn Iowa deaths include Henry Johnson and Mrs Laraine Fuller, with community notices of gatherings and local travel.
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Cedar Falls
Mike Ming Chase
Jessa Clausen
T. Jerry Bury Ig
Clinton
Ruth Gist Han
New Sharon
Q. E. T. Club
Me ‘Graham
Washington
Mr. Wing
R. A. Wing
Z. N. Whitson
EH. HB. Kellogg
St. Louis
Fannie Dickey
Florence Graham
Charles H. Seward
Mathodist
Sanborn
Iowa
Dickey
E. P. Dickey
Indianapolis
Ind
Otto Frier
Chicago
Siders
Rock Rapids
Clay Street
May Hyves
Henry Johnson
N. M. Johnson
Oklahoma
Logan House
Waterloo
M. Laraine Fuller
Charles L. Taylor
New Hartford
Benjamin Glanville
Lake Preston
Hal Fuller
Lehigh
Marts Fuller
Taylor
Iowal Satreet
H. S. Mable
The
Bapter Church
Waterloo Wedding Prominent Omaha Woman Marries Chicago Man
On New Year's morning at 11 at the Universalist church Miss Catherine Elizabeth Barr daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Barr wed Mr. Edgar Tom Lawrence of Chicago. Rev. Effie K. M. Jones-Chisago read the service. The ceremony featured Lohengrin's bridal chorus, a white grain and red decor theme, a luncheon at the Barr home, and guests from Osage and Chicago. The couple planned a honey moon and will reside in Chicago.
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Haliday
Universalist Church
Catherine Elizabeth Barr
W. N. Barr
Edgar Tom ‘Lawrence
Chicago
E. K. Moran
Osage
Iowa
Harry Lawrence
Barr
Will Hammond
Charles Brady
Carl Kellar
Earl Owens
George Kimball
Mia. Coolidge
Josephine Lichty
Degree of Honor Meeting and Officers Installation
Regular meeting Tuesday evening January 2 includes installation of officers with A Q U W reflection notices. Social hour and music follow. all members invited to attend. Also notes social events at Mrs Harry Gould’s Oak Avenue home and Happy Hour Club at 415 Pine Street with hostesses Mrs Roby, Mrs Camp.
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Harry Gould
Oak, Avenue
Happy Hour Club
Mra
Roby
Pine Street
Roby Jana
Young People Organize Union After Y M C A Watch
Sunday night at the Y M C A west side churches held a devotional watch to bid adieu to the old year and welcome the new. A large gathering from Congregational First Methodist First Baptist Westminster Presbyterian United Presbyter ian Christian and Brethren churches attended. Officers include President George E Lundy Secretary Helen Byrnes Treasurer Hugh McKean with vice presidents from each society. The group aims to stage a city revival service in the near future.
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Y. ML. A
Congregational
First Methodist
First Baptist
Westminster Presbyterian
United, Presbyterian, Christian and
Brethren
George E. Lundy
Christian Church
Helen Byrnes
First Methodist Church
Hugh McKean
Congregational Church
Shadows of the Shops on North End Visitations
North End News lists railway workers and visitors in this city. Engineers Whitney and DuBois resume or switch passenger runs between here and Albert Lea and Fort Dodge, with Miss Delle O Connell and Mrs A Thorpe among visitors. Other locals include Walter Dodd, Matt Talty, Eugene Mulroney, Townsend family, Mrs Fox, Robert Fieck, and Carl Wahl visiting relatives in nearby towns.
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Whitney
Fort, Dodge
Albert*Lea
Delle O'Connell
Dubuque
Eugene Mulroney
Cedar Rapids
Townsend
Fort Dodge
Mra
Fox
Chan
Robert Fieck
Jiinota
Adams Street
Mr.Helm
Janesville
Jets
Dick Gherney
Waterloo
Traveling Men Elect Officers at Waterloo Meeting
The Waterloo Traveling Men association met at the Columbia club rooms at 2 30 p m Saturday to elect officers for the year. Charles Bingham was named president M J Brown vice president William Keagy secretary W R French treasurer and directors John Rock J B Shane wise Rev and Mrs John Abrams of Cedar Rapids celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Thursday December 28. They were longtime Waterloo residents with Mr Abrams formerly pastor of the German Evangelical church before moving to Cedar Rapids six years ago. William Meskell and William Miller carpenters left for Sioux City to work on the Iowa Telephone company home project there a larger building similar to the Waterloo site.
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Edward H.bickley
Missouri
Minerva HB. Hickley
Vicksburg
Miss
Bickley
St. Louis
Wiliam H. Bickley
South Street
W. H. Bickley
Waterloo
Waterloo Traveling Men's Association
Columbia Club
Charles Bingham
M J. Brown
William Keagy
W. R. French
John Rock
J. B. Shanewise
John: Abrams
Cedar Rapids
Abrams
William Meskell
William Miller
Sioux City
Iowa
Telephone Company
Tragic End Of Idaho Ex-Governor Linked To Miner Strife
The Caldwell killing of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg is linked by locals to miners from Wardner. L H Woodruff, a city grocer, knew Steunenberg and provides context on the era’s law enforcement approach. The Daily Reporter notes the crime and its broader implications, with Woodruff recalling ties to Knoxville and early newspaper trade.
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Frank Steunensburg
Idaho
Caldwell
Wardzer
L. H. Woodruff
West Fourth Street
Knoxville
Knoxville Journal
Frank Staubnrg
Express
Seme
Raro Brothers
Daily Reporter
Woodriff
Woodruff
Sim
Ravenges
Atrikera
de Jstroying
Ife
County officers file bonds under biennial election law
Blackhawk county officers filed bonds as terms extended under the biennial election law. The board named five depositaries for county funds and elected B. B. Newton as chair. After adjournment to January 16, appointments of assessors and deputy tax collectors were announced for Waterloo and surrounding townships.
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Board of Supervisors
B. B. Newton
D. A. Rownd
Law
Theodora Peek
Bat
Waterloo City
Haat
Waterloo
Mt. Vernon
Bennington
Barclay
Fox and Poyner
C. Diunger
Orange
Eagle and Cedar
Weat
Aleg
B. Li Haynistt
Laporte
G. H. Boehmler
Cedar Falls
OW. Bedford
Hudson
W. W. Beal
Dunkerton
Rubbing It In As Old Schoolmate Teases Lydia Graham
Mary Ann Morse encounters Lydia Graham during a summer visit to Aldersfeld. The encounter exposes Morse’s pride and a long festering boast about worldly prosperity. Morse grips Graham’s arm and mocks her aging looks while Graham responds with subdued dignity and a comforting kiss.
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Morse
Eyddyr
Mary Ann
Mrs. Graham
Lydia Graeham
Ghosts, Murder, and Justice in an Australian Tale
A famed murder case in Australia features a victim slashed across a rail in a horse pond, the culprit caught as witnesses saw the ghostly figure. A dying man’s confession haunts the tale, threatening disclosure but guiding the search for truth and the killers being brought to justice.
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Australia
Waomberleas
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