Local residents make short visits and travel plans
Mr and Mrs H T Hansen and family return from Monmouth Illinois after Christmas with relatives. Nellie Askea visits Davenport to see sister Mrs Newton Hartzell. Pauline Anderson returns to Cedar Rapids from the Joe Link home. Joe Link and H B Knight plan a Florida auto trip. Mrs George Chalupa returns to Gickaloosa for hospital treatment. John Wallace Walker visits grandparents on South Iowa avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Askea
Davenport
Visi
Mrs Newton Hartzell
Pauline Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Joe Link
South
Iowa Avenue
H. B. Knight
Florida
John Wallace Walker
Ainsworth
George F.wallace
25 Percent Off Overcoats at Dougherty Bros
Miss Elsie Wallace visits her parents on South Town avenue during the holidays. A MoorMan’s car is at Burlington depot. Rosemond and Betty Jean Hum bly of Des Moines visit grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. K. McGure. Bring filled Eagle Stamp books to H. I. Ward & Co. for double use. Charles Barker of Minneapolis visits his mother Mrs. T. F. Barker. Frank Kos returns to Woodbine IA after Christmas with parents. Clara Wallace returns to Des Moines after holidays. she is the normal training high school inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Wallace
Davenport
South Town Avenue
Rosemond
Betty Jean Humbly
Des Moines
J. K. McGure
Frank Kos
Woodbine
Iowa
Ed Ko
Clara Wallace
Des Mones
George F. Wallace
Iowa Avenue
Miss Wallace
Normal Training High School
Emma's Sabbatical Year Transforms Montrose High
Emma, a Montrose Highlands high school teacher, completes a one year Sabbatical funded partially by Curtis Hunt. She uses the time to study Phoenician archaeology and develop as a wife and homemaker, boosting her appearance and social standing, capturing attention at school and among colleagues. She later reveals her focus was on marriage plans and personal growth alongside courses in dress, decor, and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mma Brown
Montrose Highlands
Dra
Curtis Hunt
Emma
Room 206
John Wentworth
Fort
Wentworth
Mabel Southwick
Locusts Not Poisonous Says Expert
Authorities clarify that locusts do not sting or bite and are not poisonous, debunking a longstanding belief about their danger.
Buckleys Spend Holidays at Dougherty Bros Overcoats
Mr and Mrs Harold Buckley of Detroit visit the J D Buckley home at 421 West 2nd street for the holidays as every overcoat at Dougherty Brothers is highlighted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Harold Buckley
Detroit
J D. Buckley
W. 2Nd Street
Egotism of Conquerors Helpful to Historian
The article notes how inscriptions carved on rocks and temple walls serve historians, often driven by conquerors' vanity. It cites Shapur’s cliff relief of Valerian near Persepolis and Darius I’s Behistun inscription in three languages, aiding Rawlinson's decipherment of Sumerian and Babylonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asoka
Shapur
Valerian
Persepolis
Behistun
Persia
Darius I
Rawlinson
Sumer
Babylonia
Monks of Mount Melleray Keep Silent Life
The article describes Mount Melleray Abbey in Ireland with about a hundred monks and lay workers living in a cloistered medieval world. It notes strict days from 4 am to 7 pm, secrecy, and strange tales including a doctor who vanished after visiting and a priest recognizing his brother on his deathbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Metternay
Knockmeledown
Reland
Mount Melleray
Dublin
London
Christmas visitors and local notices in town
Mrs A E Caughey of Omaha visits at the J F Simpson home on West Washington Street. Charles Jackson and daughter Maxine spend Christmas in Fairfield with relatives. Margaret Ganson and Everette Ball and Staten Ball visit the Orville Elder home on South Iowa Avenue. Revival meetings at the Goonradt Nicholson Bullock Thompson Brailey Fillmore Church run Dec 29 to Jan 12. Mr and Mrs Victor Mastin of Pomona Kansas visit, Christmas in Ookaloosa. Notices warn no hunting by Henry Keeney Roy Sojka Sojka Bros Joe Baughman. O P Dede of Boston Massachusetts visiting J D Buckley. A L Young and daughter Behrens host Christmas in Waterloo. Loretta Miller visits West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Caughey
Omaha
Nebraska
J. F. Simpson
Washington Street
Margaret Ganson
Everette and
Staten Ball
Cedar Rapids
Orville Elder
Iowa Avenue
Goonradt-Nicholson
Christian Church
Victor Mastin
Pomona
Kansas
Ookaloosa
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Indianapolis Track
Haines
Anita Page
Karl Dane
Ernest Torrence
Adderd
Charlie Chase
Scream
Rev
J. H Callier
Muscatine
Do. Phillips Cold Capsules
H. T. Hansen
Monmouth
Ill
H. S. Ward & Co
George Chalupa
Gckaloosa
Dougherty Bros
MoorMan
Minera
Burlington Depot
H. I. Ward & Co
Charles Barker
Minneapolis, Minn
T. F. Barker
S. W. Livingston
BE. C. Eicher
A. R. Miller
Fairfield
J. S. MceKenney
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
Washington
Groceteria
Maxwell House
Ose
Sinclair
Texas
Thompson’s Market & Groceteria
Johnson’s
Phi TS
Safhnty
Mammoth
Pt Hes
Johnson’s Grocery
Graham
Jack Ripley
Dick Ward
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Wright
Wayne
The
Armour Co
Oetjen Seed Store
West Side Square
D. F
Macon
Washington, Iowa
Charles Jackson
Maxine
Enna Jettick
Henry Keeney
Roy Sojka
Sojka Bros
Joe Baughman
O. P. Dede
Boston
Mass
J. D. Buckley
West Second Street
Aus Sutherland
Mr. A. L. Young
Waterloo
Mrs Behrens
Schmoeller Bros
Loretta Miller
West Chester
J. H. Miller
Westphal
Duco
HILL
John Shields & Sons
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