Local notes and visits fill Muscatine week
Read Mason's "BUGGY" talk on page eight today. The Muscatine Court of Honor held a large gathering with a class of forty initiated. Representatives from lodges including Washington attended. A new real estate firm opened with J. M. Haines and J. B. Crooks above the Farmers and Merchants bank. Several residents traveled for visits and business including Mrs. A. L. Hereford and Mr. Crooks in real estate ventures.
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Mason
J. M. Haines
J. B. Crooks
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Haines
Mr. Crooks
Muscatine
Sparrows tale ends with feather heist and lessons
A family tale follows Jack and Jill sparrows in a garden as Mrs Langtry the clever female sparrow steals a long feather from Mr Jack, returns to her nest, and prompts a comic reckoning. The story blends children’s narration with a moral about boasting and clever deeds.
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Daddy
Oies
Jack and
Hin
Brelyn
Jack
Dack
Jill
Evelyn
Schmidt's Piano Bargains At Schmidt's Music House
Not only new pianos but new bargains nearly every day at Schmidt's Music House. 205 South Marion Ave features daily deals on a wide selection of pianos and related instruments.
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Schmidt
Music House
South
Marion Ave
Chi namel man's visit showcases modern wall décor
The Chi namel man visits our store next Friday and Saturday for home remodelers to learn about modern sanitary artistic wall decor. He will answer questions on room decorations, with talks set for Friday and Saturday at our store.
Schmidt's Music House Offers Time Limited Piano Bargains
Schmidt's Music House promotes a sale on pianos and sewing items claiming savings on stitches and money. The ad emphasizes nearly fifty years in business and urges immediate action.
Local Notes From Fort Bodee Area And Beyond
Miss E4Qh MM Wildy visits her mother in Fort Bodee while Miss Violente Patterson travels to Oxford Ohio for a Miami University week with her brother and then Cincinnati. Elmer Erdice, en route from Davenport, sold a four door Cadillac to Carlton Wilven. Law graduates from Iowa City invited to Iowa University exercises. Thompson Brookhart among the class. Dorothy Latchem teaches piano to a growing list of students. Marty Piper, son of Good Hope resident, married recently and starts a new family context. Mrs Piper notes ongoing family growth. The passage also quotes Ruskin on nature’s strength and architecture.L
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Violente Patterson
Oxford
Ohio
Chester
Miami University
Cincinnati
Elmer Erdice
Keown
City
Davenport
Mr. Erdice
State University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Thompson Brookhart
A. ©. Brookhart
M. BB. Piper
Marty
Good Hope
Piper
Early 18th Century Trusts Boost New England Candle Trade
The text notes that in 1750 Benjamin Crabb secured a 14 year exclusive right to make sperm candies in Massachusetts. A Providence Rhode Island factory opened a year later, and by the decade there were eight New England factories and one in Philadelphia. Output cut candle prices, which had sold for five shillings per pound. $125 then equaled about three times as much as now.
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Benjamin Crabb
Massachusetts
Providence
New England
Philadelphia
A Kind Heart and a Witty Retort
A terse exchange from Fliegende Blaetter notes a colonel asked why not marry. His reply, a kind heart spares happiness for one while bringing misfortune to many, reflecting the era’s social ironies.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Piano programs offer brighter starts for children
A fragmented note touts piano lessons and school programs as a plan for better education. It mentions good tools, Bargalos in Good Planes, and favorable terms, urging early starts for children despite unclear context.
Landor Plans South American Expedition From Rio to Pacific
English explorer Henry Savage Landor completes preparations for a voyage crossing South America along the eleventh parallel from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Brazilian government commits $10,000, and the expedition will begin in Rio de Janeiro within months amid largely uncharted territory between the Amazon region and Madeira.
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Landor
Acreen
South America
Henry Savage Landor
Crofi
Atlantic
Pacific
Mr Landor
Tibet
Africa
Araguaya River
Madeira
Rio de Jeneiro
Bicycle Rider's Narrow Escape in Scotland
Wm Thomson of Old Meldrum Aberdeen shire narrowly escaped severe burns after wind blown ashes from his pipe set fire to his rubber coat and clothing while cycling. A farmer heard his cries and extinguished the flames with water.
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Wm Thomson
Old Meldurm
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
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Jean Huysmans
F. R. Sage
Dew Moines
Kodaks
Ross’ Drug Store
David Blankennorh
Columbus Junction
Opera House
Washington
Eldon
W. H. Riley
Gladwin
BE. Sage and Son
Rodney
Havre
Sam Doran
F. M. Smith
Havre Velinity
McCulley Barber Shop
L. Smouse
Thomas Alyea
T. W. Johnston
Waterloo
Mr. Alyea
George H. Paul
Will McClean
Gulf Coast
Texas
Mr. Paul
Mr. McClean
George Whitmer
J. Z. Clark
Crawfordsville
Ella Proudfit
Pierson
Iowa
Clark
Mason T. &. S. CO
Washington Ve. Eide
Ed Knupp
Smith & Gibson
Charles Beng
Lucy
Anna Miller
George McDaniel
Perlee
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Beulah Eichelberger
Luverne, Minn
Wilma Row
W. F. Welliver
Haskins
Robert Riley
Spencer Brothers
Una Godlove
Albert Lea, Minn
Obe Warner
M. B. Jones
Wyman
Lone Tree
Jones
Emerson
Mrs
Harrie Horne
Ogilvie, Minn
Inlaw
Hr. B. Dutcher
H. Bell Carriage Factory
Tomerlin
Christian Church
Brighton
Indian Creek
Thos. Eden
Fred Fitch
Margaret Elizabeth
SS Jones
N. H. Jones
A. R. Allen
George Pixley
North Marion Avenue
William Pixley
New London
Fred H. Smith
George W W. Paul Company
Mr. Smith
Corpus Christi
Sol Rich & Company
Rich
Sue Fisher
Keota
Dr McFarlane
Harry Lotts
Chicago
Marion T. Anderson
Will Nicola
Wyoming
Nicola
John Walt
Lena Bailey
LaSalle
Cole
Jennie Bailey
Eieter
Edith Bailey
Vera Alderson
R. K B. Alberson
Des Moines
Maybelle Burroughs
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mary Steck
Gertrude House
Mary
Fairfield
Oxfords
J. A. Harwood & Son
Cook & Sherman Southwest Cor. Sq
Stitch IN Time
Rine
MM Wildy
Fort Bodee
Jennie Batley
GT Auld
Mit Miller
Caro
University of Chicago
Dorothy
Dorothy Latchem
Misa Latehem
PHOS
Hagenbeck
Sunset Park
Lot Rich & Co
Lion Brand
America
Jucarler
Sol. Rich & Co
Termes
Schumidts Mesiohoese
Vmarket
Oriez& Speer
Mhie Dainty
Frey
Quality
West Side Square
Washington, Iowa
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