Local Visitors and Shop Notices Appear in Mt. Pleasant and Davenport
Local figures J. Be. McCoy of Mt. Pleasant and A. Littiz of Davenport, secretary of Register Life Insurance, spent last night on business and left for Mt. Pleasant this morning. White Way Garage promotes fan belts for all models. Rothschild’s advertises kiddies rain coats at 2.49 and 3.49 with hats. William Wright of Omaha is due Monday Sept 19 for a visit with his mother Mrs E N Wright. his wife will join in October for a Wright reunion due to business matters delaying them reaching together.
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J. BE. McCoy
Mt. Pleasant
Davenport
The
Register Life Insurance Company
Wm,. Wright
Omaha
E. N. Wright
Vich Stedman Wright
Wright
New Smoke House Aids Fire Departments Testing Masks
The U S Bureau of Standards built a smoke house for experiments to determine exact requirements for effective smoke masks. The device aims to provide safer protection for firefighters against smoke inhalation during fire suppression.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Drum design from India improves harmonic overtones
Musicians find the drum an unsightly factory instrument until a parchment head loaded with iron in a central circle and a ring-shaped edge membrane yields good harmonic overtones. The description from India notes the adherent composition enhances resonance and tonal quality.
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India
Notta Salesia Beston Trauers eripe
The passage notes a Liverpool man Mr. Jones congratulating on the arrival of a daughter named Notta Salesia Beston Trauers eripe, reflecting a net sales supporter’s celebration in a London Daily Mail style.
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London Daily Mail
Jones
Liverpool
Notta Salesia
Beston Trauus Eripe
China Regulates Flappers in Education Rules
The Chinese ministry of education issues regulations banning bobbed hair and bound feet for flappers and requiring parental consent for marriage. The rules aim to control young women's appearance and marriage decisions.
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China
Ministry of Education
Local shoppers and travelers report busy days and sales
Mrs. Charles Engel and Mrs. Paul Neal visit Chicago and Des Moines relatives while Rothschilds advertises free alterations and low priced waists. Tom Potter cigars arrive. several doctors and drug stores promote rain coats and lunchroom stops as Mr and Mrs Claire Dewey return from a multi state auto trip amid heavy rain.
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Charles Engel
Chicago
Paul Neal
Des Moines
Herman Meyer
Claire Dewey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Local shoppers mingle fashion and notices in a county issue
Items from Rothschild’s showcase terse ads for all wool skirts at $5 to $7.50 and dresses $12.50 to $22.50 appear alongside travel notes of residents visiting kin in Ottumwa and LaHarpe. A piano display by Kurtzmann interests Washington County homes as road conditions trade stories from a western Iowa to Minnesota route.
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Rothschild’s
Warned for Late Talk After Dinner Plans
Bibbles tells Mrs. Bibbles over the phone he will be late and will discuss an important matter with John Jagsby. Mrs. Bibbles warns not to let the discussion turn into another talk if it grows too long.
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Bibbles
John Jagsby
First Lottery Recorded in 1446 by Italian Merchants
The earliest authentic lottery trace dates to 1446 in Italy where merchants, perhaps despondent about trade and unaware of modern clearance sales, tried to dispose of goods through a novel lottery method.
The 1919 planetary conjunction astonishes observers
On the morning of December 17, 1919, Jupiter Saturn and Neptune align in the sky, a rare planetary grouping that some forecasters claimed could signal the end of the world.
Corset Fitters Urged for Proper Front and Back Lace
A reader urges using a graduate fitter to ensure correct front lace Gossards and back lace Bon Ton, Roth fitment. Emphasizes expertise for precise shaping and supportive contour.
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Bon Ton
Rothschild’s
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