Tunnel Kiss Fiasco on a Train Ride Ends With Engagement
A bank clerk on a minute vacation rides a rail line to Cheltenham Beach with friend Bob Carothers. A flirtatious woman seated ahead, Aunt Carrie, provokes a prank that leads to an unintended kiss in a tunnel. Laughter erupts as the passenger is exposed, mortifying him, until a later reunion and engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Carothers
Cheltenham Beach
Carrie
Nick
Bob
Markham
Etting
Maine
Wesch
Yahyah
Barry
Dr Reinberit Case Discussed in Torture Experiment
An account describes a man subjected to a grisly medical experiment led by Dr Charles Reinberit. He was bled to death after his eyes were bandaged and he was pinioned. Instruments and torture gear were arranged as he gasped and lost consciousness before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Charles Reinberit
Whistler Tales and Royal Presents Across London Chronicle
A collection of quirky anecdotes from London Chronicle items recounts Whistler’s pompous gallery visit and a humorous telegram about bringing parents on a river picnic. It also notes a Siamese king’s gift heat on etiquette and Queen Victoria’s amused reception of foreign envoys bearing gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daho- Mmney
Buckingham Palace
Victoria
Siam
England
Easch
London Chronicle
Stagecoach of the Twenties and Early 19th Century Vignettes
The excerpt covers Brooks Bowman’s hourly stage between Boston and Roxbury starting March 1, 1826 with fixed departures and fares. It also includes brief humorous anecdotes about courtship dialogue, a child describing fashion to a mother, actor hardships in a theater season, and satire on frugality versus extravagance from Chicago News and Brooklyn Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Bowman
Boston
Roxbury
Rorbury Hill
Old South Church
Try a Courier Want Ad
A compact old newspaper snippet notes an advertising prompt: TRY A COURIER WANT AD. The quip points to the ease of placing notices, contrasted with reluctance, reflecting a period brief on classifieds.
The Flower Lady Adventure in Sicily with Tarantola
Globe trotter recalls a Palermo trip to the temple of Ceres and a perilous ride with a royal mail coach. Tarantola’s brigands ensnared him and a Paris of plainclothes police. a flower seller used perfume to drug guards while he was held in Sicilian woods for a ransom note.
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Palermo
Bictly
Cares
Sicily
Giovanni Tarantola
Temple of
Ceres
Tarantola
Signor Tarantola
Aigle Poste
Royal Mail
Italy
Shillen
Bia
Turn
Amy
New York
Catacombs
Tarantels
Markets and weather forecast amid frost and cattle reports
General markets and weather outlook note unsettled Iowa. cooler tonight in parts of Illinois and the Dakotas. Chicago market trends show wheat up on bullish news, oats and corn mixed, with pork and lard prices advancing then softening. livestock receipts and prices listed for St Louis Kansas City and Omaha, plus New York stock closes and Waterloo grain prices.
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Lambs
New York
Pier 13
Pier
Iowa
Ilinois
South Dakota
Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Winnipeg
Rockies
Russia
Finland
Great Britain
Continent
Canada
North Dakota
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Chicago Great Western
Northwestern
Atchison
American Smelter
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Erie
Illinois Central
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
Marquette, Mich
Dead River
Ishpeming
Bashel
Ais
Cattle and Sheep Market Roundup From Chicago
Chicago August 9 cattle market opened higher with beef prices up. Beeves and stockers led gains while western steers and cows showed varied bids. Sheep market opened steady with native and western offerings in a 2.25 to 4.75 range. Poultry prices and hides listed, noting old roosters and hens turkeys and assorted calfs.
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ST. Louis Livestock
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Texas
City Commission
Wild West Show Goes On After Mild Marshalltown Storm
Marshalltown Iowa August 9 The morning storm caused minimal damage with less than an inch of rain and no high winds. The wild west show will proceed this afternoon and evening as pre show transfers were completed before the rain began. Five workers at local hardware and lumber firms were struck by lightning with one seriously injured. Cedar Rapids also received about one inch of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Ketchum & Gaston Implement House
Citizens Lumber Company
Cedar Rapids
Central Iowa Storm: Severe Storm Hits East Central Region
Des Moines reports an almost cyclonic electrical storm moving through east central Iowa on Aug 9 with high winds causing damage. Davenport Muscatine Marshalltown Waterloo and Cedar Rapids were among the communities in its path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Davenport
Muscatine
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Rail Way seeks injunction ruling unconstitutional
The Des Moines City Rail Way company answered in district court alleging Judge DeGraffs mandatory injunction ending last weeks street car strike violated the United States Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
DeGraff
Moves From Iowa City Establishes Waterloo Tailoring Firm
Sam T. Lewis Co makers of men's clothes have set up in the Waterloo Theatre building and expect to hire ten experienced tailors. Mr Lewis, previously a commercial traveler, comes from Jows City and will move his family by September 1. Prospects are bright and the venture may mirror current favorable signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam T. Lewis Co
Waterloo Theatre
Lewis
Jows
City
City Engineer Battles Rain Inspecting Wet Streets
City Engineer Charles T. Wilson, drenched by the rain, surveyed catch basins and sewers. Water pooled only in a few spots while basements seemed safe. He noted four inches of water flowing through the mouth of the dry run storm sewer, sufficient to flush it, as grass and weeds along the drainage basin slowed runoff.
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Charles T. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Dry Run
Free Methodists Camp Meeting in Dunkerton Grove
The Ce dar Rapids district Free Methodist church holds its annual camp meeting August 16 to 20 in the Dunkerton grove with daily services at 10 30 and 2 30 and a prayer meeting 6 to 9 30 am. Ministers include W W Vingon E N Miller E A Clark H A Dalrymple G G Booton G E Lair. Committee: E M Miller O E Goffin J B Goff W W Vinson and Olin S Goff. All invited to come bring dinners and stay all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Free Methodist Church
Dunkerton Grove
W. W. Vingon
Knoxville
E. N. Miller
Waterloo
E. A. Clark
Chickens Steal Spotlight at Des Moines Market
Des Moines buyers snapped up bargains at the municipal market with about 500 chickens sold. Prices ranged from 12 to 16 cents a pound for various hens and fryers, while other items like eggs, potatoes, corn, and cantaloupes fetched 6 to 40 cent levels and assorted produce sold briskly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Real Estate Men to Settle Rivalry Tonight
West Waterloo real estate dealers accept challenge from east side rivals as a conference game is planned for tomorrow evening. West Waterloo lineup includes Odell, Palmer, Harrison, Kenyon, Storm, Vaughn, Hallowell, Shannon, Bickley and Bennett as spectators expect a lively crowd and rules will be drafted for the contest.
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West Waterloo
J Brothers
Odell
Palmer
Harrison
Kenyon
Storm
Vaughn
Hallowell
Shannon
Bickley
Bennett
Five Enjoyed Fun With Fish and Feast
Dr T Magers J W Forbes W B Addy F W Weiland and Dr Westenberg fished on the river yesterday afternoon and caught many bass. They returned by 9 pm and were greeted by a generous supper at Dr Magers home. Mr Weiland’s motor boat failed to start later, leaving the anglers tired and seeking a trolley ride home.
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J. W. Forbes
W. B. Addy
F. W. Weiland
Dr. Westenberg
Dr. Magers
Lorimer Quiz Gets a Rest
The Lorimer committee adjourned in Washington to resume possibly in October in Chicago on Chairman Dillingham call. Attorney Healy said the witness list had been exhausted.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Lorimer
Washington
Chicago
Dillingham
Healy
Wanted Girl at Everybody s Laundry 511 Bluft
Lost Gentlemen s Silver Watch Elgin. Return to Courier office. Reward offered. Also notices of sales, real estate, and property bargains in Waterloo area with multiple contacts and prices.
Captain Mouse to Speak With Parents at Hotel Ellis
Special notice to parents announces Captain F. W. Mouse of St. Johns Military Academy will be at Hotel Ellis on Saturday August 12 to discuss boarding school training. Parents curious about sending sons to the famed institution may learn details by meeting him.
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F. W. Mouse
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
Hotel Ellis
Captain Mouse
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J. Berry
Whistler
Mortimer Menpes
Society of British Artists
Timmy
Silas
Sery
Sary
Chicago News
Parke
Brooklyn
Terence
THE
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
Springs
Jerseys
Chirag
H. W
N. S
N.S
ST. Louis Close
Wheat
Minneapolis
Stock Exchange
Michigan Berry Pickers
Jan Vree
Jan Veers
Central Iowa
Iowa City
Free Methodists’ Camp Meeting
Five
Lorimer
C. D. Cass
Home Park Blvd
Waterloo Overall Co
Model Laundry
Mulberry
East Fourth
Jowner L. B
Care Courier
Paul Davis
Soder’s Corner
Home Park
West Elxth Street
Hudson
Allen Street
Herth Avenue
West Fourth
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