Pearl Valued At 200 Found By Cedar Falls Fisher
Cedar Falls Aug 15 Special Thomas Stanley a pearl fisher was rewarded yesterday for finding one of the largest pearls taken from the river at this place valued at 200 He has been selling pearls to a McGregor dealer and a Marshalltown firm bids strongly for pearls from the mussels along the Cedar The story includes other local items such as Cedar Falls couple wed in secret a tragic death in Mount Rainier and a world tour by Dr and Mrs Pfeiffer with a Cedar Falls connection
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Cedar Falls
Thomas Stanley
Stanley
McGregor
Marshalltown
Cedar Falls notes and events fill local columns
Cedar Fale Aug 15 Special reports a band concert on Main Street led by Conductor McCreary. News covers Rev. and Mrs. Day’s Minnesota vacation return, city council vacancy, and a potential special session. Also notes reunions, W C T U picnic, flower show plans, faculty travel, and a harvest of wild fruit.
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Cedar Fale
Main Street
McCreary
Ernest Ellsworth Day
Minnesota
Rev. Day
Congregational Church
Missing Youth Linked to Cedar Falls Departure
Gallentinag of Camden West Virginia seeks his 18 year old brother who left home in April. The youth worked near Sac City then Cedar Falls, stopped writing, and was last known in Minneapolis with Thorald Christiansen. Parents distraught as search continues with telegrams to Robindale and Minneapolis.
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Cedar Falls
W. W. Gallentinag
Camden
West Virginia
East Imst
Sac City
Minkie’s
Minneapolis
Thorald Christiansen
Christiansen
Robindale
Gallentine
Opening Day At Western Old People’s Home Delights Residents
The woods offer a fine venue for gathering wild fruit aiding winter stores. Opening day at the Western Old People’s Home draws many locals and out-of-town visitors to view the new building in its completeness.
Kid Day Becomes Permanent Feature At Electric Park
After the circus, Electric Park adds Kid Day as a recurring Friday event for Cedar Wallaville youths under fourteen. Free gate admission and theatre show tickets draw local families, with Prof. Webb directing a 7:30 to 10:30 pm band program tomorrow.
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Electric Park
Herbert Parker Os
City
Cedar Walla
Orpheum Theatre
Webb
Waterloo Circus Draws 30 000 Attendance and $40 000 Receipts
The Ringling show drew about 30 000 yesterday with afternoon crowds larger than expected. Total receipts from main shows side shows and sales are estimated at 40 000, with locals and visitors likely spending over 50 000 at meals and shops. George Tardy, Ringling veteran, toured the city and described the chimpanzee cage while traffic along Logan avenue clogged streets for fifteen minutes after performances.
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Ringling
Waterloo
George Tardy
Ringling Bros
Mr. Tardy
Logan Avenue
Tuck
Fire destroys large barn at La Porte farm
La Porte Aug 15 Special Fire destroyed the large barn on V Coneychecks farm Tuesday about 5 p.m. The threshing crew had set the machine to shunt straw into the barn for winter feed. Mr Coneycheck was severely burned while trying to fight the blaze. Estimated loss ranges from 4000 to 5000 dollars, insured in part. The farm lies seven miles south of town.
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la Porte
V. Coneychecks Farm
R. A. Perking
Jones Chautauqua Co
Patchen II Loses Fort Erie Stake To Knight Onwardo
At Fort Erie, the unbeaten pacer Joe Patchen II suffered his first defeat in the Fort Erie Stake for 2:12 pacers, as Knight Onwardo owned by J. E. Gray driven by Nat Ray led through the heats with times 2:04 to 2:05 and 2:16 pace and a final 2:04, while Denver Jay and other stakes winners also posted bold times during a busy second day of Grand Circuit racing.
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Buffalo
Hitetory
Fort Erie
Joe Patchen
Fort Rie
Knight Onwardo
J. E. Gray
Toronto
Ont
Nat Ray
Denver Jay
View Hitler
Bessie Bes
Joe Patchen II
Grand Opera
Dominion of Canada
Norsh Medium
Anata Kohl
Ernest Axtell
Cheney
Derby Boy
Kenyon W
Stolen horse and buggy from Waterloo circus grounds
A chunky bay mare 1100 pounds ten years old with white on the nose and gray forehead, plus a nearly new black top buggy were stolen from the C Myers farm near Waterloo during an evening circus performance. A suspected 15 year old boy wearing a blue shirt is linked to the theft. sheriff notified and efforts to trace suspects and recover property continue.
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C. Myers
Waterloo
Sheriff Shores
Effective Economical Complexion Beautifier
Julia Orff in The Clubwoman extols mercorized wax as a time and cost saving cosmetic. A thin nightly coat, washed off each morning, supposedly clears and improves the skin by gradually absorbing discolored cuticle. One ounce of mercorized wax recommended. also a saxolite and hazel face bath for wrinkles and saggy skin.
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Seth
Poltae
Waterloo Evening Courier
Roy A. Jarnagin
8Th Street
Red
Iowa
Cedar River
W. D. Brininstool
Jennie Toppenberg
Cedar Rapiia
Brininstool
Nielsen
Miss Hunt
Charlotte Hunt
Mt. Ranier
Washington
W. S. Rownd
College Hill
President Seerley
Supt. Cooper
Seattle
Jessie McDonald
Henry Pfeiffer
Pacific Coast
John
Daniel Merner
William
David
Solomon
W. F. Noble
Philadelphia
Mr. Pfeiffer
Mrs. Pfeiffer
T. U
Cotton Theatre
W. S. Bowen
Glasgow
Scotland
John Barnes
Alma Cutter
W. Maxon
George W. Samson, Jr
MacDahl
Grand Army
Women’s
George Philpot
Oak Ridge
Gedar Alla
O. F. Loyer
Capt. Wilmek
M. Wyth
J. B. Snowden
Intaw
Ralph Burnside
Chicago
Redmond
Wash
Lillian Goodwin
Anna Wild
South Dakota
Black Hills
Seersey
Sara F. Rice
Mercersburg
C. A. Rownd
Cirle Improvement League
Elzabeth Ward
the College
Washington, In
Misa Helen Risely
Clinton
T. J. Burr
Virginia
Foley
Wm. M. Merethew
N. Searsport
H. W. Taggart
Terday
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Check
Vinton
Carrie Mitchell
Maud Fritz
Myrta Hager
W. B. Hager
Ira Chester
Lester Chester
Myrie Firestons
Nellie Meyrick
Traer
Miss Firestone
Miss Meyrick
Trim
John Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Emma Knowles
Sioux City
G. P. Cawell
Bock
Evangeliial Church
Cawelti
Cedar River Park
Joseph Husmand
Arriba
Colo
Will
Grace Riley
Lincoln
Neb
A. N. Kalb
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B. L. Esher
G. W. Fisher
Joe McLaughlin
Jon Mitchell Chapple
National Magazine
Boston
Mass
Chapple
Progress Office
Fritz Lehman
John Bracken
West Union
Bracken
Lehman
Dora Shimer
S. Pauls
Herman
R. H. Wallace
Martel
Minn
Duluth
Mary Kratz
Cresco
J. P. Canelti
Frank Wettstein
Davenport
Roy Wagner
Winton
Kenneth Rogers
Can
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Gcommerce
H. H. Wilams
Jesse von Lockum
Denver
A. Moore
C. G. Rober
Anna Bowman
Hertz
Monroe
Wis
Tillie Chase
T. Lineman
Will Everet
Kansas City
R. B. Fields
Circus Grounds
Julia Orff
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