Novel Magazine Impresses La Porte Tourist Club
The Tourist Club of La Porte City gathered at Mrs. N. P. North’s on Main Street for a social afternoon featuring an original member-made magazine edition with editorial staff led by Mrs. Jonnie Hager. Guests plus members enjoyed stories, music, and humor, followed by refreshments. The issue also included reports on a successful Presbyterian church bazaar that cleared over 75 dollars, with booths selling aprons, food, candy, and popcorn. A wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Waldroff highlighted music and speeches, and a fifteenth anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Esher followed with a hearty repast. An aging resident, John Bailey, is reported to be failing in health. Other notes mention A. N. Kalb’s trip to Chicago and Mrs. C. B. Knowles visiting relatives before heading to Tama.
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la Porte City
Evib
N. P. North
Main Street
Jonnie Hager
Mesdames
Sara Haven
Maud Wagoner
Delle Kine
The
Presbyterian Church
Charch
Ed. Waldroff
Ed. Esher
John Bailey
A. N. Kalb
Chicago
Kalb
Rock Island
City
Joan Bailer
Tama
Geo. Arduser
Harry Lord to be traded to Cleveland Naps
Report says Harry Lord of the Chicago White Sox will be traded to the Cleveland Naps for first baseman George Stavall. The deal would hinge on terms and official confirmation from both clubs.
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Harry Lord
Local notices from Waterloo address family events and health cures
Turning home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Dough on Locust street welcomed a son Monday evening as the new restaurant owner. Ladies Aid and Lotus Club gatherings, visits by Mrs and Mr Walker, and various local meetings are reported. A patient, Mrs J Jarrod, credits Foley Kidney Pills with curing kidney and bladder issues at her Webster street home in Waterloo.
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Arthur Dough
Locust Street
O. KB
Ladies’ Aid Society
German Evangelical Church
L. Booth
Tyonth
N. C. Booth
A. L. Walker
Waterleo
E. Quackenbush
R. B. Fields
H. Hi. Scott
Waterloo
Rev. B. Nolte
Cedar Falls
Emanuel Evan Elelical Church
P. Hummel
Charles
Jacob Hummel
Clarence Young
Cedar Rapids
Mystle
Samuel Pelly
Brandon
Joseph
Mr. Pelly
H. Betts
J. Jarrod
Webster Street
Foley
H. W. Taggart
Labor Massmeeting Attends Union Leader's Sermon
Rev. Charles H. Doolittle addressed Kurth's hall crowd urging federation of church law labor and capital. He depicted scabs as marked men and credited the strike with cost balanced by eventual union strength, praising unity within AFL affiliates and condemning hostile press coverage.
Majestic Vaudeville Thrills With Patty Brothers And All Stars
At the Majestic theatre J Jolly Jones Jr presents a strong two week pre Christmas bill headlined by The Patty Brothers. The Bourke Touhey four piece act The Birthday Party Miss Dorothy Vaughn The Rosaires and One & Stowe offer novelty and comedy while Biograph pictures headline the final three days. An emphasis on originality and high salaries marks Jones’s approach to vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
J. Jolly Jones, Jr
Tolly
Patty Brothers
Bourke-Touhey Company
Waverly Sugar Factory Runs Day and Night
Waverly Iowa reports record beet yard and factory activity in a season of high output. The plant operates continuously since Oct 16, employing about 500 people across 26 stations to process 50 000 tons expected beets into 10 000 000 pounds of sugar.
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Waverly
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Hermit Charles Jones Found Dead in Ben ton Cabin
Charles Jones a 55 year old hunter and trapper was found dead in his log cabin on land owned by George KR Knapp in Benton township near Benton City. Coroner Lutes took charge and began locating relatives while preparatory steps for disposition of the body and cabin contents proceeded.
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Vinton, Ta
Charles Jones
George KR. Knapp
Benton Township
Benton City
George Fish
Lutes
Jones
Mike Brannan
Shell
Brannan
Bramhall
Evergreen Cemetery
Iowa Land Investment Advised at Des Moines Meeting
Des Moines reports Prof. C. F. Curtiss of Iowa State College urged investing in Iowa land for ten years, predicting land values from 300 to 400 dollars an acre and population doubling. He promoted intensified farming, warned against moving to other states, and urged farmers to stay for higher land value as sign of prosperity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. F. Curtiss
Yiowa State College
Ames
State House
Curtiss
Lawa
Correcting Wille in a Family Crossing Tale
A short vignette depicts a family crossing the ocean with Willie in need of correction. The mother asks the father to speak to Willie as his father responds in a thin voice with a cheerful “Howdy, Wille.” Fascinating glimpse of domestic humor from early 20th century periodical prose.
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Wille
Papa
Mamma
Willis
Willie
John
Success Magazine
Brown Victorious in Waterloo Wrestling Match
Carl Brown defeated George Miller of Buffalo New York in a finish wrestling match taking the first fall in 30 minutes and the second in jig time. Miller sought a rematch, James Bellinger issued a handicap challenge, and the Washburn giant offered to throw Brown three times in 40 minutes. In preliminaries Young Dawson lost to Milo Quackenbush in two falls nine and six minutes.
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Carl Brown
George Miller
Buffalo
N. Y
Brown
Waterloo
Miller
James Bellinger
Washburn
Young Dawson
Milo Quackenbush
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J. Busby
Mgr
Wey
Norwood
Federal Bsk
Com'l
Waterloo's Fun Center
Patty Brothers Sensational Gymnasata
Alexander Patty
Burke-Touhey CO
Dorothy Vaughn
Comedienne
Rossines
Howe & Howe
NEW York Floral CO
Sycamore St- Waterloo
CLUG
Porte City
Towa
Fes
Webster’s
Mall
Perradepore
Webster's and Black
Yeese Settee Se
Henry Phillips
Raymond
Lusumberg
Germany
America
Dubuque
Mr. Phillins
Mississippi
Anna Munster
Mosalem Township
Dubuque County
Fox Township
Father Rottler
George Thome
Matt Schmitz
Casper Lindner
Matt. Pemuth
John Fischell
Wick Frost
Dominick Felton
Caledonia
Minn
John Munster
Peter Munster
Lawrence Munster
John Laven
St. Donatus
Hinkey
Jackson County
George Phillips
Joseph Minard
John Phillips
Clinton
Rhinehart
Mary Finnnagan
Seiler
Barbara Phillips
Waterbo
Vahacher
Hev
Charles H. Doolittle
Iinois
Hiurnside Shaps
Kurth
Halk
Judas
Hell
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Kruttschnitt
McNamaras
Doolittle
New Orleans
Waverly Factory
Aes
Thas
Dr. J. W. Haines Company
Glenn Edg
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
San Francisco
Cleveland
Sam Francisco
Orient
Holy
Egypt
Hamburg-American Line
Randolph St
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Bia Finn
Walding
Hinnan
Hileman & Gindt
I, Ek, Kistner and
Peterson Bros
Hicks
Une
Samuel Franklin DE Vore
Vattey
Seliei
G. E. Borce
Optometrist
Gicceos Lowe
Frozen Dainties
Waterloo Ice Cream CO
BY Bank Transfer CO
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Wilhert Shallenberger
Hotel Logan
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