Geisha Tales Kyoto to Kobe on an Oriental Tour
Dr Grace F Jerger recounts a journey through Kyoto and Nara with vivid notes on geisha houses, temples, theatres, and art centers. The narrative covers bamboo crafts, damascene work, bronze and lacquer pieces, tea houses, and a vivid river rapids ride, concluding with travel to Kobe and impressions of Japanese commerce and culture.
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Grace F. Jerger
Australia
Japan
J. A. Serger
Korea
Waterloo
Nijo
Nippon
Arashiyama
Imperial University
Mount
Fusatoyama
Amida
Ambulance Damaged on Lafayette Street Near Fourth
An ambulance from O'Keers and Towne was damaged last night when it hit a hole in the pavement on Lafayette near Fourth street. Police report notes warning lights were white instead of red and placed too far from the excavation. A spring was damaged but repaired quickly and the machine returned to service.
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O'Keers & Towne
Lafayette
Fourth Street
Lieutenant Danny U S A at Crystal Theatre Here
The Crystal presents the Triangle play Lieutenant Danny, U. S. A., showing today and Tuesday. William Desmond stars as a United States army officer who falls in love with a Mexican senorita and risks all to visit her in Mexico. Enid Markey shines in a key scene at her Mexican home as part of the dramatic action.
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Mexico
William Desmond
Danny
Enid Markey
December Fire Sets City Alarm Record
A December blaze at Seventh and Allen attracted attention as a city shanty fire from an overheated stove caused minor damage. The month total rose to 52 alarms, a record high, with earlier incidents at 619 Allen Street and 212 Franklin Street involving clothes pile and smoky furnace problems.
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Allen
Allen Street
Franklin Street
Reo Two-Ton Truck Bed To Bring Hogs To Market
A By vank Transfer Co two-ton Reo truck delivered 70 hogs from the Hoover farm to the city on December 28. The load covered three and a half miles with no shrinkage, averaging about 200 pounds per hog for a total of roughly 21,000 pounds, enabling full return on the fattening feed.
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REO
Byvank Transfer Company
Hoover Farm
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Black Hawk Street
Maruyama Park
Kiyomidzu
Yokohama
University Hospital
Yoshinawa
Altho
Kyoto
Tobs
Kwanon
Nara
Banjo-dori
Nora
Kobe
Kenge
China
Ishaoda
Shiminoseki
Shikeken
Kyuskon
Shimboseki
Yila
Horlick
Miller-McCartney
the Christmas Savings Club
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo, Iowa
Nct
American Radiator Company
IDEAL
S. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Wecsparre
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