Owa Falls Man Ellsworth Leads Metropolitan Opera House Stake
Ernest C. Ellsworth of Iowa Falls becomes a state legislator while maintaining long service as manager of the Metropolitan Opera House. He opened in 1910 with The Carpetbagger and has hosted Otis Skinner Chas Hanford Sousa’s band and other stars. Under his top 15 cent policy the house remains a first class venue in the state. He will serve in the lower house as the gentleman from Hardin.
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Courier
Iowa Falls
Ernest C
Tim Murphy
Middlewest
Reading
Metropolitan
Otis Skinner
Chas
B. Hanford
Walker Whiteside
Sousa
Ellsworth
Hardin
Funeral for Oelwein boy set for Thursday
Requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 1 a m at Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein for James Zanetta jr six who died Tuesday from influenza. The service will be conducted by Courter Social Service.
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Courter Social Service
Oelwein
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
James Zanetta, Jr
Fortunate Wayfarer romance at Aldrington estate
Marlin Barnes gains 80000 pounds from Lord Aldrington and must marry Laurita to protect her from Porte. Laurita, Latin temperament, may pursue romance while Barnes debates true commitment as Lord Aldrington plots to meet his new son in law. A tangled domestic drama unfolds at the country estate.
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Synops Marlin Barnes
Tuver
Lord Aldrington
Gerald Garnham
Ardringten
Barnes
Ludgy Blade Banningham
Ardrington
Solomon Graunt
Victor Perle
Laurita
Porte
Ardemgten
Granny
Laurin
Ispin
Marlin
Ieanse
Martin
Lauriin
Aldrington
Victor Porle
Buenos Aires
Blanche
Mallowes
Pragher
Guurita
Gaurtta
Russell-Lamson Garage Renamed to Tire and Battery Co
G. E. Anderson announced the name change from Russell-Lamson Garage at 714 Commercial Street to Russell-Lamson Tire and Battery Co. The firm distributes Willard storage batteries and Goodyear tires in the territory and offers storage, washing, and creasing services. O. H. Heffernan and L. V. Hater run the tire and battery service department. Ivan Gardner and R. T. Donahue lead the sales force. Anderson has operated at the address for five years.
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RusSeLl-Lamson
Commercial Street
Russell-Lamson Titela& Battery Co
G.E. Anderson
Willard Storage
Goodrich
O. H. Heffernan
L. V. Hater
Chevrolet Six Introduces Light-Control Night Safety and New Body Style
The six-cylinder Chevrolet adds a floor light control to adjust lamp angle for night safety. New convertible landau sedan replaces Imperial landau with fully roll-down top. Various finishes describe coats, belts, moldings, and upholstery across coupe sedan cabriolet roadster and phaeton models. Standard features include parabolic headlamps, theft-proof electrolock, storage battery, Kilaxon horn, tool kit, weatherproof pedal enclosure, and rear vision mirror.
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Crockett
Bray
Smart Coolie
Budda
Huntington
Como
Odyssey
Delphine
Isport
Zanzibar
Vehicle features described in historical caption
The text describes military sun visors a Ford VW windshield with automatic wiper narrow posts to reduce blind spots adjustable driver seats and cowl ramps on cabriolet and convertible landau balloon tires 4.50 by 20 standard on all passenger models.
New Year Frosts Over City With Cold Wave Start
The year 1929 opens under a sharp cold wave chilling the city. Residents report frosty breath in the air as temperatures drop and winter grips the region.
New Year Weather Bites At 91 Below In Omaha
In Omaha Neb the temperature plunged to 91 degrees below zero on New Year’s Eve and barely rose above nine below by midday. The only other item notes Henry Buckham of Des Moines and Mona Miller of Sioux City failing to wed as the city’s first couple of 1929 after an early morning marriage quest proved unsuccessful.
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Omaha
Neb
Jar
Henry Buckham
Des Moines
Mona Miller
Sioux City
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Owa Falls
E. C. Ellsworth
Oelwein Boy
Piillips Oppenhel
Ledger Syndicate
Philadelphia
Russell-Lamson Garage
Russell-Lamson Tire & Battery Company
Chevrolet
America
Fisher
F.o. B
Flint, Mich
Landau
Bigbee
Dallas News
Hazen Conklin
New York World
Ray Priest
Detroit Times
Leon J. Pinkson
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward M. Miller
Portland
Oregonian
H. M. van Devender
Atlanta Constitution
H. & M. Chevrolet CO
West Fifth St
Waterloo
Selzer
Doan
Ace
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfg. Chemists
Buffalo
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