Walnut Street Baptist Church Sees Growth and Aims for Hang Chow School
At the annual meeting Walnut Street Baptist Church reports 69 members after adding 100 this year. Total receipts exceed 10 700 with 3 790 from missions by the Sunday school. Champlin chapel is dedicated and a Hang Chow China day school project to cost 1800, with 1000 already funded.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Champlin
Walnut Street Church
Hang Chow
China
Town chatter ties visitors and bank meeting announced
Edar and Sullivan of Ottumwa arrived last evening to visit J. H. Sullivan of Morgan and Sullivan. Stockholders of the Town State Bank will meet at 3:30 this afternoon to elect officers and directors for the ensuing year. Dr. C. J. O'Keefe of Marble Rock was in town on professional business.
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Edar and Sullivan
Ottumwa
J. H. Sullivan
Morgan & Sullivan
Town State Bank
C. J. O'Keefe
Marble Rock
Local Classified Ads Bundle Features Rentals and Wanted Posts
Multiple short notices list housing needs and rentals. Items include wanted nursing help, room rentals near Lafayette and 9th streets, house-sharing offers, furnished rooms, half a double house for rent, sheet music or jewelry sale, lost rings with rewards, sale of inexpensive West Waterloo residences, a copy job offer, farm help, elder care, sewing-factory positions, and 200 acres for rent in Black Hawk county with terms and contact details.
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West Side
P.O
N. F
Ith
Lafayette
Fisher, Cat, Courier
East Side
Lafayette St
Bluff St
West Waterloo
Waterloo
Benton Co
Cedar Falls
Western Multi-Copy Co
Kansas City
Austin Leversee
Jefferson
American Mfrg., Co
Black Hawk County
Federal Court Convenes With Jurors Impaneled
Federal court opened at 10 30 with acting officials present. Several civil suits including L W Barrow vs I C Railroad Co and others were continued. Judge Henry T Reed impaneled a long list of jurors and next session chaired by 1 o clock tomorrow will reconsider the Dennie Hanson case transfer to Cedar Rapids division.
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L. W. Barrow
I. C. Railroad Co
Garden City Duggy Co
Sandy McManus, Inc
Hertha Shane
State Bank of Waverly
Henry T. Reed
Anamosa
Adam Frank
Elma
E. A. Osborne
An“amosa
Oscar Totter
Melntire
James Grace
Parnell
C. P. Les“Ho
Owasa
Dennie Hanson
Hall Manufacturing Company
Hert Dodge
Cedar Rapids
How to Cure a Lagrippe Cough Advertisement
A Barnegat postmaster testimonial claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound relieved a violent lagrippe cough that exhausted a man. He says less than half a bottle stopped the cough and urges readers to try it, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Collins
Barnegate
M. T
Foley
Changes in I. C. Effective Jan. 15
J M Daly resigns as general superintendent of transportation for the Illinois Central with headquarters in Chicago. Effective Jan. 15 Jd FE Porterfield becomes general superintendent at New Orleans and succeeds Daly. Porterfield moves aside for L A Downs in Minnesota, William Atwill becomes Downs successor. HK G Beckwith moves to Atwill position as chief dispatcher Minnesota. B E Talty becomes chief, F E Thompson assistant and FL Walmer dispatcher. Rhode Island capitals history noted with Newport Providence prior seats. The Spy's Idea mocks rules of grammar with quotes.
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J. M. Daly
Illinois Central
Chicago
Jd. FE. Porterfield
New Orleans
I Rin
Kentucky
Louisville
Porterfield
L. A. Downs
Minnesota
Baldw
William Atwill
Downs
HK. G. Beckwith
Mr. Allwilk
B. E. Talty
F. E. Thompson
FL. Walmer
Melon Johnson Loses Home in Farm Fire Near St. Francis
A fire destroyed the farm home of Johnny Johnson known as the melon man, located 1.5 miles south of St. Francis hospital. Chief Dunham and firemen fought the blaze, drawing water from a nearby well that soon ran dry. The fire likely started from a spark on the roof. An insurance ad appears in the same notice.
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Johnny Johnson
St. Francis hos+apital
Dunham
Sunday Revival Converts Reach 1387 In Philly
A Philadelphia dispatch reports 1 387 converts from Billy Sunday revival services across Philadelphia churches. Sunday and Mrs Sunday traveled to Atlantic City to spend the day as guests of John Wanamaker amid telegrams urging campaigns in large U S cities.
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Wanamarker
Philadelphia
Billy
Sunday
Atlantic City
John Wanamaker
Black Hawk Bank Elects Officers
Black Hawk National Bank re elected its officers and directors at the annual meeting held in the bank parlors at 10 this morning. Officers named: Dr F P W Powers president, A E Glenny vice president, James Loonan vice president, Chas W Knopp cashier, H E Rugg assistant cashier. Directors: F W Powers, A E Glenny, James Loonan, Chas W Knopp, F L Northey, J E Williams, G F Johnson.
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Black Hawk National Bank
FP. W. Powers
A. E. Glenny
James Loonan
Chas
W. Knopp
Bashier
H. E. Rugg
F. W. Powers
F. L. Northey
J., E. Williams
G. F. Johnson
Divorce Decrees and Legal Notices From County Building
Divorce decrees granted to Augusta Strempke Blach and Mabel Palmer with others listed. Laura I Smith separation suit against Curtis G Smith noted, adultery alleged. In a separate trial, jury pools listed for R H Mote administrator vs C G W railroad damages. A new counter is installed in auditor Rainbow’s office. George A Wilson and Ellen M Rice were licensed to wed. A long explanation of horse gait the rack and related terminology appears from the Boston Globe.
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Augusta Strempke Blach
John Blach
Mabel Palmer
Lucian Palmer
Bertha Stathopulos
John Stathopulos
Sarah A. Thurston
George W. Thurston
Curtis G. Smith
Laura I. Smith
Waterloo
Dune
R. H. Mote
Mullan
Henry Broadbent
J. A. Long
Carl C. Miller
John Jungen
W. G. Krueger
C. F. Trainor
Don Knapp
A. ¥. Hass
Jacob Wirtz
W. H. Harrington
Lyle Whistler
F. W. Clausing
Bankruptcy In the Court of Love
Bella Dudley faces a New Year of choices as her father urges marriage and stability. She weighs romantic entanglements with Edward Corwin while juggling social pressures at the Seymours and a cotillion night full of flirtations and forecasts for the future. The scene blends family counsel with young love and delicate resolve.
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Bella
Mr. Dudley
Tove
Seymours
Jimmy Halliday
Tom Erskine
Jimmy
Edward Corwin
Misa Dudley
Ton Erskine
Elliott
Fred Swords
Bob Sparkles
Howard Darwin
Tom
Barry
Mr. Corwin
Ecourt
Toon
Reforming Bella Dudley in the Court of Love
Miss Bella Dudley declares resolve after a New Year’s day involving multiple engagements and temptations. She plans to marry Edward Corwin, lawyer, after a mock bankruptcy of love to escape temptations and keep the engagement forever.
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Swords
Bella
Edward Corwin
Corwin
Heila Dudley
Misa Dudleyi
Miss Dudley
Jost
Summerset
Turnersville
The Wax Rose Mystery on an Italian Hill Town
Worthington, an American tourist, stays in a medieval hill town in Italy. Bianca, the landlord’s daughter, toys with him while her lover Andrea suspects betrayal. Bianca orchestrates a trap. Andrea murders none yet, but is later accused after a hidden body and a repaired wax rose reveal the truth. The judge orders his execution.
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Worthington
Italy
Maly
Italion
Andres
Bianca
Porthward
Abe
Anrem
Andrea
Blanca
Andrew
Page's Cold Compound Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Page's Cold Compound and Papa's Cold Compound as fast remedies for nasal congestion, headaches, feverishness, and sore throat. It promises relief after doses every two hours for three doses and notes a price of 25 cents at drug stores. The copy stresses independence from other aids and urges accepting no substitutes.
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Papa
West High Elects Oratorical Team
A large audience at West High School witnessed the preliminary oratorical contest to select a team for competition with East High and Cedar Falls. Dwight Strayer chaired with judges Miss Cora Ricketts Mia H. B. Boles and Frank Warner. Clyde Davis Harold Strayer Jean Birdsall Helen Davis earned top spots in their categories. The violin duet by Maybeth Mack and Maude Knoop, with Marjorie Taylor on piano, drew enthusiastic applause.
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West High School
East High
Cedar Falls
West High
Dwight Strayer
Cora Ricketts
Mia
H. B. Boles
Frank Warner
Clyde Davis
Harold Strayer
Hileen Collins
Fern War
Jean Birdsall
Helen Davis
Maybeth Mack
Maude Knoop
Marjorie Taylor
Jowa Woman Registers NinetyThree Birthday Amid Farm Life
Mason City reports Grandma Cornelia Cannon who will celebrate her ninety third birthday on January 16. She has not entered Mason City limits in forty years, living near the farm since migrating to the county forty eight years ago. She reads the Bible daily and the Northwestern Christian Advocate for decades, and inspires neighbors as the farm’s cheerful life and Clover Leaf club writer.
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Mason City
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Cornelia Cannon
Clover Leaf Club
Retail Merchants Endorse Stevens Bill
New York January 12 The house committees on interstate and foreign commerce heard Louis D Brandeis in favor of H R 132305 Stevens bill an antimonopoly measure endorsed by national retail merchant associations. The bill targets false advertising sham bargain pricing and inferior substitutions and would curb mail order fraud while reducing city business congestion and aiding smaller towns.
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New York
House
Louis D. Brandeis
Stevens
Raymond B. Stevens
New Hampshire
National Association of Retail Merchants
Pyramid Pile Remedy Advertisement
An Elmwood style ad promotes Pyramid Pile Remedy for quick relief of piles and hemorrhoids. It claims home use, availability at druggists for 50 cents a box, and potential cure with a single box. A trial treatment is mailed free, from Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall, Mich
English firm may offer cigar bands for American maker
Luxemburg eyes government control of employment agencies soon. The report notes an English manufacturer possibly supplying cigar bands to an American producer while regulatory moves in Luxemburg unfold.
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England
Luxemburg
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Gratemar
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Philadel- Bua Ledger
Melon Johnson
Miller-McCartney
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