Johnny Squirrel Wants to Be a Boy Again
Johnny, transformed into a squirrel by a fairy, endures a day of chasing nuts and dodging dangers. After escaping a dog and two angry squirrels, he prefers his old life as a boy. A final wish returns him to his human form, relieved to be home for dinner.
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Johnny
Squire Red
Johnny Bristei
Fina
Johnny Squirrel
Krel
Doc
Hiv
Bayreon
Sale
Yeorko
Johnny Syntirrel
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Le Porte City Notes onDeaths and Local Events
Long obituary notices for MN Sehlon geli and other pioneers mark Le Porte City life. Memorial details, family ties, church membership, and funeral arrangements reflect the era. Social events include club meetings, chain parties, and a picnic supper with local residents attending. A horse trader incident and a court appearance are briefly noted alongside community updates.
Visit to J O Abbott Home Near Vinton Noted
A fragment notes someone visiting near Vinton enjoyed a stop at the home of her father J O Abbott during an idle week, with no further details on identities or events provided.
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Vinton
J. 0
Abbott
Independence News Briefs Include Demolition Work and New Ventures
Independence notes a municipal gas motor purchase for $160 to aid rescue and safety tasks. City council member Al Beatty joins regional administration. A new movie theater is planned on Main Street near the bridge run by Cedar Rapids operators, opening July 1. Home construction costs reach $27,000 with plumbing $8,226 and electrical $750. completion expected April 1 next year. Mrs. Weber dies at 18 in America. she was Catholic lifelong. J R Culley reassigned to Peoria for another Graham store. The Jarvis family returns from California as funeral rites are held for Mrs. Jarvis’s passing.
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le Porte City
Schlotfelt
Carl Struve
MN Sehlongeli
Mareurer IF
Sellowfeli
Hiei
Molstein
Gment
Sours Woma
Black Hawk County
Lxthieran
Anylways
Old Home Church
Iisney
Schiotfelt
Aniv. Jugare
Range
N. Th. Gherler
Khunert
Wier Lake
Geo. & Lewis
Mt. Auburn
Todependeote
Vty of Independence
al G. Beatty
Thie Ety
Tdministration
AL Re
Chautangun Beran
Ho J.¢Ryan
Dhisetty
Hig Friands
Greeley
Missy Edith Odell
Ryan
Ei Iruehanan County
Wa. Weber
Fourth Ward
Cedar Rapids
J. R. Culley
Graham
Peoria
Ill
Culley
Win. Jarvis
Win. Raymond
Jarvis
Ther Methodist
California
Ban on Toy Pistols and Toy Revolvers I N
County attorney notes a law prohibits selling giving or presenting toy pistols revolvers caps or firecrackers to minors and bans toy weapons with caps or dynamite for mining or safety uses. Penalty ranges from twenty four to one hundred dollars fines and ten to thirty days imprisonment.
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Wenner
Sealed Cedar River Bottle Found in Cedar Falls
A sealed bottle with a note was dropped into the Cedar River at Cedar Falls by William Murray in March 1913. It was recovered this week by A B Komischke. The note asked the finder to report when and where found, stating the bottle was cast into the river at Cedar Falls during high water on March 3, 1912, and includes phrases from the Baltimore American.
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Cedar River
Cedar Falls
William Murray
A. B. Komischke
High Water
Care of the Eyes and Women's Health Remedies
An early 20th century health ad advises eye care with tepid water and salt baths, links eye sparkle to dust removal, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for regularity and easing womanly complaints. It claims the remedy restores health, reduces displacements, and relieves pain and nervous exhaustion in women.
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Pierce
Tex
Library Notes Reveal Summer Hours and Services
Library staff announce Fourth Street entrance access in convenience to pass through. Children's department on South Street Higay opens 10 to 9 daily. Vacation privileges allow four books out and many non fiction items. The library offers travel routes and facts about LinGin highway and Glavier National park. It curates lists of Waterloo factories and Waterloo made things.
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Fourth Street
Children's Department
South Street
Brary 9
Waterloo
The American Encyclopedia 1915 reference note
An entry describing a comprehensive 1915 encyclopedia titled The American Whither Allemanse and Encyclopedia 1915, offering information on government population finance industries education sport and defense of the United States.
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United States
Blood cleansing tonic pitched as miracle remedy
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a magical blood cleanser that works within minutes. It claims digestive juices start a restorative process, boosting leukocytes to fight germs and treating pimples, boils, acne, catarrh, rheumatism, and other so called blood disorders. The Swift Specific Co promotes a physician backed claim and urges visits to drugstores or writing for the Medical Department.
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U.S
Swift Specific Co
Swift
New Volume Details Union States and Foreign Powers
The article describes a paper feature on a volume by J. Whitaker & Sons detailing the states and territories of the union with sketch maps, plus geographical and statistical data on foreign countries. It covers land and sea warfare reports, European naval services, shipyards, and includes a comprehensive index.
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The
Union
J. Whitaker & Sons
Broadway
New York
Pig'n Whistle Candy Store Promises Novel Opening
A new candy store named Pig'n Whistle will open next week at 112 1-2 Fourth Street East with Lonyida G. Adams as manager. The shop features golden oak fixtures and green and gold walls, a soda fountain, cigars and tobaccos, and built in show cases for fruits. The owner aims for a circus day inspection and opening day souvenirs include flowers and convex mirrors.
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Pig’n Whistle
Fourth Street
Lonyida G. Adams
Aquius
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