Union Holy Week Worship Planned at Local Churches
Plans announce union holy week services at 7 30 pm Monday to Thursday April 2 5 with sacramental service 12 00 pm to 3 00 pm Good Friday April 6 at Grace M E church. A different speaker each night seven ministers address the seven words from the Cross at First Presbyterian church. A union sunrise service is planned for Easter morning likely outdoors at Cedar Falls.
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Grace M, EB
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
Age No Bar to Financial Basin in Romeo and Juliet Tale
A tale from London England recounts how even an 82 year old Romeo might be sued for breaking a promise of marriage. James Robinson was ordered to pay 50 pounds damages to Miss Margaret Thomason after failing to marry as promised. He had given gifts and visits, including snowdrops, races, a diamond and ruby ring, and chocolates, but ceased after claiming he could not afford marriage.
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London
England
Marcela
Romeos
James Robinson
Margaret Thomason
Woeer
Thomasem
Alberta
Parkersburg Boys Held for Theft of Automobile
Parkersburg March late plea by George Allison to theft of an automobile resulted in a fine of 100 dollars and costs imposed by Mayor Spain. Ralph Nicklaus pleaded not guilty and posted a 200 dollar bond for Saturday hearing. Vehicle owned by Clarence Shiver was recovered Wednesday.
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Parkersburg
George Allison
Spain
Allison
Ralph Nicklaus
Clarence Shiver
Veteran Civil War veteran near Dunkerton marks 88th birthday
David Magee, the town’s sole Civil War veteran, is seriously ill at his daughter Mrs. Clarence Miller’s home six miles west of here. He will celebrate his eighty eighth birthday this month, having recently moved from town.
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Dunkerton
David Magee
Clarence Miler
Magee
Allervhw Number 2 Green Capsules Claim Quick Rheumatic Relief
Advertisement for Allervhw Number 2 green capsules promises rapid relief from rheumatic agony. It instructs hourly dosing for ten hours then every two hours for 14 hours, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The Robert Drug Co and Guedys are named as suppliers with druggists authorized to offer the product.
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Ust
Robert Drug Co
Drink Water If Aids Kidney Trouble Remedy Ad
A historical health ad urges daily quart water intake and occasional salt use to flush and cleanse sluggish kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts from grape and lemon juice with lithia to neutralize acids, ease back pain, headaches, dizziness, and urinary irritation, claiming safe, inexpensive relief.
Five Dollar Cedar Falls Note Issued Seventy Years Ago
A Cedar Falls note from April 1 1858 promises five dollars to T B Carpenter or bearer and remains unredeemed. City officials MacKay and Knoop discuss the obsolete scrip as a relic of early wildcat banking and bridge construction, noting it is beautifully engraved with a train and canoe scene. The debt reflects Cedar Falls' first bridge funding era and early municipal struggles.
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Cedar Falls
Charles G. MacKay
Charles W. Knoop
Knoop
Rockford, Sr
MacKay
T. B. Carpenter
George C. Dean
J. M. Overman
Overman
Dean
Carpenter
Cedar River
Bridge Toll Controversy and Damaged Toll Office Incident
The article recalls the original 340 foot bridge with a 16 foot width. A toll keeper was appointed and an officer stood guard, but citizens opposed tolls and a crowd tore down the toll office, throwing it into the river. The piece notes bonds and payment issues surrounding the bridge.
City scrip depreciation and local debt avoidance in 1860s Cedar Falls
The text outlines how town notes depreciated as $8 000 to $10 000 passed to Andrew Mullarkey who bartered goods at half price. To dodge settlement, debt payments were delayed for years while officers managed the bridge debt. Mayor T B Carpenter led Cedar Falls in 1865, the first year under the second class city law. Nearby Biddeford barbers cut wages and lowered prices after an 10 percent mill wage cut, reducing haircuts from 50 to 35 cents and shaves from 25 to 15 cents.
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Andrew Mullarkey
Biddeford
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