Personal notes from Cedar Falls travel and local events
Cedar Falls notes list residents traveling to Quakdale Cresbard and Des Moines for visits and business. It notes stock sales trips by J W Fort, plans for a modern home on Clay Street, a funeral at Waterloo for Fred Grattan, and local illnesses including Mrs Bennett and her mother. A storm in Omaha is described as worse than the Pomeroy cyclone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Holmes
Des Moines
Teachers’ College
Nels Friis
Will
Europe
Denmark
C. B. Santee
Wm. Probert
Hartington
Neb
J. W. Fort
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ford
Omaha
Cedar Falls
Pomeroy
Mads Wolff
Fred Grattan
Waterloo
Greenwood Cemetery
Mactabee Lodge
Wm. Walters
Waugh
Clay Street
Carl Knoepfler
the State University
Iowa City
Knoepfler
Normal Hill
W. A. Bennett
Franklin Street
Mr. Bennett
Victor Speer
Burke
Anton Slifsgard
Canada
Local Notes Highlight West Fourth Street Office Move
Cedar Falls social brief notes include packing and decorating for a new real estate office in the Tor building rear on West Fourth, with Henri Paul Land Co furniture and a nurse present for attendance. Community updates cover visits, club meetings, hosting actions, a farm sale, and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sartor
West Fourth Street
Henri Paul Land Co
Frank Campbell
Webster City
Geo. W. Hughes
Nineteenth Century Club
F. Q. Jackson
West Second Street
Change of Life Relief from Pinkham's Compound in Fleetwood
Mrs Edward B Hilbert of Fleetwood Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing hot flashes dizziness headaches and other menopausal symptoms. She says she was sickly before and has avoided doctors for years and urges publication of her testimonial. The letter notes warning signs such as suffocation and backaches and claims the remedy strengthens the female system and nervous health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hilbert
Fleetwood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Edward B. Hilbert
Wild Geese Hold Night Carnival Over Cedar Falls
A large flock of wild geese wandered near Franklin Street in Cedar Falls Iowa drawing curious pedestrians last night. Their cries drew attention as the birds followed a storm northward before fading into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Franklin Street
Family quarrel in police court ends with limited verdict
In a police court session, C F Adams faced a disorderly conduct charge after a domestic dispute over a contested divorce and a letter. He was found guilty but released on good behavior. Mrs Adams testified of his attempts to secure a divorce and evidence. Nearby farmer Jack Barty stirred a scene at police HQ with over 2700 discovered. he pleaded guilty to intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
C.F. Adams
Adams
Jack Barty
Oelwein
Mr. Barty
Elty
Sims Concrete Company Expands at Cedar Falls Factory
In Cedar Falls Iowa on March 24 special report notes about a dozen workers at the Sims Concrete company factory in East Cedar Falls making element blocks and fence posts. A side track expected early next month will aid loading and unloading, boosting Cedar Falls growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Sims Concrete Company
Prue Burger to Speak at Crop Meetings in Cedar Falls
Prof A A Burger will address a Crop Improvement meeting in La Porte City this evening and attend a countywide gathering Friday for officer elections. He will also speak in Dunkerton and other towns as the county program continues. A local committee was named to choose officers for the Crop Association and a Boston-based death notice was related to a family on College Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knghts
Pythias
Phelmet Lodge
Waterloo
Pythian Temple
Waterloo Knights
Helmet Lodge
Supreme Domain
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
A. A. Burger
la Porte City
Crop Improvement Association
Prof. Burger
Dunkerton
Commercial Club
George Morgan
M. B. Hilton
George Mathes
Rev J P Huget Composes Cantata The Dawn of the Kingdom
Detroit clergyman and former Normal student Rev J P Huget writes a new cantata in three parts The Prophecy The Dawn at the Tomb and The Dawn of the Kingdom The writer recalls their student days and praises the work as a wonderful success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Huget
Detroit
the Normal
Arrests and Sentences Reported Over Three Days
Police report three days of arrests followed by inmates serving sentences in the city jail. The brief notes multiple individuals detained and processed, with none described as fatalities or escapes.
Attorney General to Tell of Stock Scandal
London March 25 Sir Rufus Isaacs the attorney general testified at the reopening of the parliamentary inquiry into his dealings in American Marconi shares. The affair involves three leading government members and is described as a scandal by many lawmakers, dominating public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rufus Isaacs
Marconi
Coleman Leaves Pilgrim as Hotel Transfers
Charles M. Coleman leaves the Pilgrim hotel after seven years. The property and furnishings are sold to Th. Hinkson of Chicago and Mr. Love of Nash, Ky for about $25,000 with possession to be given April 1. The new landlords plan $8,000 to $9,000 in interior improvements and Coleman will stay to assist in the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalidawe
Martel
Charles M. Colma
He Tlinkson
Chien
Love
Nash
Ma. Colemin
Coleman
Hinkson
Boone,y
Wisconsin
Mr. Love
Kentucky
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Albert Hintz
Qukdale
Robert Karr
Cresbard
Robt. Karr
W. H. Schilling
Duluth, Minn
Keene
Peter Simerson
State Street
Chris Larsen
George Flachenecker
Larson
Flachenecker
Tenth
Grove Street
Leavitt
John Parish
Roger Leavitt
Chapel
W. A. Sawyer
Grant Miller
Knights of the Maccabees
Maccabees
G. J. Arnett
East
Wild Geese
Ing Wife
Cclwein
Gonchete
Aterloo Pythians
Cedar Rapida
Prue
Babe
Beecham’s
Beecham
Boaca
Ye Telephone Arden
Ibed
Tedford
Price
East Fourth Street
C. M. Coleman
Pilgrim
A.b.chase
VOSE
Kurtamarn
R.5. Howard CO
L.S. Parsons
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