Marriage Surprise Unites Claude S Renpert and Lucile Wheeler
In Chicago Tuesday the real estate man Claude St Bennett married Lucile Wheeler, an Iowa musician with ties to Waterloo. The ceremony at Rev Fimer Lynn Willams’s home followed news of Wheeler’s mother's illness and the couple plan to reside in Waterloo after December, joining Waterloo’s social and musical circles as Bennett continues with French & Frazee.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Fimer Lynn Willams
Locust Street
Grace M. E. Church
Miss Wheeler
Mr. Bennett
Hig
Bennett
Mrs. Bennett
Clarion
W. J. French
Third Avenue West
French & Frazee
Black Hawk Nacional Bank
Father Cooney Remembered at Anniversary Mass
Members of St. Josephs parish held a memorial mass for Father Mark Cooney to mark one year since his death. The service featured celebrant Father Quirin deacon Father Murphagh and sermon by Father Hogan, praising his sacrifices and urging parishioners to emulate his charity. Pastor-elect Father Barry expected next month to take over duties once a coadjutor is named.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Mark Cooney
Quirin
Parkersburg
Thomas Murftagh
Cresco
Father Nolan
St. Joseph's
Father D. P. Mulcahy
Father Hogan
Grundy Center
Father Cooney
Father Barry
M. Barry
Dubuques
St. Joseph’s
Keane
Unicorns in ancient Chinese annals and mythic beasts
The article notes that Chinese texts of antiquity describe a unicorn with features matching later Western myths. It suggests that a single mythical equine creature may have existed in remote past, inferred from the parallel descriptions across eras and regions.
Ghosts Demand Peter Baines to Pay for Marriages
An old man named Peter Baines in rural Taylorsville is visited by five ghosts who threaten him with hauntings unless he gives cash to five women he never married. Each specter claims a different widow or girl must be helped with sums from his legacy to secure happiness or life, culminating in a chaotic late-night confrontation where the ghosts wreck his bedding and belongings. Peter survives, having saved his money and avoided further visits.
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Eter Baines
taylorsyUle
Peter
Nancy Beek
Prudence Siggins
Endersol
Aga
Drew
John Wilke
Nancyebee
Peter Baines
Prudence Higgins
Henderson
Ghost No. S
Bates
Oryer
Wilson to Meet Sultan of Turkey Over Railroads
Constantinople awaits Assistant Secretary of State Huntington Wilson on November 1 as he seeks concrete pledges from Sultan Mohammed V. American capital hopes to fund 1200 miles of new rail lines, with Wilson tasked to secure promises and clear terms before money is committed. The conference includes ceremonial entries and forms the Turks view as a test of ground and resolve.
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Constantinople
Huntington Wilson
Mohammed V
Turkey
Wilson
Mats
Mr. Wilson
Sultan
Markets Report From Lamson Bros Chicago Oct 27
Lamson Bros data shows estimated today receipts hogs 18000 cattle 8000 sheep 35000. Hog market opened slow then closed at opening level with bids 8.05 to 9.10 for various grades. overs Y'day 15000 left. Sheep market opened steady with native lambs 4.75 to 7.10. Cash wheat and corn quotes listed with No 2 red at 0.54-0.54. cash oats and white/yellow corn ranges provided. New York stock list includes Canadian Pacific Reading Union Pacific and United States Steel among others with prices around 1500s-120s and midweek sessions.
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Chicago
See's
NEW York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Rock Island
Atchison
American Smelter
Union Pacific
TBR
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Erle
Bao
Mlinois Central
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
The Cobweb Explanation From London Notes and Queries
A child finds a cobweb and a spider emerges prompting the question See the cob can How fast the cob runs The piece links cob to cop a spider and traces cob web to cop web in dictionary sense and etymology.
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London Notes
City in Brief items and local notes from Waterloo area
Local column reports brief notes on residents and visitors including Mrs. O. B. Courtright returning home from St. Paul. Congressman C. E. Pickett campaigns in Bremer and Wright counties with addresses in Sumner and nearby towns. Postmaster Law and Mrs. Law arrive from Atlantic with duty to resume work. Edwin Mesick back from Sioux City. Mrs. S. A. Alyea visiting Union, Indiana. the Law residence at 1000 Logan Ave. Bar Standish recovering from nail wound. Bremer County Mary Nottger and family attend Melba concert. North Waterloo club to meet at Kurth’s hall with refreshments at 8. Important meeting urged. Judge Ransiter overrules motion in Lamb vs Wagner case. trial continues. First snow of season observed, light, with a gale and near-freezing temperatures. G Farris recounts Waterloo tax incident while in town from Denver. Question if unconstitutional ordinance refunds fees.
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W. R. Law
Garibaldi and Anita the Warrior Love Story
A swarthy Giuseppe Garibaldi sails Brazil to seek liberty and meets Anita, daughter of a Brazilian host. Their bond grows from a chance encounter seen through a telescope. Anita fights beside him, endures capture, and locates him after epic skirmishes. Her bravery shapes his rise before his final exile.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italy
Austria
South America
South American
Garibaldi
Barra
First Windmills and Their Shifts in England and Holland
Windmills once worked only from a fixed wind direction. Knights of St John reintroduced them in England after observing Saracen use. Early mills moved by tethering in ponds and later used a turntable pole. By 1500 Holland introduced a movable dome and sail axle, enabling operation when wind blew from any direction.
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England
Knights of St. John
Crossden
Bohemia
Holland
London Globe
The Helmet That Fell at Roquelaure’s Court
Roquelaure sought pardon from the king after striking a sentinel who failed to salute. Louis pardoned him this time. A twist emerged as the helmet bore the soldier’s head, which fell to the ground with it.
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Roquelaure
Lota XI V
Louis
Argonaut
The Astonishing Part of a Battle Encounter
Lord Townshend witnessed a drummer boy’s fatal head wound at Dettingen. An old officer notes such horrors occur in war, while Townshend laments the boy’s young brain not matching his age. The remark exposes war’s jarring contrast between youth and violence.
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Lord Townshend
Dettengen
Do You Think You’ll Be Engaged Next Thursday Evening
A brief Harper’s Weekly dialogue shows Tompy asking Mica Dobleigh if she will be engaged next Thursday evening. Ethel responds that she is uncertain but hints at potential engagement if Tompy shows effort, and Tompy accepts to try.
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Mica Dobleigh
Tompy
Mr. Tompy
Ethel
Harper’s Weekly
Where It Hurts and a Columbo Jeater Joke
A humorous quip on pain and appendicitis ends with a pun about where the pain lies. The Columbia Jeater line wittily answers by saying the pain is on the inside.
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Columbia Jeater
Bad Selection in Public Debate Sparks Quiet Fashion Debate
A Baltimore American quotation highlights a sharp remark about a woman’s makeup being loud. The comment suggests she would benefit from noiseless powder, illustrating a clash between public critique and personal appearance within a midcentury newspaper voice.
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Baltimore American
Card of Thanks for Kenneth Hollcroft
The Sheffield family thanks friends for sympathy in Kenneth Hollcroft s death, for comforting words and many floral tributes. Mrs Frank Sheffield and family.
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Kenneth Hollcroft
Frank Sheffield
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C. E. Pickett
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Sumner
Wright County
S. A. Alyea
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Mary Nottger
Cecelle
Muriel
F. C. Nottger
North Waterloo Club
Kurth's Hall
G. E. Ransiter
W. T. Lamb
Wagner Manufacturing Company
Otlock
Waverly Democrat
G Farris
Denver
J. G
Albert Payson
Terhune
Anita
Samile
Garthaldt
Garibeldi
Nueband
Ravenna
Garibald
America
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