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Historical documents pertaining to the history of Saint Patrick parish in Jerico, Iowa.

"In late April of 1914, Father Thomas W. Drumm of the Archdiocesan Mission Band preached the first mission in Geneva, at which time the parish received its “Mission Cross.” Father Drumm was later appointed Bishop of Des Moines. Father Michael L.…

"Cherry Mound is located in Allamakee County. It is not a town, nor even a village, but a church site named for an abundance of wild cherry trees. The parish is named for Saint Pius V., a pope of the 16th century who worked for the reform of the…

A golden-haired child clothed in red and gold holds an orb-and-cross in one hand and raises two fingers in blessing on the other. He also has a halo, and the figure is likely Jesus. Around him is an arch of evergreen with lighted candels across the…

A haloed golden-haired child in a pink gown stands next to a grape vine. In one hand, they hold a wine cup, and with the other are squeezing grapes into it. The background is a mountainous country scene.

A crowd of saints, both men and women, with halos either hold musical instruments or look at the many on the ground. The leftmost figure is a man in a green robe and red cloak; he holds a piece of paper and a sword at his side. Next, a woman barely…

St. Nicholas is pictured in white and purple bishop's attire, carrying a book with three gold orbs on it, two bags of apples, and a crosier. At the bottom, "Gruss vom Nikolas" is written in gold script.

Santa Claus is seated in a solid wooden chair, smoking on a pipe while holding an open tankard in his hand. His face is very red. "Christmas Greetings" is printed above him.

In a snowy field, Santa Claus is seen being hit by snopw balls thrown by a mischevious elf. Santa Claus is clutching a bushel of holly. On the bottom of the postcard "a Rollicking-Frolicking Christmas" is written in brown and red ink.

Santa Claus is driving a sleigh pulled by four reindeer across a snowy rooftop. He has lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. there are twin chimneys to the right, and a rising full moon on the left.