Ackley School Notes Highlights Student Deportment and Plans
School notes praise pupil deportment on Halloween with only a few minor incidents and cite Chicago papers urging reform. The piece also promotes a four county teachers meeting in Ackley on November 22 and 23 with educators from Hardin Butler Franklin and Grundy counties, plus a visit by President Seerley.
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Ackley
Hardin
Butter
Franklin
Grundy
H. U W. Seerley
State Normal School
Local Notes From Blackwell and Vicinity
Word from J w W McCoy at Blackwell says prosperity smiles on him and he is pleased with the country. A Halloween party at Tom Whigam’s home was enjoyed by many. The Eagle City preacher had an exciting Monday. organ for the church purchased, a wagon box fitted, and an accident involving four horses and a fall occurred. Wickham’s team collided with the organ and steam, injuring a son of Wickham. Some men who didn’t vote might regret it. The creamery now operates every other day. Gardner and others were seen voting at Adley. Mrs Hretthaupt is able to be about again after illness. Corasellus DeVries visits Kosauth county to see a sister and improve prospects. Butter makers report forty bushels to the acre. Uncle Tom’s Cable company at Bristow drew crowds Friday. Rath and Pfander arrived seeking investment. Public schools closed, children enjoy playful days. Miss Eva Gillett wed Mr Morse at Ashtabula Ohio. she is known locally. John Wendieborn left suddenly, later found visiting Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Watson mourns cow killed on Illinois Central tracks near Ackley. Clarence Wait of Shel Rock plans to move here for stock business. Plastering work advances on EB Halloran’s building site. Paul Kremling of Brewster Minnesota spent several days in town.
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J. W W. McCoy
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Tom Whlgan
Eagle City
Mae
W. Wickham
Cleves
Uncle Tom's
Bristow
John Rath
C. Pfander
Ack+ Jey
Hoya
Eva Gillett
Ashtabula
Ohio
Morse
John
EB. M. Halloran
Paul Kremling
Brewster, Mino
Eldora to Host Paulist Fathers Week of November
Elidora notes Paulist fathers of New York City will visit during November 10 to 17 to conduct a mission at St. Marys Catholic church. City updates cover railroad stock moves, typhoid cases in Gifford, a local drunkenness fine, and residents returning from Iowa building work.
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Elidora. Paulist Fathers of
New York City
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Jois
Slippery” Railroad
Eldora
Moore
Miller
Connecion
Joe Wallace
St. Paul
Gifford
Mayr Robb
John Gratricks
Nutting
Meservey
Iowa
Wisner
R. Bloom
Sibley
Hoitor Sargent
Ackley
Allen's Lung Balsam Advertises Quick Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a remedy for coughs and chest pain. It claims the medicine loosens mucus, frees air passages, and promotes healing without a gram of poison.
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Allen
County Officials and Local Updates From Nearby County
A special car carried C G W officials through Allison Butler on Sunday. Nelson is new division foreman from Minnesota. Main street receives dirt loads for improvements. Ex county officials Botton and Virden visited on county business. Akin surveys county schools during fall. Sheriff Cline collecting 1900 personal tax. about 10000 exists for cleanup by treasurer Burbank. Naturalization papers granted to Schilling Miler and others. marriage licenses issued to Voy Heaver Gerhart Peskosky Hoofman Cromer.
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Cline
Burbank
Fred Schilling
F. Miler
Louis Schilling
Fred Klueder
Enno Frericks
Ode Olthoff
Felks Verends
Samuel Voy
Mary Heaver
Geo. Gerhart
Elsie Peskosky
Ike Hoofman
Anoa Cromer
Travel buzz and town notes from Waterloo and environs
Waterloo crowds ride to Chicago for 3 round trip dollars while rail and hotel matters spark boycotts and rate scrutiny. Local towns boom and pensions shift to new insurance. Government pensions paid to 20 000 veterans. other items cover accidents cures and community life in November issue notes.
Alphabet on a Pin by I A Houseal Engraver
The Baltimore American reports engraver I A Houseal completed a feat by engraving the entire alphabet on a pinhead. The head shows A to M on the outer circle and N to Z on the inner, with a center mark. Letters are nearly microscopic yet readable with the naked eye and about a quarter the size of the Lord's Prayer on a dollar. The job took about an hour and was done in the afternoon, with interruptions for customer service.
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I. A. Houseal
Baltimore American
Housens
Michigan Carlisle game features Wu Ting Fang in box
Detroit reports Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang sat in a stadium box with ex Secretary of War Alger during the Michigan Carlisle football game. After the match, spectators prompted him to speak and he congratulated Michigan on victory.
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Ee Ge A . Wu Ting Fang
Detroit
Michigan Carlisle
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Alger
Michigan
Tte Vietory
Chicago Grain and Prodas Market Report Summary
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show varied futures for November through May across corn, oats, and beans with price ranges and settlement notes. Livestock and produce sections list wholesale prices for butter eggs live poultry apples potatoes cranberries and stock market receipts, while St Louis and Milwaukee grain quotes provide parallel wheat and corn rates, and endorsements for Hall’s catarrh remedy appear in a local Acme ad.
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Chicago Grain and Prodas
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Ccceer
Seceee Eeeeree Arava
Hecht
Texas
East Buffalo Livestock
Haat Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Excursions to Chicago and West
The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago runs November to December 1 with low fare round trips from all Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway stations. Through service from Cedar Rapids departs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. via Keokuk and Northern routes. October November December first and third Tuesdays offer low rate round trips to points north of Abbott Iowa. Some days feature limited tickets with special privileges to other states and territories.
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Mora
Wmple
Koa GS. O. Ron
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Rock Island Railroad
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