Eighteenth W R C Convention Opens in Chicago
The National W R C held its Eighteenth National Convention in Chicago with 806 delegates and officers. Events included parades, receptions at Palmer House and Tremont, a naval lake display, and memorial services for deceased members. Georgia Wade McClellan was elected to lead the national executive board while Harriet J. Budge presided at opening with a strong address and proposals for union with the G A R ladies.
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Chicago
Depot
Palmer House
Patge
Lincoln
Tremont House
Iowa
Christine C. Snyder
Helen R. Griffith
Georgia Wade McClellan
Fessender
Morris
Rendezvou
Michigan Avenue
Randolph Street
Shaw
Phinney
United States
Lafayette Post
New York
Columbia Pont
Department of Wisconsin
Harriet J. Budge
W. B.C
Central Music Hall
Harriet J. Rudge
America
Aone
W. R. OC
Andersonville
Clara Barton
Budge
Annie Whitten
Congress
National
Turner
Jin Wallace Foster
Vandervoort
Cuba
Corps of
Nancy M. TaYuor
Travel Tour Ad for California by Great Western Ry
Des Moines based travel offer from T. J. Mitter & Son promoting personally conducted Pullman tours to California via Chicago Great Western Railway. Describes new sleepers with wide vestibules steam heat and gas light leaving Des Moines Mondays 8 45 pm reaching Los Angeles Friday morning. Price for a double berth about half typical. Full details from Great Western agents or F H Lord Chicago.
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Chicago
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams Street
Real estate transfers in Nevada and Ames area during week ending Oct 13 1900
Abstracts from Smith Bricker Nevada Iowa list transfers including Adolph Hinricks to Lena Hinricks for 25 by 132 foot NW corner lot, W R Mathews to W R Mathews for 800 dollars, Laura K Lambert to Christian Jensen for 2250 dollars on multiple lots, and other deeds in Ames Zearing Cambridge Blacks additions. Also notes on ads for roof paint by Graphite Elastic Paint and Letts canned meats.
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Smith & Bricker, Abstractors
Nevada
Adolph Hinricks
Lena Hinricks
Leather tannery claim boosts local shop sales lure
The shop touts authentic oak tanned leather with only 5 or 6 U S tanneries holding such stock since 1830. It invites farmers to visit and verify quality, asserting leadership in county sales prices and workmanship as it notes selling the week’s last factory harness.
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United
Farmers' Cooperative Association Manages Diverse Farm Trade
The Farmers' Cooperative Association operates a farmer's exchange and general real estate business, negotiating farm loans and writing insurance. It handles grain, farm produce, coal and farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and installs electrical conductors on buildings.
Philip Gerard by Prof Ott at Taylor's book store
Read Prof Ott's new character novel Philip Gerard now on sale at Taylor's book store. Beware hype of undiscovered herbs for kidney and bladder cures. reputable doctors and druggists view such claims as fraudulent. Forey's Kipney Ovure offers recognized remedies for these ailments.
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Forey
Tilden & Loughran
Farms for Sale Through the Farmer's Cooperative
A brief notice advertises farms for sale via the Farmer's Cooperative Association. The fragment mentions a supplier identity O F Lerrs and an operating note about prompt delivery.
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The
Farmer's Cooperative Association
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Winchester Bacon
Swift Bologna
B.A. Knudson
the Peoples Popular Grocery Store
Bilso
Brite Bros. Chocolates
Green's
Minnesota
T. J. Miller & Son
Graves
Bosworth’s Drug Store
Monarch
Langley
Ames
Haberdasher
William McKinley
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Congressional
J. A. T. Hull
Polk
J.Q. Burgess
Clerk District Court Co
M. Soper
A. J. Page
G. A. Underwood
Board of Supervisors
John Twedt
Nancy Taylor
H. S. Goble
Emporium
Nhl
D. Hamilton
Young
Des Moines
White House
T. J. Mitter & Son
California
Pullman
Wn Mathews
W R Mathews
Groas
Mary E Gross
McVoy
Laura K Lambert
Christian F Jensen
G Lee
J E Woodman
Gino
Wis
Allin
Nathan Dunklebarger
Christ
Henry Raymen
James W Sowers
R T Sisson
Lovina
Blairs
Harry F. Koons
Margaret Gatrell
E Borns
Elias Ballard
Catharine Crowser
Adam Ballard
Cambridge
O E Robertson
Frank E Beach
Richardsons
Zearing
Wright
King
National Paint and Varnish Co
Cleveland
Trpen & Lovghray
Letts
Booley & Jones
Cooperative
O. F
T. J. Mirier & Sov
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