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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
2
A reader offers teaming plowing and corn shelling services and provides a phone number. The notice mentions visitors and a cattle listing with ages 12 to 18 months and suggests pricing. Additional references include a prior record call and a farm business listing.
A correspondence from Letcher South Dakota recounts spring weather, questions about Anita residents and local figures Manuel Limbaugh and Tom Carey, mentions a draft payment, flu concerns in the home town, and an aging social scene with dice games.
A brief message from Lon Goodwin signs off with best regards to all the old Anita scouts, and a nod to longtime friends. The note reads like a personal closer from a former community member.
W E Curley Clark will hold a closing out sale of stock and implements Monday February 16 at his farm three and a half miles northwest of Menlo. A chance to secure first class stock and chattels.
The M E Church notes report revival services attracting growing crowds daily and nightly with gospel sermons and singing led by Brother James. A call to attend emphasizes humility prayer and seeking God to heal the land in the city.
Miss Davis visits Henry Franz home and Charlie Graham hauls cargo. Geo and Chas Graham call on Wm Schlotfield. Cak Ridge School attendance falls to four. Avery Stephenson injured by a kick from a horse. Nebraska sports betting on Caddock Stocker match reveals town’s limits. John A Irving, newly moved to Bangor Michigan, recovers from fall injuries after leaving Oak Ridge years ago. Uncle John’s tree mishap remains unexplained.
Omaha Nebraska resident Sister Mary Perry requests changing Arcorp to Scribner Nebraska as F B buys a store and plans mercantile business. She and another note are well and settling on Nebraska plains after Iowa. Also mentions J C Johnson visiting Anita and Des Moines real estate moves by sisters near Casey.
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