Real estate offerings in Adair and nearby counties Iowa
A series of farm listings detail 160 to 211 acre properties near Greenfield and Casey, mostly Adair County, with descriptions of soil, water, fences, buildings, groves, and barns. Prices range from 50 to 77 dollars per acre, with trade interests including good residences, cattle, horses, or other land. Some properties offer extended financing and rent options.
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Greenfield
Adair County
Iowa
R. F P
Audubon
Casey
School
Sunday Visitors and Local Incidents Reported
Journal Exim Cameron notes Sunday visitors including William Kratels and Deist family members, George Baldwin with Charlie Johnston, Roscoe Hazel, Vida Miller with Amos Fancher, and Grover Hognissen with Keese. Joshua Jorden plans a large brick cellar. Louis Hasetrasser supervises mason work. Mrs August Schrader attends John Schrater’s home due to Mrs Henry McCamaut’s death. Arthur Schrader visited Jose Johnston. rain delayed travel to Au dubon. An advert promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills.
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Parrots
Wim
Ballon
George Baldwin
Charlie Johnston
Roscoe Hazel
Vida Miller
Amos Fancherr
August Schrader
John Schrater
Henry McCamaut
Gray News Roundup From Carroll Area
Uncle Jimmie Foster was the sole man in visiting, while Miss Matilda Guenther returned from Boone Monday evening. Bert Aikman and Miss Emma Guenther wed last week. Odd Fellows and Rebeces met at the hall then at U B church for a Fraternity sermon.
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Jimmie Foster
Manning Visstor
Matilda Guenther
Boone
Hol Steere
Alliance, Neb
Grandpa Nedrow
Bert Aikman
Emma Guenther
Odd Fellows and
Rebecese
Regalias
Baunera
U. B
HW. A. Waves
Quiet Des Moines Wedding for Ludwig and Buford
In Des Moines on Tuesday last a quiet wedding united Peter Ludwig and Miss Buford. Ludwig grew up here and studied pharmacy under A B Mertx obtaining his parchment while employed. The Journal wishes the couple prosperity and happiness.
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Des Moines
Les
Peter Ludwig
Gray
A. B. Mertx
Pete
Tampa sanitation chief targets citywide mosquito control
Tampa's sanitation chief plans a summer campaign to curb mosquitoes by releasing minnows into water tanks and receptacles across the city. A team fishes for minnows to distribute to residences and businesses, using the fish as natural mosquito slayers under the city program.
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Pest
Tampa
Figh
Such a Mean Remark
A husband and wife debate a newspaper’s fatalistic line as he explains a man’s suicide tied to an unhappy home. The wife questions whether the home or the act brought any happiness, prompting a terse exchange about blame and fate.
Postal Post Office Classes Compared in Satirical Verse
A humorous note contrasts fourth class and third class post offices. It claims the post master in fourth class reads every postal card, while in third class he sometimes does not. The quip reflects idle or busy office life with a playful jab at officials.
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Slasa
No. 4 for Women offered by Dr Shoop Night Cure
An advertisement claims that weak women can gain prompt help from Dr Shoop s Night Cure anti septic suppositories and a book No 4 for Women. It offers free confidential medical advice and instructs readers to write to Racine Wisconsin to obtain the book, sold by N Hansen.
Love Affairs and a Dramatic Plot in Chicago
A humorous Chicago Daily News item recounts three women debating engagement, practicality, and impulse as one plans to avoid Samuel, another flirts with Harry, and a plumed hat informant narrates a comic romantic misadventure in which letters, invitations, and a theater encounter collide in a playful, gossiping tone. The piece keeps focus on personal choices, dramatic disguises, and urban social maneuvering.
World tribute to Shakespeare memorial proposed in London
The New York Tribune says monuments to Washington cannot improve his fame yet a Shakespeare memorial in London could honor the world's greatest poet. Aimed to stand by his tercentenary in eight years, it should be built with beauty and integrity, organized and led from England by the English speaking unions, inviting global literary aid.
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Potone
Withavenia
Washington
The
New York Tribune
Shakespeare
London
England
Inducing Children to Read and Love Books
A Harper's essay argues parents should foster reading by stocking appealing libraries and guiding children to enjoyable books. It notes many homes lack well stocked libraries, warns against overwhelming youths with vast literature, and suggests exposing them to thoughtful writing to spark lifelong interest.
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Meir Forts
Tracy
Harper's
Squeaky Shoes With Pneumatic Soles Enter Export Trade
A Lynn factory foreman explains new noisy pneumatic shoe soles designed for export to Africa. The louder the squeak, the finer the article, as wind between layers makes the shoes noisier and more valuable to buyers abroad.
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Lynn
Africa
Goats in Stables and Garages Prompt Debate
A quirky account notes Russians keeping goats in stables to ward off disease and boost horse health, amid a debate about superstition versus claimed benefits. A Russian guest claims goats helped horses in America, while a pipe salesman wonders about goats in garages.
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Efcorene Dewler
America
Treatment ethics debated by physician on patient motivation
A physician argues that charging patients for treatment should aim to benefit them and motivate adherence. He asserts that patients are more likely to follow instructions if they feel they are getting their money’s worth and that payments should align with the patient’s perceived value of care.
Pretty Near It Now Aid the Teacher in Architecture
The elementary lesson on architecture prompts a young pupil to define "buttress" with a spirited exclamation from Tommy Smart. The fragment captures classroom interaction and curiosity in a bygone school moment.
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Tommy Smart
Elk Horn area notes and local sales update
Elk Horn Dr Urban of Atlantic visited on business and Jens Christensen of Harisa is staying a few days. Superintendent M C Petersen was here recently. Town lots and farms for sale inquire at Landmands bank. Elk Horn Cement Block and Tile Co busy building sidewalks and steps around the church. Remodeling Elk Horn Mercantile store to begin at once. Mrs P Iverson is very ill. her sons Henry and Theodore in Chicago and a daughter in Denver wired to come. Entertainment by the Singing Society well attended. Auction in store Saturday afternoon and evening May 2 and Thursday May 7, 1908.
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Dr. Urban
Atlantic
Jens Christensen
Harisa
M. C. Petersen
Lota
Nquire
Landmand’s Bank
Elk Horn Cement Block and Tile Company
Elk Horn Mercantile
P. Iverson
Henry
Theodore
Chicago
Denver
Singing Society
Lumber Yard Moves to Elk Horn and Kimballton Depots
Take notice of our relocation to new yards near the depots at Elk Horn and Kimballton. We invite customers needing lumber and posts to view our stock and let us prepare your bill. Lusi Company now serves Elk Horn and Kimballton.
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Elk Horn
Kimballton
Kimbaltton
Lusi Company
New Millinery Store Promotes Spring Hats for Ladies
A new millinery shop in the R. Anderson area invites women to visit and view the latest Spring models and charming designs for Misses and children. Hats can be retrimmed on request.
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Anderson
Eye disease cures offered by Dr Weber at Park Hotel
Advert says glasses fix eight eye issues and claims headaches cure. Granulated lids watery hue and ingrowing eyelashes cured by a new method. Former patients urged to visit for free exams at Park Hotel. Mentions Chas Broadway Rouse who died recently and promised $1,000,600 for eyesight restoration.
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Park Hotel
Chas
Brodway Rouse
New York
Chas. Brodway Rouss
Dr. Weber
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OWA Farms
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Thas Fair
Journal Exim
Cameron News
William Kratels
Wm, Deist’s
Grover Hognissen
Art
Keese
Joshua Jorden
Louis Hasetrasser
Arthur Schrader
Jose Johnston
Arthur
DeWitt
Nick Doffing
Gray News
Louisa Myers
Mrs. J. Shimgledecker
Jay Bridenatine
Carroll
Bir
Ralph Theismen
Edith Halford of
Manning
Marreil
Frank Stough
Charlotte Michigan
Will Stough
James Barrick
Lobraille
Rom Gray
Milton Crow
LO. O. F. Brothers
Mae McLaughlin
Audubo
Bea Lancelot
Scranton
Prof. Lancelot
Ludwig—Buford
Samuel
Teast
Jim
Harry
Samiel
Sam
Tian
Ethel
Gorng
Cicero
Carrie
Baltimore
Chicago Daily News
Fean
Hans Marquesen & Son
Panama
Vail
Pillsbury’s
Sac Atlantic
Peter Anderson
Laudmand’s Bank
Hon&sy Prie's Clothing Co
E Ra, la
Ora Petersen
A. H. Weber
Cross
John Riley
Sastor Corser Drug Store
Upaiaien
Bita
Lowa
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