Exira Items Seed Corn and Local Notices
Local notices and classifieds itemize seed corn for sale by Olaf Jensen and promotions for garden seeds at 5 cents per package from E D Cotton. Announcements of sales on wallpaper chairs and a local concert by band boys. Travel mention of Mrs Guernsey visiting Chicago, plus health notes on John Braun of Lemara. Also items on washing machines, music at Macabee hall, and a Rhode Island Reds eggs offer. Post and cattle inquiries near Extra with DeWitt Carbolized Witch Hazel sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bose
Rhode Island
W. J. Lancelot
Death of Mrs Velma Susan Partlow at 44 in Extra Iowa
Velma Susan Partlow born in Canada December 10 1868 died at her home in Extra Iowa April 27 1908 aged 44 years 4 months 17 days. She married David Workman in July 1890 and had no children with him. Surviving three former marriage children. Funeral at M E B church in Extra with Rev Bates. interment near Audubon Iowa beside her father. Relatives listed from Dexter Ida Grove Menlo KirkmanIa Audubon. Floral tributes and an insurance policy noted. Also local notices about hammocks and a cream separator trade offer.
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Velma Susan Partlow
Canada
Houe
Extra
Iowa
David Workman
Thie County
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Guthrie County
M. E
Audubon
Harlan
Mra
Troxel
Dexter
Heraman
Ida Grove
John Randolph
Wm. Pardow
Menlo
Chap. Bristol
Kirkmania
Jeanie Hensley
Kroeger
W. M. Workman
M. EB
Bates
Audnobon
For Sale Lenna B filly by Star Lace in Iowa
Lenna B a famous three year old filly daughter of Star Lace owned by John Crane will be sold as I have no need for her. If you mean business write J A Pingle Bagley Iowa. Small profits and none of them in our motto Walker.
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Lenna B
John Crane
J. A. Pingle
Bagley
Iowa
Walker
Horses for Sale and New Wind Mill Contract
Two brood mares with foal aged six years, two costa one yearling and one two year old. One driving team weighing 1700, one old mare, a 30 OluF Jensen. Just signed contract for The Perkina Wind Mill praised for longevity and reliable setup by our expert Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oluf Jensen
Governor Cummins Addresses Large Opera House Crowd
Rodney Martin returns to hospital and visits by George Andera of Butte. Gov Cummins spoke to a large crowd at the Opera House Tuesday evening. Heia a pleasant speaker and his remarks were listened to closely. A P Petersen traveled to Faifax South Dakota last week and returned with his wife this morning amid reports of a severe snow storm early this week. For The Perkins Wind Mill its many years of use and proper setup are highly recommended.
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Gov. Cummins
Opera House
Heia
A. P. Petersen
Faifax
South Dakota
Hia
Corn For Sale and Notable Pet Bequests Across Europe
The item lists corn for sale and a string of whimsical bequests of pets from various wills. Notable entries include a greyhound annuity, a parrot to Queen Victoria, a dog named Jacko, a monkey, a cat with pension, a tortoise inheritance, and a parrot kept by royal promise with a yearly stipend, all cited from the Westminster Gazette.
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A. T. Newhold
Salford
Toulouse
John Spooner
Chicago
Jacko
Christians
Venice
Harper
Souchat
Westminster Gazette
Once Was Enough For Her And The Eccentric Ouida
A New York editor recalls Ouida the writer of genius with white gowns mittens and dogs. Her eccentricities hid a seed of common sense, as she comments on a princess and her maid about a dinner gown at a ball and the moral of propriety.
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Flovence
New York
Ouida
Orisini- Vecchi
Dolores
Guides
Icerones
Beppo
Copper Mines Most Valuable Says Walker
George A. Walker in the Republican argues mining is uncertain and warns investors they buy into a hole or others ideas. He notes vein endings end stock value, cites science guiding expectations and claims the top US mine by today’s dividends is a copper mine due to cheaper, larger output.
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George A. Walker
The
Republican
United States
Milwaukee Sentinel
May Interest You No One Kidney Cure Claim
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure will stop irregularities and cure any kidney and bladder trouble within medicine's reach. The pitch is attributed to Nick Doffing.
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Foley
Nick Doffing
The Count Barred by Proud American Father
A daughter pleads to marry Count Batezhenyoni Przchzstetics, a family-spirited tale of love and social prejudice. The millionaire father, aiming to protect his American ideals, rejects the match despite the couple’s affection and the count’s alleged flaws. He cites lineage, appearance, and nationality as barriers, preferring an American union over a foreign title.
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Batezhenyonyi
Count
Bat
Count Batezhenyoni
Temple of Fame
Lil
Indan
Chicago Record-Herald
Farmers Holiday Draws 87 Teams to Square
The town celebrated a farmers holiday with 87 teams tied to the hitch rack around the square as livery barns filled and paddles horses stood by. Farmers and merchants mingled amid rainy days, exchanging cash and produce, while Olaf Jensen advertised top chicken feed as the old hen kept selling product.
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Bueineaa
Corn Shelling Outfit and Services Advertised
A local notice promotes a complete corn shelling outfit ready for orders and wood-sawing by the job or day. It also includes a tonic ad for Rocky Mountain Tea and Dr Shoop pain tablets, with contact details and a probate notice from Audubon County court dated 1908 about the Hedegeard will.
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Ant
T. H. Lastine
Helliater
Nick Coffing & Co
Earth as Food in New Caledonia and Java
In New Caledonia New Guinea and the Malay archipelago the consumption of earth as food is common. In Java and Sumatra a clay paste is prepared and baked into thin tablet cakes resembling dried pork. The Javanese also eat small clay figures modeled after animals birds or people.
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New Caledonia
New Guinea
Malay Archipelago
Java
Sumatra
Opinion on love at first sight from Old Ipach
A girl with fluffy hair asks Mr. Oldbach for his view on love at first sight. Old Ipach dismisses it as an optical illusion, calling it an optical irruation rather than a genuine phenomenon.
Notice To Contractors for Cement Crossing Bids
Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Extra for cement crossing construction per ordinance and specifications on file in the Clerk’s office until April 15, 1008. Bids deposited with the Town Clerk must include a certified check of 250 and guarantee contract execution. Town Council may reject any or all bids. Dated April 15, 1008. W. B. Hellyer Town Clerk N. Hansen Mayor
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Audubon County
State OF Iowa
Raemun Hedegeard
Said
Krastaus Hedegaard
Charles B. White
Extra
Ang
W. B. Hellyer N. Hansen
Kidney Cure Claims Remarkable Recovery by Wayne Man
Mr L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes that after suffering kidney disease at age 60 he could not rise from bed or stand straight. He used Foley's Kidney Cure a dollar bottle and part of a second, and he says it cured him entirely.
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L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Waka
Woley
Foley
Nick Dofling
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EXIRA
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E. D. Cotton
Findlay
Ralph
Earl Tilley
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Gale
John Rendleman
Anna Braun-Bauer
Iowa City
Lemara
Frank
John Braun
Mesara
Dr. McCall
del Disbrow
Henry Jacobson
Joe Dufford
Miss Mc
Maccabee Hall
Miss McCall
DeWitt
J. E. Walker
J. L. Winne
Mrs. Workman
Walker's
R. P. Henningson
Perkina
Rodney Martin
George Andera
Butte
Montana
Fre Andere
Perkins
Ralph Ackers, Sr
Findlay’s
Claes
J. B. Comnrardy
WILLB
Queen Victoria
Pather
Sam
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Pennsylvania
Jas. Walker
N. Hansen
Rocky Mountain Limited
Colorado
Baflet
Atlantic
Denver
Olber
Rock Island
Utah
California
Ia Island
P. Rutherford
Omaha
Neb
W. B. Fryberger
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