21 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text appears to mix train times and local items with unreadable codes and partial numbers. No coherent event or names are extractable. the readable bits hint at a timetable or notices but lack clear subjects or dates.
In a farmer oriented ad section a wide array of parcels is offered for sale or exchange. Listings include 4 acres for 46 dollars per acre with water and outbuildings, 200 acres at 65, 160 acres at 50 to 65, and 400 acres near a railroad at 45. Several 80 to 160 acre tracts, some fenced, some with school access, are advertised with trade options including cattle, 1,200 to 1,500 in trade, or exchange for different sizes. Also notes on local activity, auctions, and community notices accompany the land listings.
Fred Heileman and family visited Hamlin on Wednesday for the Botna Valley Creamery Association meeting. Officers elected for the year: Nels B Hoegh president, Drace Soren gen vice president, Chris Nelson Bec treasurer, J. P. Nelson treasurer, with Fred Heileman and Peter Jensen named directors. Adjourned to January 18, 1906. Also notes a reception in Atlantic hosted by S. Hunter of the Atlantic Iron Works and county supervisors. Gun is from Audubon County and praised for support in business.
Audubon residents and visitors are listed in a bustling town- Page of notes. Names include Dr. Riley, Dr. Koob, J.C. Powell, Chris Farrell, George Wahlert, and many others. Local business transfers, farm sales, clergymen, and holiday plans appear alongside public notices, lost items, and upcoming sales. The page also features a devotional poem reflecting on virtue and reward.
A collection of short notes mentions November bank clearings in major cities, a Roosevelt tribute from Colorado, Carnegie's donation to Westfield college, and critiques of labor unions and gender roles. It also covers Buffalo Bill horses, a health proverb, a Milwaukee book ad, and musings on raising boys with debt-like costs to parents.
A collage of disparate notes and snippets recounts sums of money paid in Cuba soldier claims, barbershop markets, Boston bean usage, Russia Japan China, and a witty dialog about Alice Roosevelt and Longworth. It hints at publicity, finance, romance, and everyday humor without a single unfolding story.
A boy writes an odd essay detailing hens as curious animals with no noses teeth or ears. He notes their digestion and uses for plum puddings while mentioning wings and fright reactions. The text includes garbled phrases about health products and a mistaken medical claim.
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