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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
7
Monday evening at Chris tad church filled as the Canadian Colored Concert Company performed. The program featured solo and chorus work, specialty acts, a male quartet, and an acclaimed mimic ad in performer L W Tucker whose apple sermon drew laughs. The orchestra contributed strong selections and receipts exceeded $60.
For sale a second hand De Laval No 1 and farmland in Yuma County Colorado offered by Bertol Jensen Audubon. The notice touts cheap farming lands near Denver about 8,000 feet elevation with good water and climate. Travel to view costs ten dollars round trip from Omaha with car fare refunded if lands not as represented. Also promotes Chamberlain remedies and local suppliers.
Reports from St. Petersburg expose a government push to crush the proletariat with expanded powers for governors and possible martial law. Strikes and revolutionary fervor spread from Lithuania to Poland, while Witte and the palace fortify positions as unrest simmers across Russia. An army mutiny mood and Manchurian prisoners uplift rebellious zeal, signaling a tense, nationwide crisis.
Jericho council pushes revival as Deacon Spooner proposes a lively camp meeting to rouse townsfolk. A practical joke by a local man with beehives derails the plan, stinging citizens and halting the effort, while the deacon vows to avoid future missteps and charges higher interest on loans. Also notes Iowa liquor dealers plan to lobby during the legislature to ease petition rules.
Deacon Spooner preached a church revival in a rural town, coercing sinners into the field camp setting. Over 200 residents gathered as tents rose and sinners were urged to repent, with a dramatic closure involving a wagon and public proceedings shaping the town’s religious scene.
Des Moines December 7. Old soldiers urge legal support and seek positions from the board of supervisors and sheriff. The long standing practice of spoils in appointing sheriff clerk auditor treasurer and recorder is expected to be disrupted by a new law with January 1 appointments to come, signaling a likely struggle for offices.
The Des Moines Capital announces a week long Bargain Day from December 21 to 28 offering a full year 1906 subscription for $2.00, regular $3.00, available by mail to new or old subscribers. Old subscribers must clear arrears to January and pay $2.00. mail a letter or hand the payment to a postmaster, publisher, or newsdealer.
Three major Chicago institutions controlled by John R Walsh suspended operations. Chicago Clearing House pledged to pay depositors in full and protect customers. National Bank Examiner C H Bosworth took over Chicago National Bank as regulators investigated large private loans to Walsh enterprises, including railroads.
North Wester Lumbermen's Meeting in Minneapolis from January 16 to 18. A low rate is arranged by Rock Island. delegates should contact line agents for tickets. Train service is described as very good, with attendee care promised.
Thousands of farmers have begun feeding cattle for market in the last two years. Many this year feed for the first time. The advice urges feeders to take cattle to market if they ship and to learn from the sale day, gaining valuable experience for the future.
The Rock Island lines arrange cut rate one way colonist tickets to the West and Southwest for settlers to claim lands. Fares are half the first class rate plus $2 with details via ticket agents or John JG Farmer Cedar Hapida Iowa.
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