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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
4
Auburn County Journal, Exit Iowa, advertises farm sales referrals with flexible payments. It promises to locate buyers, manage trades, and provide a long list of descriptions tailored to customer wishes.
A 100 acre farm five miles from town with good roads and in-house contact. The land features 40 acres level bottom with fine deep soil and 40 acres rolling with no waste land. About 40 acres sown to clover and timothy and a strong corn crop on clover sod, yielding seven bushels per acre. 40 acres well fenced, 10 acres hog pasture with woven wire. Deep well and windmill, house well supplied, a fine 6 or 7 room frame house, a new frame barn and orchard. Asking price 65 dollars, could rise to 76 before a year. Terms 3000 to 4000 dollars by March 1, 1907, easy balance terms. Journal
Property offering 120 acres at 50 per acre near a town with R F D access. 90 acres cultivated, rest pasture, well watered by springs. New ground with little stone or sand, Good improvements, suitable for stock and grain farming. Mortgage details show 3000 first, 2000 due by March 4 1907, remaining long term at 6 percent.
A real estate ad describes a 260 acre tract three fourths of a mile from a railroad market with good roads and a school nearby. It notes 40 acres under cultivation 70 acres bluegrass and pasture, remaining timber. Includes a stone quarry, springs wells and fenced improvements and a 4 room house. Priced at 45 dollars per acre.
A detailed old style farm advertisement offers 250 acres at seven dollars an acre on the main line of the railroad near Lawn. It mentions a good location 40 rods from a school, R F D delivery, a closed church, and a strong neighborhood. The listing highlights large tracts of cultivated productive land with deep black loam soil, no sand or stone, 100 acres of brush and timber pasture, bluegrass pastures, springs, a deep well and windmill, two tanks, bog pasture, an orchard with fruit trees, a 66 by 80 foot frame building, cattle sheds, hog houses, cribs, granary, and a fine four story house with stone cellar. Terms: balance easy.
A farm listing describes 210 acres at 67.50 per acre until January 1 1907 and 60 thereafter with one half mile from town on Rock Island. Features include good roads, rolling sandy soil, no stone, fenced hog and cattle pasture, orchard and groves, timber, water, a house, stables, and stock and grain facilities. Price requires 500 to 600 down and balance over a long time. Journal.
A compact farm listing describes a roughly 9 220 acres growing grain and stock with 6 acres of bottom land, rolling but smooth, 4 outbuildings, granary, big bath, fenced pastures, school 1 mile away, cheap price at 67 dollars per acre offset by easy terms. Exchange options include 80 or 120 acres.
An old classifieds item promotes a 120 acre farm for sale at 27.60 per acre claiming it will help a single man find a wife. The brief line promises a swift outcome and lists a location hinted by Here’s.
Seven miles from good town, roads good, coal underlay and timber covering most acres. Three buildings and a well painted house costing 2400 dollars. Coal bank in operation paying 400 dollars yearly royalty. 25 years of coal yet. Will trade for 1000 dollars in good trade. Journal Extra. fr spot of Iowa's rich dirt that will.
The Sun Shines Aw describes a 120 acre farm near a town with a solid road and proximity to a school. It highlights well fenced and cross fenced fields with pasture watered by springs and a strong well, a fertile cultivated area, timber, buildings, feed lots, a grove or orchard, and a roomy house with stables.
Adjoining farms fetch $60 to $70 per acre. This quarter of 160 acres offers rolling but cultivable land with only ten acres under plow and the balance brush and bine grass pasture. Fenced with woven wire, rich soil, large cattle sheds, barn, hen house, new horse shelter, stone walled cellar. Investment opportunity to profit with labor. Write to Journal office.
Buy today at 40. Sell in two years for 65 or 75. No. 43. 120 acres at 40, 4 miles from town, ½ mile from school, good neighborhood. 75 acres under cultivation, balance brush pasture. Well fenced and cross fenced. Fine crops, well watered. New four room house, coal and hen house, crib, stable, sheds, etc., all new. Will take a thousand in good trade or sell on long time. Very small payment down or good note. Will put in storm cellar. Journal office.
A real estate listing describes 60 to 225 acres near county seat with good roads, bottom land, rolling terrain, clover and timothy, well fenced with barns and sheds, water, and a fine grain land stock farm. Prices quoted from 2000 to 4000 with long time balance. Journal.
160 acres eight miles from town with good improvements rolling level soil and fine watering. Price 66 dollars per acre totaling 10560 dollars. One thousand dollars due March 1st 1907 with balance long time. No payments for two or three years then 100 dollars yearly thereafter.
No. 158, 107 acres offered at 55 dollars per acre. Almost level with small buildings, orchard, good water, and a black Walnut grove. Eighty acres of second bottom, all level except a small corner. A few acres are the lowest land subject to overflow. Handy to coal and two railroad markets.
A historic sale notice touts a 120 acre farm near two towns, 7 miles from a town on Rock Island Ry, 1 mile from a school. It highlights rolling but arable land, fenced pastures, orchard, and a 16 by 28 foot history house with barns and outbuildings. Deep well with mill, cistern, and wood house. Priced as low as 55 dollars per acre with easy terms, valued at 80 dollars per acre by contrast.
Suburban dwelling offered near school and church with five or six rooms, good stables and pasture, orchard, near a creamery. Gently rolling land, seeded, well fenced, one mile to school, 44 miles to church, close to shops. Call at Journal office.
A vintage health note advises asking a doctor for the medical name of a chest cold, which is bronchitis. It questions the seriousness of the condition and whether Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is prescribed. The guidance emphasizes staying in close touch with your family physician.
A garbled vintage advert copy mentions doctors and bilious symptoms like bad mouth taste, appetite loss, and headaches. It touts Ayer's Pills from the Ayer Co in Lowell as a remedy, reflecting period language and marketing style.
Forty acres located two percent miles from town with a gentle roll, grove, spring water, and an orchard. Features include a five or six room house, a good barn and outbuildings. Price 65 dollars with easy terms. Journal
Exira Journal advertises numerous Virginia and Iowa farms for SALE with detailed descriptions and prices. Listings emphasize land, water, barns, fences, and proximity to stations or towns, inviting inquiries from interested buyers through the Journal office.
Hamlin scene mixed with social notes on residents visiting relatives, births, illnesses, and travel. Events include funeral attendance for Wm. Hensley, new Rural Route carrier appointment for Grantness, and a shoe sale starting February 11 along with livestock, coal, and building materials shipments.
Friday evening February 15 the Emslie s Male Quartette will appear in Extra to give a high class concert. They present up to date classical and humorous selections and are well received. Don t miss it.
On February 21 Marius N. Juel of Rorbeck Lodge No 150 DB will initiate a class of eighteen or twenty candidates into the Danish Brotherhood. Members from other lodges are expected to attend to start the new group in good shape.
The Danish Brotherhood Lodge elected Nele Jenson Ex Provident Peter J Juel as President Willian Olaen as Vice President Jona F Peteraen as Secretary J E Tyenatrap as Treasurer Mads Madaen Jeorge Peteraen Trustebe Fred Wissen Carl Tyenstrop Rasmus Nelsen I W Peter Poulsen O W reports meetings on the first and third Thursdays at eight oclock p m Other items note Lulu Clark visiting the W A Clari home Chris Hansen anniversary attendance and depot business January ticket sales and a person funeral in Anita Caron sow sale weights and weigh ton shipment
Last Friday evening in Champion Hill Melville Township Miss Bertha Shelley near Elamin staged an entertaining school program followed by a box social. The house was filled with attentive spectators from nearby areas. The event showcased strong student work and the ambitious teacher’s efforts to secure good results. Many boxes sold at solid prices, creating a pleasant community gathering.
Mrs Argust Burr among the sick. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller welcomed a new son born last Thursday. The ladies missionary society to meet February 14 at Mrs John Sunbury. A snow storm and cold weather disrupted travel. A dancing party at Marah McNutt's, and a carriage mishap near Bidtodwin's caused a break down but no injuries.
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