Mt Olive News Gathers Small-Town Happenings
Local notes mention October 15 voting for prohibition, silo filling as a pastime, and staged remarks on diplomacy. Items include Henry Feast considering a farm purchase near Cherokee, Bert Howard visiting, and Oscar Johnson learning of his sister's death. Auctioneer E B Rutledge reports many sales planned. notices discuss elevator repairs and grain intake disruptions.
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MT. Olive News
Oscar Johnson
D. C. Thompson
Iowa
South Dakota
Mt. Olive
Didn’t Count First Fair Autoist Incur Damages
A brief exchange recalls a fair incident where one autoist asks if any damages were paid to a man run over. The other replies no, stating the man was his husband and escaped injury.
Plain hiring at the Benham-Till intelligence office
A brief notice cites requests to obtain a plain cook and a plain stenographer through the Benham Till intelligence office as part of a domestic employment inquiry.
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Benham
Intelligence Office
Othello Bets Dark Horse Run For Night Match
A lighthearted note on betting terms as Sackson Buskin plans to play Othello while Pil Betts muses on a dark horse. Bookyer Betts claims he wasn’t aware of the race.
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Sackson Buskin
Bookyer Betts
Two Chances on Wartime Auto Gun Question
A dialogue fragment contrasts a new automobile gun for modern warfare with a blunt reply that if it fails to shoot the enemy it will run him over. It claims a "Power of Multiplication" and notes potato bugs could, if all survived, produce 60 million offspring in one season.
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Hix
Dix
Fresh cranberries and local notices in Garber ad page
Substantial local snippets cover Garber’s cranberry barrels and garments arrival, Sioux City visits by Mr and Mrs Kiernan, Miss Jutin Wihlen’s Alta visit, dental office closure, and various family trips. Several farm sales and land bargain mentions appear along with travel to Manson and Des Moines for inspections and enlisting.
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E. A. Harris
An. Byron
Garber’s
E. S. Kiernan
Sioux City
Jutin Wihlen
Alta
W. Moulton
J. J. Waddell
A. H. Waddell
R. B. Howell
Mr. Howell
Mattie Howell
F. L. McNear
Anthon
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
F. L. Long
Fresh Start: A Life Reconsidered and Regret
A man reflects on past chances and wrong turns caused by adverse circumstances. He imagines a fresh start with new knowledge to avoid repeating mistakes. The past looms as a sealed chapter, constraining his present and future in a moral reckoning.
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Philadelphia. Ledger
Obituary: Phillip Fassler Dies After Illness in Aurelia
Phillip J Fassler died at his home in Aurelia on September 28 1917 aged 63 years 10 months and 7 days after four years of illness and two strokes. Born in Stein Baden Germany he came to America in 1897 and settled near Cherokee Iowa later moving to a farm near Aurelia. Survived by his widow and nine children. Funeral services held at home and the German Evangelical Church with burial in Present Hill cemetery.
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Phillip J. Fassler
Aurelia
Mr. Fassier
Stein Baden
Germany
Missa Louise J. Zipse
America
Cherokee
Iowa
S. A. Nysted
Ralph Rohde
Quimby
B. R. Beeghley
Fassler
G. A. Mennerich
Peterson
Thief
Remeon
Preasant Hill Cemetery
Neighbor’s heartfelt thanks for support during illness and death
We sincerely thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness and assistance during the illness and passing of our beloved husband and father. We also appreciate the beautiful floral offerings and especially the choir for the songs rendered.
Illinois Central East Bound and West Bound Passenger Train Notices
Railroad schedule fragment lists east bound Train 6:20 and 9:15 a m and west bound Train No 631 and 638 with passenger numbers 16 22 0222 222 and freight No 691-400. Contains garbled times and numbers from an OCR excerpt.
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Eta Eee
Wba Eees
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wesed-Krotch Union Suits
Cooper Underwear Company
O. K
Roycroftie
U. S
United States
Elbert Hubbard
the Clothing Department of
J. Lewis
United States Secret Service
Henry Feast
Bert Howard
Yuma
N. M
E. E. Rutledge
E. EB. Rutletge
Amelia
Divtarieh & Son
M. Bengtson
Farmers Elevator Co
C. DeVries
Kleeberger's
Pionthely
Aurelia Sentinel
Wallaces’ Farmer
Lae
Ines Au
Ann Litar Tin Geta
Garber's
E. H. Simmers
S. L. Bunday
Arlington
S. D
Will Reeder
L. Newburg
Orange City
G. L. Lakin
Elsworth
Town
Otto Satter
C. H. Lockin
Coraline
Manson
Earl ‘Hoon
Leland Dawson
Ralph Fritz
Des Moines
Navy
E. A. Simmers
George Mummert
Will Glawe
W. N. Streff
Sibley
Ang
Mr. Simmere
Mr. Mummert
W. P. Dawson
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Bernard Paulson
Aurelia, Iowa
Illinois Central
G. J. Lewis
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
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