Norwood News This Week
Correspondence from Norwood reports Jess Perkins's ill child and Fannie Snuggs on the sick list. Bert Cunningham adds a porch, cook room and paint to his home. Lizzie Kail of Carlisle visited Geo Wallace and wife. Jacob Messman of Clarke county died last Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Wheeler barn struck by lightning last week. John Crawford hauling material for his new Norwood house.
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Bert Cunningham
Lizzie Kail
Carlisle
Geo. Wallace
Jacob Messman
Clarke County
W.J. Wheeler
Fannie Snuggs
John Crawford
Norwood
Local notes from Liberty watch health visits and town gossip
Miss Jessie Mauk attended commencement in Chariton and visited Mrs. H. H. Dillman. H. H. Newhouse and wife visited Father Morrison in Lincoln township. Aaron Burgett is near death from consumption. Hi C. Howard sick this week. Dr. H. L. Stewart treated animals near Oakley. Oakley decoration night delayed by rain. Rural Route Carrier Gillaspie’s route split by water. Cowles surveys water conditions. Ramsey traded goods with Farber. Grover Farber runs the store. Bertha Baker of Piper Bros. visits Chariton. W. S. Long engages in politics in Oakley. A. M. Wheeler hosts friends and likely votes. W. H. Burgett grinding chicken feed.
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Burgett
Burlington Route Excursions and Related Travel Plans
Travel notices list multiple Burlington Route excursions including one fare plus surcharges to Indianapolis Saengerfest St. Louis and Denver Christian Endeavor events. Dates span June to August 1903 with round trips, return limits, and sale periods. E O Wilson, ticket agent, notes homeseeker trips on select Tuesdays.
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Travelers Protection Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
E. O. Wilson
Bryan Farm Visit Reveals Named Pigs with Political Echoes
A correspondent visiting William Jennings Bryan at his farm reports a tour of livestock ending with three pigs. The guide labels the animals as Sixteen to One the dam and Mark Hanna the sire, linking them to political figures and themes of the era.
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William Jennings Bryan
Proposals for Liberty Township School Case Bid
Notice announces bids for the erection of a school building in district No 7 Liberty township Lucas county Iowa. Plans and specifications available at the county auditor's office. Bids due June 20 1903 by 1 pm. Contract to lowest responsible bidder. Completion by September 1 1903. Bond required. J O Kenney secretary Dalley
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Liberty Township
Lucas County
Iowa
J. O. Kenney
Secret Dalley
Pioneer matron of Belinda passes May 29 obituary
Mrs A R Byers of Belinda dies quietly on Friday morning May 29. Born near Bloomington in 1831, she and Addison R Byers farmed in Iowa after marriage at the Vanney homestead. Survived by nine children, four predeceased her. A devout Christian, skilled in home duties, music, and hospitality, she joined the Disciples in Iowa and taught Sunday school. Funeral held May 31 at home, burial in Strong Cemetery.
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Bloomington
Indiana
Andrew
Rebecca Vanney
Charlotte Mary
Jave
Addison R. Byers
Vanney Homestead
W. J. Houston
Christian Church
Nathan N
Nicholas C
Schuyler C
Harvey L
Benjamin F
Maurice L
David A
Amanda J
Rebecca A
Iowa
Presley Foster
Nazareth
Christ
The
Baptist Church
Richland
Columbia
Fowler
Knoxville
Strong
Pitman Taker of Humeston Advocate Stepping In
The Humeston Advocate announces Sadler Bros. sell the plant to E. K. Pitman a longtime printer and publisher. The paper commends Pitman and wishes him a splendid future with Humeston. A postal bulletin notes no new rural routes will be ordered until July due to Rural Free Delivery overspending about $20 000 prompting budget cuts.
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E. K. Pitman
Humeston Advocate
Sadler Bros
Pitman
Humeston
Post Office Department
Loans and Investment Offers on Good Farms
Larimer and Crocker advertise money on hand to loan in any amount with prompt service and low rates on good farms. They offer many first mortgages for sale and guarantee payment of all loans. Abstracts of titles are provided, and investors are charged no interest collection. Call at the Opera Block office or First National Bank.
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Larimer & Crocker
Opera Block
First National Bank
Groceries and Provisions Listing Prices
A price list titled Groceries and Provisions shows cash terms for staples including beans butter cornmeal chickens eggs flour hams lard potatoes salt and rock salt with per sack and per pound rates. It also lists grain seeds hay and live stock items such as timothy seed corn oats rye cattle and baled hay with unit prices.
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Chariton
the Money Saver
East Side Square
Cash IS
King
Chariton, Iowa
Jenk E. Wright
United States Depository
Ss. H. Mallory
FR. Crocker
W.P. Beem
Ass’t
Eureka Springs
Ozarks
Crescent Hotel
St. Louis
Kansas City
Frisco System
MONON
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lafayette
West Baden
French Lick
Paoli Springs
the Carlsbad OF America
Frank J. Reep
G.P.A
Minneapolis
Minn
Jess Perkins
W. E. Ashby
Indianola
Liberty
Jessie Mauk
H. H. Dillman
H. H. Newhouse
Lincoln Township
Father Morrison
Aaron Burgett
Hi. C. Howard
H. L. Stewart
Lacona
Oakley
Gillaspie
Cowles
Burlington
A. R. Byers
Belinda
Chariton Markets
W. E. Lewis
Swift & Co
Sresseree
Edeeveeveere Coaeseeenues
Butler Co
Evans
Walnut River
A. L. Strohecker
East
Douglas Ave
Wichita
Kans
Lewis
Yrany Prarson
P.B. Weare, Pres
Chas. A. Weare
Weare Grain Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Suite Crozier
Iowa 1
Mutual
A. B. Alexander
Mgr
H.D. Copeland & CO
Union Stock Yards
NEW Exchange Building
First National Bank, Caantron
Iows
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