Local notices and social rounds from Indianola
Correspondence records residents traveling for business and visiting kin, including Perkins illness, Ashby trips to Indianapolis and Des Moines, dances at Art Patterson’s, Effie Wallace’s vacation, and various visits by Carl Saunders, Taylor family, Clare, and others. A short prose anecdote, An Actor Named Suett, ends with a humorous misidentification at a theater door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Wallace
Schoo
Des Moines
Sylvia Ferguson
Carl Saunders
Carlisle
Rends
Taylor
Indianoola
Clare
Indianola
Lastreek
Robi. Harrison
Jay
Community notes and local happenings from Oakley district
Obituaries for John Farry and Chas Clark, amid community sympathy. June 16 marks Chas Hemp hill's birthday with neighbor ice cream and cake. Local movers include H. James losing a horse and Mrs Hansen visiting Smyrna. School board awards No 7 contract to Mr Brister. Miss Jessie Copenheffer visited. Oakley gains a tenth telephone line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hemphhill
Cherley
H. James
M. Early
Chariton
Bruce Hunter
Des Moines
Oakley
No. 7
Brister
Jessie Copenheffer
I. V. Noble
A. J. Krutsinger
Richard Nickleson
J.T. Ramsey
Idaho
Laxey Isle of Man Known for Mines and Great Wheel
Laxey, Isle of Man serves as the headquarters for the island’s lead mines with over half ore mined there. The town is famed for its 72 foot great wheel erected in 1854, noted for its stable operation and minimal oscillation since installation. A anecdote from Evangelist notes a boy’s quip about whistling being quicker than thought.
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Laxey
Isle of Man
He Could Afford It Gown Question Ends in Consent
A dialogue from a Chicago Post piece shows a woman asking John to buy a new gown. He questions affordability, learns it has been ordered, and, with a resigned sigh, concedes he can afford it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Immortality and dedication in Ruskin’s view cited in exchange
A Ruskin quote contrasts immortality with reason love body and mind while a Bertie Appleby exchange hints at Thursday dinner plans and Friday hunger in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ruskin
Bertie
Appleby
Burlington Route Excursions and Special Fares
Saengerfest in St Louis June 16 17 with return June 2 1903 one fare plus 2 dollars round trip International Convention Christian Endeavor in Denver round trip from Chariton 19 25 dollars July 1 10 final limit August 31 1903 Summer excursions to Colorado Utah and Black Hills one fare plus 50 cents round trip On sale daily June 1 September 30 1903 return limit October 31 1903 Homeseekers excursions first and third Tuesday each month one fare plus 2 dollars limit 21 days E O Wilson ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saengerfest
St. Louis
International Convention Christian Endeavor
Denver
Colo
Chariton
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
E. O. Wilson
Eureka Springs Spring Season At Crescent Hotel
The Top of the Ozarks town hosts a spring season with mild weather. Under Frisco System supervision the Crescent Hotel is promoted as a premier hostelery. Eureka Springs lies within a night’s ride from St. Louis or Kansas City via the railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozarks
Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs
St. Louis
Kansas City
Train Schedule Details West North Branch and Ottumwa Lines
The timetable lists arrivals and departures for trains No. 2 1 and 3 along with fast mail and passenger services, with routes between Chariton Ottumwa North and South branches. It notes daily operations except Sundays and includes freight trains Nos 118 119 and accommodating services Nos 124 125 126 127 with specific times for arrivals and departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jing
Pracee
North British Daily Mail and Express No 2 Limited
North BC No. 4 Daily Mail and Express No. 2 Limited appears in this brief notice with reference to publication numbers and daily issue sequence. The listing confirms ongoing newspaper distribution and issue labeling for these titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North BC
Expre
Rocky Mountain Tea Sold By D Q Storie Ad
Advertising copy promotes Rocky Mountain Tea to lift mood and energy. The notice lists a price of 36 cents and credits D Q Storie as the seller.
Loans On Farm Property And Mortgage Investments
We have money on hand to loan at low rates on good farms and hold many first mortgages for sale. If you have funds to invest, examine them. We guarantee payment of all loans and furnish complete abstracts of titles with each loan. Interest collected for investors without charge. Larimer and Crocker. Call at our office in Opera Block or at First National Bank.
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Larimer & Crocker
Opera Block
First National Bank
Kansas Estate Sale Offer for 3200 Acres in Lane County
Estate settlement advertises 3200 acres for 9600 dollars. Property includes twenty miles of two wire fence four room sod house stable two wells and windmills with 200 acres under cultivation. Located six miles from the railroad in Lane County Kansas. Also notes a large list of Iowa farms and town property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Settle Estate
Lane County
Kansas
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Dumps
Norwood
N. B. Perkins
W.E. Ashby
Indianapolis
Ind
Bloomington
Art Patterson
Hiberty Center Telephone Co
Fannie Snuggs
Q. A. Wallace
Er Ashby
J. F. Conrad
W. B. Thompson
M. E. Church
A.L. Arnold
Geo. Pirimmee
Suett
Liberty
John Farry
Chas. Clark
Hecathorn
Burlington
Frisco Eee
Rego
Chicago Great Western
Afton Junction
Limited
Expreee
Mail
Daiy
A.C
Jenk E. Wright
Lucas County
Munger’s
Fourth St
W. E. Ballard
the Chariton
National
BANK
Capital
W. C. Penick
B.O. Penick
Will Culbertson
Lloyd Penick
H. O. Penick
Sam’] McKiveen
O. H. Evans
Alex Mole
MONON
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lafayette
West Baden
French Lick
Paoli Springs
the Carlsbad OF America
Frank J. ReEp
G.P.A
Minn
Farms and Loans
W. Larimer
United States Depository
S. H. Mallory
F.R Crocker
W. P. Beem
Ass’t
J. H. Robbins & Co
Wm. Retherford
Penick Bros
Chariton National Bank
The
Weare Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Mutual
A. B. Alexander
A. A. Ekfelt’s
Undertaking Department
A. A. Ekfelt
S. of
S. W. Cor. Square
Fluke’s Stock
East Side Newsdealer
Chariton, IA
H. D. Copeland & CO
Union Stockyards
NEW Exchange Building
Cuaniron
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