Chautauqua Programme at Chariton Iowa 1903
The Second Annual Lucas County Chautauqua runs August 8 to 16 in Chariton Iowa with daily programs. Highlights include Gen Ballington Booth lectures and music by McConnell Ludwig Day and the Chicago Glee Club among many speakers artists and sacred concerts.
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Lucas County
Ballington Booth
McConnell
Ludwig
McIntyre
Gen
Booth
Briggs
Bingham
Elias Day
Maud Ballington Booth
Heart Story
Japan
Chicago Glee Club
Fridpay
Wagner
A. A. Willetts
Sunshine
Chicago Glees
Church
Girl sought for general housework by Mrs O W Stuart
A notice seeking a girl to perform general housekeeping tasks for Mrs. O. W. Stuart. The advertisement asks applicants to apply to the listed contact for the position.
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O. W. Stuart
Hold Your Horses At Chariton Barn Auction
Wisecarver Bros invite owners to Edson's barn Chariton Friday June 26 to sell any number of colts horses and mules fit for market. Bring your stock and they will buy.
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Edson
Chariton
Wisecarver Bros
Farming in the Great Southwest Exponent of Prospects
Notice requests a copy of works on money making along the M. K. & T. Ry. Address Katy 511 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis, Missouri, for publications bearing on prospects. The Earth And The Man is cited as having close relations and the phrase Farming in the Great Southwest is described as a true exponent.
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Great Southwest
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Unclaimed Letters at Chariton Postoffice
List of letters remaining unclaimed at Chariton Iowa postoffice for the week ending June 6 1903 includes FL Gabbert Mr SJ Jones Miss Lizzie Spiker Mr WE Hale Mrs Sarah M Sand. Callers must say advertised. L F Maple P M.
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Chariton
Iowa
FL Gabbert
SJ Jones
Lizzie Spiker
WE Hale
Sarah M Sand
L. F. Maple
P. M
Parents and guidance in a boy essay
A clipped piece reflects on parents as everyday guides for boys and girls. It contrasts fathers and mothers with simple lines about plans and roles, noting fathers shape choices while mothers provide care and support. The tone resembles a child’s candid, imperfect drafting about family life.
Many June Weddings Celebrate Ida Johnson and Claude Voss
Miss Ida Johnson of Whitebreast township wed Claude Voss of Des Moines at the Johnson home on June 24 1903. Rev J P Borg officiated with August and Herman Johnson as assistants and Grace Voss Anna Lundegren as bridesmaids. A large reception followed and the couple plan to reside in Des Moines.
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John Johnson
Whitebreast Township
Ida Johnson
Claude Voss
Des Moines
Oscar Lundegren
J. P. Borg
August
Herman Johnson
Grace Voss
Anna Lundegren
Ide
Joan F. Johnson
Dempster Manufacturing Company
Col
Warren S. Dungan
A. H. Chittenden
Presbyterian Church
Mary Edna Dungan
Joseph Braden Culbertson
Lohengrin
Nellie Culbertson
Myrtle Dungan
R. F. Smith
Denver
Colorado
Culbertson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Warren 8. Dungan
Howard Culbertson
B. & M. Railway
Democrat
Este Huff
S. P. Kneeland
H.C. Smith
McCook
Nebraska
Warren W.W. -Dungan
Burlington
Ruth Kneeland
Malyen
V. O
McElhinney
Wedding at First M E Church Unites Hanson Lindquist
Rev Felix Valentine Hanson of Red Oak marries Josephine Lindquist of Chariton at the First M E Church in a June 24 1903 ceremony. The event includes a Swedish Lutheran background with readings by Amanda Westling and a reception for about 250 guests. The couple plans a honeymoon to Sweden returning in November to Red Oak.
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J. P. Borg
Swedish Lutheran Church
Amanda Westling
Minnie Lindquist
Chas. Bengtson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
August Lindquist
Chariton
Augustana College
Rock Island
Ilinois
Red Oak
Hanson
Brooklyn
New York
Halland
Sweden
Stockholm
America
E. O. Burgland
Galesburg
Illinois
Forest Hallin
Kewanee
Anna Lindgren
Des Moines
Alma Johnson
Mabel Anderson
John Johnson
Ottumwa
Amelia Walgren
Altona
Susan Anderson
Laura Peterson
Carl H. Nelson
Menominee
Wisconsin
Local items note visits and travels around Chariton
Local notices record visits by Mrs. Ben Litton and Mrs. Ed Randolph of Cleveland. Several residents travel for visits, business, and conferrals with family in Albia Osceola Indianola Oskaloosa and Lucas. News mentions the Epworth League convention at Diagonal and a typhoid illness of Brakeman James Hamilton.
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Ben Litton
Ed. Randolph
Cleveland
Esther Webb
Russell
Chariton
Jessie Copenheffer
Oakley
Ida Noble
Stant Hooper
Burlington
B. Ralston
Albia
Joseph Ekleberry
Union Township
Bosin
Wyoming
J.P. Hardin
J.D
Osceola
Maud Teas
Alma Law
Epworth League
A Texas Wonder Hall’s Great Discovery Ad
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hall’s Texas Wonder Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims relief from gravel diabetes and other ailments for men and women and promises mail delivery if not sold locally. Testimonial letters from Iowa and Missouri are included.
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Texas Wonder
Hall
E. W. Hall
P. O. Box
St. Louis
D. Q. Storie
Marriage Licenses Granted by Clerk Wells
Clerk Wells issued licenses to several couples at the office. Notable names include Laura Walker and J Voss, Ida M Johnson with B Hansen, Josephine Lindquist with Jos B Culbertson, and Mary E Dungan, with dates and ages obscured by unreadable text.
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Wells
A. Lazebeer
Laura Walker
J. Voss
Ida M. Johnson
B. V.hansen
Josephine Lindquist
Jos. B. Culbertson
Mary E. Dungan
Miss Lula Miller Plans Return to Colorado Bar
Miss Lula Miller, visiting relatives, heads to Colorado to rejoin her uncle at the Jets Bar, signaling a likely relocation and continued family ties in Denver.
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Lula Miller
Colorado
Wgs
Real Estate Transfers June 1903 Chariton and surrounding towns
Transfers list from June 1 to June 20 1903 detailing sales by W P Davis C W Ramsey J F Stoops A C Davidson EA Temple Randr Z Anderson J L Swick EC Colestor F Spiker Croston A Pearson Parkison Williams J L Clowser J P Davis Land J C Peacock P Evans G H Sutton J L Linn and others. Properties include lots and tracts in Chariton Russell Derby Benton Warren Union Whitebreast Cedar Oaksey Pleasant and Lucas with prices ranging from 60 to 8600 dollars.
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W P Davis
R L Davis
Chariton
C W Ramsey
H E Jewell
Oaksey
J F Stoops
J H Cook
Russell
A C Davidson
J H Bristol
Zeddie Wiltsey
EA Temple
Barbara Walton
Randr Z Anderson
Michael Kenney
J L Swick
S N Brock
Derby
Colestor
Spiker
Croston
Maggie Devlin
Lucas
A Pearson
E F Halpin
Whitebreast
Parkison Williams
B Steinbach
Warren
J L Clowser
T. S. McGee
Benton
R Bonnett
Grace Bonnett
GW Larimer
F R Crocker
Ain Pleasant
I N Long
L Simmons
Ain Cedar
J P Davis
For Sale Griffis Property East 5 Rooms Acre Lot
For sale is the Griffis property in the east with five rooms and a half-acre of land. It features fruit varieties, a fine cellar, and is described as first class. Bargain price offered.
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Griffis
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Iss Ludwig
H. J. Hamlin
O. O. Howard
Miss Church
Howard
Father Love
John B. Gordon
Wagners
Ross Crane
Man
Voss Johnson
Hanson—Lindquist
Olive Roddy
Lillian Noel
Indianola
Lizzie Bailey
Eliz. Stearns
Near
Laura Jones
Oskaloosa
W. W. Beardsley
Bert Smith
J. D. Griffin
Will Roth
Jack Martin
Creston
Frank Tindell
Mary Peel
Eil Dismore
Centerville
A. M. Trimble
C. F. Miller
Lacona
City
G. P. Campbell
Davis City
Reuben Martz
Brakeman
Jas
Hamilton
Lincoln Township
Robert Marshall
Winifred Hughes
Orient
Kate Bates
Chicago Great Western Railway
Edwin B. Magill
Mer
Dep’t
Fort Dodge
LoVe
G. W. Pickerell
Spokane
Washington
Lidderdale
Lanesboro
Mgr
Carroll County
Omaha
Edwin D. Magill
Culbertson Dungan
Texas
Keokuk
Geo. Mummert
Jas. H. Roach
South Eighth Street
Rea & Beem’s Book Store
Mortimer Wilson
Edward Kelley
Insurance
Iran
Curtis
East Side Square
Chariton, Iowa
HH. Larimer
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