State Fair Stock Show To Feature World Beater Barn
The Iowa State Fair expands stock facilities with a $10 000 brick and steel barn built in two weeks and 196 more stalls, creating a record stock exhibit with 1000 horse entries 800 cattle 8000 swine 500 sheep and 3000 poultry. Secretary Wilson will visit Agricultural day speak and judge, as farmers hold meetings on Wednesday Aug 26. Extra trains coaches will handle the fare and a half round trip rate to Aug 19.
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Towa
Wilson
Armour and
Pabst
Iowa
Local Man Credits Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy
Duffield Michigan resident O L Scott recalls his father visiting from Mason City Iowa two years ago when he fell ill with diarrhea and cramps. He says he gave several doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, sold by Williamson Drug Co.
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Mason City
Iowa
O. L. Scott
Duffield
Mich
Chamberlain
Williamson
How Show People Live On the Road in the Sells Floto Exhibit
A reporter tours the Sells Floto show and details the large dining tent seating nearly 400, the 28 tables with individual waiters, separate performer and laborer sections, and meals for about 500 people three times daily. It notes management of employees by category, daily meat and bread usage, and in-house refrigeration and lighting, plus physician Dr. OG M. Butler and the date Wednesday Aug 19.
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OG. M. Butler
Highland School Picnic Planned in Threlkeld Grove
The annual Highland picnic will be held Sept 3 in Threlkeld grove Lincoln township south of the old school grounds. Program includes 9:30 roll call 10:30 reminiscences 1:30 2 pm dinner 2 pm welcome by President John Moore and musical numbers by Carl Dixon Verle Jennings Marion McCullough Florence McCullough Leta Roberts Will Collison Rev Soxe and others. Election of officers follows.
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Threlkeld Grove
Lincoln Township
Schoo Grounds
John Moore
America
Carl Dixon
Verle Jennings
Miss Fitch
Marion McCullough
Rebeau Keller
Gow
Hazel McKinley
Fred Thompson
Florence McCullough
Leta Roberts
Will Collison
Soxe
Iowa
Crop Report from Iowa July Weather and Harvest Outlook
July rainfall averaged 1.77 inches with temperatures from 48 degrees on the 8th to 93 on the 29th. A hot wave peaked at 98 degrees with 24 hours above 70. Drought conditions cover Iowa and the corn belt while hay harvest proceeds. Seventeen days clear or partly cloudy, thresher results vary and government forecasts mostly verified. August 8, 1908. O. Burr, Observer.
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Iowa
Corn
Thresher
O. Burr
Real Estate Transfers for Two Weeks Ending August 4 1908
Transfers total listing includes A A Wilson to A G Cherryholmes and W P Nelson of a Derby lot for 3500 dollars. W H Brown to M and E McCormick of a Brookdale lot for 75 dollars. Martha D Waynick to S L Morri son of two Chariton lots for 235 dollars. Isaac J Phillips to Ada MM Bell of half of four Lucas lots for 350 dollars. A J W Eaton to Ada M Bell of two Lucas lots for 100 dollars. Jedidiah Knotts to Ada M Bell of a part of a Lucas lot for 75 dollars.
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A. Wilson
A. G. Cherryholmes
W. P. Nelson
Derby
W.H. Brown
M. &E. McCormick
Brookdale
Martha D. Waynick
L‘ ‘Morrison
Chariton
Isaac’ J. Phillips
Ada . MM. Bell
Lucas
Ada M. Bell
Jedidiah Knotts
Foley's Honey and Tar asthma relief claim
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as immediate relief for asthma sufferers claiming it has cured many cases resistant to other treatments. The fragment presents a marketing claim without any medical evidence or sourcing.
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Foley
Zere
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