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Beaman's drug store advertises every size of school supplies
Local item lists Foley and Dr. Foley's products at Beaman's drug store with prices five cents for any size. The notice also catalogs a long string of social visits and greetings from Chariton and nearby towns including Ottumwa, Derby, Albia, Osceola, and Des Moines as residents travel and host relatives, students, and teachers during a week of community life.
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Charles Copeland
Des Moines
Elijah Copeland
J. A. Hall
Liberty
Center
Catherine Copenhafer
Lillian
Meier
Ottumwa
D. B. Cowles
Carl Taylor
Derby
Chariton
Frank Hendrickson
Eee Asie
Lisgap
Batorday
Beaman’s
Louise Moore
Leon
Cecil Holmburg
Manning
Gus
Helena Roach
Hazel Bell
Charles Fitch
Rock Island
Illinois
Webster Hakes
Chicago
A. P. Kirby
Humeston
Gus Becker
Birdie Foster
Montrose
Colorado
Sophia
Hannah Johnson
Albia
George Watts
Lincoln
Township
Oskaloosa
Elsie Newell
Clarence Moore
Woodburn
E. H. Morgan
Eliza Wagner
George Scott
Frank Savacool
Mary Ward
Scrantoh
Wayland
Mies
Grace Clark
Corydon
John Mauk
John Clouse
L. H. Buasseile
Lucas County National Bank
Marengo
Effie Henderson
H. L. Johnson
Nellie
St Joseph
FO. McEndree
Will Culbertson
May
Ames
A. L. Champlin
Laurell Lenhart
Villisca
Sabnedy