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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
7
A collage of opinion notes and scattered banter from The Meanderer includes mock letters, social observations, road funding talk, and editorial chatter. It references Iowa roads, correctionville satire, Perry visits, and a cheeky note about a marriageable girl. The piece preserves local voice and regional concerns in a mosaic of period vent.
Local ad column lists multiple sales and offers: secondhand household goods, tools, a stamp puller, gardens, building hardware, and farm items. Also promotes Chamberlain remedies, insurance, roofing, and a bank. Notable notices include lost silver watch in Correctionville and real estate listings near Anthon Iowa with prices and contact names.
A dated directory snippet lists HOMER A SMITH MD surgeon eye ear nose throat services and eyewear. GH BARRIS successor to Dr Ramedioth with office near powtodica. DR W H WHITE correcting location in Correctionville Iowa. A F McQUITTY offers general practice. L COOK dentist with stove to Dr L F Crate in a building south of the post office area.
A compact listing of Correctionville businesses and their owners or roles including Adams L P Insurance Cosis tions Allen Dr C A Veterinarian Anderson Modern Hotel and others across banking, dentistry, grain coal, real estate, livery, lumber, furniture, and services. Notable entities include Bailey State Bank Burgs G H Dentist Merchants State Bank Logan E C Lawser Lucas F Livery Barn and New State Telephone Co.
A historical lodge directory lists multiple bodies and meeting dates including Burning Bush Lodge No 174 A M meets the first Monday before the full moon KA. Sion Ww M Fielding McQuitey Stella Chapter No 17 O K & meets first Friday on or before the felt moon M G Feltus WM Gladys Wesigy Src Woodbury Encampment No 126 meets second and fourth Thursday monthly Chas Stevens PA F Wilson Scribe Stax Valley Lodge No 470 IOOF meets Torstar Rupert Rowse Leonard Bragger Sec Little Stost Rebecca Lodge No 434 meets second and fourth Wednesday monthly Mrs Minnie Randolph X G Willow Camp No 2738 MLW meets the first Wednesday monthly Danl Jones V Co A F Fairchild Sec Rachel Camp No 2279 RK A meets third Wednesday monthly Mrs Jeannette Ross Orache Mrs Leonard Frugger Sec Homestead No 735 Yeomen meets fourth Friday monthly A Welsch Foreman C W Grawburg Correspondent William Baker Post No 238 GA R meets first and third Saturday after noon monthly Warley Reynolds, Adjutant, Wm Baker Relief Co No 73, W R C auxiliary T G A Piet Xe 8 Merits fuel and thine Friday afternoon of each seventh Mrs J P Sarzent Pres Mrs T A Coon Sec
Fragmentary text mentions No 331 and No 52 paneer No 7 fredent or freteint. references a time around 1:24 and 2 a m. Context unclear but appears to be schedule notation from a train listing.
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