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Gale era and local notices from West Union pages
A collage of short items reports a gale at the office, lightning killing a cow near town, local visits by Mrs Falb and family, and various ads. It notes a West Union dentist offering painless extractions, a canning factory upgrade, park purchase, fair travels, and several residents’ health and travel notes including the Sipes and Kennedy cough product promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Finke
Fred Neidecker
Cannom
West’ Union
John Grover
Oelwein
John
Qelwein
Iowa
Union
DeWitt
Mushlenthaler Bros
Leslie Mattoon
Alaunch
Leslie
Arthur Sipes
Speeter
R. G. Anderson
Leigh Wada
Stoehr
Eigin Canning Co
Gelwei
Rock Island
Des Moines
Kenyon
Gary
L. H. Oswald
Effort Hunsberger
Cedar Rapids
F. A. Conner
Forest City
Kennedy
Muehlenthaler Bros
G. I. Schmidt
Pharmany
Dickinson
Wife
N. D
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
Prof
Tyler
Amherst College
Muehrenthaler Bros
O. M. Benson
Aug Benson
Jackson
O. M
Missouri
Cedar Rapids Bank