Elgin Canning Co prepares modern plant for 1912 pack
The Elgin Canning Company completes remodeling of its Elgin factory with new machinery and a sanitary, up to date building. Start of the 1912 canning season scheduled for Monday September 2 with initial loads tested Saturday. State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn offers employment contacts for Iowa farms.
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Elgin Canning Co
Elgin
Edward van Duyn
Iowa
van Duyn
Des Moinés
Mr. van Duyn
Progressive Party plans mass convention at West Union court house
The Progressive Party calls a mass convention at the West Union court house on Saturday August 31. Voters must decline in writing their desire to affiliate to participate. Eleven delegates will be chosen for the state convention and decisions on county and federal nominations will be considered. Signed by Whitmore Backus Patterson Clements Stevenson.
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Progressive Party
Court House
West Union
F. Y. Whitmore
G. W. Backus
W. B. Clements
C. W. Stevenson
Faytte County Fair Set To Return With Expanded Events
West Union prepares for Fayette County Fair next week with a bigger program and family tickets at $1.00 covering all days. Entry closes Tuesday noon. Plus notices of local deaths and visitors, including Mrs. Magdalena Ritz aged nearly 92, and health updates on Lew Etter.
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West Union
Fayette County
E. A. Mellree
Magdalena Ritz
Tred Ritz
Ames Receives 50000 Gift From Morrell Endowment Fund
Towa's agricultural college at Ames gains 60000 from Morrell endowment via federal act. Treasurer Morrow moved funds from U S treasury to the state college. Local notes: families visiting Elgin Cedar Rapids and Remsen for illnesses travel. various residents plan stays and visits. a college course and decorah programs noted. Several residents return from trips to Cedar Rapids Chicago Wisconsin and Des Moines during August.
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Towa
Agricultural College
Ames
Morrell Endownment Fund
Federal Congress
Morrow
United States Treasury
State College
Prominent Bank Offers Liberal Deposit Interest
The article extols a trusted bank as the safest bridge through financial turmoil. It promises easy funds movement between banks via deposits and notes that credit grows with money on deposit while praising the bank’s reliability and liberal interest rates.
Indian Killed On Track Near Rochelle Ill
Indian man sleeping on a railroad track near Rochelle Illinois was killed by a fast express due to negligence. The notice uses the incident to warn about the dangers of neglecting coughs and colds and promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a cure and preventive for lung trouble. A testimonial from J R Watta of Plympton Texas claims a remarkable recovery and weight gain after using the remedy. The City Drug Store offers a 60 cent and 1 dollar bottle with a free trial.
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Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watta
Ploydada
Tex
Dissolution Notice of C Son Partnership
Notice is hereby given that the partnership known as C Son has been dissolved this day and that the hardware business formerly conducted by the firm will operate under the name of the individual proprietor.
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Eva Weibel
Oelwein Register
Scott Co
Weibel
E.Z. Smith
Dewey
Oklahoma
Ed Rogers
Volga City
High Opera House
Carpenter
C. Son
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