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Local notices and community updates mix in a midwestern snippet
A jumble lists sales offers and small town life notes. Mr and Mrs Alfred Jacobs welcome a newborn boy born Monday August 21. Rex Jacobs wedds Helen Nicklaus with Rex’s parents from Des Moines present. Local educators include Harry Kelser leaving Elgin for Stuart to be principal, and Emmet Morris returning to Castalia as school head. Various visits, family trips, and residents travelling or staying with relatives are recorded along with a 10 percent discount at Lehman’s and Snowflake flour middlings sales.
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Lehman's Hardware
Alfred Jacobs
Stark
Des Moines
Rex
Helen Nicklaus
Harry Kelser
Elgin
Stuart
Werbel Mit
Rock Island
Lehman's
Phil Moser
Sam
Phil
N. W. Evans
Carrie Larson
Perry
Paul Doan
Belle Plain
Emmet Morris
Seattle
Washington
John Falk
Castalia
Ed West
Clarion
Clermont
Harley Steele
Roy Steele
Lebnait’s
Bivelyn Brannberry
Hvans
Evana
Mn Millinery
Oelwein
Kaiely
Fayette County Fair
Weibel Mill Company
Bert Enos
Balavia
New York
Hees
City Drug Store
Wallace Cravidall
Fayette
T. 3
Capper
Jada
Leslie Mattoon
Balem
George Moser
Minneapolis
Mia
George Vaughn
Manchester
A. Reiners
D. C
Hans Grether
Morris
Chas. Grover
J. B. McCoy
of Life Underwriters
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
New York City
Washington, D. C