Bulletin No. 21 Property Listing Offers Wide Options
The bulletin advertises a new property list with residences from small to large, land from 20 to 20 acres, priced down to 20 per acre up to 873 per acre unimproved. It promotes cheap parcels, timber land, and many residences for exchange or sale, plus stocks and small farms. Money to loan on any security. no show fee unless sale closes.
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Bopp
Soneyond Theta
Jong
Semly
Savery Town
Tragedy at Jim's Hotel in West Union this Sunday
Homer Neff killed Rose Falk and Branjet Sullivan at Jim's Hotel in West Union before taking his own life after a deadly confrontation fueled by jealousy. Sullivan survived. Miss Falk died within hours. The incident followed a prior recital at Elgin Opera House where local performers earned praise.
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Payetta
Jim
West Union
Homer Nef
Rose Falk
Branjet Sullivan
Miss Fulb
Mr. Sullivan
Jim's
Neff
Sullivan
Sullivans
Ned
Dong
God
Nin White
L Le Ainsworth Health Improving at West Union
L Le Ainsworth of West Union is improving in health after a serious illness covering the past three weeks. He was gravely ill last Thursday with doubts about his recovery but has rallied since Friday and shows steady improvement since then.
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L L Ainsworth
West Union
Brown Forbes Wedding Seals Elgin Pair in 2002
On January 1 2002 a quiet home ceremony united Nellie Forbes and Charles B Brown at the D O Forbes residence in Elgin. Only close relatives attended and a wedding dinner followed before the couple departed by evening train for New York City. Nellie Forbes, an Elgin native, is described as accomplished and esteemed, while Mr Brown is noted as a capable government employee in New York City.
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Forbes
Elin
Nellie Forbes
Charles B. Brown
New York Cty
New York City
Elgin
Ely
Mrs. Brown
A Short Paper Seeks Better Content Next Week
The note explains the paper missed its standard due to a sudden office disruption. It promises improvement next week and notes readers are traveling south for winter via Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. It touts lowest rates and directs contact with agents for full information.
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Fate
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Chicago
St Louis
Arto
Adgenta
Jnok Farmer
AGP & T
Cadav Rapids
Lows
Mary Sullivan Sullivan 63 Died at Home Higin Iowa
Mrs Wm Sullivan died at home in Higin Iowa on June 8 1002 aged 63. Funeral services were held Monday January 6 at Brainard with Rev Rice of West Union. interment in Brainard cemetery. Born Auburn Ohio January 15 1880 she lived in Illinois and Michigan before marriage in Bughandin Michigan in 1861. Eight of ten children survived with her husband. She joined the M E church in 1858 and remained faithful. A devoted wife mother and neighbor remembered with love and esteem.
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Wm. Sullivan
Higin
Iowa
Brainard
Rice
West Union
Mary Lonish Vinton
Auburn
Ohio
Tadiqunn
Ilinois
Mis
Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Obituary notices for Rosa Falb and Anna Muller in Elgin area
A Gard of Thanks note expresses thanks for support during illness and death. Rosa Falb, born in Canton Bern Switzerland in 1809, died January 4 1903 in West Union. Funeral June 8 at German Baptist church Elgin. Interment Elgin cemetery. Rosa lived in Elgin town eleven years as stewardess at Lishers hotel. Anna Iseli Muller born in Switzerland 1831 emigrated 1847 to America, married Rudolph Muller 1855, mother of ten. Died 1881 in Elgin Goemat Baptist church funeral June 7. Interment Elgin cemetery. Surviving children listed. Community sympathy extended.
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West Union
Rosa, Falb
John
Catharina Palb
Germ Baptist Church
Elgin
Town
Havok
Nicide
Rosa Falb
Canton Burn
Switzerland
America
Setbhid
Ilgin
Lisher’s
Adolph Baumgartner
Elin
Jon
Rudolph Muller
Elgin Goemat Baptist Church
Hack
Elgin Cemetery
Anna Iseli
Ohio
Alexander
Lewis
Rudolph
Frederick Mutler
Yunter
Rock Valley
Iowa
Vunter
Muller
Amusing Farce At Elgin Opera House Tonight
Dan Sherman leads a lively company at the Elgin opera house in a lighthearted farce. The show features a brass band and orchestra, with enough plot to thread a string of humorous anecdotes for regular theatergoers and casual audiences.
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Ban Tucker
Elgin Opera House
Dan Sherman
Great Auk egg sells for record price in London sale
A London auction saw a single egg of the great auk fetch 1222 dollars amid fierce bidding. With only about sixty five eggs known to exist collectors prize this rare item, as the great auk is believed extinct. The report recalls a 1821 sighting near St Kilda and notes the bird's awkward land gait and swift underwater flight.
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Nobre
Hirde
Fuk
London
Existance
Tate
Dr. Fleming
Hebrides
Goa
St. Kilda
Chicago News
Whistling Praised as Health Booster by Doctors
The Chicago Chronicle reports on German and Swedish doctors endorsing whistling as a health aid. They describe drill schools, back-lying breathing regimens, and chest neck muscle development, claiming long deep breaths during intervals of sound production improve fitness and even provide musical enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butey
Ain
Chicago Chronicle
Lobster Shortage Law Enforces Fines Across Massachusetts
Massachusetts fish and game agents crack down on short lobsters amid revenue fears. A Lynn man faced a $275 fine after more than fifty short lobsters were found. other fines began at $10. A seafaring lobsterman suggested repealing short lobster laws to allow a free scramble, arguing lobsters will go away anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission
Lynn
Cape Cod
New Foundland
Boston Globe
Sunflower Seed Oil Seen Replacing Cottonseed as Substitute
An Egyptian newspaper reports sunflower seed oil may replace cottonseed oil as a cheap versatile substitute for olive oil in salads and other uses. German chemists have shown it can be a viable raw material, with potential for wide commerce, dyeing, lamp oil, and gum production.
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New York Press
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