West Union Fourth of July Event Amid Rainy Delays
Crowds gathered in West Union for the 4th despite rain and cloud, with 179 tickets sold at the station and over 300 from the county seat. L F Lybarger of Philadelphia delivered a well-received speech, races occurred as scheduled, and the industrial parade drew near complete participation. A ball game between Waucoma and Postville stretched to eleven innings before Postville scored. Two accidents reported included a woman struck by falling timber and a girl possibly fatally injured by a team. one report remains unverified. An ad for Electric Bitters highlights health restoration claims and local drugstore availability.
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West Union
L. F. Lybarger
Philadelphia
Waucoma
Postville
Clermont News Mixed Village Notes and Visits
Local items recount visitors and trips in Clermont area. Residents from West Union, Miniota, and surrounding towns attend church, picnics, and social events. Notables include Bishop Morrison confirming at the Episcopal church and Mrs Cummings caring for a sick mother in Postville.
Public Sale At Elgin On July Eight Nineteenth Century
Public sale to be held in front of Patterson house west of the depot in Elgin on Saturday July 8 commencing at 2 o clock. Items include chairs bedsteads bedding common chairs dressers tables carpets and more. Terms cash for sums up to five dollars and six months on larger amounts with good bankable notes at seven percent interest.
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City of
Elgin
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dollaro Earned
Advertisement argues small daily savings compound into greater sums including frugal spending and buying seeds for a garden. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as cheap protection that can avert medical costs, noting it is sold by local druggists. The snippet mentions Tiller & Son and visitors from Orville and T. T. Miller in Ottumwa.
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Chamberlain
Sli
Ruth
E. N. Davey
Agnewville
July Weather Forecast By Ray Honoka Prophesies Multiple Storm Periods
Weather prognosticator Ray Honoka outlines a volatile July with six acknowledged storm periods. Predictions include thunder and lightning, high winds, rain, hail, and shifting barometers, leading to cooler spells and eventual rising temperatures as storms progress eastward.
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Ray Honoka
Minoh
Verisia
State of laws OFFICE OF AUDITOR confirms Clermont State Bank ready to transact
The Clermont State Bank in Clermont Iowa is examined and found to possess the full required capital under Chapter 11-12 and Title of the Iowa Code. Authority is given to the named corporate group to transact state bank business per articles of incorporation. First Board of Directors listed: Kk. J. Berry, Win. Larrabee, Nels Helgerson, F. W. Ferguson, Bo Lien, Jas. H. Sheshan, Win. Larrabee, Jr. Dated Des Moines June 15, 1905. Sealed official notice. includes Chamberlain remedies anecdote and a theatre note about Terry’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
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Clermont State Bank
Clermont i
Iowa
Bank 8
Lowa
W Stata Bank
Kk. J. Berry
Win
Larrabee
Nels
Helgerson
F. W. Furguson
BO Lien
Jas
H. Sheshan
Larrabee, Jr
Des Moines
Breeding Cattle Trade And Local Family News
For RENT rooms above Shaffer barber shop. Klingman sold a fine young short horn bull to John Fuller of Elkader for 70 dollars. Miss Ella Lehman to Cedar Rapids next Saturday to resume nursing duties. John Boleyn family visited Oelwein relatives over the Fourth. W T Grover did business in Deborah Monday. Miss Lena Borger returned to Chicago Monday.
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Wm. Hendershott
Org
West Union
E. C. Tatro
Mason “Olby
Misa Nancy “MicKthley
Chicago
John Reidy
Winthrop
H. A. Neff
Geneva
Winnifred Wickham
Weat Union
Miler Farm
Martha Harwood
Ebus
Austin
Minn
el Carragher
A. Klingman
John Fuller
Elkader
Ella Lehman
John Lehman
Cedar Rapids
John Boleyn
Oelwein
W. T. Grover
Deborah
Lena Borger
Chidag
Mississippi River high water dates from Sabula Gazette
Record excerpts list peak Mississippi stages from 1880 to 1905 from Sabula Gazette with dates and heights. A brief editorial note argues for fair compensation to sons for work, urging humane treatment and emancipation timing, citing Trigg and local visits by Alfred Bauder Dr. King Abe Moats and Mintie Earle.
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Beesley
Sabula
Mississippi
Errey
Seers
Alfred Bauder
King
Monticello
Our City
Abe Moats and
Volga City
David Moats
Mintie Earle
Fayette
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Terry
Monster
Mammoth Canvas
Shetland
Stevens
Stevens Aris Ana Tool
Ofioorze Pals
Undertaker
C. L. Freiburghaus
Van's ‘Abstract ‘and
W. van Atten
West Alan Lowes
Bopp
Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
Muhlenthalers Bros. Drug Store
Wadena
Elgin Grounds
Uncle Tom's Cabin Show
Fred G. Gehring
Fred Bo Borg
Stoehr's Pharmacy
Clermont ‘News
N.N. Larson
Wweb Union
Lathrop
Wealk
Andrew Gunderson
South Dakota
Father Barns
Rockwell
Father Farrelly
T. L. Green
Westington
Yas
Callar
J. Johndoin & Songto
Thos, Powers, Jr
Jerry Cahalan
Weet Union
Way
Gladden
Cg, Haug
Mackin
Minneapolis
M. Ruinn
HH. Sheehan
G. S. Fideli
Maurice Burke
Lizzie
Devorah
Misa Myrtle’ Bryant
E. M. Pringle
Nellie Fitzgerald
Imarata
Daniel Fitzgerald
Maggie Sheehan
Leroy, Minn
Irena Walsh
Thos. Colliton
Lydia Ryser
Follett
Earlham
Dugan
Mina
Kennes
Bloating Praire
Mia
Cumminsa
P. H, Cummings
Tiller & Sony
Orv
T. T. J. Miller
State of Laws Office OF Auditor
Tom
Terry Company
Stockton Kay
Bank
Igin Lowa
Ben Achors
David Jagobia
Vicu-Py
United States
Europe
I. J. Monnehan
Fothergile
Daway Hotel
Eien
Wowal
Fi. S. Hansel, Pt.d
Trigg
W. T. Gruyer
Tre
J. W. Bopr
ST. Louis
St.joseph
Kansas City
Otara
Colorado
Elgin AB
Sun
Pony Rock Island Ticket
M, Allen
Missouri River
Ene
B. Schori& Sons
Eigin Town
B. W. Markham
Clermont
M. Dorland
G. A. Dovad
Dorland
Phillips & Manoa
Fey
W. Ovkaents
W. Bonal
Clements
National Bank
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