Farm for Sale Near West Union Iowa at Great Sacrifice
An advertisement offers a large farm near Dunham's Grove about six miles southwest of West Union. The 220 acre tract includes a 16 by 24 foot two story house with 14 by 20 addition, a 40 by 60 barn, granary 84 by 44, chicken house, wood shed, corn crib, hog house and more. 150 acres are first class corn land. Asking price about 315 per acre with flexible down payment. Also lists smaller farms, residence properties in West Union and other county towns, with loan options and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunham's Grove
West Union
Oelwein
Dr King's New Life Pills Restore Digestive Health
A sufferer with stomach trouble finds relief as dyspepsia and indigestion vanish. He reports renewed appetite, stronger nerves, vigor, and better liver and kidney function. Sold for 260 at The City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
City Drug Store
Illyria Community News From The Week In Farming Vicinity
Farmers plowed corn while Mrs E Kimball visited Elgin. Sheep shearers worked nearby. Jock Shaffer hosted guests, Rosina Rothlisberger visited C Wenger, and many others spent Sundays with friends. School term closed by Katie Medberry. social gatherings at various homes. church sociable planned June 22 at Illyria Church. Fayette trip discussed to Dimmennapien exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kimball
Elgin
Jock Shaffer
Louis Wenger
Albert Kobler
Rosina Rothlisberger
C. Wenger
A. D. Shatter
West Union
Walter Rothlisberger
Arlington
Katie Medberry
Eldred Patterson
Ed Kohler
U. Wenger's
Len, Humphry
William Grover
Charley
O. L. Klingman
Amy
Edith Richards
Katia Medberry
Chas. Fritz
Carl Becker
Rose
H. Robbins
Fayette
Illyria
John Mattocks
Fred Reichert
Gander
John Johnson
Will Monlux
Gleaners Meet and Sunday Visits in Oak Grove
Oak Grove News notes the Gleaners meet on June 26 at John Howard's house. A flurry of visits spans Elgin and nearby households with many Howard family members and friends spending Sunday at various homes including Enos, Ed, Henry, Ira Bennet, Hugh Patterson, Hans Winkler, and EB Howard among others.
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Gleaners
John Howard
Tom Howard
Elgin
Enos Howard
Ben Conner
Ed Conner
Ern Holzer
Henry Holzer
Mr. Rich
R. W. Arc
C. W. Smith
Mrs
Craft
Hugh Patterson
John Wilson
Rob Wilson
Grandma
Katie Wilson
Hans Winkler
Electric Bitters Promises Health for Women Envy
Advertising copy touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervous irritability from constipation and toxins. It claims to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify blood, strengthen nerves, and improve skin and complexion. Available for 60 cents at The City Drug Store.
A Lesson From a Church Processional
A Columbus Journal writer extols a dholr boys procession into a church as a beautiful ceremony with a moral. The white capped child in the lineup embodies a nobler harmony, urging all to add a beautiful note to life and march toward the common good.
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Tha
Columbus Journal
Training the Feeble Steps and a Kindergarten Past
A reflection on a past cent school where children paid a penny and brought it in a corner, the rural kindly aunt taught obedience, humility, and daily labor in a kitchen setting, contrasting with modern kinder garten ideas and stressing a generation of weaklings.
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L .H. Sturdevant
Atlantic
Thrilling Rescue Details Bert R Lean Battle With Lung Trouble
Bert R Lean of Cheny Washington faced near death from lung trouble after a hard cold. He saw a Spokane specialist who offered no relief, then traveled to California with no benefit. Finally he found cure with Dr King’s New Discovery, now healthy and praising its power for lung trouble bronchitis and coughs. Trial bottle free, guaranteed by The City Drug Stone.
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Bert R. Lean
Cheny
Wash
Spokane
California
Dr. King
Local Folks Reportillness and Calls at Elkader
Mrs. N J Cold is among the indisposed. Neilie Nelson suffers an attack of quinsy. Henry Christainson visited friends at Elkader on Sunday.
West Union notes and social updates from County Seat Papers
West Union items list local trips and visits from E H Estey to Chicago and J J Berkey marries Em Dahl to Tillie Thompson. Residents attend school graduations and circus advance agent visits. Individuals include Miss Josephine Ainsworth Miss Emma Hancock R O Woodard Chris Sorteberg Avi Roland and Mary, with travel to Des Moines Elgin and Crown Point auto races. Local church, business and funeral notices also appear.
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E. H. Estey
Chicago
Josephine Ainsworth
W. H. Spear
North Dakota
Emma Hancock
Elkader
R. O. Woodard
Des l ' Moines
D. W. Clements
W. B. Clements
Weedum, ' Is
West Union
Iowa
J. J. Berkey
J. P
Em Dahl
Tillie Thompson
Decorah
Ida Hobson
State University
Iowa City
Hobson
Plenty Good Enough Aunt Chios Tries Cheap Pain Remedy
A poor wife endures abuse from a sober husband while nursing him after fights. She visits a drug store requesting a strong remedy for aches in the bones. The clerk suggests St Patrers Prescription, an old popular cure sold at one dollar per bottle, praised as good for man and beast.
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Chios
Ana Beast
Chloe
Lippincott’s
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed as Perfection Healer
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as unmatched for cuts burns bruises sores and more. It claims effectiveness for piles and skin conditions and promotes a 25 cent price at The City Drug Store. A separate note advertises lawn mower sharpening services at Lehman's Hardware.
A Boy's Essay on Ducks From a National Magazine
A schoolboy essay describes ducks as heavy birds with meat and feathers, poor singers with hoarse voices from frogs, water lovers with a balloon in the stomach to stay afloat, and two legs set back on the body. It notes that large ducks may have curls called drakes and that drakes do not hatch but loaf and swim. If given a choice, the writer would prefer to be a drake.
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Easay
National Food Magazine
Idler Severely Dealt With Under 1631 Act
An old English statute from 1631 punished able-bodied beggars harshly. Those found idle and unable to account for themselves could be beaten at the market town, sent home, and forced to work. A third offense carried death as punishment for an enemy to the commonwealth.
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Theness
Rolf
Commonwealth
Don’t Hurt the Birds in Agricultural Work
A Seattle Pos t Tacit Teleteller urges farmers and fruit growers to protect alive birds as essential helpers in agriculture and horticulture. Birds control insects and keep trees pest free, aiding real reform by preserving crops and soil health at the right time.
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Bseattle
Clermont News Notes Busy Local Travel and Visits
Clermont residents and visitors are listed with travels to Postville and Viroqua Wisconsin. Local youths and families visit relatives in Ossian Lisbon Elizabeth and Forest City. The Norwegian parochial school opens June 16. Dr. Bear faces three weeks of dental downtime. Captain Wolfs and Mike Wolfs visit local friends. W. 5S. Baily explores Waterloo relocation. Mrs. Walla travels from Oskaloosa to visit relatives and Mrs. Walls returns from Lisbon with brother Ellis.
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Ellis Pringle
Rob Pringle
Clermont
Baily
Waterloo
Ben Titus
Manchester
Wick- Ba
Bear
Joseph Wolfs
Portland
Oregon
Mike Wolfs
Forest City
Dad Meade
Ossian
Charles City
Arthur Walla
Oskaloosa
Parene
Robert Pritgle
Walls
Ellis
Lisbon
Suit Cases and Trunks at Capper's
We have just received a full line of trunks and suitcases. Call at Capper's to view the selection.
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Calland
Capper
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Colorado
Sume Mer
Wukley
Agent Rock Ishi
J. W. Bopp
John Falb
C. ©. Fothergill, M. D. fAoumore Physician
Alls
Davey Hotel
Enaie
Towa
Wallace Paters
Robert , Peters
Rose Wenger
Delwe
Wenger
Otto Kreuger
Edwin Kreuger
Kreuger
Lena Rothlisberger
Chas
Fritz
Mae
Henry McMillan
Oak Grove News
Mrs. Tlich
Wadjena
Ira Bennett
Mary Bennett
Will Brabham
Ward Brabham
Frank Boyle
Harvey
Willie
Howard
Learn
John Learn
Mrs. Miller
EB. W. Howard
Harmbny
Bett
Cent School
Gunder
Haines
Max Hunsberger
Kirkeberg
Johnny Halverson
Mary Halverson
J.J. Jacobson
K. Stearns
St. Olaf
Alma Mark
Gollmar Bros Circus
Montana
Chris Sorteberg
Breston, Minn
Avi. G. A. Roland
Mary
Ialgin
Emma Hertrich
Dora Mathews
Merle Riddle
Emil Halverson
Hlyzin
G. A. Roland
Karl Olson
Madigon
South Dakota
B. Nelson
Alhna Nelson
Red Wing
Minn
Tillie Holm
Highland
Dinah Kirkeberg
Helen Nelson
Safflay
Alvena Wold
Lonie Reierson
Theodore Wold
Tollef Tollefson
Norway Church
Chas. Kohler
J. B
Phillip
Illinois
Sile Crabb
Epworth
H. E. Herrick
Iad
Drake University
J. W. Dwyer
H. P. Hancock
C. W. Heiserman
Crown Point
Lehman’s Hardware
Toronto
Amheret Ott
Carrie Nation
Edmund Vance Cooke
Robert L. Taylor
Macey
Hinshaw Grand Opera Company
Hinshaw Company
Macey Company
James E. Watson
Oclwein
Cresco
Rosani
Juggler
F. E. Hirsch
Chas. H. Plattenburg
W. J. Atkinson
Mgr
Clermont News
The
Enterprise
F. K. White
Postville
Paul Bursett
Viroqua
Wis
Martha Barr
Delwein
Wm. Hendershott
Irvin Hendershott
Harold Tonjum
Houston, Minn
Sanger
J. M. Blake
Elizabeth, Ill
W.R. Blake
Fayette County
W. J. Rogers
Rogers & Adams
St Geuse Sumner
G. W. Kinney
Greenly Bros
Draymen
Lowa
Schori Bros Deslersin and Buyern of
Grain and Seeds
Eigin
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