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Fragrant goods and local sales note town ads
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century column lists fragrance and soap ads, local shop notices, and promotions at Funke’s, Jayne & Kaye’s, Capper & Shafer, and other stores. It mentions a bright girl baby born near town, tickets sold to Clermont, a death in Seattle, a new churn at Wigin Harmers, and various local happenings including ball games, banking moves, and travel party plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Ward
Dickingon
Seattle
Wash
Iie
Wai
Wigin Harmers’ Duty Association
Muntola
Minn
Biaves
Gon
Waterloo
Hugensick
J-F
Uriell J.J
Kann
P J. Cain
Chas
Johnson
F. J. Krieds
D. D. Murphy
Andrew
Nelson
Dover Township
Castalia
Mississippi
Turkey River
Adolph Woelbel
Alf
Elgin
Weibel
Jé Wan
Gantuat
Shaffer's
Rooke
Cathy Satt
Cuppar & Shaker
Ball Gate
Eikaderrg
Coppar & Shaifar's
Ehoreh
Awerica
Wall
Luther Vollege
Ttis
D. J. Murphy
The
Temperance Union
Dubuque
Waukon
Keana
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
United States
Monroe
Hannibal Hanlin
Abram Lincoln
Decorah
W. J. Alnaworth
Bishop
Henry Schaal
Luana
John Schaal
Enat Bibport
Earn Daummermuth
Wallaces
West Union
Las Yaturnad
Huarne
Opt Ton
Charles City
I. D. Shatter
Awgria
Payette
J. D
Anid
Fayette County
Highland Camp
Elkader Argus
Ruther
Insur
F. B. Haley
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Julian E. Hall
Tall
J. J. Case Threshing Machine Co
Capper