Want Ads Rates and Classifieds Details
Advertisements outline rates for up to 25 words at 26 cents per insertion over 25 words plus 1 cent per word for each insertion. Additional weekly handling charges apply for mail to the office. Cash with order. telephones accepted with upfront payment. End-of-month billing adds 10 cents per line. Various listings include workers seeking jobs, room and board for eight dollars weekly, livestock, furnaces, office supplies, and hardware items with specific prices and contacts in Elgin and Osborne Town.
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Want
Coffin Mixup Shocks Funeral in Serville Village
Mourners carried Jose Merintes's coffin to a cemetery chapel in a Serville village meet. They placed it beside another coffin, then the lid of that coffin rose and a man stepped out. The caretaker explained he had a favorite resting place and caused confusion among mourners.
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Jose Merintes
Serville
Spain
Alestag
New York Lad The First Suffrage Privilege Permit Ting
New York state granted women the right to vote on school matters under a suffrage privilege, marking a milestone in local civic participation. The move allows eligible women to influence school policies and budgets, reflecting broader momentum for women’s suffrage in the era.
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New York Lad
New York State
Medieval Guild Names From Feast Custom
The term guild derives from medieval craft associations known for annual member feasts. The custom of gathering each year for a feast gave rise to the word used for these groups and their related payments.
Iowa open season for fox and furbearers announced
The northern zone in Iowa opens November 10 for fox mink otter civet and skunk with closing January 16 1998. Spearing or shooting otter or mink with a shotgun is banned and fox den or skunk den destruction is prohibited.
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Iowa
Fish and Game Commission
Sense and Nonsense in a Local Scene
A collection of quips and sketches with the real estate agent, a prospect, and a Scottish joke. Characters include Murphy and Pat in a playful exchange about rest and presence, a cemetery with lights, and a Scot asking for a single spur in a sadler’s shop.
One's Personal Business by a Society of Insight
An editorial on opportunity and interior life arguing that society and exemplary men offer paths, but true development rests with the individual’s inner life and choices. The piece surveys personal growth and societal influence.
Glorious Victory From Chinatown Sage Quote
The Washington Star presents a pithy quote from Bi Ho of Chinatown: he who learns to control himself may conquer his own worst enemy, reflecting on self mastery as the path to victory.
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Bi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Swat the Fly Numbers Forecast in Season Growth
A playful remark calculates that a common house fly and its descendants could reach 1,006,181,249,320,720,900,000,000,000 by season end, illustrating exponential population growth in a humorous way.
Graphic Quotation on Alabama Monument at Chickamauga
A quotation carved on a Chickamauga battlefield monument references memory and grief. The line speaks of vision long since flown and memory as the sole support for grief, reflecting Civil War era commemorative sentiment tied to Alabama.
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Alabama
Chickamauga
The Box Elder Bug Invades Homes In Large Numbers
Decorah Public Opinion reports a two to three week invasion of box elder bugs in homes. Bugs about eight millimeters long with an alto voice feed on box elder and apple tree leaves, entering houses through unknown openings. The scientific name Jeptocoris tributatus is noted, but locals still call them box elder bugs.
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Decorah
U K U Sigma Tau Delta Initiates At Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University honorary literary society Sigma Tau Delta held an initiation and banquet at the women's dormitory on Friday October 28. Initiates include Dr A E Bennett Dr W C Mangold Faith Appelton Zinita Appelton Loraine Coolidge Loraine Carpenter Donna Leamon Donald Seavy Vane Erway Norma Kelly Dorothy Goebel Mary Clement Ray Walters Anabel Ingels Vera Oldfather Martha Godman Dorothy Severs Naida Peckham Claire Culver Mildred Carpenter The officers outlined the society aims to promote reading and writing with highest honors for published work.
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Martha Godman
Dorothy Severs
Naida Peckham
Claire Culver
Mildred Carpenter
Sigma Tau Delta
French Navigator Curlang Inspires Tattoo Trend
Paris La Matin notes that voyagers crossing the English Channel often commemorate the journey with anchor or flag motifs. The piece highlights travelers and their enduring urge to mark maritime adventures with inked symbols of empire and republic.
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Curlang
English Channel
Empire
Republic
Paris la
Matin
Election results and party tallies across townships
A fragmented list shows candidate tallies for governor, U.S. senator, state officials, and local offices across Clermont and ILLYRIA townships. Rep and Dem results appear for Hoover, Roosevelt, Field, Murphy, Turner, Herring, Haugen, Biermann, Reed, Goheen, Hager, Mullaney, Thompson, Hough, Cline, Meyer, Lee, Buenneke, Nehring, Robertson, Carnes, Cooney, Smittle, and Lauer among others, with multiple term notes and scattered totals. The text ends with an abrupt stray sentence about a dog and a hunter.
Fragmentary clipping item names Victor Sander and Andrew Holmes
Fragmented OCR text mentions Victor A. Sander and Andrew Holmes amid unreadable fragments. No clear event, date, or context available.
Recoat Your Root Before Spring With Mule-Hide Coatings
Coatings available in cans or dull finish. We recommend applying to prevent leaks before spring. Also offering Pennvernon Glasa a clear bright glass product for desired use.
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Osborne
Town
Busch and Smith Strain
Elmer Larson
Elgin
White Rock
Carl Schori
Daroc- Jersey
Towa
Chester
Olof Berg
Sayle
Ides
Wadena
Echo
Elwin
John . Howard
Shropshire Bucks
Marshall Beims
Feller’s ‘Hardware
West Elgin
Mc‘Casky
Crosby-Wirth
U. S
Elgin Echo
He Ee
Clear Lake
Cornelia
Clarion
Fish and Game Department
Izark Walton League of America
Public Information Department
National
North Bank Drive
Chicago
Til
Murphy
Pat
Laugén
Biermann
Desa
BBC
Reed
Goheen
Dem
Hager
Mullaney
Thompson
Hough
Cline
Meyer
Lee
Buenneke
Traoger
Meskel
Sheriff Nehring
Robertson
Johnson
Carnes
Cooney
Gormer Smittle
Walsh
Lauer
Bortner
Hettler
Humphrey
Clermont Township
Hoover
Roosevelt
U. 8
Field
Turner
Herring
Rae
Congress
Haugen
Indge
Sherif Nehring
Recorder Johnson
Dam
Smittle
Dent
Illyria Township
Senator Field
Rep
Biermans
Treasaver
Tracger
Menke
Recorder
Tohnazon
Walah
Terin Lauer
Terman
Duct
Victor A. Sander
Darity
Grandpop
Aarontik
Schori & Kuster Elgin
L. C. Smiths
Underwoods
Remingtons
A. L. Riley Company
New Hampton, Iowa
R.P. Strauch
Elgin, Towa
Phone Nui
Aome
Wadena Savings Bank
J. W. Thiele
Elgin State Bank
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