Want Ads and Notices Rates and Local Listings
Classified items include ad rates of 1 cent per word per week paid in advance, 7 12 cents per line if not prepaid, minimum 25 cents. Entries cover radio repairs, sales of wood and livestock, organ inquiries, farms to rent, apples, books, pads, and various notices with names and locations such as Elgin Iowa West Union and Wadena. Multiple individuals and businesses appear, including Otto J. Blockhus E. K. Mark Rev J. J. Snyder Dave Shuman P. W. Raftia and J. W. Weigel, with locations in Elgin Ossian and surrounding towns.
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John Toner
Michigan
Milwaukee
West Union
Globe Hotel
Dave Shuman
Town
Publicity and wild flowers in Iowa notes
H J Metcalf cites a newspaper error on fur season dates causing public inquiries. The piece recalls thirty five years of collecting wildflowers in Allamakee County and laments their potential loss without reforestation. It includes a farmer's letter praising pheasant helped pest control by breaking soil crusts for corn.
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Allama_kee county
Mississippi
Rome
Iowa
Coon Hunt Draws 600 Guests at Wayne Morrison Farm
More than 600 persons attended a recent coon hunt on the Wayne Morrison farm near Morrison in Grundy county. A dog auction followed the meet with some animals selling for about 20 dollars. Keokuk County eyes a state park and game preserve, noting drives timber lands and potential artificial lakes at low cost. A herd of deer estimated from 50 to 200 head lies near the corner of Keokuk and Washington counties, seen as a solid start toward a park and preserve plan.
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Ben F. Greimann
Garner
Hancock County
W. E. Allbert
Isea
Coon Hunt
Wayne Morrison
Morrison
Grundy County
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Keokuk
Washington
Lows
Hatchery Work to Begin Soon at Strawberry Point
Supt. N L Man of the Strawberry Point trout hatchery reports the fish are in spawning quarters, sorted by variety and sex. Spawning expected within thirty days with eggs totaling several hundred thousand, though the exact amount is hard to estimate.
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N.L. Man
Awberry Point Trout
Prohibitions on Small Bore S guns in Iowa Game Laws
The notice states small bore shotguns with pistol grips are unlawful for pheasants and upland game or any protected birds or animals. It also bans using poison or medicated food to capture or kill protected wildlife under Iowa fish and game laws.
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Iowa
Birds Return to Town and Conservation Urged
Reports from the field indicate ruffed grouse and Hungarian partridges are slowly returning in Town with suitable cover and feed. Officials warn against poaching as the greatest threat, and experts urge stricter regulation of wild fowl killings to aid conservation. The Minnesota and U.S. Department of Agriculture authorities cite drought and habitat loss as key factors. The Iowa state press is praised for supporting conservation through extensive fish and game reporting and public education.
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Coper
State Fish and Game Commission
Paul G. Redington
Bureau of Biological Survey
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Mr. Redington
Prairie
Canada
Iowa
State Fish and Game “Commission
Albert
Recalling Queen of Sheba and Ethiopian crowns
A New York Times account prompts reflection on ancient royal gifts to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. It notes Ethiopian Christian beginnings, Philip’s encounter with the treasurer of Candace, and the enduring throne symbolism amid modern democracy.
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Sheba
Abyssinia
Solomon
Duke of Gloucester
Candace
Philp
Gaza
St. George’s
Addis Ababa
Jerusalem
Ethiopia
Philip
New York Times
Rural Hygiene League offers rural health standard plan
Rural Hygiene League experts propose a universal rural hygiene system with one physician per 2000 people, auxiliary nursing and technical staff, and local facilities for first aid and prescription delivery. The plan aims to raise rural workers’ health and productivity to urban levels and will be presented at an international conference for final adoption.
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League of Nations
Family of Owls Trapped and Caged by Jacob Deaver
In Kinston North Carolina Jacob Deaver trapped a baby owl found its parents returned at night and assisted in trapping the male owl. The old owl was recaptured and the birds remained near the cage with the rabbit as the family settled peacefully in captivity.
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Kinston
N. C
Jacob Deaver
Deaver
Dedd
Owl
Yosemite Bears Record Bail of Cubs This Spring
Yosemite National Park reports a bumper crop of bear cubs this year with mothers showing twins and some triplets. The bear patrol is active, catching nuisance bears and marking them with white paint before removing them to the valley’s far end.
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Yosemite
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
Special
Bear Patrol
Iast
Fish Story of a Boy and Creek Bathing Fish
Four year old Jimmie recalls watching fish in a creek with his father. He describes the fish as "taking a bath" to a grownup who asked about the trip. The anecdote highlights a child's fresh sensory impression of nature.
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Jimmie
Valuable Discipline In Aviation Ambition
Josh declares he will pursue aviation. Palmer Corn cautions that if he proceeds he will learn to be far more careful about keeping machinery in repair than he was on the farm.
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Josh
Palmer Corntowsel
Appeal to Ambition: Tommy Seeks Sky Writer Dream
A teacher prods Tommy to practice writing while he resists as a bookkeeper dream. The exchange hints at a kid’s hope to become a sky writer, seeking excitement beyond routine work.
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Tommy
Measurement Bobby Seeks Clothes Pins for Line Work
A humorous exchange unfolds as a Hardware Man asks how many. Bobby answers for a 50 foot line while his mother requests clothes pins.
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Bobby
Newly-Weds Plan Apolite Trip To A Hotel
Newly married couple discuss a simple honeymoon plan with playful banter about staying at a preferred hotel. The exchange highlights affection and traditional sentiment in a light domestic vignette.
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John
Lost Bookmark Marks Page in Quiet Reading Moment
A reader recalls misplacing their place in the book and notes a bookmark forgotten, leaving the page clearly marked yet the exact spot unclear. The moment reflects a ordinary reading lapse and a minor interruption in a quiet routine.
Quote of effort over ease frames local visit notes
A locally quoted maxim about trying versus succeeding frames a midwestern social recap. Mrs Kate Shursen of Ottosen visited the Joe and Allen Habeger households for five weeks and returned Monday morning. Allen Habeger driven her to Postville to catch the early train while Levohn Acklin and Lester Gardener from Swan Iowa visited friends there Saturday and Sunday.
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Kate Shursen
Ottosen
Joe
Allen Habeger
Monnday
Postville
Levohn Acklin
Lester Gardener
Fof Swan
Iowa
Miss Acklin
B. H. Brackin
Barber queries baldness cause in quirky pantry exchange
A barber asks a bald man about the cause of his hair loss. The pantry comment adds a humorous if vague suggestion, leaving the reason unsettled.
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S Pantry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto J. Blockhus
E. K. Mark, Ri
Ilyria Community Church
J. J. Snyder
Elgin
Medberry & Frieden
EE. G. Boyer & Sons
Harry Frieden
Echo
T. B
Martin Wenger
George Butikofer
Orpington
Ole F. Johnson
Wadena
Poland
P. W. Raftia
Webster's
J. F. Rosenbaum
Ossian
Chester
Olaf O
Berg
C. W. Wetherbee
Weat Union
Tfe
New Hampton
J. W. Weigel
Scotland
Little Storlen
H. J. Moreau
H. J. Metcalf
Fish and Game Department
Minnesota Fish and Game Department
Clear Lake
Sbe
Mark
Mother-Just-Jook
Fred Knight
Edna Bopp
Verle
Josephine Kniel
Fred Gehring
Kniel
Perian Tates
Weibel. Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
Elgin Echo
Post Office
Wedngedeay
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