Pleasant Ridge Autumn Notes and Local Visitors
Pleasant Ridge reports clear weather and autumn beauty as residents recall events from last Saturday. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Watt of Hawkeye and Mrs Loyd Fox with her sons visiting H A Ostrander’s. Alice Rosasell and daughter returned to Kansas. Orchards heavy with fruit and small car shipments noted. Rev Temple visited Monday and hopes for continued preaching at Bragkin Schoolhouse despite potential appointment changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Heiserman
Ridge
Phillips
Mrs. Watt
Hawkeye
H. A. Ostranders
Loyd Fox
Little Sons
Alice Rosasell
Kansas
Temple
Bragkin School
Fayette County News Notes and Personal Items
West Union notes report social visits including My and Mrs Hattyey from Santa Rosa to John Wilson in Illyria. Short reports cover arrivals from Texas and North Dakota, repairs in Fayette sidewalk blocks, funeral attendance in Stockton Kansas, state committee work in Des Moines, job changes in Oelwein, and local pension vouchers. The item also mentions a stolen typewriter recovered by Pinkerton and World’s Fair plans for Charlie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hattyey
Santa Rosa
Cal
John Wilson
Illyria
B. Zeigler
Texas
Bluntling
Wiley
Livingston, Munt
Loftus
Fred Smith
W. Callendar
Stockton
Kans
Jos Gardner
Jon, Jr
North Dakota
R. C. Woodford
Des Moines
Arno Froehlich
Case's Bank
Sumner
First National
Oelwein
Arno
Old Fayette County
Highland
Burwick
Kansas
Charlie
Advertising giants and Uneeda Biscuit ads rise in newspapers
The excerpt notes N. W. Ayer & Bon of Philadelphia pushing Uneeda Biscuit ads through dailies. Orvis originated the wets and another set promoted stock food. Jack poyasses talent as an ad writer is praised and suggested to stay with the Ayers, who head the world’s largest advertising house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
N. W. Ayer & Bon
Philadelphia
Uneeda Biscuit
Orvis
Sethe
Jack
Local Farmer Notes and Church News From Town
Farters plow and corn husking ordered as Gottleib Danndler rents Mrs Schlupp land. The dorn crop should be large and good. Fred Dennidler works for Toutt Benson thirty days. Joe Luntz road supervisor surveys valley. Threshing hushes, grain stored, meetings at Chistida Apostoliddhurch end with 22 converts. A doctor’s bill pays after a fatal family dispute over shade trees and flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dennidler
Toutt Benson
Joe Luntz
Chistida Apostoliddhurch
Directions for saving seed corn from Prof Holden
State Register reports Prof Holden offered practical seed corn instructions to Ames corn growers. Focus on early planted ears, selecting well matured ears, tying ears, drying by hanging, storing in well ventilated areas, and preventing freezing to ensure germination power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Register
Town State Register
Holden
Ames
Dressing the Baby in Rural Fashions and Follies
The Blk e Point Leader editor shares a humorous, rambling reflection on dressing the baby. He jokes about dressing jackets, shrubbery, and debating societies, then imagines practical, crude baby outfits with holes for head and arms and a simple, pickle of a solution. The piece tonally satirical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shome
Oak posts and brick soil sale listing in Elgin district
A fragmented early notice offers dry white oak posts from five to eighty eight pieces by size and quality and mentions brick and tile orders. It lists A Guarino of Elgin Illinois as contact and notes Miller and Bon as sellers with a price of six dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guarino
Elgin
Bopp
JW. Bopp
West Union
Iowa
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Holstenson
Oistenson
Undertaker
L. Freiburghaus
B.schori&sons
Rigia
Lowu
J. Bernau
Leowa
Pleasant Ridge
Geo, Schatz
Schatz
Eldorado
Winrott and
Elliott
Chicago
Little Florence
Brrs
Canfield
Fayette
Livbie Harrison
Wentfield
Misa Funk
Charles Hunsberger
Tilyria
Jack Orvin
Turkey River News
Gottleib Danndler
Ayers
Ayer
Fuane
Giltela
Drupwiata
E J, C
Aver
Coitingersoll
Bank
Biginlovwa
Tee
Ben Schorl
David Jacobla
Viembausipunt
G. Becker
M. Benson
Asa
Dielectoh
Kuudt W. Groth
Ben Schori
August Benson
O. A. Olaon
David Jacobian
United States
Europe
Van's Abstract and Insurance Office
G. W. van Atten
Kk. W. Markham
North Heastern
Callon
Wilte-him
Clermont
DRS. Whitmore & Rennison
Maple View
Sanitarium
Otto Dodd
Ponder
Bduklen
P. G. Vikdal
Cnieagee
St.louis
Peorta
ST Joseph
Kansas City
Sun
Rock Island
Allen
Missouririver
M. Dorland
G&od
Shaffer & Larson
Hughes
Fothergill
J. D Frotzorzo
Alla
Ontiast Ferldgace
Pear Dewey Hotel
Ze Eitan Towa
Ainsworth & Dykins
Attorneys AT Law
DW. Omuireyrs
W. B. Crmumyvé
Clements
Hadsek
M.deloin
Houras
Aberdoon
Greta
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