Death of Harriet Fordice at County Home
Harriet Fordice an inmate of the Jefferson County Home was found dead in her chair at 5 30 last evening after having apparently just died. She had been at the County Home since July 15 1884 and for three years suffered cancer. She was about 75 with a brother George W Fordice of Albia. The remains will be interred in Evergreen cemetery tomorrow morning.
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Harriet Fordice
Jefferson County
George W. Fordice
Albia
Evergreen Cemetery
Champion fisherwoman lands 24 pound flathead in Iowa
Mt Pleasant Iowa July 12 reports state champion fisherwoman Mrs Co E Dusenberry caught a 24 pound flathead at Oakland dam as high water boosts daily catches. The county touts its top female angler and strong fishing conditions over recent years.
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Mt. Pleasant
Oakland Dam
Co. E. Dusenberry
Penn President Changes
David Morton Edwards, president of Penn College in Oskaloosa Iowa, is chosen president of Earlham College in Richmond Indiana to succeed recently resigned R L Kelly. Edwards will move to Richmond after securing release from Penn. Edwards is a Penn College graduate and Kelly had been president there.
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Oskaloosa, Ja
David Morton Edwards
Penn College
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
R. L. Kelly
Penn
Edwards
Kelly
Plants Without Roots The Flower of the Air in Asia
The flower of the air, a curious plant found in China and Japan, appears to have no root and is never fixed to the earth. It twines around dry trees or rocks, producing two or three lily white flowers that are transparent and odoriferous. It can be transported 600 or 760 miles and grows while traveling, suspended on a twig.
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China
Japan
Local residents report visits and a Missouri cyclone
Clay Brenaman leaves for Hinsdale and Butte Ontario. Wilbur Day of Muscatine arrives for a visit with grandparents in Roseville. Della DuVall to Jefferson County Hospital for treatment. Black family to Mountain Lake Minnesota for several weeks. Jessie Black returns from Fon Du Lac Wisconsin. Gene Black from Albany New York to arrive tonight. Sam West and family from Waynesburg Pennsylvania visit the Bert West house. Cyclone near Mercer Missouri causes four deaths four injuries and six missing near Iowa line.
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Clay Brenaman
Hinsdale
Butte
Ont
Wilbur Day
Muscatine
R. D. DuBois
Libertyville
Roseville
Della DuVall
Jefferson County Hospital
B. F. Black
Hazel
Katherine
Mountain Lake
Minn
Hubert Folke
Jessie Black
Fon du Lac
Wis
Gene Black
Albany
New York
Sam West
Waynesburg
Penn
Bert West
West
Mercer
Iowa Line
Sanitary Sewer Bond 39 Interest Stop Notice
Notice to bearer of Sanitary Sewer Bond No. 39 for $300.00 to present at the City Clerk’s office for payment as interest stops from June 11. Paul Coleson, City Clerk. 829
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Paul Coleson
The Town Slouch by Ellis M Clarke ends with mock political quips
The piece catalogues political satire and social observations by Ellis M. Clarke. It references Cy Dawkins and local politics with humorous asides on Mexico Russia and garden tasks.
Cabbage plants for sale at Crail & Browns meat market
Prem Flat Deuth Bald Head and Sure Head cabbage plants offered at 5e dozen 35c hundred or 2.50 thousand. Plants expected to form heads of 10 to 15 pounds under good conditions. See Ray Allender at Crail & Brown's meat market. Suspicious. Exchange humor about engagement and loan.
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Ray Allender
Crail & Brown's
Autopsy Links Murder to Keet Infant’s Death in Wells Springfield
Springfield physicians report infant Lloyd Keet was dead before being placed in a well and the coroner’s jury will hear the autopsy findings. Dr. J H Fulbright led the autopsy and confirmed the baby’s death prior to disposal in the cistern.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
J. H. Fulbright
A Grateful Thought Toward Heaven Defines Prayer
A short reflective quote highlights gratitude as a form of prayer, suggesting reverent mindset as a spiritual practice.
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Lessing
Fragmented OCR Item Shows Partial Price Notation
A damaged OCR fragment lists unclear pricing notes with numbers like 15¢ and 12¢ amid unreadable text, offering no clear event or entity.
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Ellis M. Clarke
Cy Dawkins
Kraftwagen
Blue
Tom
Harry
Miss Peckem
Jack
Minneapolis
Rose Hillman
South Bend
Emma Draves
Detroit
Christmas Lake
Frazey Verle
Frazey
A. V. Frazey & Son
C.G. Taylor
Rock Island Lines
Rocky Mountain Limited
Denver
Colorado Springs
T. F. McNew
Fairfield
Iowa
Safety and Service First
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
John T. Davies
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Hae Hee
Ube
Golden West
National Biscuit Co
Che
CIA
Iocs
Yacht Club
Crysco
Baker’s Chocolate
Snow Boy
North Side Sq
White T Store
Fairfield’s Basket Grocery
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