Local Notes Include Visitors and Farm Work
Sid Trout and wife were Fairfield visitors last week. W S Greenfield built a smoke house for Ross Greenfield. Mr Lowe and Sidney Trout sold cows to Sam Boyd. Corn planting is the order of the day and the weather is fine. Little Miss Warner of Birmingham visited the Low home this week. J H Campbell canvassed a book on the San Francisco disaster nearby. An quarterly meeting was held at Union Saturday with Rev. Brown presiding and preaching Saturday night, Sunday morning and evening.
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Miss Warner
Birmingham
Union
Brown
Rural Life Notes and Local Appointments
Route No 1 visits and visitors fill week as families gather in Richland area. Corn planting advances. rain needed. A window burglary at a school prompts calls for lawful punishment. Interurban rail proposal discussed. land value and farming impact noted. Fire destroys Noah Edwards residence. various visits and Attended events at Keokuk and Des Moines. School board elects principal and teachers. one vacancy remains.
Brighton Dale Priend Shows Slow Improvement
Brighton Dale Priend improves slowly as local reports note a gradual recovery. Hedrick resident Harry Warren and Glasg wy teacher Miss Olive Fox are mentioned in a brief update with school calendar noting May 25 closing and no graduating class.
Locals Recall Robbery, Tramps and Planting Crops
Yesterday in Melrose area visitors stayed with friends while farmers began planting corn amid dry ground and rain shortage. Constable J O Turner reports arrest of two men at the stock yards for box car burglary with knives found. they were taken to Mt Pleasant for charges. Robbers frightened away from J J O Laughlin store as shots were fired. authorities expect capture. Tramps have troubled the area. Turner says they must leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Purner
Campbell
Mt. Pleasant
J. J. O Laughlin
J. O. ‘Turner
Pleasant visitors and local social notes in Rome
Mrs. S. H. Swan hosted a visit from Mr. and Mrs. P. H. O Laughlin and Mr. FE Beaber along with R. H. Dunlap visiting friends at Lock Ridge Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linburg returned from a brief Burlington trip. Operator Manning, formerly ...
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FE Beaber
R. H. Dunlap
Lockridge Sanday
Mrs. Linburg
Burlington
Deafness Cure Claims and Catarrh Remedy Ad
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure promising one hundred dollars for any case cured by the remedy and invites readers to request free circulars from C. Nakey & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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CakNakey & Co
Toledo
Wake Hlall
Cheney & Co
Ohio
Clarke estate to install steam heat pipes in building
The COS Clarke estate will install steam heat pipes throughout their building occupying the northwest corner of the square.
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COS. Clarke Estate
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with testimonials
An 19th century classified style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and I Cheney, touts internal action, and lists price and a free testimonial sample offer.
Cedar Township Ed Crew Sells Surplus Hay at High Price
Cedar Township and local crew bale surplus hay and sell it at a strong price drawing interest from area buyers. The effort highlights local agriculture activity and a notable market for hay in the community.
Local Freight Schedules No 71 and No 72.
Freight service notices list east bound and westbound trains with daily runs except Sunday. Times shown include departures around 4:33 pm and 3:09 pm with early morning arrivals, No 71 and No 72 designations, and references to service stops and connections.
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Denver Express
Chicago Express
Aia
Dirsey
Cerdsecatere
Cesses OO
OM Vey
Sevice Renee Atvetansye
Loecal
ING
Ted G Osse
Ibivey
Presbyterian General Assembly Des Moines May 16 1906 Express
Go Via Rock Island line to Des Moines for the Presbyterian church assembly May 16 to 28 1906. Round trip fare four dollars forty five cents with tickets on sale May 14 15 16 17 21 28. Departure 6 50 a m arrival 525 p m. Agent H A Motler.
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General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Lews
Rock Island
Plato
Pairfield
Des Vioines
Thateield
Ho A. MotitLer
Rockefeller Gift Sparks San Francisco Relief Effort
John D. Rockefellow gave $100000 to San Francisco sufferers and advanced gasoline by one and a half cents per gallon. It was announced he would invest heavily in rebuilding the city as gasoline rose another cent. Critics argue no direct link between these actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefellow
San Francisco
Kidney Cure Claim From Lawrence County Advertisement
A Sherman resident in Lisbon, N Y, reports relief from Bright's disease after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He describes long illness with frequent urination and brick-dust sediment, saying four bottles cured him and saved his life. Sold by FW Jericho & Co.
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Foley
Bright
Sherman
Lisbon
Lawrence County
N. Y
Phivate
Woley
Jericho & Co
Low Rates to Des Moines During General Assembly Window
The Burlington Route will offer round trip tickets to Des Moines at 4.46 dollars on May 14 16 17 and 25 during the Presbyterian Church General Assembly dates May 11 to 29. Tickets are sold on these sale dates only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Chareh
Burlington
Get Thin Quick Scam From Nonsense Diet Pitch
An advertisement touts a supposed fat burning remedy claiming to cost five to ten dollars monthly and to have shed fat from many people. It attacks other drugs and urges immediate purchase while promising dramatic results with dubious origins and vague contact details.
Unclear text encampment and travel notice
Fragmented notice mentions transportation to Rock shand, round trip fare B47, tickets for sale June 4 with return June 9, and a Boome departure. Other parts reference a new neighbor and urging to pursue something, but details are garbled.
Bus Lanes Charged with Prompt Service Orders
A garbled notice requests calling up phone 52 to leave orders for Dane, with street and pusher details to receive prompt attention. The fragment emphasizes swift handling and contact guidance in a transit related context.
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Iowa
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North 3rd_ street
JA. Ruglin
Attorney AT Law
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Washington
D.C
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Noruth Mais
West Union
Sid Trout and
W S Greenfield
Ross Greenfield
Mr Lowe
Sidney Trout
Sam Boyd
J H Campbell
Uneeda Biscuit
Lonly
National Biscuit Company
Charlie Avery
Krueger
Lucy Hedge
Richland and
Woolson
Bertha Greeson
Mrs. Krueger
Wedneday
Henry Waters
B. F. Fower
Frank Fowler
Harold Zeigler
CD. Greeson
Elizabeth Frederick
Virginia Droz
John Fulton
Wellsville, Mo
James Fulton
Pearl Fulton
William Parsons
Noah Edwards
Harry Mathes
Richland
Ross Walker
Grace Hoffman
Baby
North Dakota
Madden
W. S. Parks
J. L. Downs
Keokuk
H. I. Gordon
State Photographers’ Association
Les Moines
A. B. Cornell
New Sharon
Luther Washington
Margaret Denckier
Margaret
Henry Dencker
J. C. MecGlade
Effie Cornell
Alvina Mann
McGlade
Miss Smith
Brighton
Dale Priend
Harry Warren
Hedrick
Olive Fox
Glasg Wy
Melrose
Rome
S. H. Swan
P.H. O Laughlin
Manning
I. Cheney
Thal
Walding Kinnan & Marvin
O Halls
Hall
Cedar Township
Foley Skidney
Robert G. Burke
Elnora
Saratoga Co
N.Y
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