Geneva YWCA meeting planned at Miss Helen Trail home
College notes report a Geneva YWCA girls meeting set for next Monday at 604 South Main Street. Football team departs to Aledo to face William and Vashti, hindered by Wade Flinspach’s foot injury and Kilfor’s refusal to travel. Whitmore likely moves to tackle with Exstrum at center.
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Helen “Rail
South Main Street
Aledo
William
Vashti
Wade Flinspach
Whitmore
Kilfor
For Rent Rooms and Offices in City Center
Classified notices show rooms for rent at 301 West Burlington and office space above The Hub Store, with inquiries at The Hub Store. Also an eight cylinder Cadillac for sale, a base burner stove, a Rugby bicycle, and a request for a second hand safe for cash. A farm purchase offer mentions five percent financing through Jefferson County Abstract and Title Company.
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West Burlingstton
Hub
New
South Firth Street
Jefferson County
Nursery stock order rush from Des Moines Nursery Co
Des Moines Nursery Co of Bentonsport Iowa urges immediate nursery stock orders to avoid sold out assortments and broken varieties. Contact their representative now for prompt attention and stock with service behind it.
Season's Sensation Bread Product At Purity Store
A local listing highlights a seasonal novelty called "Peacon Bell" offered at The Purity store for 60e per pound. The item appears as a promotional or novelty food product in the period's retail notices.
Mt Pleasant Eyes National Guard Armory for City
Mt Pleasant aims to form a Iowa National Guard company after a rifle club interest. Postmaster Stanley Miller received a reply from the Adjutant General stating location is possible once War Department authorization and a suitable armory are secured, with a minimum number of men and a enlistment list of eligible youths. The notice ends with an unrelated ad for Peacon Roll tobacco.
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Rifle Club
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa National Guard
Stanley Miller
National Guard
Logan
Miller
Adjutant General's Dept
Des Moines
Iowa
Sooon
War Department
Armory Board
Iowa Roads Favor Finest Dirt Roads in United States
J C Burton writes in the Chicago Sunday Tribune praising the Santa Fe Trail as the best winter motor route to California. From Chicago he marks Davenport as the first stop then describes a route west on fine dirt roads along the Great White Way to Washington Iowa turning south to Fairfield and west on the Blue Grass road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Burton
Chicago Sunday Tribune
California
Chicago
Davenport
United States
Washington
Fairfield
Horse Sale Announcement in October 1916
Public notice calls for horses for a sale on October 26 1916 seeking buyers and sellers. The ad requests horses including four year olds mares and foaling mares and invites all interested to attend.
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College
People’s
Golumn
W. Hempstead
Elizabeth Stevenson
Alice Booker
Mairfeld-Batavia
Winder
Russell Smith
AOL
Journal Office
DES Moines Nursery CO
Bentonsport, Iowa
Clyde Bell
Wisi Babich
Mohr & Crow
Enta
Aluminum
Core
Richardson Hardware Company
Low
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