Parson’s season opens with NWA win. local news notes
Keokuk Gate City reports the college grounds baseball opener between Parsons and NWA Mt Pleasant with Sunday as umpire. Visitors win 4 to 3 after a tight game, drawing $153 at the gates for the Parsons treasury. Also. marriages, band. Fire at Prof Wirtz's home contained by students. creosoted ties future plant planned in Knox county Illinois.
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Prof. Wirtz
College Athletic
Parsons
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield Band
W. A
Athletic Grounds
Monmouth
War Declared Over Saloon Fight in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa the anti saloon league plans full enforcement of the mulci law after a Rankin meeting raised 600 dollars to prosecute saloons. State and local groups will prosecute with outside lawyers and detectives. Archbishop Keane shifts stance to insist on complete enforcement.
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Dubuque
Law and Order League
Rankin
Keane
Bank official survives night peril after railroad mishap
Frank Corey president of Yetter Savings Bank of Fort Dodge Iowa fell from a train after boarding the wrong coach near Yetter. He was found next morning by a freight crew a mile west of Rockwell City badly bruised but alive with a bank book still in hand.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Corey
Yetter Savings Bank
Rockwell City
Yetter
Serious Scratch May Cost Doctor’s Arm in Iowa
Mason City Iowa April 22 The scratch on the thumb during an operation may cost Dr Phillips of Nantontown his arm. He is a brother of W L Phillips of this city and also of another Dr Phillips of Clear Lake. The minor scratch swelled the arm, now twice its size and very painful. Dr Phillips has practiced in this part of Iowa five years.
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Mason City
Phillips
Nantontown
W. L. Phillips
Dr. Phillips
Clear Lake
Iowa
Saloon Admits Final Taps as Carter Retools
William Carter, longtime owner of a Second Street saloon in Manson, Iowa, closed the paying tavern after tapping the last keg and serving the final draught. A skilled carpenter and builder, he will devote his summer to several large contracts.
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Manson
William Carter
Carter
Second Street
Rock Island News Budget Special Travel Offers
One way safety tickets during March and April to travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco on Rock Island routes. Mystic Shriners excursion tickets sold daily from April to May 18 at one fare round trip from all Rock Island stations. Send for the Shriners folder and note the Jelly Crowd promotion to visit the Golden State cheaply.
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Rock Island
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Mystic Shriners
Golden State
Shriners
Excursions Southwest Ticket Deals Advertised
Rock Island Lines agent H A Mohler in Fairfield promotes low one way and round trip fares to the Southwest. Tickets on sale Tuesday, with round trips on first and third Tuesdays. Illustrations and state books available free upon request. Address John Sebastian Chicago and contact Rock Island at La Salle Station.
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Southwest
John Sebastian
Reem
la Salle Station
Chicago
Rock Island
Noa
H.A. Mohler
Rock Island Lines
Fairfield
Meningitis Epidemic Recalls 1871 Missouri Case
East Peru Iowa April 22 The meningitis outbreak in southern Iowa prompts S O Campbell to recount his own illness from February 1871 within a fifteen mile radius of Centertown Missouri where twenty eight cases occurred and only five recovered Campbell survived as one of the five.
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East
Peru
Iowa
S. O. Campbell
Centertown
Cole County
Campbell
Boy's skull fractured in fall from horse at Manson
Jay Emmons, a youth from Manson Iowa, remained in critical condition after a Friday horse fall that badly fractured the entire back portion of his skull. He was conscious only intermittently and the injury was described as severe.
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Manson
Jay Emmons
Hemingford Women Form Anti Beard Society
A group of Hemingford Nebraska young women has formed an anti beard society agreeing not to receive attention or marry men with beards. The movement follows earlier pro beard groups in Harrison and other Nebraska towns with several anti beard societies started in the past year across Nebraska and South Dakota. Members face heavy penalties for breaches.
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Hemingford
Neb
Harrison
Nebraska
South Dakota
Hemingford Society
Denver Post
Women of the World and Wealth in Washington Society
Mrs. Dugman's northern ethnography earns Smithsonian regard and she has seen Mount McKinley. Lenora Creel, heiress to 200 million, wife of the Mexican Ambassador, is the richest woman in Washington society. Ambassador Enrique Creel's wealth pales beside his wife's vast fortune. She is the daughter of General Luis Terrazaz of Chihuahua.
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Dugman
Far
North
Northwest
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Mount McKinley
Alaskan Range
Lenora Creel
Enrique C. Creel
Luis Terrazaz
Chihuahua
Hog care and feeding tips from Kimball's Dairy Farmer
Iowa held 7 946 781 hogs last year with guidance on breeding and feeding. Spring pigs yield cheaper pork while fall pigs are prized as breeders, and proper feeding improves litter size, health, and profits. Maintain calm sows, avoid abrupt changes, use clean floors, and rely on corn as the staple fattening grain.
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Iowa
Kimball
Excurison to Panhandle Lands Offered by Donald & Co
May 7 excursion invites Fairfield residents to view agricultural lands in Sherman and Dalham counties offered by Standard Land Co Kansas City. The firm notes two million dollars in 1906 land dealings and promises lands at 10 to 20 dollars per acre with rains improving crops. Office location over Kraft Clothing store Fairfield.
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Panhandle
Texas
Fairfield
Standard Land Co
Kansas City
Sherman
Dalham
Kraft Clothing _ store
Chas. E. Donald & CO
Auction Sale of Heirs of Christian Noble Property
Public auction on the premises Saturday May 4 at 1 pm for south half of Lots 14 15 16 block 5 Henn Williams Addition Fairfield belonging to the heirs of Christian Noble deceased Buildings occupied by George Fry's Grocery and Healey's Bakery with rent 31.50 monthly Estimated value 4500 but sold to highest bidder Auct T B Allender Crail Crail Attorneys
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Henn-Williams
Fairfield
Christian Noble
George Fry
Healey
T. B. Allender
Auct
Crail & Crail, Attorneys
The Price of Health in a Malaria District
Ella Slayton of Noland Arkansas writes that health costs 25 cents in a malaria district, the price of a box of Dr King's New Life Pills. The pills cleanse gently and renew vigor. Available at F. S. Shriner's druggist with satisfaction guaranteed. April
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Dr. King
Ella Slayton
Noland
Ark
F. S. Shriner’s
For Sale One Acre on East Stone Street With House
One acre of ground on east Stone Street with a four room house cellar barn wells and about three fourths acre of fruit land. Will sell at a bar gain. Contact W. H. Moyer. otf.
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East Stone Street
W. H. Moyer
Fulton Brady Co Dissolves Partnership
Dissolution notice states the Fulton Brady Company has dissolved its partnership. Bills are payable to J. W. Fulton Jr. at the hardware store on the south side of the square. Dated 7 31.
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Fulton-Brady Co
J. W. Fulton, Jr
Ladies Crescent Wheel Offered at Bargain Price
Good as new Ladies Crescent Wheel advertised for sale. Enquire at this office for details and purchase timing.
Billville Philosophy: A Quirky City Debate
A brief column from Billville explores local philosophy and civic talk with sharp humor. The piece riffs on town life, ideas, and everyday ethics through witty observations and marginal notes.
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