Local residents depart and visit across the region
Marie Bosker and Minnie South head to Denver and other western points for summer vacation. Many residents travel for family deaths, visits, and college commencements, with farewells and returns to towns like Fairfield Ottumwa Des Moines and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bosker
Minnie South
Denver
Cheyenne
Henry Bettendorf
Tilden
Neb
Stephen Dwyer
Cecil Belville
Fairfield
Lafe Coop
Washington Journal
Emma Zillman
Brighton
Mable Calhoun
Ottumwa
Charles J. Lodge
Lincoln
R. G. McChesney
Emma
S. L. McChesney
Pleasant
Francis Spence
Burlington
Mr. Wilkins
St. Joseph
L. L. Wilkins
Will Newman
Ed. DuVal
Memphis
Geneveive Nazerene
Chicago
Grace Allen
Aleck Duffy
Cruthersville
E. J. Dennison
N. Sixth Street
John Cochran
Aleatha Gabbert
New London
Bruce Gobble
Jack
Minneola
Kansas
E. E. Lucas
Des Moines
Iva Manning
Fay Fulton
Parsons College
Mulford Burnett
Fordyce
Ed Allender
Eldon Friends
Kittie Schaefer
Viva Valentine
Mediapolis
John Ross
C. E. Carlson
T. L. Hammond
Melford
Ind
J. L. Hammond
Syracuse
W. S. Hammond
Berta Hogland
Keokuk
Walter van Tassel
Esther Reeves
Sibley
A. H
West Burlington Street
C. E. Anderson
Maurice and
Lyle
Washington
D. W. Inghram
Nellie
Osceola
Omaha
Kansas City
D. J. Dixon
St. C Erles
Buck
St. Louis
Clifford Thoma
Vermont
F. M. Albaugh
New Cumberland
Ohio
Alice Stever
Sheridan
Robert Marshall
J. P. Manatree
East Burlington Street
Edgar R. Bean
Weather Crop Bulletin for Des Moines Iowa June 9 1912
Weather report for the week ending June 9 1912 in Des Moines Iowa notes unusually cold, drier conditions across much of the state, daily mean temperatures 6 to 8 degrees below normal, light frost on June 7 with no material damage, generally light rainfall but heavy showers in the Des Moines valley on the 5th. Field work progressed with corn cultivation advancing, early planting plowed and many fields cultivated again. Small grain and grass including timothy and clover grew well though hay will be below normal. clover cutting starts in southern counties next week with light yield expected. cherries and plums show promise though the June Drop may affect crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Farm acreage shifts show varied crop gains and weak fruit
A state agricultural summary compares this year to 1911 using township assessor reports. It records area planted and crop conditions as of June 1, noting corn and oats near or above average, but fruit crops lag with apples at 37 and berries under 75. Livestock remains generally strong though spring pigs are down.
Early Iowa Road and a Mount Pleasant Pioneer
Mt Pleasant Free Press notes Joseph Kirk and his son Dug of Lockridge visiting town for Decoration Day. It recalls Joseph Kirk’s 80 years and the family saga from 1834 moving from Illinois to Round Prairie near Glasgow, Jefferson County, and his work on historic plank roads from Burlington to Mount Pleasant and Fairfield to Mount Pleasant, with unfinished planks likely due to funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Round Prairie
Glasgow
Jefferson County
Joseph Kirk
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Buggy Man R H Spence Ads Hint At Interest
Reading R H Spence the Buggy Man's advertisements reveals a detail likely to attract readers. The ad copy hints at a product or service of interest, suggesting a notable promotional angle in a local business page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Spence the Buggy Man
Where would man be today without woman debate
A suffrage speaker asks the audience where man would be without women. A voice from the gallery quips that he would be in the Garden of Eden eating strawberries. Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of Eden
Iron to Bed Admonition Amid Harsh Winter Ignites Debate
A Swede girl Lena is told to warm her bed with an iron when the furnace fails. She reports success with the line Pritty gude. The note appears in The Argonaut while a separate Chicago Record-Herald remark questions poverty and income comparisons, reflecting social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Pritty Gude
Chicago Record-Herald
An Acute Attack Sparks Courtroom Quip
A brief witty exchange centers on a court scene where a judge asks a youth’s age and a clever reply follows. The quotation captures a light moment amid legal proceedings with a playful deflection about age.
Cruelty to a Poet Satire Promptedly Ends in Satire
A short satirical exchange shows a poet asking for an opening and an editor offering a cruelly practical reply. The witty vignette hinges on the editor’s curt instruction to close the door as the poet exits.
Doctor Patient Banter Reported by Boston Transcript
A brief exchange shows a doctor claiming profitable advice and a patient responding that they profited less than the doctor, as reported in the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
We thank neighbors and friends for their kindness during our recent bereavement and for the floral tokens. Sincerely, Mrs. Christiana Gilbert and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana Gilbert
Gratitude for Support After Illness and Death of Husband
The family of MRS. STEPHEN DWYER thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death. The message notes appreciation for community support and remarks on local humor and winter conditions.
The Catalogue Promise and the Picture’s Allure
A reflective note on photography and perception warns that catalogued images rarely live up to their pictures. The piece suggests getting photographed to test the claim and compare representation with reality.
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M. D
Rodabaugh
West Side Square
Fred Turner
Abingdon
Fred Wilkins
West Broadway
Nettie Engstrand
Hendershott
Little Son
Ottumwa Arte
McElderry
South Main Street
Rosella Jewett
Ozro
Winfield
Ed. Crayne
Creston
Jim Turner
Bernard McElhinney
Mary
California
Stanley Treat
Atlantic
Hugh C. Stevenson
W. E. Sapp
W. C. Russell
Chas
Sparr
Roy Myers
Helen Bean
Hopkington
Glen Morse
Colo
M. D. Rodibaugh
R. S. Roberts
Los Angeles
Cal
Martha Junkin
M. H. Cuddy
William
Fort Madison
Arch Jones
Canada
Grant Anderson
Dorothy, Zichy
Garden Grove
Buchanan
North Side Grocery
Overland
Murray & Allender’s
East
Burlington ST
Mao
Dallas News
Toledo Blade
East Side Square
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