Prince Edward Island's Auto Embargo Sparks Wanderer’s Tale
The article recounts Donald McDonald of PEI who yearly buys a Studebaker touring car in Walkerville after harvest. He drives through Ontario and New York, then south, returns in spring to sell the car, and laments a provincial ban on autos. Islanders resist reforms despite favorable views on motoring. The piece links declining Island population to the auto embargo.
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Prince Edward Island
Studebaker Corporation
Walkerville
Donald McDonald
Mr. McDonald
Montreal
Studebaker
Mother McDonald
McDonalds
Father McDonald
Ontario
New York
McDonald
Charlottetown
Island
Canada
Mr. Macdonald
A Superb Union of the Distinctive and Practical
A concise note highlights a union blending distinctive design with practical use. The line suggests a balance of style and function in a new product or concept, emphasizing versatility and everyday utility.
Choice Duroc Gifts and Boars For Sale Nearby
Auction style notice listing Duroc gifts and boars along with Shorthorn bull calves and cows. Contact H. W. Rider at phone 7106, located 4% miles southeast of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Rider
Fairfeld
Estray Notice and Rummage Sale Announced in Black Hawk Iowa
Estray notice lists a yearling steer taken up October 10 1912 by E B Hannah at residence in Black Hawk township Jefferson county Iowa. The steer is red with white spot in right flank white on belly weight about 600 pounds valued at 33 dollars by Ezra Hadley Frank Hinshaw and John Campbell posted before W H McCracken justice of the peace. Rummage sale by ladies of the Congregational church Thursday Friday and Saturday October 31 November 12 at Stubbs Building east side square open all day and evenings.
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E. B Hannah
Black Hawk Township
Jefferson County
Iowa
Ezra Hadley
Frank Hinshaw
John Campbell
W. H. McCracken
Sunday School Rally at First M. E. Church a Success
Officers and teachers pleased with the rally day results at the First M. E. church. More than five hundred enrolled members attended yesterday. Each member wore a red badge. Dr. Johnson of Sigourney spoke on tuberculosis during the morning service.
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M. E. Church
Johnson
Sigourney
Magill Resigns Church Pastorate in Des Moines
Des Moines papers report Rev. George P. Magill’s resignation from Central Presbyterian Church where he served since 1908. He will become associate president and general secretary of Highland Park College in a new role.
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Des Moines
George P. Magill
Central Presbyterian Church
Highland Park College
Magill
Minneapolis
Jefferson county hospital prepares first nurse training class
Jefferson county hospital will enroll six students for a three year nurse training program starting November 1 under Miss Beers. Despite many applications, only six will be admitted this year to ensure thorough instruction. Miss Beers expresses pride in the selected group and confidence in producing capable nurses.
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Jefferson County Hospital
Miss Beers
Jefferson County
Real Estate Transfers List for Fairfield Area
October transfers show Jervis Harvey to Frank Light for nw four corners area and four others involving Gertrude McCarty Susannah Nordyke and Charles Nicholson with parcels in 14-73 and additions in Centennial and Henn Williams corners. Several deeds list token sums and parcel descriptions in Fairfield regions.
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Jervis Harvey
Frank Light
Gertrude McCarty
Charles Nicholson
Susannah Nordyke
Directors Meeting of Old Settlers Association
Notice states a directors meeting of the Old Settlers Association will be held Wednesday at two o clock in the public library. The notice calls for attendance by the association’s directors and any required action at the meeting.
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The
Old Settlers Association
Public Library
Mrs. Pheebe Shertz Widely Known Milliner Dies in Oklahoma
Fairfield friends report the death of Mrs. Charles Young at her Oklahoma home. She formerly ran a millinery shop in Fairfield and will be remembered for her business. Condolences extend to the bereaved family.
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Charles Young
Oklahoma
Fairfield
Resolution on Shankland Bill Condemned by Fairfield Clergy
Fairfield pastors and Sunday school officers condemn the Shankland bill as a menace to local youths. They warn it will be pushed in the next legislature by saloon and brewer interests. They pledge to oppose its passage and support temperance in Jefferson county.
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Sunday School Association of
Fairfield
Shankland
Fair City
Jefferson County
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Nour
Glengarry
J. E. Roth & Co
East Side Square
Higley & Gaumer
Duroc
Geo. W. Spiers
Fairheld
Square
Edgewood Farm
William Parsons
Thoma
Roscoe P. Thoma
Leo D. Thoma
Leo
Laurel
Richardson Bros
East Side
Fairfield, Iowa
Benjamin Barnes
Mary E. Barnes
Centennial Addition
Henn-Williams & Co
Clara A. Clark
Cora M. Clark
Salina
Murray & Allender
George W. Unkrich
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