Electrician narrowly survives fatal sub-station accident near Mt Zion
Malvern Light and Power manager Gall B Burson escaped instant death when a 3,000 volt line surge struck him at a suburb station near Mt Zion church. Accompanied by R S Husband and Meredith Killen, Burson pulled a switch and suffered severe burns and shock but survived after artificial respiration and rapid medical aid.
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B. B. Burson
Malvern Light and Power Company
R. S. Husband
Meredith Killan
Mt. Zion Church
Mr. Burson
Mr. Killen
Thurman
Miller
Tabor
Monument orders urged for yearlong erection
If you wish a monument erected within a year, it will be to your advantage to place your order now.
New Auto License Fees From State Commission
The state highway commission sets annual license fees for standard car models based on current prices. Ford is listed at 42 dollars, Buick at 2660 dollars, Cadillac at 49.40, Dodge at 20.20, and Hudson at 35.20, reflecting updated valuations for the year.
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State Highway Commission
Ford
Buick
Cadillac
Dodge
Hudson
Burr Oak ranch sale marks large Union County deal near Afton
Largest land deal in Union County history closed with Burr Oak ranch near Afton. The 760 acre property sold for 102,600,000. Week brought heavy rain totaling 7.50 inches from May 31 to June 4. Sheriff Fulton of Decatur County reports $4,190 in fines from booze carriers over the past year.
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Union County
Lamon
Fulton
Decatur County
Daylight saving clash from a rural outsider’s view
A dialect piece argues against daylight saving, claiming Congress cannot alter God’s timetable. It ridicules shifting hours to benefit farmers and mocks urban leisure while stressing the natural order set by the Land and the Sun. The speaker highlights Ike portraits and laments the impact on work and sleep.
SHERIFFS SALE IN MILLS COUNTY IOWA 1919
A sheriff sale notice details a 1919 Mills County Iowa execution on May 13 in favor of The Bank of College View against Joseph F Nelson et al for 831.26 plus costs. The real estate Lot 3 Block 67 Glenwood is to be sold at the west door of the Court House on June 16 between 9 am and 4 pm. A.S. Edwards sheriff.
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Cleri
District Court
Mills County
Towa
Bank
College View
Joseph F. Nelson
Et al
Mills Country
Glenwood
Iowa
Court House
A.S. Edwards
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim Card
Frank J. Cheney of Toledo swears he is senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. and will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason attests December 6, 1886. Medicine taken internally, sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucan County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. Dy
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney &O
Toc
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Old Town
Cortes
Burson
Sidney Argus
Molly Davidson
Molly
Dr. Davidson
Winterset
State Historical Department
State Adjutant General's Office
Forty-ninth Infantry
Fiftieth Infantry
Fifty-first Infantry
Fifty- Second Infantry
France
United States
North
Glenwood Granite
Felers
Hiram
Miranda
John
Dad
The
Plain Price Store
Prop
Layah
Hull
Erbout
Co A
Hartman
the Sanitary Bakery
Greenbacks
the Mills County
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