For Sale Items and Classifieds From Des Moines Area
A collection of small ads from Graettinger and area listing sales and goods. Items include a Glew Boy coal stove car for sale, a well bred Holstein bull about 700 pounds available soon, registered Holstein calves aged one to eleven months, a compact Graettinger apartment piano offered for 68 dollars, and Blackburn’s farm record books promoted for January 1 use with tax receipts noted. The notices reflect period commerce and farm commerce staples with local business names and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Luhman
Graettinger
Fred Spies
Blackburn
LIFE IN THE U S NAVY PROMOTION BROCHURE OFFER
Navy recruitment promises no rent or food costs and free entertainment. Enlistees receive uniforms worth 118000 dollars and access to over forty five trades with substantial first year training value. Eligible 17 or older can request a free illustrated booklet from the Navy Editor. Serve our country build your future get in the Navy now.
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Navy
Life IN the U.S. Navy
WU. S.'Navy
Hardening of Head and Other Curious Facts From a Puzzling List
A scattered set of brief notes covers bold statements and trivia from science and history. Topics include head injuries, pleasures, Australasia, chin rising sentiments, Bolivia lacking seaports, Alaska Indians, plant growth, Tudor England beauty charters, the Malay archipelago as the world’s largest island group, America's first newspaper, British invention influence, hymns, Niagara Falls versus Manitou Falls, stratosphere temperatures, India’s headquarters, city area leaders, banana tree regrowth, Congo bridal attire, the American tug as a long-standing standard, and viscosity via historical language roots.
Understanding Anosmia and Its Causes
Anosmia is the loss of the sense of smell. It may result from nasal obstruction or diseases affecting the smelling nerves.
Quirky Handshake Customs Across Cultures
The text notes polite greeting rituals among Arabs where hand kissing signified deference, but rivals of equal rank avoided it by conceding a handshake. It also mentions the Ainu rubbing palms and stroking the beard, Negro chiefs snapping the middle finger, and Banks Island Canadians locking and snapping the middle fingers as a greeting gesture.
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Japan
Banks Island
British Columbia
Canada
Palestine Synagogues Set in General Direction of Jerusalem
Fragmentary report notes synagogues in Palestine placed facing toward Jerusalem. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Palestine
Rumant Palestine
Jerusalem
All Day Cigarettes From The Burmese Delights and Dangers
A description from Collier’s Weekly notes all day cigarettes from Burma are enormous, measuring up to two feet long and two inches in diameter. The article suggests their size lets a family use them from morning to night and even implies they could double as defensive weapons.
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Collier's Weekly
Sam Jones Arpeika Led Seminoles Across War Retreat
Leader Sam Jones known as Arpeika guided Seminoles during the wars with the United States. He was sent to move women and children south to safety, selecting a remote campsite in Entry County where little remains of the former settlement except burned posts.
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Sam Jones
Arpeika
United States
Jones
Entry County
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Ferela
America
Philippines
China
Fred Lippold
A. H. Mills
Jim Mahan
Osgood
H. A. Elsenbast
East Side Dairy
Poland
George Meiners
Henry Lammers
E.R. Wilcox
Ruthven
New
Jess Lantz
Wallingford
H. A. Clemitson
Breil Poland
China Boars
Wilmer J. Petersen
Times Ofice
Critchett Piano Co
Des Mones
Iowa
Jensen Barber Shop
Palo Alto
Central Savings Bank
Emmetsburg
Town
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace Collections
Tee
Towa
Je P. Om US
M. D
Ilowa
Tewalry
Shaeneis
Sez
ARE
Hill
Freally
Shige
Plutsire
Bolivia
South America
Alaeka
Alaska
England
Malay Archipelago
Boston News Letter
Niagara Falls
Manitou Falls
Black River
Wisconsin
Niagara
India
Government of India
New Delhi
Simla
Greater London
Los Angeles
Cal
Berlin
New York City
Chicago
The
Congo
Porenel Iy
MR. Bank Pre
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