Iowa Capitol and Paré Statistics from Des Moines
The Iow a Capitol in Des Moines shows a cornerstone laid November 23 1871 with completion July 4 1886 at a total cost of 2 206 266 dollars. It details dimensions 368 ft 3 in long 246 ft 11 in wide 276 ft high to the dome top and 66 ft 8 in rotunda diameter.
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Iowa
Des Molinea
Capitol
House of Representatives
Senate
Carrol County
St. Genevieve
Missouri
State Department
Harriet A. Ketcham
Mt. Pleasant
Allison
Neary
W. B. Allison
Dubuque
Ninth Street
Rotunda
Kenyon Cox
Edwin H. Blashfield
New York
America
W. T. Showers
168Th Infantry
France
General Assembly
Soldier's and Sailors
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Law Department
the State Library
Penn Avenue
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
A Merrier Christmas Postal Hint to Shop Early
The Post Office Department asks businesses in large centers to suspend mailing quantities of circulars catalogues and similar items from December 16 to 26 to ease Christmas mail handling. Public cooperation in early shopping and mailing is urged to help overworked postal workers and staff.
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Post Office
For Sale Items Include Stove Chairs and Heater
For sale a home comfort range nearly new and a hard coal heater. Includes a second hand cabinet and a No 28 Puritan oil stove three burner in good shape. Also six dining room chairs a baby bassinet and spring pallets at Tieach Rhode Island Deds H D Worland. Phone 9 on 2.
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Tieach
Rhode Island
H. D. Worland
City Snow and Ice Clearing Ordinance Reminder
Graettinger residents are urged to keep sidewalks clear under Ordinance No 12 with 24 hours grace before the town marshal clears uncleared paths. Costs are assessed to the affected property, and cooperation is requested by Mayor Bred Spies.
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Graettinger
Barber Shops and Billiard Halls Catalog Ad
Local ads promote several barber shops and a billiards bowling venue. Martin Myles and John McBride operate modern barber shops offering ladies and children work, baths, and drugstore partnership. Bartleman’s operates ladies gents and children services with shower baths. A. J. Du hn advertises billiards bowling with soft drinks and candies.
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Algo
John McBride
Bartleman’s
Bartleman Broa
A. J. Duhn
Graettinger Business Ads Prominent in Local Directory
Local Graettinger listings highlight P J McCarty and J M Resch as justices of the peace offering real estate insurance and collections. Graettinger Co Operative Live Stock Shipping Association reports 147 members in 1927. Multiple vendors advertise bakeries cafe grain coal meat and grocery services with contact details and notes on home delivery and local patronage.
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P. J. McCarty
Graettinger
Iowa
J. M. Resh
Justic of the Peace
Shipping Association
Farmer
Graeitinger Co-Operative
W. L. O’connor
Manaver
M. E. Raepe
Farmers Grain Co
Farmers Train Company
Atock
McCarty
Graettinger Telephone No
City Meat Market
City
Simonsen Bros
Prop
Town
Quaker Oats Thanks Patrons in Mar Office Message
A brief note from QUAKER OATS and J. H. Swift thanks patrons for past patronage and expresses desire to continue service, listing Mar Office and house phones for contact. The message reads as a courteous closure with invitation to reach out.
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J. H. Swift
Mar
Graettinger Iowa Health and Service Directory Halts
Local listings show a range of professionals in Graettinger Iowa including a physician surgeon Dr T Nook with offices over jewelry store and J P McManus MB over furniture store. Embalmer L T Lewison operates at Henderson Furniture Co with Turkish and Sulphur baths offered. Veterinarian Olene Jacobson DV M maintains office and residence numbers in Graettinger Iowa.
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J. P. McManus
Graetsinger
Iowa
L. T. Lewison
Henderson Farniture Co
Graettinger
Olene Jacobson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of Health
Aldrich
Historical Department
State Library
First National Bank
Frank Herke
Albert Luke
Roy Lundgren
Osgood
Towa
Rock Roosters
Marie Bradley
Elmer — Rubink
Sheffield
Trarmers Grain Co
Adv
M. R. Bradley
M. Weinholzer
J. A. Doerning
Gracttinger
Shoe Service Shop
W. I. Stevens
Martin Mylre
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
PUBL
Barrett’s Cafe
Kentucky
Amdahl's
Amdahl’s Meat Market
J. G
James W. Fay
Emmetsburg, Iowa
TH. T. Naak
Jewlery Store
Graettinger Sanatori
P. C. Larsen
B. E. Dappen
D. Y
L. L. Lindsey
Graettinger, Towa
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