Pioneer Trails and early Iowa exploration history
The article recounts early Iowa history with explorers Joliet Marquette Lewis Clark Pike and others traveling from Mackinac Island to the upper Mississippi, naming sites like Council Bluffs Burlington and Fort Madigan, and noting Zebulon Pike’s 1805 expedition. It then lists local real estate sales, a furnished ten unit cabin court, and a series of thanks notices from residents, plus subscription rates for Palo Alto and Emmet counties.
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Iowa
Lowa
Joliet
Marquette
Mackinac Island
Iowa Country
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Wood River
Missouri
Napoleon
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Sioux City
Charles Floyd
Zebulon M. Pike
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Montrose
Fort Madigan
Burlington
Pike
Crapo Park
Muscatine
Davenport
Clinton
Julien Dubuque
Pioneer routes to Iowa amid waterways and roads
The piece describes the movement into Iowa via Mississippi bluff sites such as Pike's Peak, the Ohio River corridor to the Tawa country, and the rise of steam boats replacing keel boats. It notes Emigrants from Virginia and Kentucky traveling by boat, the Cumberland Road as a major westward path, and Lake Superior and Green Bay routes from Buffalo to Green Bay or Milwaukee ending with overland stages to Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
McGregor
Pike
Mississippi
Pike's Peak
Pike's Hill
Towa
Ohio River
Virginia
Kentucky
Iowa
America
Great Lakes
New England States
Canada
Buffalo
Lake Fria
Lake Michi-gan
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Chicago
Uncle Sam Says Pop’s Savings Bond Plan for 4 to 3 Return
A garbled message touts U S Savings Bonds promising $4 for each $3 over ten years as a future security plan. It urges readers to invest now to join others in the program and secure vacations later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Amomal
United States Savings
United
Treasury
Professional and Business Cards H. E. Sorensen Doctor
Dr H E Sorensen M D Graettinger Iowa lists office over jewelry store contact details addresses and hours including 10 30 to 12 00 am and 1 30 to 5 00 pm with Wednesday limited hours and Dr A H Hobson Optometrist at 909 Broadway Emmetsburg with phone 32
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H. EB. Sorensen
M. D
J. L. Powers
Estherville
Iowa
Robinson Jewelry
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
Broadway Phone
Emmetsburg
C. A. Shiley Denti
Tiegen
St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid Calendar
Honorary and paying members listed with monthly entries from October 1948 to November 1949. Includes officers President P G Peterson and Vice President Frans Swanson, Secretary Jack Platter, plus committees for Welcoming Visiting Program Calendar and Flower. Ends with stray garbled text.
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Hans Westergard
Rosa Simonsen
Louis Paulsen
John Nelsen
Chris Berdin
Her Petersen
Mary Sorensen
Car! Spies
James Jacobsen
Gilbert Reeves
Alfred Westergard
Henry Westergard
Julius Show
Harold Johnson
Ernest Duus
Martin Jensen
Chris Jacobsen
Henry Duus
Alfred Nelsen
Russell Johnson
Trea Nelsen
Ray Kischer
Clarence Clemmensen
Geroge Larsen
Alfred Hansen
William Thompsen
Fred. Wilkins
Ole Petersen
John Westergard
Russell Frick
Jéd Duhn
Lena Christoffersen
Charley Bonstead
Donald Olson
Bill Duhn
Edwyn Zitterich
Frans Swanson
Frank Christensen
Otto Appel
Blaine Wolfe
Pete Duhn
Dick Campbell
Oscar Qleson
Minard Levi
Leland Knudtson
Aaron Garrelis
Lara Patergen
Albert Jensen
Harvey Sorensen
Ernest Henri
Ernie Andresen
John Niasen
Clara Suss
Lars Thompsen
Arnold Henningsen
John Graettinger
Nela Nelsen
Anni MacDonald
Knute Sorensen
Ted Torreson
Walter Jorgensen
Ted Oleson
Russell Lastine
Harry Fink
Thomas Thomsen
Jorgen Larsen
James Sandvig
Frank Schurmann
Leo Hickey
Maynay Johnson
Arnold Masters
Carl Bonatead
Irvin Dalen
Donald Paton
P. G. Peterson
Jack Platter
Ralph Masters
Andrew Duna
Ted Knudson
Gena Wendt
Anna Henningsen
Ray Glazier
Lara Thompson
Pete Duus
Ed Duhn
George Fricke
Jorgen’ ‘Uarsen
Hairman
Frank Sehi Lehermann
Vernie Jaclson
Willam Thompson
Clarence Clémmense
Apidresen
Maryland
Ericultura Betts
Health Councils Urged At Des Moines Workshop
The Towa State Department of Health urges citizens to recognize and improve local health conditions through education and organized committees. A Des Moines Community Development Workshop on October 11 and 12 invites all organizations to send representatives to learn procedures for developing community cooperation and health initiatives.
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Towa State Department of Health
Health Department
jPeople
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Cold rain ends summer like fall spell
A cold rain on Wednesday dampened the end of a warm spell as clouds moved in after a thunderous start Tuesday night. Estherville saw heavy rain Tuesday evening, extending south toward Wallingford as residents returned from celebrations. The piece also notes the U S Canada boundary as the longest unguarded boundary between two nations and lists basin sizes of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It recalls the Kentucky Derby run yearly since 1875 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Estherville
Wallingford
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Cabinet Shop
Glass & Paint
Times Office
Minnesota Farma
W. A. Marley
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H. A.elsenbast
W. A. Marley Real Estate
Graettinger, Iowa
SKOW
Graettinger
H. ‘A. Elsenbast
A. C. Christiansen
Poland
George Baubenthal
John Helvig
Jack Jackson
Nelson & Thu
H. A. Eisenbast
R. A. Eisenbast
China
Henry Whitford
Ruthven
Town
Graettinger Nursery
George
Bida Talon
Gracttinger Co-Op Grain Co
D. Randall
3Rd
Nebraska A
Bronx City
Hilmer Larsen
Casphr
CAP
Nelson
Times
Palo Alto County
C. Konicek
Rembrandt
St. Germain Street
St. Gloud
Minn
Minnie Smith
James P. Hansen
Carold Lewis
Gerald Mammen
Lia
Arnold Mustera
Gary
Veterans Hospital
Howard Suss
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fenton and Terri
Onsyoat Voc
For
D-X
Diamond 760
C. L. Torreson Oil Co
Grein Electric
Electrical Service
Uncle Sam
Olene Jacobson
D. V. M. Veterinarian
B. E
Dappen
Sraettinger
Tarmmett
Pho
Grarttinger
Herke & Lundgren
Grasttinger
Lowe
ST. Paul's Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Calendar
Nina
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Louisville
Graettinger State Bank
Ryan
Gilmer Monument Works
J. Emmett Martin
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