Des Moines Residents Return From Illinois Visits
Chas Martin and family came back to Des Moines on Tuesday while L G Blakeslee and family returned Monday after visiting relatives in Illinois. Billy Brookman and Mrs G L Brookman visited C E Patch at Bedford Tuesday afternoon. Merit bread Red Crown coffee and Supreme butter advertised at Jiggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Martin
Des Moines
L. G. Blakeslee
Illinois
Billy” Brookman
G. L. Brookman
C. E. Patch
Bedford
For Sale Good Stove Wood Delivered by Gaebler
An ad and local notices record items including J A Gaebler offering good stove wood delivered and a reminder to see him before buying a wagon. The text also lists several Plattsburg Missouri residents and a funeral procession for Mrs Millard Greeley, with other travel notices from Laclede and Sumner Missouri.
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E. C. Avery
Publication Notice Request From Local Paper
The Independent invites legal notices to be sent to its office for publication. They promise accurate, error free notices and ask readers to inform their counsel or county clerk to route notices here. They especially seek notices of local interest in Taylor County.
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The
Gravity Independent
Independent
Taylor County
Local notices and sales in Clarinda and vicinity
Dr. E W Freeland dentist announces stock news in Clarinda Iowa including axes gloves and mittens. Posten Son offer harness repair oil before corn husking. E Burrows sells poland china boar powers strain and phonographs half price. Ledgerwood advertises products and New Perfection Superfix stoves. Mrs S L Clabaugh visits in Sex. Nelsons wed at Clabaugh home.
Bill Gannaway Visits Leonard Players Friends
Bill Gannaway, with the Leonard Players for the summer season, arrived Thursday evening to visit old friends. He went to Lenox Friday for a visit, then returned Friday evening. He reports the Leonards have gone into winter quarters at Ridgway Missouri and will come out again next season.
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Bill Gannaway
Leonard
Lenox
Leonards
Ridgeway
Missouri
Apple harvest notes from Independent family
The Independent family reports a fine harvest of Jonathan apples and Roman Stém pears, praising them as the year's best. They plan to store Grimes Golden and Delicious for winter, noting about a half bushel of Delicious picked from their own tree and wrapped for preservation.
Hines & Madden D V M Veterinarians
Hines and Madden D V M Veterinarians announce graduates of the Kansas City Veterinary College. Tuberculin and Mallein tests given. Hog cholera immunization available. Prompt service day or night. Gravity, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Veterinary College
Bell’s False Suppression Aimed at Speech Transmission
A distorted view of Helmholtz and lack of German knowledge led Bell to falsely believe vowel sounds could be transmitted by electricity. His early idea, shaped by family ties to elocution, spurred him to pursue what became the telephone, though the underlying premise was incorrect.
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Graham Bell
Bell
Helmholtz
Helmsholtz
Astonishing age for horse育
A United States clergyman named Meyers owns Clover, a horse said to be fifty-one years old, possibly the world’s oldest. Royal Veterinary College surgeon in London doubts any older case and notes typical lifespans for racehorses and working horses.
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United States
Meyers
Clover
Hving
Royal Veterinary College
London
Midlands
French Perfumes In Global Beauty Fashion
The Turkish woman and Japanese maiden alike favor French perfumes for afternoon or evening grooming while showing loyalty to American soaps talcum and creams. Lipsticks are consumed in large quantities across Turkey Japan Spain and Cuba, reflecting regional beauty standards tied to a heavily made up look.
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Paris
New York
Turkey
Japan
Spain
Cuba
The Cloisters a New York Second Hand Tale
President Meiklejohn of Amherst quips at an Amherst dinner that New York’s accent is turning hideous. A Brooklyn second hand dealer explains naming his shop The Cloisters as it sits near a movie palace, trolley, and theater, humorously misspelled in dialogue.
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Meiklejohn
Amherst College
Amherst
New York
London
Brooklyn
Cloisters
Clolse
Cloise
Ever Coast on Sand Sledding Near Hunt's Point
A group of young residents near Hunt's Point station on the N W and B line find a dusty sand hill suitable for sledding year round. After school and Saturdays they gather in large numbers to coast down the hill, about 200 to 800 feet high, near the railroad tracks, enjoying sledding thrills comparable to snow.
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Hunt’s Point
W. and B
New York Sun
A Good Beginning at Kiwanis Club Race Prize
John Sullivan of Terre Haute won a bushel of potatoes for a good race at the Kiwanis club event. Friends teased him about marriage, he joked he would plant the potatoes to feed his future family and consider proposals after a winter’s supply.
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John Sullivan
Terre Haute
Kiwanis Club
Plente
Sullivan
Indianapolis News
Insurance Agency Changes Hands
A deal completed last week sold A. S. Bradley Insurance to C. G. Jones of this place. Bradley's line, including the Town Mutual Dwelling House Company of Des Moines, transfers with Jones. Town Mutual insures town dwellings and charges 25 to 40 percent less than older companies, with rare assessments.
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A. S. Bradley Insurance
C. G. Jones
Bradley
Jones
Town Mutual Dwelling House Company
Des’Moines
Mutual Insurance
United States
Old Line
Farm Loans and Special Prices Mentioned in Ledger Items
Reading notes indicate Elmer Brown Gravity references farm loans from 1 to 88 years. A special price is shown for a Maytag power washer. Ledgerwood is cited in pricing on husking mittens and a call to get out quotes.
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Elmer Brown
Ledgerwood
Christian Church Weekly Services And Invitation
The Christian Church announces Bible School at 10 a.m. and a preaching service with Communion at 11 a.m. An evening service is at 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal is Thursday evening at the church. Minister Char A Burkhart invites the public to attend to be made and kept good through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Christian Church
Chas. A. Burkhart
Minister Bible School
Dentist Dr E W Freeland Will Be Away From Office
Dr E W Freeland of Clarinda Iowa announces absence from October 28 to October 27 to attend the Annual Session of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Iowa at Waterloo.
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E.W. Freeland
Clarinda
Iowa
Order of the Eastern Star
Waterloo
Auto Collision at Frog Valley Hill Injures Several
Yesterday morning at the top of Frog Valley hill one mile east of the corner where Mrs Greeley died a two car collision occurred. Lowell Leighton drove westbound a Studebaker with two women passengers Mrs Sey mour Neeley and her daughter. Mrs Neeley suffered cuts over the eye and lower lip. the driver and passenger in the other car were less seriously hurt. Marion Wilson riding with Leighton received facial injuries.
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Frog Valley Hill
Leigheton
Obituary for Mrs. M. J. Geeley in Gravity Ohio
Mrs. M J Geeley Maude Rogers born August 23 1874 near Gravity died October 7 1928 at 49.1.15. Married to Millard Greeley December 26 10.1. Two children Paul and Pauline. She joined Gravity Baptist church after conversion and lived faithfully. Funeral held at local Methodist church conducted by Rev Fletcher with interment Gravity cemetery. survived by husband son Pauline mother and many relatives.
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M. J. Geeley
Maude Rogers
J.B
Almira Rogers
Gravity
Millard Greeley
Paul
Pauline
Jesus Christ
Baptist Church
Fletcher
Bedford
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Good Round Oak Range
Jay Brown
Posten & Son
W. M. Hockabout
J. A. Gaebler
Gravity Phone
Vel Asa
LA. Cox
Alwords Cafe
Mia
F. E. Davis
E. W. Freeland
Towa
E. Burrows
Poland
D. Weller
E. Ledgerwood
S. L. Clabaugh
Fessex
A. Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Clabaugh
Heave
Cail
Texidence
Les
John Garrett
Solstein
Marche
Clyde Garrett
Chilcote Bros
C.G. Jones
Chas. Alvord
Ellen Laws
Arvilla Crawford
Postn& Son
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