Missouri Ben Davis apple inspires fierce pride and debate
A 1810-era discussion notes Missouri origin and naming of the Ben Davis and the new Missouri Delicious apple, with claims of Chicago buyers paying 25 cents for the Ben Davis. It recounts Jesse Hiatt’s heirs and Mr. Stark’s defense of the fruit, plus early shipments to England and Northwest orchards, amid broader apple industry chatter and promotional inserts.
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Missouri
Chicago
W . Stark
Fmer
Missouri Horticultural Board
St. Louis
Mr. Stark
Jesse Hiatt
Peru
Madison County
Hiatt
Des Moines
Pile County
Dyer
Stark
Far
Northwest
Dows
Illinois
Kansas
England
Notice of Special Election in Stamburg Iowa City Hall
Notice announces a special election on December 12, 1910 at Stamburg City Hall Iowa from 8 to 6 for ratifying or rejecting an ordinance granting a franchise to E G Whong and successors. City Clerk Aug Wapper and Mayor sign.
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Hurinburg
Towa
Stamburg
Whong
Analgus
Mam
Hamburg Iowa Electrics Franchise Ordinance 202
Ordinance 202 grants a 20 year electric light and power franchise to B. Billman and associates for Hamburg Iowa. It authorizes erection of poles wires and a power plant within city limits with city control over placement and public works. The grant includes street lighting mains extensions at established rates with metered service and protections for city streets and property.
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Hamburg
Lowa
B. Hilltoan
Hig Associates
Ang
Winintail
Wittman
B. Billaan
Quincy
I Mais
Lig Associates
Alle~ Énsors
Aml Asaigha
Terein
Grantev
Couture Soyporate
Habiburg
Sali
Hamburg ordinance assigns city electric plant terms
The passage details a franchise with the grantee for an electric plant in Hamburg Iowa, covering payments, location changes, plant purchase options, appraisal processes, and continued operation. It specifies monthly light rates, rights to add lights, and obligations to run the plant 24 hours a day, with enforcement through city ordinances and a schedule extending to 1915 and beyond, including renewal terms and protections for the grantee.
Notice to Property Owners on Several Blairs Street Areas
Notice is given to property owners on Hi street from Washington street to the school house and from E street to H street of Bluir street and from D street to 1 street on Argyle street and from D street to R street on Main street and from D street to K street on Park Street and from D street to J shest on Washington street. Assessment certificates for sewer construction in said streets are prepared and ready for delivery to contractors. Those wishing to extend time of payment to seven installments with 6 percent interest must call at the city clerk’s office within thirty days and sign the waiver upon the certificates as provided in Section 585 of the code of Iowa. Dated at Wamburg, Iowa, this 18th day of November 1910. Aug. Wagner, City Clerk.
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Thia Tranchige
Cass
Fremont County
Bres
Fhia
Hamburg
State of
Iowa
E. B. Hilleun
Ore
RDO
Tspuasnga
Hamburg Republican
Hamburg Reporter
Nowapapers
Wagner
A. Filler
Hi Street
Washington Street
E Street
H Street
D Street
1 Street
Argyle Street
R Street
Main Streat
K Street
Park Street
Code of
Wamburg
Cliv
Odds and ends from the December Journal of Corners
A collage of proverbs and comic vignettes on wit and work, offering moral quips about opportunity, neighborly lending, and self reliance. Light humor appears in tales of a talking wagon, a woodchuck, a skunk, and a Long Island sound joke, interspersed with local notices and a winter insurance plug.
Local Notes From Hidinbunsy Iowa December 1910
A fragment from the Hidinbunsy Iowa week ending December 2 1910 lists several names including Mrs Ara Jobreon and Mr Days Brown with mentions of theaters and local personalities. The item notes a reporter ready to provide up to date notices at reasonable prices and references Dr. Barton Linisveye and Lrivite hospital.
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Hidinbunsy
Iowa
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C. B&q. RR
Ordiance No
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Lbs
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Aaton
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Woodchuck
Long Island
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Thomas
Texan
Council Blutts
Iaok
Gulf Coast
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W. Olls & Son
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Mra Ji Fix
Ara Jobreon
Hs Mainat Myers U
Mr Days Brown
Tarry Noble Tobit
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Clem Hens
JJ Reynolds
Walla Rathi
WA. Harris, PR
Barton Linisveye
Francis
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Officeover' Bank
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