Water plant plan near Pella eyed for Des Moines river
A Commercial club meeting in Pella discussed a new water plant on the Des Moines river about three miles from Pella with an estimated cost of 57000. Other items include a fatal colt kick to Joseph Clouter 11 in Franklin township and a Muscatine county bandit raid causing unknown theft and 2500 in destroyed property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Pella
Des Moines
Peila
Joseph Clouter
Franklin Township
Stary County
Convention Bureau
Commercial Club Convention Bureau
Convention Fund
Convention Committee
Barber Asphalt sues for 181000 in Iowa over foreign corp
Des Moines reports that Barber Asphalt Company, a foreign corporation, filed an answer to the Iowa attorney general’s suit seeking 181 215 for alleged failure to file articles of incorporation and pay fees. The company admits foreign status but claims no Iowa business beyond mercantile and manufacturing. it disputes penalties and filing requirements, while other articles note conventions, education, and civic items in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Corporation
Des Moines
Barber Asphalt Company
Read & Read
Byers
Iowa
Asphalt Company
General Mercantile
Barber Company
Excellent Weather and Magnificent Crops
A Winni peg Free Press correspondent reports Pincher Creek district in Southern Alberta as the original home of fall wheat, yielding 40 to 60 plus bushels per acre, mostly No 2 Northern, with a district average around 47 or 48. The area supports stock, dairying, and ready markets in mining towns and British Columbia, with railways expanding. Government land offers 160 extra acres at 3.00 per acre, and Western Canada is praised by a Marshall News Messenger editor for vast agricultural potential and immigration opportunities. A separate anecdote recounts a flirtatious ice-breaking exchange leading to a proposal accepted three minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Free Press
Pincher Creek
Altta
Crows Nest Pass
British Columbia
Jim Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Canada
Marshall (Minn.) News-Messenger
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Providential Hurricane Ferry Lifts Man to Freedom
A Billville exchange recalls a man who long wished to leave the country but lacked funds for rail fare. A hurricane altered fortunes by providing free transport and saving his house, allowing him to pull through at last, as noted by the Atlanta Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Smearing Winds and Sand Storms Highlight Quoted Phrases
Knotted phrases describe winds and sand storms affecting eyelids while a various set of names and slogans appear. Mentions Pettit and RKO dologists in Buffalo NY, advocates of corporal punishment, and smokers praising Lewis' cigars in Peoria Illinois. Jerome cites liberality as thoughtful giving.
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Pettit
RKO Dologists
Howard Jos
Buffalo
Deacon Roast Sparks Squashville Debate Club Fare
The Squashville Political Debate club meets as Deacon humorously laments the club’s decline since his joining. The exchange includes a sharp quip about rising costs and running up a bill, with an audience reaction turning the moment into lighthearted irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon
Squashville Political Debate Club
Bill
Lippincott'n
We offer One Hundred Dollar Reward for poses of Catath
An old newspaper fragment notes a reward offer for an unspecified catch or person. It includes names J. Cheney WALDISG MARY and mentions a Catarch cure claimed to cure by mail. The text also contains advertisements about a patent remedy and laundry starch, plus generic moralizing lines about credulity and a fur dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cheney
Bby Arta
Waldisg
Kisman
MARY
Iad
Toleda
Yake Hall
Fragmented ad filled page with garbled lines
A garbled OCR fragment shows assorted ad copy and stray phrases. Mentions Lewia Factory Peoria Illinois smoking ads and Mrs Winslow’s soothing for teething. Contains blurry names Olmsted Le Ray and generic musings about marriage contracts and long faces.
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Iowa News
Muscatine County
Rock Island
Wyoming Club House
Fairport
Montezuma
Creston
C. E. Stewart
Lone Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
Roach
Civic Federation League
American Sunday School Union
A. L. Fales
State Missionery
Newton
Leonard
Little of Daws
Fillmore
Francis Johnson
Nancy May
Wisconsin
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Stout
Idscomb
Town Falls
Alden
Iowa Falls
Wm. Heldon
William Briese
A. F. Balch
Marshalltown State Bank
United States
A. M. Thackara
Berlin
McFarland
Marian
Manahalltown
Tate
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
G. RK. Burnett
State University Battalion
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph Clouser
Boone
Joseph Brown
Waverly
Mrs. Brawn
Iowa Implement Dealers Association
Manufacturers Implement and Vehicle Club
J. B. Gardner
Savery
John MacVicar
the Majestic
Towa
Mlinois
Mississippi River
Ayous
Mississippi Basin
Ioway
Business
Cummins
Omaha
Sheldon
Nebraska
Crawford
South Dakota
Hoch
Kansas
Govenor Johnson
Duchiel
Colorado
Deneen
Wineis
Folk
Missouri
Hays
Harvard
Yale
Germany
France
England
Japan
Australia
Philippines
General Assembly
Western
George
Jennie
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Jerome
Mr. Asker
Harrry
Harry
London Hospital
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Mina
Olmsted
le Ray
Ampie
Desser
Lewia’ Factory
Dodds
Guar
White House
Basler Bren
THE
Brown Shoe CO
Suse ST. Louis Sans
Tange i
Correspondence
National Editorial Association
Ottawa
IY Benet
New Tork Lite Suissing
Omaha, Nebraska
Parker
Cannes
Fnrcat
Gunther's
State Street
Widows Andorew Law Obtaices Pensions Aaa
Moecresuaet
Thompson's
Putnam
Guleey
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
Nise Lilian
Elxens
York
Lydia Oe Pickhem
Eme
Katharine Craig
Lafayette St
Denver
Col
Lydia E. Pinkham
Arnwell
Marie Stoltzman
Laurel, In
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Misa Ellen M. Olaon
N. East St
Kew Wanes
Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
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