Palaces, festivals and town notes from 1890 to 1910 era
A nostalgic digest summarizes 1890s Iowa fads like coal and corn palaces in Ottumwa Sioux City and Preston plus a Council Bluffs fruit palace and Pella wooden shoe palace. It notes Fourth of July orations and local fairs, church events, rail ticket deals, and nearby town memories from Cambria Corydon Humeston Decatur City and Garden Grove with births marriages deaths business trips and community happenings.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Preston
Pella
J. H. Jamison
Osceola
Sore head from fall at church demolition
Rev J S Young suffered a gash from a brick falling about twenty feet while the old church was being taken down. The ice cream social at the Gibson home is set for Friday June 8. Edward and Fatuny visited from Des Moines, with Mrs Mudgett and baby leaving for home Monday after a short stay.
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J. S. Young
Waily
Gibson
Edward
Fatuny
Des Moines
The Silent Venger and Trembling Hour At Princess Theater
Thursday 8 15 p m William Duncan Edith Johnson star in The Silent Venger episode Hidden Blow Washer Woman's War and big V Comedy. Saturday 8 and 10 Kenneth Harlan Helen Eddy star in The Trembling Hour a mystery with Capt Ralph Dunston plus Wild Night in a Restaurant. Tuesday 8 15 Harry Carey In Overland Red with Snub Pallard Sammy Snowball. June 22 15 and 25c.
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Wm. Duncan
Edith Johnson
Ivenger
Duncan
Kenneth Harlan
Helen Eddy
Mary Pickford
Capt
Ralph Dunston
Harry Carey
Overland Red
Harry
Sunday Show Fight Pinched in Knoxville For Violations
The Grand theater was shut on Sunday for alleged city and state ordinance violations. Three church members and two Knoxville businessmen were cited, with three youth operators held on juvenile charges. A city council Sunday closing rule may affect oil stations drug stores ice cream parlors bakeries meat markets and more in enforcing a “necessary on Sunday” standard. In Corydon a city labor strike led to a complete lights outage when the water plant workers resigned over a salary dispute, later restored by Irvin Shifflet who restarted service. council members are praised for keeping costs low as the town adapts.
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Iowa
Paul Becker
The
Christian Church
J. F. Keller
A. J. Evans
Knoxville
Corydon Times-Republican
Corydon
P. L. Jordan
Jordan
Wanted Homestead seeker for stock ranch westward move
Classified notice seeking a person with a homestead and some funds who wishes to travel west to engage in stock ranch business. Contact A. L. Wart in Clearwater, Minnesota.
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A. L Wart
Clearwater
Minn
Toledo legal oath form for sundry debts and remedies
Fragmentary Toledo document shows a sworn oath by Franti Jo eney mokee claiming paternity or sun of FT Cheney & Co. The text references a sum of one hundred dollars and a patent medicine advertisement for Hall's Family Medicines with testimonials. It reads as a sworn statement before a notary, dated in the Toledo area, with garbled names and illegible dates.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Kancas County
Franti Jo
the Sun of
FT. Cheney & Co
Talia
Biemucz
Agson
Sealy Mowry
Aildene Hall
Iosilsor & CO
Patloa
The Other Fellow Opinion in a Local Exchange
A letter notes that focusing on the other fellow harms one’s own business. It laments a one sided game and urges readers to attend to their own affairs. The writer warns the other fellow is a goner and that crying over spilled milk achieves nothing.
Humeston Council Adopts Bills and Sidewalk Plan
Humeston Iowa council in adjourned session approves reports from town officers and committees and bills for cemetery labor motor repairs street and sewer work and bond interest. A sidewalk construction resolution for east side of Lots 5 6 7 in Fairview addition is passed. Adjournment called by mayor.
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Humeston
Iowa
P. A. Gibbs
Fon McDonald
Bair
Il. A
M. L. Brittain
Wm. Pratt
Wm. Ryan
Wm. McDonald
Central Trust Co
Standard Trust and Savings Bank
Oy Keller & Yates
Mdse
Doze Motor Co
E. B. McConnell
Iowa Southern Utilities
O. May
wee + ee
Fairview Addition
Fred M. Kyner
Special School Election in Cambria Iowa Bond Proposal
Public notice announces a special election for the Consolidated Independent School District of Cambria Wayne County Iowa on July 2 1920 from 1 PM to 6 PM at Cambria School House. Voters will decide a bond issue of 80000 dollars to build and equip a new school house and acquire a site. The notice is issued by W H Davis secretary of the district board under Iowa law.
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Consolidated Independent School District
Cambria
Wayne
State of
Iowa
Sare Consolidated Independent School District
Iawa
W. H. Davis
Board of
Notice to Contractors for School Building in Cambria Iowa
The School Board of Consolidated Independent School District Cambria Iowa invites bids for a stone and concrete school building. Plans by W B Hulse & Co Des Moines. Bids due 4 PM July 5 1920. Deposit for plans $10. refundable partial. Information through architects or Western Contractor Kansas City. Board may reject any or all bids.
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Consolidated Independent School District
Cambria
Iowa
W. B. Hulse & Co
Security
Des Moines
Western
Kansas City
Missouri
Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph S. Ulm
Sadie Bott
J.W. Bott
S. A. Hitt
Mary Lamvertson
Sam Williams
Frank Johnstone
B. King’s Building
Richman
Washington
J.N McNay
Fairview
R. L. Bott
Alberta
Canada
Bert McCulloch
Montana
F. A. Baltimore
Clay Township
Alva Humeston
Viola
Illinois
Geo. King
J. Herbert Park
C. L. Hart
Rev. Roberts
J. T. Riggle
M. B
Decatur City
Grand River
F. H. Farr
Helen
Dean Moze
Leo McNay
Fant
Fred Aten
Garden Grove
Chicago
Ford
H. C. Bedwell
W. L. Brown
W. G. Stevens
N. G
Odd Fellow Lodge
M. W. A. McNic
Normal Institute
Rortin, Te
Indiana
New York
San Francisco
Woollis & McCart
Herrick
Hutchinson & Son
Humelton, Iowa
FISK
Humeston, Iowa
Aai
Leta
Wow Davis
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