Farm sales and visits headline local notes in 1920
Andrew Romert buys to Mrs J A and F M Merritt farm promising a fine home for Romert. Gene ONeil and Willie Becker acquire Helar farm known as Hunter Caves, while Nic Keppes rents Katie Yonde farm for 1920 then returns to run shop. Local residents travel, visit churches, and attend picnics along Maquoketa river. scattered notes on illnesses, schoolmates, and a forthcoming hunting season.
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Andrew
George Rommert
J. A
F. M. Merritt Fara
Katie Yonde
Keppes
Mie
Alvina Hoerschelman
Ben Schroeder
Lamotte
George Saunders
Tete Des Marts
Monmouth Items Include Purchases and Local Travel
Local notes report Mrs Alice Sheldon visiting Maquoketa for dental work as R W Brown of Baldwin buys the D Kokemiller farm west of town at 156 5 per acre. Mina Dye and LiP Williams visit Wyoming while George Owens the rural carrier drives a frightened mail route horse. John Streets farms sold to move closer to town. Hy R Miller did business in Charlotte. many visits to nearby towns are noted. An unrelated anecdote promotes Chamberlains remedy with a cholera morbus tale from 1888.
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R. W. Brown
Baldwin
D.kokemiller
Tow
Mina Dye
Ais. Lip. Willis
Wyoming
George Owens
Owens
Will Kokemiller
LaMont
John Streets
John Lamey
Edward Baler
Chicago
Hy. R. Miller
Charlotte
Mingie Miles
Anoka
W. R
Watson and Son
Earl of
Mill Breads Fayram
Davignport
Roosevelt's Long Ride Across Washington and Return
Roosevelt undertook a lengthy horseback journey covering seventeen hours from Washington to Wattenton and back. The trek featured mule lines named Ogniles and dark ridden by President Roosevelt, with playful remarks about the ride.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Wattenton
Nature's Remedy CNR Tablets Ad Promises Quick Digestive Relief
A verbose 1900s style advertisement touts Nature's Remedy CNR Tablets as a solution to indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims prompt thorough relief without harsh laxatives and encourages readers to buy a box, promising greater relief than any prior product with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow White Pharmae
Remarkable Shooting Prank By Soldiers Ends In Mixup
A group of soldiers staged a shooting prank with cartridges and bayonet tipped bottles on a shelf. Misunderstanding led the hero to shoot the wrong end of the row while the opposite end bottles were broken. The Daily Thought reflects on thoughts and heaven.
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Uas
Baldwin notes and visits fill small town week
Local society items recount Miss Giga Peters’s return home from Davenport after surgery, Mr and Mrs George Tabor visiting in Wyoming, and Mrs Luckey’s improving health in Rochester. Other items mention Henry Peters Jr recovering, A J Willey’s Illinois trip, Howard Gee helping uncle’s crops in South Dakota, Hazel Hambell Johnson’s newborn Marion Mene, and community events including a Baldwin August picnic for veterans and a dance at Monmouth.
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Giga Peters
Davenport
George Tabor
Roy Coole
Wyoming
Luckey
Rochester
Helen Rhodes
Matthias
Rise Tine
Hurst
Glabn
Magno
Hera
Henry Peters Jr
A. J. Willey
Ilinois
Howard Gee
Ciuron
S. Dak
Hazel Hambell Johnson
Marion Mene
Baldwin
F Sr
Gren Smith
G. W. Tabor
Des Moines
Drake
Dave Russel
Anesmosa
Lew Scott
Ed Bock
Bock
Monmouth
Alice Lubben
S Maskery
Maquoketa
Gladys Smith
Center Junction
Gladys Uolub
Velma Scott
Mae Tebraeiy
A. B. Wyvick
Truth Triumphs Maquoketa Citizens Testify for Public Beach
Maquoketa residents testify to the credibility of Dean's Kidney Pills amid complaints of nervousness sleeplessness and kidney issues. A local speaker from Anderson Street cites personal relief after using the product bought at Steack Luckiesh's Drug Store, priced 80 cents, as proof of merit.
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Truth
Maquoketa
Dean
Targenter
Anderson Street
Liell
Steack & Luckiesh
Szet
State Fair Silo Exhibit At Iowa Fair Draws Crowd
Silo Town at the Iowa State Fair presents many completed silos from makers. Visitors can study designs in stave, cement, brick, block, tile, metal, and more. The fair gathers models under one roof, unlike cramped locales elsewhere, spanning acres and showcasing over twenty structures and potentials.
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Midle
Driel
Children day at the state fair event notice
A fragmentary notice calls Children’s Day at the state fair on Friday August 25 inviting children under fifteen with no admission charge. It promises planned activities to entertain families and encourages attendance with flexible timing for youngsters and caretaking adults.
Abbreviations Explain Older Phrase Variations
A note explains that Loe stands for lies under the phrase thang 25 and references abbreviations tied to V s Skeat and Weis. The text traces how phrases relate to meanings and revered figures in linguistic history.
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Gwonk
Weis
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Delmont
John Wagner
Hingtgen
A. EF. S
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Belle’ Plaine
Wagner
J. Baker
Bellevue
F. A. Hull
Lewis
Elizabeth Fowler
Henry Hemfling
Bert Glade
J. J. Mohlenhoff
Dubuque
J. H. Mohlenhoff
Ardo Kiel
Bernice
United Presbyterian
Tisherman
RS Kyle
Gus Bauers
New Hampton
Leonard
Mike
Willie Deppe
Clara
Sandy
Leonard Bauer
Mae Bauer
Maqueketa
Ireland
Staack &Luckiesh
Broxam & Hinckley
Tess
Wonde Millerand D
Bowman
East Platt St
Iowa
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Clinton County
Lost Nation
Elwood
R. H. Wheeler
Tate Auction Go
Manning
Heaven
Hemet
South Dakota
L.w.epters
J. Hansen
W.L Keck
FH. Keck Lawyer
LEW Keck & Sons
Lew, Loan & Abstracts
Maquoketa, Towa
C. W. Farr
D. Kelsey
Clarence L. Ely Attormes
Law General
Veactive
A. W. Sokol
Sind
Maquoketa, Iowa
John
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Raab Brothers
S. Main St. Phun
Newsir
Rengig
Mads BY
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Scotts Snulsion
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