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Print prices and local notices in early Iowa ads
In a crowded column of faded notices and ads, prices for bells and powders range from a few cents to quarters, with references to Wall’s shipments, cattle, and local names like Yankton and Castalia. Community updates mention fairs, frost, births, and appointments, reflecting a bustling small-town economy and daily life.
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Walt
JTL
Brulo County
Tose
Wall's
Wall’s
J. HL. Wolf
Yankton
Bryan
Sheldon
Iowa
Frank Smith
Castalia Sanday
Adolph Wolf
Castalia
Alc
Whitteck
Oneoma Bank
Elmer Benedict
Wolf
Mra
Chas
Dr. Drake
Patchen
Pointer
Milwankee
W. TH. Wyant
Wyants
Tabor
Lown
Turaday
Marshalltown
Star Pointer
Joe Patchen
Sioux City
Robt. J
John B. Gentry
Philadelphia
M. E
Currie Morris
Hiecago
Ken
Yatt
Chicago
Mitchell
C.D. Savage
Savage
Dubuque
Dad
Reifield
Madison
A. K. Clough
A. J. Wheaton
Joseph Freidenfeid
Plankatin
Micheal Nicholeoluys
Inatanaa Wienty
New York
Boston
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wikiola
Ohio
South Dakota
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