West Liberty Fair Preparations and Local News
West Liberty Iowa residents gear up for the fair starting Monday August 23. The news notes several visits travels accidents and social events including a near fatal threshing machine mishap to Will James and various trips to Davenport Muscatine Iowa City and Ottawa with multiple locals visiting relatives and attending funerals and club gatherings.
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West Liberty
Ira Ferris
Lucy Pickering
Davenport
Muscatine
W. A. Pye
Wilton
Harold and
Grace Branson
Montour
Levi Pilkington
Will James
James
Ady
Ruth Watters
Atalissa
Raymond Fitzgerald
Samantha Hanna
Lansing
Mich
Jonathan Kirby
Defiance
Cox
Deep River
Walter Light
East Sixth Street
Loyd Smith
Rock I Sland
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as cure for foot pain
Purported powder promises relief from smarting feet ingrown nails and bunions and makes tight shoes feel easy. Claims quick comfort for sweaty tired feet with a trial package offered free and mail order available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Eee
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Man Arrested in Burlington Matches Missing Cairo Suspect
An insane man detained in Burlington claimed to be Burt and resembled the Cairo disappearance suspect. He shaved his mustache and said he came from Fort Madison, later identified as Butt by a Hancock county report before being sent to a asylum in Barentonville.
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Burlington
Burt
Cairo
Fred Coutts
Morning Sun
J. Johansen
Carthage
Butt
Hancock County
Baretonville
Fort Madison
Score Card System of Milk Inspection
The Department of Agriculture backs a national score card approach for dairy inspection, rating dairy farms on health and care, stables, utensils, and milk rooms, and city plants on equipment and sanitation. About 2,000 dairies were scored nationwide. 10,000 more rated by boards of health in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Clarence B. Lane
Dairy Division
Boards of Health
Des Moines
Sheldon
Board of Health
Richmond
District of Columbia
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Hannibal
Postmasters to Meet in Des Moines for Two Day Session
The Iowa League of Postmasters will convene in Des Moines August 26 and run through August 27. The program promises a large turnout and includes talks on Civil Service, parcels post, postal savings banks, and a model postmaster. Officials and delegates will be elected, with some Muscatine county postmasters likely in attendance.
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Iowa League of Postmasters
Des Moines
Muscatine County
Civil Service
J. P. Kennedy
Montrose
W. O. Bock
New Albion
W. W. Dickson
St. Louis
Ingersoll Park
J. A. T. Hull
P. O. Department
Chamberlains Liniment Eases Muscle Aches Quickly
Advertises Chamberlains Liniment as a speedy reliever for sore muscles from exercise or injury. Claims value for muscular rheumatism and rapid relief.
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Chamberlain
Local social notes from Mitchellville and nearby towns
Residents travel home from Mitchellville while other locals host visits and plan events. Delegates for the King’s Daughters convention are elected to meet in Oskaloosa, and property transfers, visits, and arrivals populate the community scene with names and places across East Sixth Street, Montezuma, Davenport, and Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchellville
Ila
Walters
Second Iowa Cavalry
Harry Wyant
West Branch
A. W. Jackson
O. H. Summers
East Sixth Street
L. A. Royal
Frank Speight
Madison Martin
George Sheldon
Ella Nichols
Julia Byers
Oskaloosa
Stevens
Floyd
Andrew Anderson
William Hardin, Jr
East Third Street
George
Phoebe Nichols
Ford
Montezuma
Grant Nichols
Pearl van Tyle
Katie Clausen
Davenport
Tona Fickler
Joseph Boyne
Wilton
Michael Welch
Cora Summerville
Columbus Junction
Chas, Propst
Harry Mann
Donald
Independence
A. V. Akee
East Sixth
The Tale of Thousands The Scientist and His Discovery
An advertisement promotes Root Juice as a health remedy curing digestive and secretory issues while praising the scientist. It details prices and claims of rapid relief for indigestion constipation rheumatism and more. It also reports dairy scorecard data from Richmond and other cities, urging public demand for high quality milk and transparent farm ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan’s
Two Boys Suffer Painful Baseball Accident
Last evening at the James Selden vacant lot Edward Kelly third baseman and Morris Stolzenau catcher collided while chasing a foul ball. Both were knocked unconscious and required medical attention. Dr. E B Fulham treated them. both boys are much better today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Selden
Linn
Fifth Streets
Edward Kelly
Morris Stolzenau
E. B. Fulham
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
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Fac Simile Signature of
New York
J. Briggs & Co
Providence
R. I
Fletcher
E. W. Stucky
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry R. Gray
Montreal
Que
W. G. Marshall
Cleveland
Ohio
Owens & Minor Drug Co
Castoria
Brannen & Anthony
Atlanta
Shehild
THE
CEN
E. P. Day
East Second Street
A. L. Dice
Ina Leyle
Reba Doty
Iowa City
R. J. Wiley
Dr. Corns
Tama City
M. A. Templeman
Robert Clark
Ladies’ Card Club
Prairie Street
E. F. Schall
R. H. Weir
Daisy Johnson
W. B. Miller
Downey
Dr. McGregor
Grace Knight
Rachel Nichols
Harry Hill
Wapello
J. M. Hemmingway
Fort Scott
Kan
William McCaw
John Hooley
Nichols
Maurice Whitacre
Elsie
H. C. Barnes
Mary Negus
Fern Westfall
Milton Klotz
Hannah Ekstram
Robert Klotz
Fred Evans
J. C. Martin
el Reno
Okla
Clyde
Ruth
Ursula Maxon
Victor
Springdale
Mason
John Dickerson
Colfax
Laura Minshall
Myrta Swain
Charlotte
Attica
James Walters
Canada
Buckman
D. Gifford
Discovery
Man
Private
Tri-City Loan Co
Brady St
Citizens’ Railway & Light Co
Wittich Bros
J. M. Conner
Sycamore Street
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