Conditions Ideal for Ripening Corn and Dry Weather Outlook
The Iowa Crop and Weather service bulletin notes 75 percent of early planted corn may be safe from frost with another week of warm, dry weather. Septembers past week was the warmest since 1897 with highs 80 to 96 degrees and little rain. Pastures suffer, rye and wheat seeding begins, and garden crops like peaches and apples show mixed results.
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Iowa Crop and Weather Service
Des Moines
Iowa
YMCA Program Sets Winter Schedule for Gym and Aquatics
The local Y M C A compiles a full season of events from September to March including senior and junior aquatic meets indoor boxing handball and basketball leagues. Examinations and class times are listed with a new tank and gymnasium schedule for September through April.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An ordinary attack of diarrhoea may be cured by a single dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Only in the more severe cases is a second or third dose required. Try it. It has a reputation of over thirty five years behind it and is everywhere recognized as the most reliable remedy in use for diarrhoea. For sale by all druggists.
Wilton Fair Opens With Large Exhibits and Bright Prospects
Wilton opens its annual fair with record entries across cattle horses hogs sheep fruits grains and domestic arts. Officials including Cattle Geo Thede Horses B L Norton and other superintendents outline a robust schedule with a $250 pace and a $250 trot raceme expected crowds will attend tomorrow and Thursday for a grand fair of 1908.
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Wilton
Geo. Thede
B. L. Norton
C. van Zandt
H. Wildasin
H. E. Nicolaus
Wm. Ross
Cc. H. Wilson
F. A. Maurer
Geo. Bannick
L. N. Ayres
Thos. Boot
C. C. Kaufman
H. W. Wildasin
Neva D
Hal Direct
E. I. Mason
Trot and Pace Events at Moline Fair This Thursday
A Thursday card in Moline Illinois features two 2:35 trot purse events and a 2:20 pace purse race with multiple entrants including Clarence Game Onward Baby Red Nava D Hal Direct and Horppole. The program lists drivers and horses from Moline West Liberty Brooklyn Maquoketa and Freeport with partnerships from Wheeler Barton Roys and Hamsey in a regional harness meet.
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Lady S
Ed Ward
Moline
Ill
Gage
Henry Grady
Joe Miller
Iowa City
Reg Clarence
Game
A. Mooseman
Brooklyn
Dennis C
Lygnette
de Witt
Montenet
Monteleone
R. G. Ely
Maquoketa
Beumont
McGibbon
C. A. Soliday
Horppole
Heir-at-Law
J. T. Hamsey
Kenyon
Marco Bozzaris
Wheeler & Barton
Cedar Rapids
Norvalson
H. M. Roys
Freeport
Verne M
Royal Klondyke
J. T. Hamley
Local horse race entrants and purse listed in Illinois Iowa notes
Judges Russell and Crabtree oversee a listing of participants including D Adams Prophetstown Henry Gaye Grady Joe Miller F S W Spottswood Fred Steiner Clinton Major Leeward Woodsprite D F King Maquoketa for the Farmers trot or pace with a purse of $15.
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Brooklyn
J. T. Hamley
Maquoketa
Dennie C
Lygnette
de Witt
Montenet
Monteleone
R. G. Ely
Beaumont
McGibbon
C. A. Soliday
Horppole
Ill
Red Clarence
Game Onward
A. Mooseman
Moline
Spottswood
Fred Sevier
Clinton
Norvalson
H. M. Boys
Freeport
Gage
Henry Grady
Joe Miller
Iowa City
Lady S
Matchless
Ed Ward
Russell
Judge Crabtree
A. D. Adams
Prophetstown
Ini
Judge Russell
D. Adams
Gaye
Fred Steiner
Major Leeward
Woodsprite
D. F. King
Doctor King’s New Life Pills Clinic Advertises Cure
An old health ad claims Dr. King’s New Life Pills cure head ache stomach liver and bowel trouble. The notice promotes the treatment at Havercamp’s prescription drug store with a 25 cent price.
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United States
Egg-0-See Cereal Company
Chicago
E. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
W. 2Nd St
W. B.corsets
Circus
Perts
J. H. Mundt
East Third St
Court House
Wakefield
Home Tea Co
South Muscatine Fuel CO
Nebraska Street
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