Western Union Telegraph Co and Divisions Mentioned in County Records
Fragmented OCR lists multiple Western Union Telegraph Co divisions with C B & Q and other rail lines. Mentions include Des Moines Keokuk St. Louis divisions and district references such as Lake Prairie Summit with assorted numeric figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Co
A. K
D.M
D. M
Burlington & Western Western Union Telegraph Co
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Des Moines
Wabash Railway
Keokuk & Des Moines Division
Keokuk & Des Moines
Length of Western Union Telegraph Co
Keoxuk & Des Moines
Wabash, Des Moines & St. Louis
Summit
Fair Oaks
Red Rock
Ity Co
Wabash, Des
Lake Prairie
Pella
Knoxville
Verve
C. R
Western Union Telegraph , Co. L. & P
Wabash
Des Moines & St. Louis
Portersville
Liberty
Rock Island
The Little Empty House
A short tale in which Jennie learns of her brother Earl’s death. The girls discuss funeral truths as Hilda gently explains that Earl’s body is an empty house now, his spirit gone to God, while Rosalie wrestles with the idea of burial and the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie
Minnie
Earl
Rosalie
Hilda
Rosa
Ada
Catherine
Life and death thoughts echo across voices and gardens
Hilda explains death as part of God’s life, easing Minnie and Catherine’s fears. Rosalie asks to comfort Jenny. Josh’s employer is briefly questioned as a carding to Josh’s letter suggests shared knowledge. The Amateur Gardener notes the irony that weeds often aren’t, and plants that seem tidy may be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Minnie
Catherine
Rosalie
Jenny
Mary A Wood
Zion’s Herald
Days of 75 and upper class musings in early prose
A compact quipry end with quotes about standing ground and war at Concord 1775. The piece contrasts Captain Pate’s colonial resolve with social snobbery about aviation as an aristocratic pursuit. It highlights class distinctions and historical lines drawn in rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pate ‘Ker
Concord
Claes
Sympathy Counts in Human Kindness and Service
A brief reflection on how sympathy often achieves more lasting impact than explicit labor. It asserts that compassionate acts render greater benefit to the world and emphasize enduring value over mere effort.
Fragmented prose quotes on life and nature with thinkers
A mosaic of short quotes and witticisms. Stern Mamma notes dawn and roosters as a milkman begins rounds. Harry Stalate muses on nature's punctuality. Miss Welton counts hairs lost since April. Aldrich observes rare self assertion in men versus women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stern
Harry Stalate
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertise oath of payment by Cheney
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, sworn December 6, 1886, notes the remedy is taken internally and claims to act on the blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents, with testimonials available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A.W. Gleason
Notanry Pani
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Drs. Iunor & Child
McCurdy’s
J. B. McCurdy & Co
Court House
Oskaloosa’s Gift Store
Furnald & Townley Jewelers & Optometrists
Iowa
West Side Square
South Side Square
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Ngo Coin
SU de di Toray Aa
Marion County
Marion
County
Townships
Liberty Clay
Pleasant Grove
Swan
Total
Clay
Cedar Valley
Tracy. Lincoln
Des
Moines
Eureka
Tola
McMillan
McMillan Flagler
Elm Ridge
Swan Two
Swan City
Are Ttee Dee Deee
Abe
Wester &Q.R. BR
T Liberty
Swan Clay
Union Telegraph Co
C. B. Waships
Bussey, Corporation
Harvey, Corporation
Pleasantville
Swan, Corporation
Silver Grove
Liberty Otley
Cincinnati
Des Moines VII
Oskaloosa Division
Knoxville City Corporal Water Light
Harvey City Corporation
Burlington & Western
Traty
Pella City
Plain View
Valley
Tote
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton Bussey
Virginia
Tracy
Lincoln Eureka
Des Moines Vii'y
Tota
Amsterdam
Polk
Brush Creek
White Walnut Oak Ridge
Perry Township
Liberty Clay Lake
Prair
Polk Red Rock
Perry
Hamilton, Corporation
Hamillton
LO Bussey
Cove
Virginia Ee
Lincoln
Fairview
Knoxville, Flagier
Josh
Washington Star
Don Smith
T. B. Aldrich
North Market St
McCall
Granite Works
High Avenue West
D. Ver Steeg
C. F. Adams
New
K. of P
West High Avenue
E. L. Smith
North
Mkt
Rogers Bros
Rogers
Rogers Srob
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