Local News and Notices From an Early Prairie Town
A mosaic of items outlines a lost grey frock coat near the fair grounds and a reward for its return. Reports include injuries to Mayor W. H. Rice of Bussey from a slate accident, a harness theft sentence in Oskaloosa, flour prices, ice dangers at a local pond, missing funds of a Wisconsin banker, and promotions and notices for jobs, auctions, and trade maps on rail lines.
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Chronicle
W. H. Rice
Bussey
Frank de Reus
Farm for Rent in West Des Moines tno Mahaska county
200 acre stock farm half plow land half grass at 3 per acre. Located one mile west of Laconta and twelve miles southwest of Oskaloosa. Includes good house barn and outbuildings. Contact W. 1. Taylor 422 N 11th St Oskaloosa Iowa Phone 649.
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West
Des Moines
Tno
Mahaska County
Laconta
Oskaloosa
Taylor
11Th St
Iowa
Sale of Real Estate in Pella Iowa by Executor
On Saturday December 10 1904 at 2 pm at J T Stubenrauch office in Pella Iowa the executor of Foeke Elsloo estate John Dykstra offers for sale the dwelling and one acre ad joining South Pella and east of H Worm huis lot and parts of Lots 5 and 6 block 5 west of College Boarding Hill. Information by calling the office.
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Pella
J. T. Stubenrauch
Town
South Pella
H. Wormhoudt
Iowa
College
John Dykstra
Foeke Elsloo
Hide tanning service advertises low prices and quality
The ad invites customers to send cow or horse hides for tanning into robes or coats. It promises superior workmanship, guaranteed quality, in-store display of finished work, robe lining services, and the highest price paid for hides. EF. & I. LeCocq, 38-43.
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EF. & I. LeCocq
Itch Cure Promises Relief in Thirty Minutes
Local advertisement claims a fast cure for itching through Wool ford's Sanitary Sation. It guarantees relief in 30 minutes and is sold by B.F. Keables in Pella Iowa.
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Woolford
Drugplst
Pella
Lowa
Rattlesnakes Studied by Liberty Township Experts
Nature Snap Shots from Knoxville Journal notes rattlesnakes travel with head and tail raised to scout terrain and preserve rattles. Local experts say rattlers are cowardly and defend only in self defense. Few bites have occurred in 25 years, and myths about skin spotting after bites are unfounded.
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Liberty Township
Chamberlin
Knoxville Journal
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An old-time ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure Wall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo is vouched for by Walding Kinnan Marvin and Tall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as taking effect internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Wall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wolesale Druggists
Tall
Hall
Frank de Reus Baths Open Till Saturday Night
Frank de Reus announces extended hours for his Turkish bath service to twelve o'clock on Saturday evenings. The facility offers a hair dry Turkish bath without wetting hair.
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Frank de Reus
A Point to Remember on Road Improvements
Planning road improvements notes that once a road is macadam or gravel surfaced travel doubles or triples, and the surface must be strong enough to handle present traffic and future growth in the community.
A Costly Mistake Ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills
An old newspaper style ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle yet thorough remedy for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bone troubles. The copy warns mistakes can be costly and promotes 25 cent bottles at Henry M. Langerak’s Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Henry M. Langerak
How to Get Rid of Rats on a Farm
A farmer told the Sedalia Cap ital of ridding his farm of rats with old shingles, molasses, and concentrated lye. He says he placed the mixture around stable doors and under sills, yielding forty dead rats the next morning and scaring others away. He claims this method has cleared many farms and never failed. The notice also advertises barber shop services for 25 cents.
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Sedalia
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China
Pocket Books
Times
East Side Square
Will Kirkpatrick
Scott
Fort Madison
N. J. Green & Son
Minnesota
J. Green & Son
Waverly
J. N. Deesdale
Wisconsin
Waterloo
D. Stubeanracuh
Cunmins
John Murphy
Keokuk
Mapwoods
Hartford Bldg
Chicago
L. M. Shaw
M Roosevelt
McKinley
I. D. Stubenrauch
Tom Dennison
Logan
Omaha
United States Supreme Court
Rocky Mountain
D. Stubenrauch
Cole's Seed Store
Chicago Great Western Railway
W. J. Reed
Endicott Bldg
St. Paul
Min
Illinois
Missouri
Endicott
Bldg
Paul
Minn
Wickhart
Porter and Worth
Chas
Porter
Ayers
Ayer
M. A. Kurru
Belleville
J.C. Ayer CO
Alldruggists
Lowell
Maas
Notitie
Voor de Verkoop van Vaste Goederen Door de Ondergeteekenden
Bieden de Wilson Farm
Bestaande Uit Berg
Des Moines Rivier Bottom
Garfield Township
Mabaska County
Towa
M. Porter
Klein's Shoe Store
East Side of Square
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