Disputed Civil War Enlistment Claim Sparks Iowa Debate
Oliver J. Smith and Terry Van Winkle contest who was the youngest Iowa enlistee in the Civil War. Smith, born August 1849, served as a youth and later became a prominent Iowa newspaper publisher. The Vinton Eagle note and local reminiscences provide context on wartime service and press careers.
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Terry van Winkle
Mt. Ayr
Iowa
Oliver Smith
Mardin County Citizen
Town Falls
Bidora Herald
van , Winkle
Smith
Vinton Eagle
Shellsburg
Beal and Skinner Wedding At City Home
Married Monday evening December 12 at eight o'clock Rev Geo B Shoemaker officiated in the bride's home. M L Beal and Miss Ethel Skinner were joined in matrimony in the presence of immediate family and a few intimate friends. The Herald extends hearty best wishes to the couple. The rest of the text is a mixed editorial fragment and advertisements with no additional verifiable events.
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Geo. B. Shoemaker
M. BR
M. L. Beal
Ethel Skinner
R. T. Skinner
Herald
Handsome 1904 Manse Erected Under Pastor Stanley
Erected during the season of 1904 under the direction of Pastor W. E. Stanley the new manse is described as the handsomest and most convenient residence built in the era. It stands as a credit to the church the zealous pastor and to the city alike.
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Idera
W. FE. Stanley
Secretary H S Martins Annual Report for 104
The Hardin County Agricultural Society presents a secretary's year end report noting repairs such as tearing sheep pens and building a hog house, installing shade trees, and securing track facilities. Rain disrupted fair day attendance, cutting receipts by an estimated $1,000. The society incurred debt, borrowed $700 to cover liabilities, and ended with present indebtedness of $1,100.10.
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Hardin County Agricultural Society
Conrad
Greet Fop Mole
E Keene
Hardin County Bank
Ackley World
Eldora
Ientlemen
Fidora
Iowa
TI. S. Marrin
Savings Bank
Rancaste
Wees
Faas Np Pees
Reanee
Murray
Ron
Uae
Wee Tees
Free college term offer to Iowa youths by The Register and Leader
The Register and Leader offers a twelve week free term at Wighland Park college to any young man or woman who secures twenty five new paid subscribers by February 14 1905. Scholarships cover tuition board room light heat library and gym fees across ten departments and count two six month and four three month subscriptions as a year. Send inquiries to The Register and Leader Des Moines Iowa.
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Wighland Park College
Youve Nin
West
Register and Leader
Des Moines
Iowa
Rural Route Mailbox Notice for Winter Compliance
Patrons with rural route mail boxes must adjust placement to meet post regulations before freezing weather. Boxes should have the bottom four feet from the ground and accessible without driving into ditches or up banks. Carriers will not deliver to improperly placed boxes or dig for mail in winter. Ask the carrier for guidance on proper placement and stock stamps for convenience. Clipped from an Iowa exchange, Dr B E Purcett, eye ear nose throat specialist, Emer Bouey hospital, Dec 13-27.
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Iowa
B& E. Purcett
Emer Bouey Hospital
Wisner Opera House Tonight Showcases William Day
William Day, famed as a characterist and impersonator, performs at the Wisner Opera House tonight. The show features original sketches with each character in full makeup. Tickets available at F. J. Edgar's Hardin County Bank and Wilson Drug Co. store.
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Wlias
Tie
Hidora
Wisner Opera House
Alton Packard
America
F. J. Edgar's
Hardin County Bank
Wilson Drug Co
Mr. Day
Ile
Dies in Kansas at Rolla Home of Son R G St John
R G St John aged about eighty four died at the home of his son Charles in Rolla Kansas after a brief illness and was buried there He was an old Hardin county citizen and had lived in Eldora until moving to Kansas four years ago His wife had died earlier Five sons and three daughters survive with one son H M St John in Pleasant township The old gentleman was well remembered by Hardin county and Eldora citizens.
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R. G. St. John
Charles
Rolla
Kansas
Father St. John
Mardin County
Eldora
H. M. St. John
Pleasant Township
Hardin County
Licensed to Wed Vivian Vorbis and Others in Iowa Falls
Marriage notice fragment lists Vivian V Vorbis and Bernice Havens with Iowa Falls and Eldora names. mentions Bertha Smith Ackley and a coal seller Davis Moser with Black Band coal sold there.
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Vivian V. Vorbis
Towa Falls
Bernice Havens
Iowa Falls
M. L. Beal
Hedenatt
Eldora Ithel G. Skinner
Seldora Ow 'T
Shupar
Ceee Eee
Ee Ackley
Rene Ean Ay Bertha Smith
Ackley
Davis & Moser
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Gunty
Oliver J. Smith
Carl S. Newcomer
Hymen’s
Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids
Rocky Moun
Aight
Wilson Druy.Co
W. E
Stanley
H. S. Martin
Savings Bank of
Premittas
Leks Ntadis
Handin Co Bank
Mra
Greef Loan Aes
Agikley World Ad
ASA
Itrading
Brown Dry Goods CO
Hardanger
Battenburg
Delft
BROWN
Eidora
Son
Soe
Tiffany &Co
New York
Spaulding & Co
Chicago
Ezra Nugkolls
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