Blizzard Blights Town as Herald Feels Winter Stillness
Readers report a heavy blizzard grounding trains and halting business. The Eldora Herald notes open schools, limited operations, and fuel demand while residents endure fierce winds and closed streets. Local figures like Rev Shoemaker and Brown the barber are mentioned amid snowfall and tense travel conditions.
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al Lock
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Teacher Florence Stromm Gifted Watercolor by Pupils
Mrs Florence Stromm at Timber Valley received a watercolor as a Christmas gift from her pupils. They praise her as a true friend who sympathizes with their troubles and rejoices in their victories. The writer was moved by her devoted interest in the children.
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Timber Valley
Fromm
Movements of People in a Business and Social Way
A half week recap lists Jno McDonald from Iowa Falls Ralph Kelso from Ackley and Tom C Meader visiting Oskaloosa for business. Frank H Noble spends Christmas with Des Moines friends while teaching at Drake University and Geo M Wills at Ames wants home. The Gearhart sisters teach in three towns and visit T E Gearhart. McDonald and wife visit relatives. P S Davis hosts J Berger of Ft Scott and W Mattern of Allentown. Mark W Moir returns from Lawrence, Kansas for Christmas then goes back. Bessie Brownell, studying at Capital City Business College, Des Moines, returns home for the holidays.
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J. Berger
Ft. Scott
Kansas
W. Mattern
Allentown
Davis
Bessie Brownell
Capital City Business College
Des Moines
Anne
Subscriber praises tireless students and urges Aim higher motto
A subscriber lauds the enduring effort and aspirations of the youth. She feels gratitude beyond dollars and cents and laments any missed words or actions that fail to inspire. She hopes more like them remain in school rather than dropping out early.
Weather Service Telephones Warn Rural Areas
A Hubbard visitor heard a post office weather alert broadcast via rural phone lines. The message warned of snow flurries tonight, a cold northwest wind, and a Tuesday storm, urging coal and wood preparation and stock checks to avert suffering and damage. The notice reached hundreds in a 2,000-population area through central office connections.
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Blizzard Rages Across Iowa With Widespread Travel Halt
A ferocious Iowa blizzard swept Tuesday, crippling travel and suspending traffic and business. Winds roared, snow drifted, and temperatures fell to near zero by Wednesday morning. Towns reported deserted streets, delayed trains, and halted rural mail routes as crews fought to clear tracks and roads.
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Eldora
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Town Central
Question on Eldora residency for Hardin Society directors
An Iowa reader questions whether Hardin County Agricultural Society directors Meee Cc F Susmilch and L B Marks, residents of Eldora, violate articles of incorporation that bar Eldora residents from board membership. The letter urges verification in the secretary’s and county recorder’s records and a possible investigation.
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Hardin County Agricultural Society
Meee Cc
Eldora Township
Eldora
County Recorder
Truy Yours
Jno
TT. Boylan
Best in the West farm weekly gains distinct voice
Joe Trigg, famed farm topics writer, elevates The Weekly State Register of Des Moines as the leading farm and home newspaper for the Midwest. The paper claims a unique style and affordability at 50 cents per year, urging every midwest farm home to subscribe.
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State Register
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Middle West
Register
Ivins Wins Medal at St Louis Exposition
G A Ivins of Iowa Falls, a renowned horticulturist, won a silver medal for his outstanding plum and apple display in the horticultural building at the St Louis exposition. The event contributed to Iowa earning eighty nine medals overall in gold silver and bronze for its grown fruits.
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Vila Isays
G. A. Ivins
Iowa
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted for Children
An advertisement urges mothers to prevent coughs colds croup and whooping cough in children with One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless and pleasant it is sold by Smith & Reed as the Herald offers a low rate club with the Weekly State Register aiding readers.
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