Cash Down Ghosts and a Peddler at Pinehly Farm
A June tale follows a tin peddler who stops at Joe Pinehly’s derelict farmhouse with his wife. The couple, poverty bound, let the peddler stage a fake haunting to lure visitors. Over eight weeks the show draws hundreds, netting profits rivaling farming, until a thunderstorm ends the scheme and the family vanishes.
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McClure
Joe Pinehiy
Ameh Asa
Bart
Joe Pineliy
Tye
Jae
Sean
Joe Pinebtly
Whes
Muetey
Theme
Aether
Geaddber
Veuchines
Vinedida
Rome
Tose
M. Quad
A Queer Chinese Nation and a Cleveland Veiled Incident
A fragment recounts Mrs. Cleveland’s marriage era tour, with a playful street scene arousing compliments as Mr Cleveland jokes about being overlooked for praise. It then shifts to a polemical note describing beliefs about Chinese use of eyes, referencing a 19th century work claiming foreign rituals remove eyeballs for money, and alleging extraction of silver.
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Mr. Cleveland
South
China
Europe
ITA
Chloe News Seeks Courage in Gritty Portraits
A fragmentary item in Chloe News hints at themes of bravery and perseverance. The text references a quirky phrase about beauty and grit, suggesting a feature on bold, unconventional portraits or personalities.
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Guitty
Ceauty
Chloe
Deserter Arrest Highlights Regional Tension
A man identified as a deserter from local forces was arrested amid rising concerns. Authorities say the suspect, associated with the Bioyvin tree faction, was captured after warrants were issued following alleged desertion. Community leaders urge calm as investigations continue.
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Deserter
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Gilford and Surrounding Areas
A sequence of property transfers detailing parcels in Gilford and nearby additions. Transactions include Thompson to Lockard. Arend Jonker to RK A Fuller. Luther Sowleix to Wm Burdick. Bliss to Bliss Mossman. Drier to Driey. Lynk et al to Huber Peet. Mossman et al to Hartwig. Conley to Stone. Troy to Fuller. Witherspoon to Von Dreir. Hartwig to Marshman. Carder to Fuller. Amounts and lot references vary with several monetary figures indicated among the deeds.
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Thompson
Tra S. Lockard
Nwill
BULA
Arend Jonker
RK. A. Fuller Itsy
Shofield
Gilford
Luther T. Sowleix
Burdick
Chas. Hively
Bliss
Cate Bidta
F. K. Bliss
Chas
J. Mossman
Terman Drier
Terman J. Driey
Albert Lynk
Alto
D. Peet
S. EB. Huber
Sarah E. Mossman
A. Conley
C. Stone
James Troy
R. A. Fuller
Sheffield
Gifford
Ed Witherspoon Jr
von Dreir
Hubbard
Wm. Hartwig
C. A. Marshman la
Neuman
Edward E. Carder
Editor laments unpaid labor and farewell to Eldora Herald
O J Smith sells the Eldora Herald and will quit the newspaper business. The buyer is H I Moffett, formerly of the Grundy Center Republican. Smith has run papers for decades, underpaying himself while overworking, and jokes about trying to publish a semi weekly for 81 per year.
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O. J. Smith
Eldora Herald
H. I. Moffett
Grundy Center
Republican
Or. Smith
Tracr
Clipper
Smith
Traer Star Clipper
Local notes on new town directors and community life
Rile Cordle ill with plurisy. E D Doty and Jess Williams named town directors. Ed and Mrs Cordle visited Marshalltown. Various visits, church duties, and social plans noted. Miss Lizzie Humphrey runs an art class. plans for move to Eldora and Colorado discussed. A land deal near St Anthony and Burr Blakburn’s move. Death of Mrs Blanche Edgar shocks relatives. local bank leadership changes. Gov Larrabee pipe organ at Industrial school remains unplayed due to lack of musician.
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Rile Cordle
E. D. Doty
Jess Williams
Ed Cordle
Marshalltown
Chas, Sentman
Steamboat Rock
Mr. S
Cahill
Imma Latta
R. S. Roger
van Dusen
Christian Church
Eldora
Hidora
Myra Davis
Marshall County
Lowe’s
Chapin
Nevada
Colorado
Lizzie Humphrey
University At
Valpariso
Trimble
Grace Smith
Fay
Mildred
Chicago
Jeff Smiths
Fldora
Charles Anderson
St. Anthony
Burr Blackburn
Stach
Iowa
Blanche Edgar
Edgar
John Rogers
R.S
GC. L
H. A
J. F
Industrial School
Gov. Larrabee
Thes Lown
St.Louis
Iowa Weekly Papers Viewed As State Mirror And Backbone
The Iowa weekly papers are praised as essential community mirrors, growing in independence and influence alongside dailies. They offer local news, real estate transfers, and social notes, reflecting county life and shaping the state's journalistic landscape.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
T.I
John Jones
Track accident leaves cars derailed and rails torn
A fragment reports a wreck with several rods of track torn up and eleven cars Sughed in a wreck he,Gr. The sparse wording implies a rail crash with multiple derailed cars but lacks clear names, dates, or place details.
Paroled rapist James Brooks kept under strict conditions
James Brooks, once sentenced in Black Hawk County district court in 1908 to life for rape, has been paroled under strict terms. He must report monthly on employment and expenditures, avoid alcohol, stay home evenings, and may not leave Black Hawk County without permission. If public welfare is at risk, parole may be revoked and he could return to the reformatory.
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James Brooks
District Court
Black Hawk County
Reformatory
Cedar Alls Gazette
Local notes and social updates from Eagle City area
Road conditions worsen as steady cold fronts continue. Ge-orge Shanner visits Eldora. Geo Ott plasters for John Rutherford. Mrs EL Cross visits sister Mrs Mark Bacon. Geo Hathaway attends Thomas Wilson sale. Wickham family travels to Iowa Falls. Multiple locals suffer colds, weather unsettled, telephone wires tangled, M Es society sews for Mrs Wickham, Dr Symington reports improvement in local children. Ackley visitors and Cedar Rapids ad comment noted.
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Geo. Shanner
Eldora
Geo. Ott
John Rutherford
EL. Cross
Mark Bacon
Geo. Hathaway
Steamboat Rock
Thomas Wilson
W. A. Wickham
B. Wickham
Iowa Falls
P. M. McVey
Geo. Stotser
J. S. Quiggle
M. Es. Society of
Eagle City
Symington
Ackley
G. W. Stotsera
Mr. Tool
Huse
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