Oil excitement grows in Boone county Iowa
Boon county residents report potential oil in the Ledges vicinity near the state park after Jack Hunter a former Rockefeller employee reviews leaks and estimates a 12 to 14 mile oil field. A Texas company plans a ground visit while regional tourism development opens Ridgewood Drive with campsites trails and scenic views above the Mississippi.
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Iowa
Lower Ledges
Boone County
Texas Oil Company
Hunter
Switzerland
Ridgewood Drive
Mississippi
McGregoor Heights
Marquatie
Outingsass Aciation
Ridgewood
Marquette
Wayaid
Will Life
McGregor
Iowa road scraper innovation boosts trucked roadwork
Garland reveals a horse drawn scraper mounted on a motor truck to smooth roads. Test results show twenty miles leveled in a day with lower costs as the front mounted device replaces rear dragging.
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Clickasaw
Tia
Etain
Coyne
Garland
Small Town Advertsing Attitude Needs Education
The piece argues country merchants underestimate advertising value. It criticizes lack of advertising literacy, urges hiring staff who can craft persuasive inducements and learn to sell, not just buy. It notes urban models and gradual adoption of advertising education in towns.
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F. ©. Young
Jackson, Sentinel
Jaquoketa
What People Read in the Newspapers Auction ads read by 684 percent
The item notes that auction gate ads are read by readers, claiming a figure of 684 percent among subscribers. The fragment suggests a focus on reader engagement with auction notices in the newspaper.
Iowa survey shows reader preferences and ad trust shifts
A Iowa study by statistician C A Mumgart from Successful Farming analyzes 8 010 letters to gauge subscriber opinions on newspaper sections ad value and pricing. Rural readers favor local news and want better handling of ads. city readers prize ads more, while want ads spur buying and selling activity.
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Wich
Iowa
Mumgart
Tendig
Des Moines
Wa Athe Evi
Lutherans Celebrate Jubilee With Missouri Synod Growth
In 1847 twelve pastors from sixteen congregations formed the Missouri Synod in Chicago. The movement followed German Lutheran roots seeking religious freedom. Over 75 years the synod expanded to 4300 congregations, 3000 pastors, 1 million souls, 1410 parish schools, 2,042 students, and broad home and foreign missions across the US and abroad.
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Chicago
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
Germany
Frederick
New Orleans
Australia
America
Wss
Bremen
Mississippi
St. Louis
Perry County
Synod
Brazil
Mexico
Argentine
China
East India
Alsace
New Zealand
Concord Qin
The Story of Our States by Jonathan Brace
A brief history of Colorado from early exploration to statehood. From Pike and Long to Fremont chapters, gold discovery near Dry Creek near Denver in 1858, Denver’s growth, 1859 town, 1876 statehood, area and population notes, and the origin of the name Colorado from the river.
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Louisiana Purchase
United States
Offcers
United States Army
Lieutenant Pike
Pikes Peak
Long
Fremont
Mexico
Getthers
Denver
Pikes Peak Country
Colorado
Colorado River
McClure
D L Sage 84 Longtime Iowan Dies in Burlington Home
D L Sage aged 84 likely the oldest Iowan to retain continuous residence in the state since birth died recently in Burlington at the Home of his daughter Mrs W H Manwell. He was born on a farm two miles south of Hillholders in Van Buren county and spent most of his life in Jefferson and Henry counties including twenty five years at Mount Pleasant.
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L. F. Andrews
State Historical Department
State House
Andrews J
Des Moines
Wimira
New York
Andrews
John Dolson
Lyon
Sioux
Osceola
O'Brien
Plymouth
Woodbury
Clay
Cherokee
Ida Counties
U. S. Weather Bureau
Iowa
Jones County
Nhe
Ernest Babbitt
Iowa City
Thea Bank
Europe
China
Harding
Missouri Synod
Mississippi Valley
D. L. Sage
Burlington
Daugh
Ter
W. H. Manwell
Hillehors
van Buren County
Jefferson
Henry Counties
Mount Pleasant
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Jprice
Ing
Poweshickeeounty
General Assembly
Iowa College
Piyners
Will Hays
Pen Ya
Wriiter
Moving Picture Industry ii America
Jaandis
Ifuys
Deeres
ML. H. Dhoyt
Calhoun County
Stun Lake
State Supreme Court
Severa
War Council
Hoyts
Storm Jake
Hoyt
Chares City
Ford County
George Lewis
Rockford
Kelley
Anamosa
Fertile
Worth County
Loupe
E. BE. Brown
Lime Creek
Ft. Madison
State Board of Control
Sioux City
Ruth Law
Charles Oliver
California
Lincoln Highway
Carroll
Leonard Wieland
Forest Park
Charity Pure and Simple
Paieen
Arge
Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church
Warren G. Harding
J. E. Keil
Titonka, Iowa
Jonathan Brace
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