Keota's Busy Growth Highlighted By Senior Journal Visit
A Journal correspondent spends a day in Keota Iowa profiling a thriving small city. The piece notes a 115 ft water tower, a private light company, a new telephone exchange with 86 subscribers, several churches and a 300 student attendance, plus a diverse array of long established businesses, banks, hardware and grain firms, and notable residents including bankers, merchants, and professionals shaping Keota’s development.
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Keota
Telephne
Thos. Dupauis & Son
United Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Baptist
Methodist
Christian
Maharas Ministrel Parade With Shetland Ponies And Dogs
A traveling troupe led by Maharas Ministrel features Shetland ponies and trained dogs. The parade is scheduled for noon Thursday. Mrs A R Dewey traveled to Oska loosa from Winfield last evening. Miss Mable from Ottumwa visits today at Oskaloosa. W S Mahattie, visiting cousin Lew Dawson, left last evening for Logan Colorado.
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Maharas
Mable
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Lew Dawson
Logan
Colorado
WANTS LOST AND FOUND. Trade for four-year-old mules
WANTS LOST AND FOUND. Span of four-year-old mules 1800 to 2000 pounds sought. Iris C Bennett notes speed at two miles north Dublin. Also ads seek an experienced clothing and shoe salesman at the Hub and a girl for general house work. Leave orders for hard maple trees at M Stinson's and for maple delivery with John Zaring.
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Iris C. Bennett
Dublin
M. Stinson
John Zaring
Pedagogues See Music Teaching Law Stir Iowa
In Fort Dodge Iowa on April 24 educators express consternation over a new law mandating music in all public schools and requiring teachers to prove musical instructional ability. County superintendents fear the mandate will cause significant inconvenience as annual vocal music instruction becomes a duty at normal institutes. Sioux City Iowa April 24 Northwestern Town Teachers association ends its meeting with officers elected including President Hf. 9B. Sutton Ida Grove and Miss Anna Evans Lemars as recording secretary.
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Fort Dodge
Lown
Normal Institute
Sioux City
Sutton
Ida Grove
Anna Evans
Lemars
Remarkable four month fast in Converse Indiana
In Converse sixteen miles southwest of Wabash Indiana Yearl Curry aged 18 has not eaten for four months claiming food makes her deathly sick. She began fasting after fearing obesity and has suffered stomach damage from constant vinegar and salt use. She now tolerates only lemon and sugar with water.
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Wabash
Ind
Converse
Cornwell House in Ypsilanti to Become City Hall
Indications from Ypsilanti Michigan on April 24 show the Cornwell residence on Triuron street, one of the city’s finest homes, likely to be purchased by the council and converted into a new city hall. The move comes after a long debate over a permanent city building.
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United States
H. Hogue
Keota
Osceola
Lindle
Ypsilanti, Mich
Cornwell
Triuron Street
City hall eyeing bargain aldermen gauge new house use
Aldermen express belief a negotiated deal secures a workable structure for city needs. The proposed building could be easily altered to fit municipal requirements.
Lecture Captivates Audience For Almost Two Hours
Brookville Pennsylvania readers witnessed a lecture that extended nearly two hours, holding the audience spell-bound with detailed insight and engaging discourse.
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Brookville
DeMotte's Harp of the Senses Lecture Urges Attendance
In a personal letter from Robert Bur dette to the secretary of San Anton Lyceum he praises DeMotte's Harp of the Senses as a unique lecture and urges all who care for youth to attend. A Camden New Jersey signer notes its strong persuasive power and suggests bringing family.
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Robert Bur
Mr. Shaw
America
DeMotte
Tobt
Bardette
The Chicago Tribune Dominates Chicago Readership
The paper reaches the best and middle class readers in Chicago and nearby areas. It prints more advertising year after year than any Western newspaper.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
The
West
Maharaj Big Show Arrives With Minstrels and Pets at Graham
Maharaj Big Minstrels bring two cars 50 people 25 trained dogs and 10 trained shets and ponies to Graham Thursday night. Parade at noon. Miss Linda Burns returns home from Libertyville. Ed Reidy travels to Columbus Junction for Ed Walther interest.
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Reidy
Columbus Junction
Ed Walther
Washington su lay opposition housing offer in ads
Real estate pitch in Washington describes a future home plan with a fine building lot, drainage, shade trees, and sidewalks in a residential area. It offers to custom build a house per buyer plans and allow monthly installments starting around $100.
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