History of Stagecoaches in Iowa Gains and Declines
The piece recounts Iowa stagecoach transport from early Mississippi River routes to the 1870 decline as railroads rose. It notes major lines Frink and Walker and Western Stage Company, routes to Council Bluffs, and the Concord coach’s design plus daily horse changes and driver skills.
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Iowa
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Burlington
Muscatine
Davenport
Dubuque
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Frink and Walker
Ohio Stage Company
Hatchlin
We Levan Stage Company
Concord
Western Stage Company
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 96 Regular Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of Washington Lodge No. 96 A F and A M held on the first Friday of each month. W M Harry E. Turner and secretary A W Yard present.
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Washington Lodge No
A.F
A. M
Harry E. Turner
W. M
A. W. Yard
Eastbound and Westbound Rail Timetable Highlights
Railway timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains with numbers, names like Golden State Limited, local and freight services, daily except Sunday patterns, and notable stops including Washington and county seats. Mentions discharging California passengers and trips serving multiple towns and branches.
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Roe
Golden State Limited
Washington-Askaloosa
Noth
California
FE Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spick
4H Clubs Work Reaches New Peak in 1934
Chicago report notes rural boys and girls in 4-H clubs reached a peak with about 124 thousand members and an estimated value of 20.24 million dollars in 1934. Prizes from local to national exhibitions totalled around one million, with 35 thousand educational trips and scholarships valued at 19 to 400 dollars. The contest promises a $10 thousand fully furnished community building and $3 thousand prizes for three other sectional winners, to be managed in counties with cooperative farm groups. Des Moines weather outlook for Dec 31 1934 to Jan 5 1935 given.
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Chicago
G. L. Noble
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Sears Roebuck
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Unsettled Great Plains Weather With Varied Temperatures
A forecast notes frequent precipitation across the northern Great Plains with cooler swings, while southern areas expect near to above normal temperatures. Strong north region fluctuations show above and below normal readings.
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Great Plains
Bachelor of Arts Delivers Honest College Life Screen Drama
The Fox theater opens the John Erskine tale Bachelor of Arts starring Tom Brown and Anita Louise as campus sweethearts facing an adult world with candor. Henry B. WALthall Mae Marsh Arline Judge Frank Albertson Frank Melton John Arledge headline a strong supporting cast in a human engaging campus portrait.
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Fox
John Erskine
Tom Brown
Anita Louise
Henry B. Walthall
Mae Marsh
Walthall
Dr. Griffith
Arline Judge
Frank Albertson
Frank Melton
John Arledge
Funeral services for Mrs Seth TD Carris and Mrs
Funeral services for Mrs Seth TD Carris and Mrs Andy Augustine were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev Robertson and Dr Eastwood officiating. Interment followed in Improve Cemetery with pallbearers including Marion Wells Sidney Smith and Frank Anderson. Six grandsons served as pallbearers for Mrs Curtis.
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Seth TD
Carris
Andy Augustine
Presbyterian Church
Ww. OO Robertson
V. W Eastwood
Kenneth Carvin
Augustine
Improve
Marion
Roy Wells
Sidney Smith
Frank Anderson
Glenn Martin
Gus Strum
Doubled Funeral Service For Isarial and Willard Augustine
In Keota cemetery Isarial and Willard Augustine were laid to rest after a large church funeral. Friends filled the church for the double service as Coral tributes surrounded the caskets.
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Willard Augustine
Isarial
Keota
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