Homeseekers Excursions Southwest Promises new opportunities for diligent workers
If you are dissatisfied where you are and want to make a change take advantage of the low fares and investigate possibilities of the great Southwest. Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Texas Southwestern Kansas and other sections offer unexcelled opportunities to the man with little capital but who has the desire and ambition to succeed and is willing to work.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Railroad Slang From Trainmen’s Lingo Across the West
A long feature on railroad workers slang notes terms like side door Pullman for box cars and hogger for a top engine handler. It catalogs phrases from Colorado and beyond such as hammering the hill with pounding her to reach a grade and the doghouse for yard offices, with many regional twists.
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Railroad Man's Magazine
Rocky Mountain Country
Colorado
The Happenings in the Different Communities In the County
A compact county day summary highlights local events across towns and villages. Brief notes cover community gatherings, standings, and notable happenings affecting residents, with emphasis on timely municipal and social happenings.
Ingelman Buys Rubio Pauls Lumber Yard on Jan 12, 1912
Jan 12 1912 Rubio note reports Mr Ingelman of Missouri purchasing the Pauls Lumber company yard here and taking possession around the 20th. He likely builds a residence this spring as Rubio has no vacant houses. Nordyke and Hannah shipped 10 car loads of hogs in three days this week.
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Rubio
P. W. Keefover
Washington
Ingelman
Missouri
Pauls Lumber Company
W. A. Moberly
Haskins
Dayton Grove Community Notes From January 1912
Alva Knotts delivered his hogs on Thursday in Dayton Grove. Mr and Mrs Jay Bitting visited Washington on business. Richard Disney's children recovered from sore throats. Mrs Amy Campbell and sister visited James Walker. Mrs Jesse Nicola went to Washington. Miss Lora Martin returned to Washington and went to Dubuque Iowa to visit her sister. Welling Walters hosted Geo Coakley visiting from Table Grove NL. Sleighing is good though nights are cold. Mrs Ola Knotts and Mrs Cora Martin attended a Woman's Foreign Missionary meeting. Jesse Nicola butchered a beef. Anna Bitting and Mattie Nicola visited.
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Dayton Grove
Alva Knotts
Jay Bitting
Washington
Richard Disney
Amy Campbell
James Walker
Jesse Nicola
Lora Martin
Dubuque
Iowa
Joe McClure
Welling Walters
Geo. Coakley
Table Grove
West Chester
Ola Knotts
Cora Martin
F. W. Carwell
Martin
Anna Bitting
Owens
Mattie Nicola
Local notes from Dublin dated January 12 1912
Daily Dublin column reports W E Augustine visiting Titus and local families visiting kin in town. Mentions illnesses and visits by Dr Droz Keota. babies, and market activity with J Mangold poultry and bog buyers from West Chester. Several residents travel to Washington for a party and to see relatives.
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Dublin
W E. Augustine
Titus
Local Social Notes and Settled Real Estate Deals
Ada Foster and Mrs. Thomas visit Cedar Rapids and Mt. Pleasant homes while Phoebe Longwell recovers. Karl Bitting rents the Wade farm from South Dakota, Wm Wade Jr buys B B Knott farm at 120 dollars per acre, and L E Gardner partners with W P Gardner in real estate. Dorothy Ellsworth farewell party. Nira depot break-in reported. Kalona show by Hufstatler. Henry Herr moving to Kinross. other guests and visits noted.
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Ada Foster
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Messenger
Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Eli Deen
Phoebe Longwell
Karl Bitting
Wade
South Dakota
W. Jones
Wisconsin
E. F. Smith
Paul Krueger
Ames
Luella Shaw
Washington
Local notes from Ainsworth January 12 1912
News notes from Ainsworth Iowa include illness of Mrs. Perry Van Winkle in Washington and stroke reports. Visits from M L Olds, C N Nash, and others, plus a birthday dinner for Mrs Ella DeLong and M C DeLong. Ice house activity and train time change announced.
Local Wellman Note Sheet January 12 1912
News notes from Wellman and nearby towns. C C Gardner serves on Washington jury this week. Lorne Bidwell hosts his mother. Ezra Gardner and wife welcome their daughter Mrs Walter Smith of Malcolm. O Robinson visits Wellman friends from Riverside. BR Oldaker of Clarence visits brothers John and Jacob. Leroy Tedford visits Guthrie Oklahoma. Henry Lauser and wife celebrate birth of a boy.
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Wellman
C. C. Gardner
Washington
Lorne Bidwell
Ezra Gardner
Walter Smith
Malcom
O. Robinson
Riverside
BR. Oldaker
Clarence
John
Jacob
Leroy Tedford
Guthrie
Oklo
Henry Lauser
Local travelers credited in Crawfordsville listing
In Crawfordsville on January 18 1912 Cecil Lease John Cunningham Clyde Robbins and Thomas Brown are noted as passengers for Washington along with Mr and Mrs M C Delonge and unnamed companions.
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Crawfordsville
Cecil Lease
John Cunningham
Clyde Robbins
Thomas Brown
Washington
Five Die in Auto Plunge Into Reservoir Near Trenton
Five people perished when the car they rode in plunged into a reservoir near Trenton New Jersey early today. The driver survived and among the dead was the son of former Supreme Court Justice Reed. A special to the Evening Journal reports the tragedy.
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Er Supreme Court
Reed
Three periods in life when a man misses a woman
A witty exchange where Squilligan lists three periods of misunderstanding a woman. The joke: before he knows her, when he knows her, and afterward.
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Squilbob
Squilligan
Marriage License Issued to Kern and Saur Couple
A marriage license was issued today to Anton W. Kern of Riverside and Miss Helen S. Saur of Kalona.
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Anton W. Kern
Riverside
Helen 8S. Saur
Kalona
Chicago Market Reports and Receipts 1912
Market notes from Chicago include slow trading versus yesterday with mixed packers and heavy shipping goods at quoted ranges. Cattle and sheep receipts remain sizable with weak to slow demand. forecasts show large arrivals tomorrow across corn, oats, and wheat with varied prices and tentative trends.
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Chicago
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