George Peck land deals and local notices in Fairfield
Local notices promote cheap lands, $10 rates to the Dakotas and Minnesota, and various visits. Names include Judge Leggett of Fairfield, E Rominger of Keosauqua, and many residents visiting relatives, attending funerals, or shopping in nearby towns. Whitic Rose Flour ads appear amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peck
Dakotas
Minnesota
Judge Leggett
Fairfield
E Rominger
Keosauqua
Notice to subscribers to call for Telephone Directory
Substantial number of subscribers have not yet called at the office to obtain a Telephone Directory. Washington Telephone Co. urges call-ins and reminds readers to secure a directory.
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Washington Telephone Co
Daddy S Bedtime Story Inventor Tale
A father narrates a bedtime tale about inventors and a clever canal boat idea. He discusses how some inventions are simple yet lucrative, like a returning ball, and recalls a boyhood inventor who imagined sliding boats down a canal using cellar-door shaped boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisil
Jack
Daddy
Evelyn
Tean
Wall Street
Service Expands Sundays During Fan Season
Beginning Sunday June 4, all day service will be offered on Sundays for the remainder of the fan season. Iowa Gas & Electric Co. reports Mrs. William McClean and daughter Willa arrived from Texas and will visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John Shenefelt along with other local friends and relatives. Mrs. McClean recovers from a serious illness. J M Sproull remains in serious condition with an elusive illness that defies complete diagnosis though there has been marginal improvement. Friends hope for a turn for the better soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Wheelan
Eleanor
Brighton Enterprise
Matt White
Washington
Mr. Kirkland
Sterling IL
Kansas City
Ray Brinton
Waterloo
Centerville
Nellie Bowman
Denver
Colo
Central Business College
Ira Bowman
Frank Sherbeck
Bedford
Iowa
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
William McClean
Willa
Texas
John Shenefelt
J. M. Sproull
Thrifty Tenor Tamagno Demands Carriage Bill
A former Metropolitan Opera star Tamagno, paid $1000 a night, insisted on nightly carriage service in New York. He walked to the opera house from the Marlborough Hotel and later billed the company $200 for carriages, which the manager disputed but ultimately paid after contract review.
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Tamagno
America
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Europe
Opera House
Opera
Marlborough Hotel
Darkened at the Start and a London to New York Voyage
A fragment recalls an early ocean crossing with a London to New York voyage. The purser provides customs declarations on the second day at sea, underscoring maritime travel and passenger procedures in transit.
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London
New York
Custom House
Nantucket’s Oldest Windmill Stands Since 1746
America’s oldest windmill for grinding corn remains in operation on Nantucket. Built by sailor Nathan Wilbur in 1746 from wrecked ship timbers, it has operated every day for 165 years, driven by a steady wind that turns its wings.
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Nantucket
America
Nathan Wilbur
Holland
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A. W. McCall
Ida Rathmel
West Chester
Eli van Sickle
Jobin Knapp
Clara Pulver
Lara Hogue
Keota
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J. A. Y. Ashby
Frank Stierwalt
Houise
Horace Worley
Cedar Falls
S. H. Wood
John Rehmel
Scarville
Phong
Marshall
Keller & Phillips
Margaret Hart
College Springs
H. V. Comin
H. A. Graham
Ottumwa
Graham, Latimer & Bowie
Jean Huysmans
June Rehmel
Beaconsfield
Coaltas
J. L. Bonting
Woodsfield
Carl Carpenter
Calais
City
Rose Hill
Ethel Nichols Anderson
West Liberty
Jeanette Jamison
Washington High School
Frank Rehmel
Ed Rehmel
Muscatine
Mrs. S. A. Black
T. M. Wilkin
Rock Island
Mr. Black
Hugh Logan
John S. Bowie
William Bowie
Cincinnati
John Dc. Bowie
Ilinois
Will White
Frank Klein
Lorimer
Edward A. Schmidt
W. HL. Butterfield
Davenport
Gladys Thompson
Drakesville, Iowa
W. Simons
Harry Montgomery
Lucile Melinsky
Pleasant Plain
Mr. Meek
Ostons
Fred Jordon
Galesburg
Edwin Knupp
C. H. Pauls
Brighton
J. C. White
Hala Bradford
Chicago
Ross Drug Store
Stella Dayton
Mert King
Fairfield High School
Iowa City
Elizabeth Harris
Seaton, Ill
H. M. Eicher
Permelia Dickson
W. F. Jacobs
Howard Sitter
Martha Hutchison
J. A. Young
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Iowa University
Joanna Kyle
Wellman
L. H. O'Loughlin
Effie
Ralph Smith
Hattie Chilcote
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Pierce Arrow
J. M. Chase
S. R. Miller
Olive Moore
May Weir
Haskins
Star Theatre
Brand New Pictures
I. Sands
Cedar Rapids
W. T. Trotter
Ainsworth
Ross’ Drug Store
W. P. Upham
Quincy
FL L. Wilson
Keokuk
J.C. Peck
Corydon
W. G. Thorn
Knoxville
M. EB. Church
Teoth
Inez
Jase Booth
Frank George
Columbus Junction
Clifford Thorne
J. A. Hawthorne
Crawfordsville
Winfield
Amy Richards
W Roberts
Cotter
RV. Simons
Drakesville
Mary Masson
Oskaloosa
Harry Ross
Miss Pearl Ross
Sigourney
Margaret Geyer
Toba Minick
D. Arthaud
Bessie
W. M. Charlton
D. L. Baird
Etha
J. H. Baird
J. “.D. Finney
Hame
D. Amspoker
Des Moines
K. B. Hammer
American Pearl Button Company
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Philadelphia
Maggie Ingalls
Lincoln, Nebr
Verner White
W. W McFarland
Minnie Nelson
Bergstrom
W. G. Beaird
W. RR. Sawhill
S. W. Neal
Alea
W. Neff
Wayland
Charles Koior
Vets
John Sullivan
Shirlington
City Today
Elmer Thener Woop McCall
Tov Wetlefielins Riya
Tetubiy Shearer
John Lothe
Ben Wotent
Hele
University Field
Astra Holland
Jubbub
Mra
W. Brookhart
Todi
Warner Palmer
Lake Charles
Aji Swift
Overalim
Mia. Margarath
Mike Vera Atberson
Boston
Scotland
France
Germany
Switzerland
Charley Brown
Bert Pierce
Hedrick
J. A. Harwood & Son
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Kuppemnlheimer
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Frank
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Newt O'Loughlin
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