Pleasant Hill Farm Auction Set for October 16 1911
Closing out sale due to poor health. Auction at farm four miles southeast of Washington on Monday October 16 starting at 10 oclock. Items include 6 horses, 8 cattle, 4 stands of bees, hay, farm machinery, 20 acres of corn, and household goods. Terms require 12 months on bankable notes over $10 and cash under ten. sale aided by Pleasant Hill church Ladies Aid and auctioneers Mackon and Dougherty.
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Washington
Rock Island
Pleasant Hill Church
Webster Divorce Granted in Cedar Rapids District Court
Zoe Varney Webster was granted a divorce from Harry E. Webster in Cedar Rapids district court. The case notes she may resume her maiden name and Harry faced murder charge concerns. George FE. Marshall of Davenport is expected to lead the Teachers Association.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry E. Webster
Zoe Varney Webster
Balloon American Two Crashes In Iowa Storm
Balloon American Two, a strong contestant in the Kansas day to Canada international race, landed near Emmetsburg Friday after Thursday night storms. Pilot Assman and aide Hurlburt were injured when the balloon tangled in telephone wires during descent.
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Emmetsburg
Kansas
Assman
Hurlburt
City seeks to fill demand with colored ministers
The article notes efforts by colored ministers and others in the city to meet a demand but reports no success so far in filling the need.
Founder of Iowa Holiness Dead
Des Moines reports the death of Rev. Isiah Reid founder and longtime president of the Iowa Holiness association. A telegram from Hutchinson Kansas dated October 9 informs of his passing.
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Des Moines
Bunce
Hutchinson
Kansas
Isiah Reid
Iowa Holiness Association
Iowa Woman Indicted in Husband Murder in Sheffield
Mrs. Althea Rush of Mason City was indicted by the Franklin county grand jury on a charge of murdering her husband W. A. Rush a railroad telegraph operator at Sheffield last June. Bond was set at 16000 furnished by friends. Prosecution says the killing followed a quarrel in which Mrs Rush accused him of intimate relations with a Sheffield telephone operator.
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Mason City
Althea Rush
Franklin County
Grand
W. A. Rush
Sheffield
Rush
Marshall Named Likely Leader of Iowa Teachers
Des Moines reports George E. Marshall principal of Davenport high school is slated to head the Iowa Teachers Association for next year. Rumors say he will be elected at the annual session to be held in the Coliseum on November 9 10 and 11.
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Des Moines
George E. Marshall
Davenport
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Marshall
Illinois Central Prepares For Long Strike
Waterloo Oct 9 The Illinois Central railroad company builds a stockade around its grounds staffs up with provisions and guards. New workers are being placed at machines and across occupations signaling a protracted conflict as observers expect a lengthy strike rather than a swift settlement.
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Waterloo
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Matty
Demand for Colored Teachers Reaches Iowa Counties
Des Moines Oct 9 a county superintendent reports a demand for colored teachers with certificates. Huegle has received requests for teachers in Marion and Monroe counties with inquiries ongoing.
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Des Moines
Huegle
Marion
Monroe
Mississippi River drops allow cofferdam repairs at Keokuk dam
Keokuk Iowa October reports the river stage falling enough to rebuild cofferdam walls on the Illinois side of the Keokuk power dam. Pumps work today to drain the enclosed space and advance restoration efforts.
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Keokuk
Illinois
Fraudulent scales cheat customers across Iowa stores
Des Moines reports indicate 29 of 30 scales examined by Inspector Flynn have been tampered with to favor dealers. The average loss is 1 to 2 ounces per weight, with the dial set ahead by 1 to 2 ounces. False bottoms and half bushel measures also cause significant under weighing.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Barney
Food and Dairy Department
Flynn
Iowa
Davenport
Stomach Health Claim From Doctor’s Prescription
An advertisement extols MI ONA stomach tablets as superior to any doctor’s prescription after visiting many physicians. It asserts the creator of the tablets knows stomach diseases better and sells boxes widely for 50 cents through Lemmo and druggists, urging readers to avoid misery.
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America
Lemmo
Druegtsis
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims nationwide cure
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure marketed as a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. The ad claims internal treatment reaches blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollar reward for any case it cannot cure. Includes testimonial request and drugstore availability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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United States Motor Company
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George FE. Marshall
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