Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterway gains momentum at sixth convention
Chicago reports growing support for the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway project as officials and delegates open the sixth annual convention. Noted leaders will speak over three days about linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi via canals and natural waterways to create an all water route from Chicago to New Orleans.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Potatoes for sale at 75 cents a bushel from Cunningham’s Sons
Read in city notices a potato sale advertised by J A Cunningham’s Sons offering 75 cents per bushel for vehicle pickup from their location at 412 J Avenue.
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J A. Cunningham
Trinity Episcopal Church Lecture and Communion Services
Trinity Episcopal Church will hold Friday evening services at 7 o clock due to the lecture course. The Rev. Webster Makes of Muscatine will speak, and Saturday morning communion services will be held at the earlier hour.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Webster Makes
Muscatine
Revival meetings draw large crowds at tabernacle closes tonight
Crowds gathered at the tabernacle for revival with Dr. Toy and Frank Dickson as the series nears its end. Last night’s service featured a powerful sermon on Passover linking to salvation through Jesus Christ, urging listeners to accept Christ before the meetings end and the evangelists depart for Emporia, Kansas.
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Daniel
Frank Dickson
Tabernacle
Emporia
Kan
Toy
Jesus Christ
Itixton
Evangelists Hold Meeting at Jail Pleases Inmates
Dr. Toy and Mr. Dickson led a jail service at ten in the county jail with Revs. Sawhill and Coon. Six inmates listened as Toy shared life lessons and urged upright living while Dickson and the boys sang, leaving a hopeful spirit reflected by a late morning singalong.
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Dr. Toy
Mr. Dickson
County teachers to gain monthly half holiday
County Superintendent George E. Farrell reports replies from about 100 of 160 rural directors in response to a proposal granting rural teachers a half day monthly to attend township teachers' clubs. All but two consented, with two making provisional agreements.
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Clinton
George EF. Farrell
Big Soldiers and Sailors Reunion At Burlington
Burlington plans a large two day reunion for the twenty fifth Iowa regiment on October 17 and 18. Committees report progress and expect a big attendance for one of the most interesting gatherings in years.
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Burlington
Twenty-Fifth
Iowa
Uncle Walt the Port Philosopher
A fragment notes fall campaign chatter about a president and influence from Statesmen as public moods shift with fries and tears. The text hints at political theater and enduring figures shaping discourse.
Chamberlain's Tablets and Liniment Sold By Local Pharmacies
Biliousness is blamed on a disordered stomach and Chamberlain's Tablets are marketed as a stomach cleanser and liver regulator. The ad notes Lennon's Pharmacy sells the tablets. Lame back, a common muscular rheumatism, is said to be relieved by a few applications of Chamberlain's liniment, listed as available at Lemon's Pharmacy.
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Lennon
Chamberlain
Lemon
Executors Sale Way Keota Auction October 14 1911
Public auction at the residence of the late A. K. Stewart in east Keota on Saturday October 14 1911 starting at 10 o clock A M. The sale lists 16 horses and mules comprising the property.
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A. K. Stewart
East Keota
University girls ban Sunday and midweek dates at Iowa
The Pan-Hellenic council at the University of Iowa forbids sorority girls from accepting invitations to theatres and moving picture shows on Sunday night. They will not date on Wednesday unless a notably appealing musical comedy is in town, and the Monday or Thursday curfew from last year is readopted with a 10 o'clock caller departure rule.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
A Want Ad in the Journal Promises Fast Results
A brief want ad notice in the Journal asserts quick results for readers seeking services or sales. It emphasizes urgency and direct action, urging interested parties to respond promptly through the listed contact method.
Comprehensive Farm Auction Offerings Include Horses Hogs and Implements
A large sale lists bay mares in foal and other horses with ages from 2 to 10 years, several draft animals and mules, Shetland ponies, 350 head of hogs with brood sows, spring and fall pigs, about 70 acres of corn, and a wide array of farm tools and equipment. Terms include 12 months credit on sums over ten dollars with interest and ten dollars cash for small purchases. Executors are J W Stewart A K Stewart A C McNurren Auctioneer John Randolph Clerk.
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the House of Kuppenheimer
Kuppenheimer
C. M. & F. Clothing
DON Sell Stetson Hat
Roosevelt
United States
Thomas H Lovelace
Congress
Athena
Bowman Bros
ME. Dickson
Toy Moses
Pharoah
Heypt
Sven
Washington
God
Egypt
Israel
Moses
Jesus
Christ
W. R. Sawhill
D. I. Coon
Boys
Walt
Edgars
Jims
Troy
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adams
Edy
Pan-Hellenic Council
Deering
Ben Sons
Rock Island
Deere
Surrey
J. W. Stewart, A. K. Stewart
A. C. McNurren
John Randolph
Graham Opera House
the Bargelt Concert Co
Miss Bargelt
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Evelyn Bargelt
Opera House
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