Local items note visits and travel among Crawfordsville residents
Local briefs report Mrs Paschal and Miss Nellie Dayton returning home to Crawfordsville and Keota after visits. Col D J Palmer left for Des Moines after a family visit. J T Matthews attended a funeral in Ainsworth. Mrs Walter Helscher and daughter Helen visited the J J Bailey home then returned home to Keota. Frank Frazier left for Newport to join Davenport Democrat and Leader. An upcoming Speed nature study event is announced at the opera house with adjusted times. Dr Shoop's Restorative touted for stomach and kidney relief.
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D. J. Palmer
Des Moines
Nellie Dayton
Keota
J. J. Bailey
Opera House
Pearl Warrington
A. Y. Ashby
Kevota
H. F. Samson
Wester
CC. Kike
Walter Helscher
Daught
Helen
J.J. Bailey
Frank Frazier
Nenport
Davenport Democrat and Leader
Regulation of Currants in Greece Aimed at Quality
Greece enacts export and packing rules to prevent unripe fruit and underclean currants. The move aims to boost quality amid rising world demand as Greece supplies about 65 percent of production. Britain consumes over three pounds per person annually. Greek consumption lags at about half a pound.
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Greece
Great Britain
England
Sir Francis Laking
Edward
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised for Deafness Relief
A 19th century promotional notice claims deafness from catarrh can be cured constitutionally. It asserts the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and offers a $100 reward for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address and pill recommendation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Eureka M E Sunday School Supper Next Thursday
The Eureka M E Sunday school schedules a supper at the church on Thursday evening October 17 with oysters and peaches. A good entertainment is planned and a good time is promised for all attendees.
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Eureka M. E
Book reviews judged useless for library buying says expert
A. E. Bostwick former chairman of the American Library association committee told Nebraska and Iowa librarians that book reviews cannot guide library purchases. He noted reviewers cannot read all submissions and may overlook features affecting suitability for public libraries. Other speakers included Walter K. Jewett and several librarians from Nebraska and Missouri.
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Walter K. Jewett
University of Nebraska
C. J. Worthman
South Bend
Nebr
Hunt
Syracuse
Pard B. Wright
St. Joseph, Mo
Edna Lyman
Oak Park
Cure a Cold in One Day Promotion Box
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claim a one day cure for a cold with refund if it fails. Druggist signatories and E. W. Grove’s signature appear on each box. Price 2 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W Grove
Oldest Iowa woman Mary McManus dies at 107
Mary McManus of Dubuque claimed to be 107 when she died after a brief illness. She moved to the United States from Ireland during the Civil War era, spent her final years in a local hospital, and was known for her long life and poverty-stricken public appearances.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Mary McManus
Ireland
America
Iowa University enrollment climbs toward 2300 goal
Iowa City reports total university enrollment through Friday night at 2164, up 253 from October 13 1906 and about 56 above last year’s 2108 tally. Monks at nearby Trappist monastery lose 18000 bushels of corn and two barns in a Friday fire with no insurance amid debt relief efforts.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Dubuque
Trappist
Iowa Lawyers Directory Links State Attorneys to University Ties
Iowa alumni bureau announces a directory listing all Iowa attorneys with notes on who studied at the University of Iowa and their class. Issued as a free supplement to the Iowa Alumnus, compiled by Merton Ferson, noting about 3000 lawyers in the state and that roughly one third to one half studied law in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Alumni Bureau of Information
Iowa University
State of Iowa
University of Iowa
Merton Ferson
D A R Meets This Week in Marshalltown Iowa
The eighth Iowa conference of the Iowa chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be held in Marshalltown on Thursday and Friday. Thirty five chapters participate with one delegate each plus officers. Key talks include Willard Secor of Forest City and Dr Hibbard of Ames. A luncheon at Edgeworth will honor delegates and officers.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Willard Secor
Forest City
Sons of the American Revolution
Doctor Hibbard
Ames
Edgeworth
Merritt Greene
Council Bluffs
Luella A. McHenry
Des Moines
K. Helper
Fort Dodge
Ora Belle Cole
Keokuk
D. W. Bushness
Public Sale Notice at 824 South Second Avenue Washington
Teeter and Lathrop Auctioneers announce a public sale at the residence of the late E R Lease in southeast Washington 824 South Second Avenue on Saturday October 19 1907 at 2 PM. Items include two head work horses brood mares seven cattle including four milch cows yearling heifer and last springs calf plus farming tools wagon hay loader sled wood rack plow cultivator harrow implements harness nets lumber hay and a celery plot 66 by 100. Terms credit 12 months on sums over 10 with note and security cash under 10 or 5 percent cash discount. Mrs EF Lease and Chas Corette clerk. Also ad for Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeter & Lathrop
E. R. Lease
Washington
South Second Avenue
Special prayer meetings at Second United Presbyterian Church
A series of special prayer meetings will be held this week under the Second United Presbyterian church auspices starting Tuesday. Meetings will be at members' homes with Rev. Fred Elliot of Waterloo preaching each evening the following week. Services prepare for communion on Sunday the 27th. invitation extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
Fred Elliot
Waterloo
Three Illustrated Nature Lectures by James Speed Admit 35 Cents
Admission is 35 cents for all three illustrated nature lectures by James Speed scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The events cover birds, plants, and natural history with demonstrations and slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Speed
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Snouffer, Hughes & GO
Snouffer
Hughes A Co
J. T. Matthews
Ainsworth
J. M. Acheson
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Government “Regulation” of Agriculture
Madras
THE
Roberts Urnishing Company
Tury
EF. R. Lease
Chas. Corette
W. C. Bott
Ind
Chamberlain
Cook
Sherman
Work & Meek
Paul
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
HiAvise
North Side
Ction
Edwin Griffith
Standard Furniture Company
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