Aid society seeks magazine donations for Methodist church
Citizens with magazines books or old papers should notify Mrs. Lewis Klein Mrs Y A Heaton Mrs T S Daugherty Mrs Isaac Kleese Mrs Harry McCulley or other Methodist ladies. Donations will be collected. please bundle magazines and papers in groups of about 25 for easy pickup and car reading.
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Aid Society of
M.eb
Lewis Klein
Y. A. Heaton
T. S. Daugherty
Isaac Kleese
Harry McCulley
Methodist Church
Happenings Across Keota and Wyeman Synod News
The Wyeman and Keota items report the R. P. church synod meeting with visiting pastors from multiple states. Local notes include farewells for Rev. Robertson of Keota, a social at the Methodist church, college and school departures, and residents visiting relatives or traveling to Ames Cedar Falls and Liberty Mo.
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J. F. Robertson
Keota
Ottumwa
Walker
Robertson
Everett Hulse
Edward Axt
Pleasant Hill and West Chester Briefs Hit by Local Travel and Moves
Pleasant Hill notes show visits among Pratt Mayhews Kepharts and Corbins with relatives in Keota Winfield fair attendance and a death prompting travel. West Chester reports Rev Silvara planning October move to Big Rock Illinois and notes David Fisher's Chicago cattle shipment and local business and fair attendance.
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Pleasant Hill
Norman Pratt
Zella
Keota
Ed Mayhew
Harry Kleese
Washington
Grover Taylor
Nell Lovelett
Lone Tree
Robert
Elmer Kephart
Andy Corbin
Nita
Margaret
Will Saville’s
John Kephart
Mable Kephart
Winfield
A. &. Carr
Abingdon, Hil
West Chester
Silvara
Big Rock
David Fisher
Chicago
Farm Notes Not Written for Farmers
A humorous Farm Notes piece critiques second hand farm equipment and pest problems. It mocks buying used binders that fail in the field and jokes about red ants invading homes and kitchens. The author warns against shoddy gear and laments pests that ruin hospitality and daily life.
Local residents attend fairs and visits near Winfield
Charlie attends Winfield fair on Thursday. Jacob Hotle and Wm. Reighard deliver hogs here. Rev. Baumgarten plans to leave for Williamsburg. Frank Mull and Frank McFarlane visit and return from Crawfordsville. Daryl Dayton injures elbow while playing. Roy Burham delivers cattle. Cedar Rapids trip by T. D. Adams family. Morris Leighton and sister visit Walter Leighton. Elma Oldaker visits E. J. Coffey. Mrs. England returns from farm visit. Mabel Oldaker visits sister near Frendale. WS Brown hosts visit from aged mother. Orville Cullumber and Muriel go to Mt. Vernon. Muriel to Cornell academy. Clemtine and Helen Shafer in Iowa City. Cal Murphy family returns to Chicago after month here. Isaac Junkin and Bringman in Iowa City. Florence Kirkendall visits Iowa City. Claude Cresswell visits E. D. Lewis home. Dr. L. M. Downing buys R. G. Booth farm at 130 per acre. Grandpa Henry Eckhardt travels to Kinross. J. Godlove and daughter Orlando Shafer at South Eng. Lewis spends Wednesday at the fish. Mrs. Bruce Mooney hosts W. M. S. with a $50 scholarship for Eliza Dee home colored at Houstop, Texas. Snavelys attend Williamsburg fair. plan visit to Ladora. B. R. Steninger transacts business in Kinross. Woodmen picnic at Kalona draws locals. Rev. R. L. Patterson to preach first sermon at new M. E. F. church. He comes well recommended.
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Orville Cullumber
Muriel
Mt. Vernon
Cornell Academy
Clementine
Helen Shafer
Iowa City
Cal Murphy
Chicago
Isaac Junkin
Mr. Bringman
Florence Kirkendall
Claude Cresswell
E. D. Lewis
L. M. Downing
R. G. Booth
Henry Eckhardt
Kinross
J. Godlove
Orlando Shafer
South Eng
D Lewis
Bruce Mooney
Eliza Dee
Houstop
Texas
A. J. Sanders
Susan Gardner
Ralph Snavely
Williamsburg
Mr. Snavely
Ladora
Lightning strikes tree at Crawfordsville school yard
Crawfordsville resident Tedford from Columbus Junction visited his daughter Mrs. Ben Briley as a bolt of lightning struck a tree in the school yard yesterday.
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Crawfordsville
Tedford
Columbus Junction
Ben Briley
Proposed Modification of Existing Arrangements
A provisional arrangement between Western Union Telegraph Company, Anglo-American Cable Company, and Direct U S Cable Company would unify eight cables under one operating control. It aims for efficient operation and new services while avoiding costly new cables and preserving existing systems.
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Western Union
U. S
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anglo-American Cable Company
Direct U.S. Cable Company
Western Union Land System
trans-Atlantic
Mackay Group
Mackay
United States
Western Union Group
Anglo-American
British Post Office Department
Mackay Companies
Community notes and church schedules from a county paper
Forenoon work on a new school building saw bricklayer activity as W F Walker and M C DeLong traveled to Washington. W C Huston of Wyman visited today. Silas Sewell returned from Winfield. Nina Wooley and Bertha Anderson left for Winfield to attend the fair. Presbyterian services were canceled due to the pastor's absence. United Presbyterian at 11 a missionary address by Mitford Barnes and 7:30 services. Methodist services canceled as Dr N A Swickard went to Mt.
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W. FE. Walker
M. C. DeLong
Washington
W. C. Huston
Wyman
Silas Sewell
Winfield
Nina Wooley
Ber
United Presbyterian
Mitford Barnes
Methodist
N. A. Swickard
Market Report Chicago September 15 1911
Chicago market notes show receipts about 12000 with 5854 left over from yesterday. Prospects were slow versus yesterday's average. Prices for various hog and cattle grades listed with rough and shipping grades. Cattle receipts around 2500 with steady prospects. sheep around 12000 with steady prospects.
Chicago Live Stock Market Report September 15 1911
Estimated receipts today 12000 official receipts yesterday 14577 official shipments yesterday 1305 official-test over yesterday 5854 estimated receipts tomorrow 8000 market slow and weak at Thursday's average bulk 690 to 725 light 610 to 740 etc. Beeves 490 to 810 cows and heifers 225 to 630 Texas steers 440 to 635 stockers and feeders 300 to 570 western cattle 400 to 700. native sheep 225 to 410 western sheep 250 to 410 yearlings 200 to 465 lambs 400 to 590 western lambs 425 to 600.
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Chicago
Texas
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago on Sept 15 1911
Hogs are weak to shade lower with bulk trades 6 85 to 7 25 for light and 6 85 to 7 44 for mixed packers. Heavy shipping hogs run 6 68 to 7 30 while rough hogs 6 65 to 6 55. Cattle and sheep are steady overall.
Bid Prices for Wheat and Corn Futures in Chicago Market
The data shows futures prices for wheat and corn across September December and May deliveries. Values include close, open, and daily percentage figures and notes on exchange activity from Chicago markets.
Local Market Prices Reported for Corn and Staples
Readable fragments show prices for corn by load and bale straw, flour per sack, bran per hundred, shorts and corn meal per tenth sack, with various figures and units. Other entries mention poultry like roosters and ducks with unclear pricing.
Evangelist A H Griffith to Lead Two Weeks of Services
The Rev A H Griffith of Little Rock Ark will start a two week evangelistic series at the United Presbyterian church on Sabbath September 24. He is the preacher who visited last winter and will conduct services over the period.
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A. H. Griffith
Little Rock
Ark
United Presbyterian Church
Merital Tonic Digestive Featured by Lemmon's Pharmacy
An advertisement urges Washington readers to try Merital Tonic Digestive as a powerful general tonic. It claims the product is made by renowned chemists and offers to strengthen nerves digestion and the entire system.
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Washington
Lemmon
Common Colds Must Be Taken Seriously
Cites the danger of untreated colds and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a fast acting remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough bronchitis and throat chest and lung complaints. notes availability from all druggists.
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Foley
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