Sweet Gorn and Melons on Sale at Public Market
Market notes report a light but steady sale of produce including watermelons melons sweet corn tomatoes and cucumbers. Prices posted show potatoes at 60 cents a bushel and hickory nuts selling well though supplies thin. Multiple fruits vegetables and dairy items listed with varied prices and strong nut sales across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usua
Dubuque
F. Ferris
Wapsie
Ika
Freder- Agnon
Beechwood Creamery
la Porte
Independence
Hubbard
Bologna
Weinies
Market News and Weather Across Midwestern Markets
Chicago futures rise on cash wheat demand and rumors of Russia crop shortages while corn and oats show mixed moves. Livestock in St Louis Kansas City and Omaha hold steady to weak, hogs soft and cattle list dull. Chicago produce shows firm butter and steady eggs as refined sugar prices drop nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ort
Russia
Europe
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Clas Ag
Waterloo
Wellington
Kansas
Turkey
Pauley
Parkersburg Notes Show Local Visits and Events
Miss Grace Richardson of Chicago visits sister Mrs. M. W. Warner in Parkersburg Iowa. People attend parties, travel to Waterloo and Allison for events, and plans for an electric light plant in Allison. The Parkersburg Ladies Cemetery association prepares a fundraising show Union Depot for a Day to beautify Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sollee Arenes
Parkersburg
Grace Richardson
Chicago
M. W. Warner
Misa Richardson
Arthur Nesbit
Mes. Bailey
Alice
B.D. Losly
Bride
Abbie Buckanam
W. Cooper
Mesames J. Scherling
Lahr
E. W. Cooper
W. 5. Mead
EE. E. Schrack
Dyburne
Grand Chapter
The
I C Discharges More Watchmen In Strike Action
The Slinois Central Railroad released ten more watchmen sent to Chicago as the strike widens. Waterloo shops will have no guards on duty and property patrols are to end. Superintendent T H Sullivan said the railroad is filling vacancies and state of rolling stock remains good with trains operating near schedule. A mass meeting led by FE G Pullen will be held at Labor temple Wednesday night to discuss the conflict and rally support among workers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Waterloo
T. H. Sullivan
FE. G. Pullen
Labor Temple
Gladstone hotel project meeting urged on Jefferson Street
Prospective Gladstone hotel backers are asked to meet at Northwestern Land & Investment on Jefferson Street at 7 45 PM. Secretary G C Janney says city canvass suggests 500 of 606 Hagerman and Downing Place lots remain sold at 400 each plus 100 in preferred stock of the hotel. Sedgewick is treasurer, safeguards ensure funding for construction. A lively meeting is hoped for this evening.
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Gladstone
Northwestern Land & Investment Company
Jefferson Street
G C. Janney
Hagerman and
Downing Place
Gladstone Hotel
J. B. Sedgewick
Local notes and visitor updates in city report
The auditor’s detailed city report highlights progress under the new government form. Water complaints rise as heavy rains flood cellars and basements in Waterloo west. Mrs Charles Cooper visits from Oelwein as a former local resident. Mr David Brewer returns to his duties at the Illinois Central depot after a Chicago visit. Julius Rosenzweig named traveling freight agent for Illinois Central in Waterloo to replace H J Cardy who shifts to operations. Rosenzweig will move from Omaha once a house is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kaley
Cherokee
Herman Schultz
E. W W. Granper
Rockwall City
Miss Barton
Cooper
J. W. Arbuckle
Waterloo
W. T. Evans
Harstead
Waverly
Milton Habcock
D. A. Kern
Chas. Heff Iman
Merra Stickney
Cedar Raptis
Frank Ray
W. H. Codner
Mr. Folken
Allison
Val Lahr
Palo Alto County
C. T. Wilson
Waterloo West
Charles Cooper
Oelwein
Illinois
David Brewer
Ankeny Street
Chicago
Mr. Brewer
Ulinois Central Depot
Julius Rosenzweig
Ulinois Central Railroad Company
H. J. Cardy
Mr. Cardy
Mr. Rosenzweig
Omaha
DENSITY OF POPULATION IN AMERICA AND CANADA
A Mint article contrasts population density and land area between the United States and Canada. It notes Pennsylvania's population surpassing Canada’s total, and compares state and provincial figures, with Canada covering far more land per person. It also mentions Ohio and Indiana, and cites Java as a densely populated contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register and Leader
Canada
Dominion
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
United States
Alaska
Mhawali
America
Java
Iowa
Overflow Pipe Only Remedy in Des Moines Court
A Des Moines man named JI Mitchell, described as a colored gentleman, was arraigned for drunken and disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, joking about murder if required, and claimed to be intoxicated after a night of heavy drinking. Judge Caldwell sentenced him to ten days of hard labor to beautify the streets, adding the city’s street department gains another worker. Harvest supper at Westminster church on Oct 27 at 5:80 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JI. Mitchell
Des Moines
Wellington Sacred Heart Club holds election of officers
The Wellington club of the Sacred Heart church met at Miss Hildred Searles residence on Argyyle Street with good attendance and elected new officers. Today is pay day for city street department workers and other creditors with bills presented for collection. The city clerk pays fire department and other opera ton related bills from the treasury. Mayor John Rectors receives a copy of the third annual report of the Des Moines commission form of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Sacred Heart Church
Hildred Searles
Argyle Street
Fire Department
Treas
John Rectors
Commission
Des Moines
Population and administration in large vs dense regions
The text argues that public administration varies with population density, noting land area versus Iowa’s population and suggesting colder climates may have fewer people due to productivity factors, though climate effects may reflect other conditions. It highlights deductions about how density and climate influence governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Java
Local notes and a Bayonne bayonet origin tale
Winslow residents share weekend visits and a farm accident injury while Becker district closes for vacation. Others recount visits to Finchford New Hartford Benson Cedar Falls and Bayonne with a Bayonet origin anecdote about Basque victory and weapon design adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hartford
Daniel Rice
Becker District
C. Murphy
Daugher
Webster Home
Jacobs
W. Robinson
Cedar Falla
Desiring Good and Light We Partake in Divine Power
A reflective note cites George Eli on desiring what is perfectly good even amid uncertainty and limited ability. It suggests such longing is part of a divine power, widening light’s reach and narrowing the struggle with darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eli
D. D. D. Prescription for Eczema Promoted by Local Store
Doctors in Europe and this country endorse the D. D. D. Prescription for eczema and related skin troubles. Dr. Holmes calls it a true specific, with the store offering a $1 bottle on guarantee, a 25 cent trial, and a free pamphlet on bathing and diet for skin diseases. Wangler Bros. sells and distributes the remedy locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Holmes
Wangler Bros
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Tnique
Che Ihe
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
Members Co
Bennett
Marsh-Place
South Dakota
ST. Louis
Neb
Aeble de Gearte
New York
Stock Exchange
Rock
Stes
Comuca
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Great Northern
Erie
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Philippines
Scientific American
Zante
Virgil
Corfu
Ionian
Hitle Island
London Times
Streeter
London
Pinto
Atone
London Mail
Ork
Seeee
A. H. Sargeant
Commercial Street
Mra, Glas
I. C
Maia
Crystal Theatre
Majestic Matinee
Mile
Close
Westminster Church
Ury Tomar
Winslow
Bayonne
Cole
C. M. Berkley Hardware CO
West Fourth Street
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