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Abbreviations in newspaper abstracts |
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| # | pounds |
| #2 | #2 hospital in St Joseph, Missouri was the Mental Health Institute |
| +2 | plus (+) and a number indicates number of children born to a couple |
| abt | about |
| acci | accident |
| admr | administrator |
| admx | administrix |
| ae | age |
| An | anniversary |
| AOF | account of farm |
| Atch | Atchison |
| Ath | Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Barn | Barnard, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Bfd | Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa |
| BJct | Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Bkt | Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Blan | Blanchard, Page County, Iowa |
| blksm | blacksmith |
| BR | birthday |
| Brady | Braddyville, Page County, Iowa |
| bro | brother |
| bro-i-l, b-i-l | brother-in-law |
| Buchanan, Ia | Siam, Taylor County, Iowa |
| bur | buried |
| c | see |
| c12yr | about 12 years (or whatever number) |
| Can | Canada |
| carpt | carpenter |
| CBlu | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Ccpt | Conception, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| cem | cemetery |
| Cfd | Clearfield, Taylor County, Iowa |
| ch | child or children |
| Ch | church |
| CJct | Conception Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Clar | Clarinda, Page County, Iowa |
| Clearmt | Clearmont, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| co | county |
| ColoSprs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| ColSprs | College Springs, Page County, Iowa |
| Covntr | Covenanter Cemetery, Page County, Iowa |
| cur | curator |
| Cwy | Conway, Taylor County, Iowa |
| d | died |
| DalCntr | Dallas Center Cemetery, Dallas Twp, Taylor County, Iowa |
| dau | daughter |
| dec'd | deceased |
| df | daughter of |
| dis | disease |
| div | divorce |
| dlr | dealer |
| DMes | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa |
| DN | Denmark |
| e | east |
| EFLenox | East Fairview Lenox Cemetery, Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa |
| en | engaged |
| En | England |
| Ex | Essex, Page County, Iowa |
| excr | executor |
| excx | executrix |
| f | father |
| fam | family |
| far | farmer |
| Fargt | Farragut, Fremont County, Iowa |
| FBfd | Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa |
| FGrove | Forest Grove Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa |
| f-i-l | father-in-law |
| fr | friend or friends |
| Fx | Fairfax, Atchison County, Missouri |
| Ger | Germany |
| Glfd | Guilford, Nodaway County, Mo |
| Grape | Grape Hospital, Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa |
| Grav | Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa |
| grfa | grandfather |
| grmo | grandmother |
| grpar | grandparent |
| Gwood | Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa |
| Hand | Hand Hospital, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa |
| Hepb | Hepburn, Page County, Iowa |
| Hopk | Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| ht attk | heart attack |
| husb | husband |
| i | interred |
| IA | interest article |
| Imml | Immanuel Church and cemetery, Page County, Iowa |
| implmt dir | implement dealer |
| Inde | Independence township, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Jack | Jackson township, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Jeff | Jefferson township, Taylor County, Iowa |
| lic | license |
| Linc | Lincoln township, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Lx | Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Lxtn | Lexington Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa |
| m | mother |
| M& | Mr and Mrs |
| marr | marriage |
| Me | Methodist |
| merch | merchant |
| MHI | Mental Health Institute, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa |
| mi | mile |
| m-i-l | mother-in-law |
| Mir | Miriam Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| mo, mos | month, months |
| MR | Maryville Republican newspaper, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Ms | Miss |
| muni | Clarinda Municipal Hospital, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa |
| Mvle | Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| n | north |
| Nboro | Northboro, Page County, Iowa |
| NC | Nodaway County, Missouri Courthouse |
| ND | Nodaway Democrat newspaper, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| ne | northeast |
| nee | born |
| EFLenox | East Fairview Lenox Cemetery, Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa |
| New Market | New Market, Missouri |
| NGrove | North Grove Cemetery, Page County, Iowa |
| Nkt | New Market, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Noda | Nodaway County, Missouri |
| nr | near |
| nw | northwest |
| Oma | Omaha, Nebraska |
| P.C. | Probate Court |
| par | parents |
| pic | picture |
| Pick | Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| pneu | pneumonia |
| PO | post office |
| prob | probably |
| Quit | Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| rec'd | received |
| rel | relative, relatives |
| resi | resident |
| ret by | returned by |
| Roak | Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa |
| Rport | Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri |
| Rton | Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa |
| Rwood | Ravenwood, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| s | south |
| se | southeast |
| sf | son of |
| Sham | Shambaugh, Page County, Iowa |
| Sharps | Sharpsburg, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Shen | Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa |
| s-i-l | son-in-law |
| sis | sister |
| sis-i-l | sister-in-law |
| Skid | Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Stan | Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri |
| Stanton | Stanton, Mongtomery County, Iowa |
| StFran | Saint Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| StJo | Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri |
| StMary's | St Mary's Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| StPat's | St Patrick Irish Catholic Church, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Svnh | Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri |
| sw | southwest |
| terr | territory |
| twp | township |
| vic | vicinity |
| Vil | Villisca, Montgomery Co, Iowa |
| vis | visit, visits, visiting |
| w | west or wed; which ever makes sense |
| w/o | without |
| Wash | Washington township |
| Wboro | Westboro, Atchison County, Missouri |
| WC | White Cloud township, Nodaway County, Missouri |
| wf | wife of |
| WFLenox | West Fairview Lenox Cemetery, Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa |
| wks | weeks |
| Ykt | Yorktown, Page County, Iowa |
| yrs | years |
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