This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
4
A truncated timetable lists multiple numbers with morning and afternoon times. It notes freight service daily except certain numbers and that Nos. 5 6 and 25 do not stop. W L OVERMAN is the agent.
Readable notes from Wiota area recount local happenings. J W Lamereaux’s horses have pink eye, Jerry Turner’s new cow blood shoes provoke comment, and Homer's white hat elicits opinions. Census work nears completion, new driving gear for G D Dasher, and Anita draws talk for the 4th. Local visits, farming updates, and social events stitch together a snapshot of small-town life with names and places like Des Moines, Mento, Anita, Wiota, and Lincoln Center.
School term from April 2 to June 22 1900 in district No 4 Benton township shows 12 enrolled and 51.5 percent average daily attendance. named pupils include Edith Marsh Carl Lewis Earl Lewis Irene Hall and others. certificates of reward awarded to Irene Hall and Fred Peat. teacher Stevin M Parser notes. Also an advertisement for E Detchon anti diuretic claims relief for bedwetting and a promotion for Onda cigars with local druggists listed.
The Bartlett Hotel has recently been reopened and refurbished under manager W Buttrom. It offers first class accommodations for travelers with reasonable prices, board by day or week, comfortable rooms, and a table supplied with the market’s best offerings.
On specific June July and August dates excursion fares from Chicago and Missouri River points to Denver Colorado Springs Manit ou Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah will be offered for round trips.
Limited excursions depart Chicago at 4 45 p m on June 20 July 9 17 and August 1 for trips to Colorado with tickets valid on regular trains. Direct Line to Colorado Springs and Manitou. Sleeping car reservations may be scarce now. Free booklet Colorado the Magnificant. John Bastian G P A Chicago.
Omaha visitor notes include G D Dasher and his daughter Mrs Wm Parlee visiting the writer. Rev Chas Dalzell from Allegheny pa visits J S Bell and Geo Dalzell. Town activity spans painting Chas Sherret home, a King's Daughters excursion to A K Coomes, Epworth League convention reports, and farmers taking pride in rising wheat prices. Also mentions McKinley Roosevelt nominating times and local social gatherings.
A garbled vintage ad touts Electric Bitters as a universal cure for back pain kidney weakness malaria and nervous troubles. It claims to toning liver and kidneys purifying blood and easing constipation headaches insomnia and melancholy with a vegetable mild laxative formula. Local drugstores advertise bottles at 50 cents and cite testimonials from dealers and customers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.