Brayton notices paste many town events and trades
Brayton local notes recount visits by Oakfield Brayton Sphoney Freeman and Hottman, sales of brick and cord wood, a new wind mill wheel, a water works system by Hans Nymand, a birthday party for Mrs Nelson, a ball game, and plans of residents moving to Planking ton and Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Halleck
Signa
Lu. Miller
O. Nelson
Brayton
L. H.gmorrin
Frank Lambert
Misa Anna Smith
Find
Christopher Smith
Absent One Plans Wincton in Dakota Visit
In a letter dated April 21, 1902, OC A Huara writes from Dakota after a lengthy journey praising the broad level landscape, noting soil similar to Town, and expressing optimism about building, money, and family life once settled. He hints at future plans and happiness once established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wincton
Louis Dakota
Jovenar
South Dakota
Huara
Small-Pox Quarantine in Oakfield Ends Delays
Health officer confirms mild small-pox in Oakfield families and quarantines four homes for forty days. Oakfield Academy partially closes as illness spreads uncertainly, Brayton not closed, origin unknown. Local debt settlements urged by C A Heath before May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakfield
Sin
Dan Chamberlain
Dave Carpenter
Bud Heath
E. Stoneking
Oairfield Academy
Brayton
Raconteur in Britain Encounters Poker Tale at Castle
A wandering storyteller recounts his visit to Lord Brower at Tentowers Castle Surrey where guests, including Captain Marchand and his wife, chase tales and a game of poker amid a tourney of cards. The narrator observes Marchand’s unsettling habit of drumming and his captivating wife as jealousy flares with the poker night deepening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dinost
Pitio
Lord Brawer
Lord Brower
Tentowers Castle
Wild
West
Captain Marchand
Chadwick
Indies
Scott's Emulsion Fertilizer for Children Ad
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a fertilizer for children, likening kids to young plants needing extra nourishment. The copy promises growth in flesh, strength, blood, mind, and happiness and offers a free sample request via Scotts & Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
BOWNR
Scott & Ee Prin
Private baccarat leads to peril at Tentow Castle
The narrator describes a high stakes card game at Tentow Castle where Mrs. Marchand and her husband scheme with Chadwick. A dramatic sting operation signals Chadwick’s hand, the table overturns, and the narrator is knocked unconscious, waking in a dungeon after a fall shaped by the couple’s treachery. Further, Mrs. Marchand is identified among London’s state beauties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bennett
Plankington
South Dakota
Pred
Marehand
Chadwick
Mrs. Marchand Cloge
Captain Marchand
Marchand
Thor
Chadick
Lord Brewer
Lord Brower
Lin
Marchatnd
London
Madium
America
Ossen
Child compares illness to broken toy in tender line
A four year old convalescent from the grip leans on his mother and sighs I feel the broken toy. The Boston Herald notes a rueful child remark as a tender moment. A quip about people who fish for compliments implies they seek easy praise in shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sphoney Freeman
Simpson
Urs
Des Moines
Green Bay
Hottman
Dick Powers
Extra
Inthdog
Frank Lambor
Chrie Jonsen
Oakland
Ea. Lewis
Nick Poulson
Will
Robert Hull
Great West
Will Hall
Claude Andrews
Henry Fries
Mizw Wa
Buckter
Callon Johnson & Taomison
Chris Jensen
Town
Harlan
Shirk
Troublesome Valley Creamery
Wevade
Jas. Easington
Davis Hardware Company
L. B. Pittman
Chas
Bisom
Byaytoh
Bins
Lee Griffith
Misa Arlie Vail
Ghar- He Vail
Jenking& Vail
Atlantic
Ness
Myrtle Hortons
J. E. Lewis
John Kelley
Hans Nymand
Hubs
Hugh McKay
John Jenkins
Chris
Thompson
The
Frankliy, Dayial Hardware Co
Marion Jenkins
Hrank
Marion
B. Clark
Cannon
Cumberland
Highland Vhaure
John Koob
Counselino
Jobn Jenkins
Brayton Boys
Sam Pearson
Tic McGovery
Frank Jenkins
Dr. Koob
Pearson
Horace Bartlett
Thos. Jones
H. Wattles
Corry
Pennsylvania
Jenkins & Vail
Oaksfield Bridge
L. M. Parrott
Brayton, Iowa
Audubon County
Bendixen Company
OWA
C. A. Heath
Douglas Z
Dory
Children’s Fertilizer
Uneeda Biscuit
Tentow
Tentowere Castle
Mark Twain
G. C. Clemens
Kan
Samuel B
Topeka
Miles’ Nesving
Norman Waltrip
Bankers Fraternal Society
Chicago
Miles
Dew Price
Dr. Miles Medial Co
Elkhart
Ind
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