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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1878
Page
1
The item lists a post Sept 20 187s schedule change for Bo R N Trains leaving Vinton with northbound 2 20 p m clerks and officials named, plus local remarks on residents visits new business moves a church of clothing store and a reminder of October 20 1878 timetable change. It also reports chicken thefts in the city and calls for vigilance.
The Taylor township Sunday School Convention is set for Sunday October 27 1878 at 8 00 PM in the Presby terian church with a full programme including opening prayer reports by superintendents discussions led by C O Harrington and J R Barker speeches on teaching the lesson and the spirituality of schools, plus a session on engaging the entire church in work and duties of pastors and laymen The notice also mentions local ads for Cal Titus Charley and M Sterns clothing stores, a new Dr Traer home and plans for an Egyptian pottery display. It records a death in Canton township Mrs Young and notes prairie fires, a mill accident, and a farming paper promotion by The Iowa Farmer.
Curated notes report on Dubuque Lutherans building a church, a Keokuk gambler trial, Fort Madison apple trade, Fort Dodge cattle issues, Clinton ferry emigrants, Des Moines hotel meeting, Centerville Red Ribbon disbanding, a Clinton barn with vast hay and stock capacity, malarial fevers tied to southerly winds, a trader's Point man’s suicide, Riverside stock raiser injured by a bull, Delmar fire losses, Dubuque larceny suspect, language notes on American slang, and local business updates from Vinton including feather cleaning and brick press sales.
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