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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note lists trains and routes with unclear timing and dates. Mentions Mo passenger service, Fast Mail, Way Frt and year ’92, hinting at a historical timetable or schedule fragment. Entities are inferred from partial words and need confirmation from full source.
Northbound and southbound daily trains listed with numbered services and times. Agent A C Rains noted. separate sale notice for Durock Jersey hogs by A W Nelson of Chariton inviting farm visit or writing.
Lew Wallace visits his uncle in Oklahoma while Isaac Cackler in frail health remains a county resident now in Warren county. The column reports baptisms, illnesses, farm sales, business moves, and short travels among families in Norwood Confidence Cambria and surrounding areas.
Merry Christmas greetings and New Year wishes. Local notes report the sick list, visits, and social events including oyster suppers and a masquerade party to benefit the Newbern cemetery church. Minor travel and family news appear, plus a new baby girl for Bruce Neer and wife.
Ed Coff recovers from appendicitis and can move about. Miss Mae Jenkins returns from Winton for holidays. Miss Mayme Lewis visits Williamsburg for two weeks. Miss Agnes Wilson ill, Leila Werts fills her primary class. Olive Massey Fern Sprague and Harriett DeLano return from Drake University for break. T O McKinley improving but serious. H Welch seriously ill. Walter McKinley and Will May visit from Indianola for holidays. Mrs Mattie Lodge of Corydon visits Russell. Will Woods visits family. School closes for holiday. Intermediate and Grammar program well received. Christmas entertainment at M E church next Thursday. Mr Grimes from Virginia visits sister Mrs Sims. Harley Houston home from Des Moines for holidays.
G J Stewart & Co completed grading curb and pavement on Grand Main Court BraDen and Main from Braden to Auburn and Auburn to Eleventh. Public plot with front feet and assessed costs filed. objections due within twenty days of first publication. City council to meet January 7, 1904 at 7 p m to assess costs. Dated December 21 1903. I N Bowen Mayor. A D Gray City Clerk. 12-17-2¢
An 1901 Rushville Illinois testimonial promotes Hall E W Hall's Great Discovery Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments in men and women, claiming a single bottle covers two months of treatment and can be mailed if not sold locally.
One fare for round trip. Dates of sale January 6 7 8 and 9 1904. For routes and stopovers apply to E O Wilson ticket agent.
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