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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
6
A cluttered notice outlines subscription terms for one year and advertising rates including ten cent locals, display at 24 cents per inch, and bank charge metrics. It mentions Woodbury County paper circulation, year-end items, and various regional notes from Sac City to Sioux City highlighting Christmas editions, rail delays, and franchise debates.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions milk and silk prices, vague references to Nero and Peary, and a local social event. Includes a report about Miss Minnie Duart hosting a canned fruit shower at home Tuesday evening with about twenty five ladies present.
A fragmented page quotes campaign chatter on a congressional candidate, local editorials from various papers, and unrelated notes about weather, stock prices, and a few classified tidbits. The tone is informal and scattered with garbled lines and dated phrasing.
Fragments present a chaotic narrative with improvised phrases and tossed lines. Characters named Willie Loy Willie Troy and Willie Hog appear amid disjointed reflections on races, poetry, and social scenes. The cadence mimics a serialized column of quirky vignettes from a bygone era.
The column records Woodbury county actions and local happenings. Chairman Godfrey Dursé buys Loucks drug store in Danbury for a new building next year. Smithland Cemetery women net $54.18 at a bazaar. St Marys Mapleton dedicated December 4 1809 with Bishop Garrigan in attendance. Ske reveals skunk handling skills. Moville school board grants a two week holiday and a spring break. Missouri bottom question raised. W A McFarland paid 212 per day for 40 acres near Stown. Drainage ditches outlook improves Missouri Cotton Tails value. Dr Guy Despacio leaves antiop lis practice for Coleridge New. Coal thieves active in Anthon area. P M Frank enters corn contest, places sixth in white corn and top ten ears in Woodbury county. May and Libbie Jones travel to Sioux City for May marriage to a farm hand near Pierson.
An OCR fragment presents Rev br Linscort’s January 2 1916 Sunday School lesson questions from The Inter national Newspaper Bible Study Club. It centers on John the Baptist’s mission, repentance, and the Kingdom of Heaven with prompts on character, conduct, baptism, and preparation for Jesus.
A puzzling text describes waiting for BOSINESS and waiting at a window, then going out to corral BUST NESS and coax SUCCESS. It mentions the method 20 and a spelled-out phrase P U R T L C L T Y as part of the plan.
Readable text notes bananas multiplied in Queensland with many bunches produced yearly. Contains odd phrasing and unclear counts but identifies Queensland as the place of banana growth and suggests a large annual yield.
The advertisement cites Mrs G Davenport of Royce Kedld New Jersey praising Dr Miles Anti Pain Wills for rheumatic pains and nervous tension. It claims the remedy relieves pain without stomach upset or habit formation and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
In the district court of Iowa Woodbury County a filed petition seeks to quiet title to the west half of the southwest quarter and related parcel in section 33 township 89 range 42. Plaintiffs list many defendants including Hallie Ada Milsworth Ernest Jr Landersworth Caroline Margous Morton and numerous Bacon and Morgan heirs. Appearing by noon March 2 1910 is required or default will be entered at Sioux City. Earl Edmunds attorney for plaintiffs.
The regular council session led by Mayor Speak er on December 14 1909 records payments to Sioux Valley Malls Co. and several contractors, noting funds from General Water and Sinking accounts. Auctions announce a January 7 1910 sale of farm stock and machinery, with terms and a long equipment list, plus notes on cemetery dedication resolutions.
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.