Jamestown Notes and Events From the Week
Jamestown updates cover moving workers to Bridgeport Indianapolis trips and new Press staff. Public notices include auctions and entertainments at Acme Remedy Company while church bells and belfry works feature in town. reports mention medical events, a shooting in nearby North Salem, and Halloween mischief trends with local reactions.
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Indianapolis
Jesse Stout
Bridgeport
Joe W. Purviance
Chas. F. Martin
A. G. Hicks
W. E. Singer
Ohio
James Gardner
Baby
Christian Endeavor Society
Ming May Stonebraker
Acme Remedy Company
Acme Remedy Co Entertains Town in Cash-Only Style
The letter praises the Acme Remedy Co for courteous conduct during a town event. It condemns local youths for rough behavior toward maskers, urging residents to patronize the entertainers and support the society hosting the event. The writers emphasize cash payments and respectful treatment.
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Acme Remedy Co
Longtime Jamestown Resident Mrs New-Emmert Dies in Iowa
Mrs Fannie New Emmert known in James town area died at the home of her son F B Emmert in Oscaloosa Iowa after living with Isaac Wells family prior to moving to Iowa She was over 91 and cancer of the throat was the cause Burial followed in Jamestown IOOF cemetery with T B Emmert and wife and Mrs Myrtle Temple present Funeral attendance noted and relatives departed for home Also mentions Boone county courthouse case billing Elliott Littleton firm charged $500 for opinion and related services by county officials
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Trotter & Elmore
North Salem
Trotter & Elder
K. of P. Hall
Isham Harting
Biseck
Jamestown
North Balem
Fannie New-Emmert
Home Place
Isaac Wells
F. B. Emmert
Oscaloosa
Iowa
T. B. Emmert
Isaac Wella
Myrtle Temple
T. B. Immert
Bloomington College
Temple
Court House
Boone County
Elliott, Elliott & Littleton
No, We All Make Mistakes In Life
Quote on human error and learning from it, noting that failing does not justify inaction and urging profit from mistakes as a path to progress. The passage frames mistakes as universal and essential for growth.
Prize contest for schoolhouse correspondence in week
A Litton Prize weekly contest offers fifteen cents first prize and ten cents second for the largest and second largest number of acceptable items sent by correspondents. Stationery and postage provided. Rules require weekly letters, eligibility after second letter, and consolidation of duplicate items. Mail must reach by Wednesday morning.
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New Ross
Jamestown
Advance Hustler Debuts as Local Four Column Folio
Ora McDaniel launches The Advance Hustler a four column local paper this week. Initial subscription set at 25 cents through May 1 1900 with no renewals after that date. Editor expresses lifelong printing aspiration and the issue features generous local advertising.
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Ora McDaniel
The
Advance Hustler
Pastor Resigns Lebanon Post for Muncie Church Call
Rev. I. P. Trotter has resigned as pastor of the First Christian church in Lebanon to accept a call from the Muncie church, according to the Reporter.
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I. P. Trotter
First Christian Church At
Lebanon
Muncie
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