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Newell Mirror in Newell, Iowa

03 Jul 1969

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Newell Mirror

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Newell, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1969

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2

Notable 1880 wedding gifts spotlight mirrors of era

Weddings in mirrors of 1880 feature lavish gifts and donors. The Colman-Conant wedding lists a Steinway piano worth 600 dollars and a 3000 dollar residence among about 200 gifts. Anderson Jensen 1885 wedding notes the couple’s prudent move to domestic life. McFarline union highlighted by numerous useful presents including livestock and china.

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Colman - Conant J.T. Redfield Anderson Mirror Frank McFarline
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Early settlers and rival county seat battles in Newell era

The narrative traces the 1858 to 1878 growth of Buena Vista County centered on Newell Sioux Rapids Storm Lake and Alta, detailing townships organized, county seat contests, early settlers and Civil War veterans, and a wave of Danish immigration from 1879 to 1899. It notes rivalries among towns, a former Newell court house and shifting loyalties, plus Danish community life and inter church tensions fading into a unified local heritage.

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Buena Vista County Sioux Rapids Newell Providence Coon Storm Lake Sac Sun Sac Lee Sac City Fonda News Jolly Boys Fonda Alta Sulphur Springs Newell's Denmark Niels H. Petersens Kjarsgaards N. P. Olsens Ole Hansen Peter H. Larsen Chris Madsens Chris Capions George Gray Union Hall James Andersen
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