Excursion Offers to Boston and Homeseekers Tickets
Multiple early 1900s excursion notices outline circulars to Boston via Nickel Plate Road at 19 dollars round trip with specific sale dates and return deadlines. Additional homeseeker tickets at one fare plus 12 percent of round trip, issued by Chicago Great Western Ry with dates and 21 day validity. Also brief ads for salves and medicines from local vendors.
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Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Fitchburg R. R
Chicago Depot
van Buren St
Pacific Ave
Adams St
Chicago
Homeseekers
Chicago Great Western Ry
Homseekers
Maple Leaf
P. H. Lord
Ene Mickel Mate 16Oaa
Ame
Railroad Time Tables Corrected May 10 1099 Passenger Fast Express
Time table shows westbound and eastbound trains on the Monroe Newton and Des Moines Valley divisions with daily except Sunday or Monday patterns. Details include Ar Monroe Lv Monroe Ar Newton Lv Newton Ar Monroe and schedules between Prairie City Fairmount and Grinnell main line stations. Chicago Great Western connections at Baxter Valeria with daily service noted for some trains.
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Noviq
Epee
Subsitand
Monroe
le Fienton
Newton
Des Moin
Newton Personal and Local Roundup Highlights
Kenneth Van Court, a year old grandson of J. B. Van Court, returned from Newton to Chicago with musical talent evident despite no instruction. Several Newton area relocations and visits are noted, including Woodard couple en route to Waterloo Neb and Dr. Coomes in Wiota. Pension increases for Robert Cross, visits from Wymore Neb, Monmouth Ill, and Des Moines. Local business ads include Colfax tailor F E Hinklemann promising fall suits and D H Kincaid offering free consultations in Newton.
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Kenneth van Court
J. B. van Court
Newton
Chicago
Kenneth
James Cease
Wymore
Neb
J. W. Cease
Elmyra Speer
Monmouth
Florence
Ed Cook
D. W. Flowers
Edna Dobie
Sigourney
Des Moines
J. W. Martin
Adams Butler
Galt
Wright County
Eddie Amarine
John C. Wilson
Davenport
Muscatine
Martin Schwab
Lulu
John H. Schwab
Andrew Hans
Hair Restorative Claims and Diarrhea Remedies Adverts
An advertisement round-up touts Globe Hair Restorative promising hair growth on bald heads and dandruff removal, with pricing and seller details. It also promotes Detchon’s anti diarrhetic for children, a testimonial on Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy, and notes on Dr King’s New Life Pills and other tonics. Includes local drugstore listings Wagley & Smead Newton Iowa and A L Kennedy in Tivion Iowa, plus a generic commercial printing note.
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Globe Mfg. Co
Grinnell
Towa
Wagley & Smead
Newton Iowa
Circa 1899 Local Advertisements and Auction Notice
A collage of vintage ads promotes patent medicines and cold remedies, including Beare Fletcher, Weexs Cold Tablets, and Casteria Beare, with testimonials. Public sale announcement by Mrs Hulda Wixox of Newton lists stock, cattle, horses, hogs and terms, conducted by auctioneers C.F. Vanarra and F.D. Fiveu, dated Aug 16, 1899.
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Newton
Huldah Wicox
C.F. VaNarra
F. D. Fiveu
Local Ads and Notices From RECORD Office
About 90 feet of good are spouting in first class condition. Inquire at this office. Bring your job printing to this office. Heavy wrapping paper for sale at the RECORD office. Something new in the photo line at ve berry s. Call and see them. For sale a new Story camera never used Cost 10 will sell for 5. Inquire at RECORD office. You get value at Harvey s bakery. Try our bread this summer. East of northeast corner square 140 Marshalls Best Flour is the best Sold only by McMurray Killduff. Books and Magazines Bound Next week the Recoup expects to send off a box of magazines and books to be bound. Anyone having work of this kind that they wish to have done will please leave same at this office on Wednesday noon.
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Sam
Ofc
Vewberry’s
Ktory
Harvey's Bakery
Northeast Corner Square
Marshal's
McMurray & Killduff
Marshall's
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Des Moines Steam Dye Works
D. L. Mutchlar & Son
Meh
Locust Street
Iowa
Kemble Floral CO
Oskaloosa
Tow
Ladies Home Journal
Record
Corres
Dearborn Street
Colorado
Manitou
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pachic
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
F.C
Con — Kalamazoo Corset Co
Pan En
Am Po the Wonk Cp
Swee Erate
Wheelman's
A. W
Begg
Wealrook
Meredith & Occ
Wright & Lufkin
Gosna
Etre
GoMe
Great Western
Baxter Valeria
Inp
Frank Woodard
Praire City
Waterloo
Wiota
Dr. Coomes
Omaha
Lester Laird
Fremont
Lester
Aire
Fred Green
la Junta
Col
Fred
Fee
Hall
Lambert
Drake University
Charlie Coppersmith
J.B. Morton
Kellogg
Rock Island
California
R. G. Coutts
J.C. Barry
Jasper County
Bluefield
W. Va
Reid
Lancaster
Penn
Marshall
McMurray & Killdufl
Colfax
F. E. Hinklema
Merchant Taylor
Vereopasas
D. H. Kincaid
Lambert House
Chamberlain
C. L. Bocas
Stumptown
Gilmer Co
Bismarck
Dr. King
Westbrook & Geise Drug Store
Cuneta
Castoria
Chas
HE. Fletcher
Bottte
Rennedy
Draggst
Lona
Brac
Hechts Westbrook & Geise
Wagley & Smead, Sole Agts
John E. Stewart
Carmel, Ind
Westbrook
McMurray & Killduft
W. J. Yarham
Departament
Record Office
C. B. Hicks
Lebanon
Ind
Phi
Miles
Fugard & Brown
Foley
The
Inter Ocean
Des Moines Register
New York Tribune
Weney
Exer
Curtiss, Ws
Harvey
Anacee
Central Market
Fred Claussen
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