Prairie City News Notes And Travel From St Augustine 1898
Prairie City items report residents attending school departures for Cedar Falls and Des Moines, farm purchases, and local social events. A lengthy Florida letter from Mrs. Maggie Bates describes St Augustine in vivid detail, including the fort, slave market, Ponce de Leon Hotel, and coastal scenery, with reflections on family connections and local church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Florida
Maggie Bates
Newton
Prairie City
Dom Pedro Meneddez
Ponce-de-leon
South Beach
A. Springer
Whales Clash With Swordfish and Orcas in Ferocious Battle
Descriptions from the Cornhill Magazine recount a brutal struggle as two killer swordfish rally with orcas to attack a half-grown cachalot. The whale withstands spearlike strikes, splits one fish in two with its jaws, and later crushes an aggressor with its tail as the chase ends in a lethal contest.
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Cachalot
Cornhill Magazine
Des Moines visitors aid local families and events
Major Blanche Cox sent winter clothing to a motherless family here. Mrs. Mary Thompson spoke on foreign missions, noting thirteen missionaries sent abroad in ten years. The K P banquet drew guests from nearby towns. Others visited Prairie City, Fonda, and Brighton as social events and club meetings continued. A special election extended corporate limits with a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Cox
Des Moines
E. F. Thompson
Mary Thompson
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
K. of
Pus
H. V. White
Near Newton
Prairie City
Wm. Gadberry
H. Gadberry
Percy
Luring
Prairie Be'l
Riverfront City Rules and Boarding Note
A riverfront town lays out civic rules for yard cleanliness under heavy fines up to 50 dollars for missed duties. The writer complains of resinous wood smoke and praises the Palmer family who host them as exceptionally kind neighbors.
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Mrs. Palmer
Stock Bale Auction At James Charlesworth Farm
Public sale announced at the James Charlesworth farm five miles south of Newton on the Newton and Reasnor road. Items include 26 yearling steers, 10 yearling heifers, 4 yearling Short Horn steers, 11 heifer calves, 6 steer calves, 1 Short Horn bull, 9 horses, 10 hogs, farm machinery, 150 bushels corn, and hay. Terms: cash up to $5, credit over $5 at 12 months with note, 6 percent off for cash, 8 percent otherwise. Lunch provided. Auctioneers J. M. Vance and C. F. Vanatta.
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James Charlesworth
Newton
Reasnor
Newton and
J. M. Vance
C. F. Vanatta
Powers to Lecture on David Copperfield at Course
Next Wednesday evening February 234 the third lecture of the course will be given with Leland T Powers as lecturer. His subject will be David Copperfield. Tickets go on sale next Monday February 21 at the usual place. Secure them early.
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Leland T. Powers
David Copperfield
Mr. Powers
Jasper and Sons Advertise 12 Inch Rough Boards
Money at 6 perch. Meredith and Ogg Big Stock 12 inch rough boards which we will sell cheap. Jasper and Sons offer building materials at discount prices, inviting customers to purchase ready stock and save.
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Meredith & Ogg
Jasper & Sons
Removal of law office to Gorrell Block
The law office of E. J. Salmon removed to Gorrell Block above Yivnn and Carrier's dry goods store. The entry dated 24 4 notes the relocation of professional premises within the city.
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E. J. Salmon
Gorrell Block
Yivnn & Carrier
A Newton friend prints Rutth Powell’s Atlantic voyage letter
Sherene Ruth Powell writes from Breconshire England to Mrs. Galloway recounting a New York visit, a sea voyage on the Teutonic, rough seas, Ireland at Queenstown, Liverpool and Builth stops, Christmas arrival, and warm wishes for a bright new year. She notes pleasant passengers, seasickness, green English gardens, and current chilly, rainy weather.
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Sherene
Ruth Powell
Record Force
Liangenner
Crick Powell
Breconshire
England
Mrs. Galloway
Newton
New York
Coney Islands
New Foundland
Queenstown
Atlantic
Liverpool
Builth
Rutth Powell
Feeder Works Expands Storage as Self Feeders Prepared for Shipment
Feeder Works Business grows with a filled storage room of Self Feeders and planned early shipments to supply dealers samples. The Fuller Traction Engine Tender debuts, offering portable fuel and water storage for engines, improving backing safety and operation while boosting anticipated sales and company growth.
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lVarsons
Fuller
Habor
Itei
Anxious to Have Them Come
The Iowa State Democrat complains about nondelivery to Vandalia subscribers for three weeks. The postmaster is Republican, and the writer says regular arrival would boost Republican voters next fall. Calamity bowls tend to swell Republican ranks. J C Cavety
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Iowa
Rentals and property listings by Fugard and Brown
Several good houses and suburban properties for rent by Fugard and Brown. Bring your sale bill printing to this office. Weeks bros., contractors.
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Fugard & Brown
Weeks Bros
Seventeen NC mills in course of construction
A miscellany notice list reports seventeen cotton mills under construction in North Carolina. Other items note plagues in Jiddah, oysters on the Oregon coast, ancient thimbles of gold, slavery figures in Africa, a slugging match in Calais, and Maine Daughters of the American Revolution seeking Revolutionary arms.
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North Carolina
East Scarsmont
Bombay
Jiddah
Mecca
Oregon Coast
San Francisco Bay
Hell Chatelaine
Africa
Zanzibar
Arabia
Calais
Meriden
Conn
China
Lin-Kiu Islands
Peter L. Holst
Chicago
Norway
Detroit Free Press
Georgia
Henry W. Lucy
Westfield
Boston Herald
Missing Links From A Fragmented Telegraph Page
Journal snippets note that copper coins were unused in Johannesburg with tickey threepenny bits as the lowest currency. Metropolitan Asylums Board in London reserved beds for scarlet fever and diphtheria. An 1812 New York directory lists Peter Cooper, machinist, 98 Film Street. Elm Street named among poorer areas. Jumbo the 5000 pound steer from Wichita was killed for mounting. A London Lancet correspondent says scarlet fever is rare in Asia and Africa. German vine growers reported bacteria in wine aged twenty five to thirty years. A quip about a crank prompts a cartoonish exchange. Uncle Eben jokes about political argument.
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Johannesburg
Metropolitan Asylums Board
London
New York
Peter Cooper
Film Street
Elm Street
Wichita
London Lancet
Europe
Asia
Africa
Wortmann
Yonkers
Eben
Washington Star
Meteor Flight Scares Elk in Kansas City
A meteor arced over Kansas City causing the frightened elk kept there to die. The article notes stark contrasts in wood consumption per person, citing Americans use about 350 cubic feet annually versus 18 cubic feet in England.
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Kansas City
Cuban souvenir coins issued to fund Cuban war effort
The Cuban government authorizes 900 fineness silver coins as souvenirs to raise funds for the war. Designed by Jose de Zayas and sculpted by Philip Martigny, the coins bear Patria y Liberty and Republica de Cuba, with six stars representing six states Oriente Havana Occidente Camaguey Las Villas Matanzas. Each coin sells for $1 US, with proceeds directed to the freedom cause.
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Issu
Jose de Zayas
Philip Martigny
Leonora Molina
Republica de Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Oriente
Camaguey
Lag Villas
Matanzas
Havana
Occidente
United States
Perfumes in Abundance Stir Public Protests
The New York Post notes protests against excessive perfume in public venues especially theaters. Readers say sachets hidden in hats and wraps create an overpowering scent in overheated, poorly ventilated rooms. Strong odors like violet and rose may charm some, but dense fragrances offend many and are unhealthy.
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New York Post
Paris
Shaved Whiskers Stir Atlanta Divorce Scandal
Col Erastus Wheeler a wealthy retired Atlanta merchant faces potential divorce after shaving his silken whiskers once prized by his wife an advanced intellectual social figure. She lashed him with harsh words and a case was filed but dismissed when she did not appear. They now live apart as Atlanta society debates the affair.
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Erastus Wheeler
Atlanta
Girl Shine Shine Lady Tops Shoe Polishing Firm
Miss Daisy Hurdle of Barrington Illinois has become the agency head for an eastern shoe polishing company. She tours towns with a polishing outfit and shines the shoes of society people on the street. The sight of a stylish young woman presiding over a boot blacking business is a striking novelty.
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Daisy Hurdle
Barrington
Ill
Doctor Guelph Norman Aims to Cure New York Millionaire Eye
English doctor Dr Guelph Norman travels to New York to attempt restoring the sight of Charles Beatway Rouss a wealthy New York merchant offering 1 000 000 dollars for sight restoration The story notes Norman allegedly holds India magician secrets in his practice and seeks the high stakes cure.
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Guelph Norman
India
New York
Charles Beatway Rouss
Norman
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Prairie City Press
Carrie White
Des Moines Valley
Div. C
ALL &P
Tosp
N. Moore
California
Willie Schregardus
Cedar Falls
B. C. Ward
William Frary
Reasner
Ola Churchill
Fairmount
Avis Keables
J. A Johnson
Martin Farm
Eugene May
Union Hall
D. M. Kiser
Ed. Nason
Ireland
W. B. Thompson
Shelby, Ia
FE. E. Thompson
BPERM
Captuve O
Northeast Corner Square
D. W. French
Anna Main
Square
M. Feathers
Little & Gill
W. Hagen
Iowa Steam Laundry
Hogan’s Barber Shop
C. C. Sullivan
Cora Dresser
Fonda
Frank Trafton
Brighton
Arthur Graham
Anniversary Club
Birthday Club
Ladies Reading Circle
W. H. Price
Chautauqua
F. Kellogg
Pliny
Harp
Sonoma County
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Board of Education
Petaluma
Cuba
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