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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
2
A brief report notes a lengthy trial at the Colfax hotel ending with a prison sentence for a defendant named Newrox. Multiple local items follow, including deaths, disappearances, arrests, town fires, and a city bond sale plus various political and legal notes from several towns and counties in Iowa.
Story of Mr Skinner a veteran who kept his flute as a lifeline at Libby prison during the Civil War. He enlisted in 1861 served over three years, used the flute as a cane to move when weak, and after discharge recalled the instrument’s life saving aid amid hardships and a visit to Jefferson Davis.
A veteran telegrapher recalls his uncanny ability to recognize wires and touches, likening it to a sixth sense. The piece shifts to a discussion of ancient black skinned peoples in Persia, their possible origins, and modern remnants near Shiraz. It notes sparse populations in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Fragmented OCR text references a course pace and workers at Barr, mentioning luck and debt. no coherent events or names to establish a factual news item.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a crowded city car ride where a passenger pressured the conductor for Seventh Street. A wary woman aboard claims to carry a loaded gun, fears disaster, and regrets realizing the weapon was not loaded as she exits in panic at Fifty third Street.
Fragmentary OCR lists a time table with routes Monroe to Des Moines Valley Division. Entries mention Prairie Fairmount Monroe and Grinnell with scattered numbers and times. some portions unreadable.
A jumble of text cites a Chicago Great Western reference and scattered place names, including Northhousd and Valeria, with a brief testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Made, claiming relief for rheumatism and sprains. The fragmentary source lacks a coherent event or formal notice.
Advertisement for Williams Kidney Pills claims to restore vitality by toning the urinary and glandular systems. It asks about nervous strain and kidney troubles and promises renewed energy and health. Sold by HJ Skiff in Cleveland Ohio and Newton, Massachusetts via mail order.
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