New Year Message From The Recorp And Local Notes
The Recorp greets readers with best wishes for a prosperous new year. It proclaims no debt on plant or building and a commitment to remain a staunch republican family newspaper serving Newton and Jasper County. The piece notes state rail mileage, invites subscriptions, cites forecasts of more cattle and sheep in the corn belt, and comments on Japan and China moving toward gold standard.
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Tar Recorp
Recorp
Record
Newton
Jasper County
L.A. Andrew
Holiday trade boosts Newton merchants and rail shipments
The thriving holiday trade proves advertising in the up-to-date newspaper pays as merchants in Newton report substantial merchandise shipped by rail and carried out by local residents, reflecting strong demand and a healthy market.
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Newton Merchants
Possible Legislature Action on Iowa Condensed Code
There is comment on possible changes to the new code but few changes are expected beyond corrections of errors from last winter. The Condensed Code of Iowa Revised, delivered to Tum Record subscribers, contains laws passed by the legislature and accepted as the new code.
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Iowa
State audit shows saloons by county and brewing totals
County auditors report 31 counties have 674 saloons and five breweries while 45 counties report no saloons. Of 31 counties not reporting 13 may be counted in the saloon column and 9 against it, leaving a majority of 10 counties against the saloon. State income from saloons is about 500000. Some counties report saloons operating in opposition to the mulci law with no statewide suppression effort.
Quirky feud on CB&Q line with traveling grocers
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad faces a clash with town merchants as traveling grocery salesmen pressure customers at stations. Buyers order wholesale goods and pick up on a scheduled date from cars or platform stocks, prompting protests from local grocers and warnings from railroad officials against station side trades and related charges.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
Local and Personal News From Newton Area
Edith Parvin visited Miss Bertie Winslow over the holidays, with several residents and visitors noted. The column lists multiple locals including Mrs. Anna Bates, Mrs. Col. Garrett, and J. M. Reynolds, plus the ongoing revival in Galesburg and shipments of farm produce to Chicago.
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Edith Parvin
Des Moines
Bertie Winslow
Anna Bates
Toledo
Eva Fay
Col. Garrett
Colfax
Fry's Hotel
A. M. Harrah
Dearinger
Galesburg
Christian Church
Ed. Morrison
Kellogg
George Failor
Iowa College
Florence Porter
Newton
Immaculate Conception Academy
Davenport
A. K. Emerson
Lost Cement Mine of White in Rocky Mountains
The tale follows the 19th century legend of the White Cement mine. Yankee miner White sparks a frantic gold rush after showing rich cement specimens. He leads a perilous expedition across canyons, then vanishes, only to reappear years later with more ore in Salt Lake City before disappearing again.
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Rocky Mountains
New York Commercial Advertiser
White
California
Leland Stanford
George Hearst
Mark Hopkins
Horse Head Gulch
New Mexico
Helgat
James G. Fair
Rockies
Salt Lake City
What is Scott's Emulsion
Scott's Emulsion is a strengthening food and tonic noted for its flesh forming properties. It contains cod liver oil emulsified with hypo phosphites of lime and soda, improving their potency.
Prominent Emulsion Claim From 19th Century Ad
An advertisement proclaims Scott's Emulsion will arrest flesh loss and restore health to infants, children, and adults. It claims to enrich anemic blood, stop coughs, heal throat and lung irritation, and cure incipient consumption, citing twenty five years of experience in tens of thousands of cases.
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Scott
Florida cana l project eyed to link Atlantic and Gulf
A proposed $75,000,000 Florida canal would connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf, be 209 feet wide through its entire length, and take five years or more to complete. Incorporators filed in Tallahassee asserting major commercial benefits and noting legislative assent. Florida’s existing Santa Fe canal is small by comparison.
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Florida
New York Sun
Santa Fe
Waldo
Melrose
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf
Great Cuez
New York City
Tallahassee
Bleak Exchange Allegedly Targets Bomb Plot Turnabout
A witty exchange from Clever Land Plain dear depicts a grim plan to enlarge a harem by fifty new girls, reaching about one hundred seventy. The dialogue hints at political peril and a looming bomb threat amid a harsh satire of power.
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Cleverland Plain-Dea
Fractured Exchange Sparks Offbeat Text Message
Readable fragments show a quirky chat exchange about wearing bloomers and a cryptic reply about having a perfect right. The garbled lines hint at a humorous or mistaken conversation snapshot.
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Joseph Arnold
Notory Public
Co Specialty
Lynnville
Lowa
Ranene
U. L. Mech
N.S. Square
Wendt
Smead
M.D
Mershall Block
Cor. Sqr
Sloanaker
E. E. LY
Chas
Jasper
First National Bank
C. Sloanaker
J. A. Lypay
J . Beatty
Chas. Jasper
Geo. B. Hunter
EFE
Lypay
W.G. Clements
Exchange
J. F. Battin, M. D
Omce
Jasper County Bank
Hiexidence
Cor
Square
Oimti
J. M. Wooprow
Frank Wilson
South Side
Public Square
Meredith County
Ogg
Meredith & Ogg
Ynd
North Side Square
H. S. Winslow
New Ramer Block
W. C. Melroy
Dice
NEW von
W. G.clements
A. A. Arnold
Dewits’ Estates
Guardian
Erooms
National Bank
E. J. Salmon
South Side Square
F. P. W. Lindsay
Baum & McLaughlin's
Mineral Spring House
The
Newton Record
L. A. Andrew
T. M. Rodgers
J. A. Metcalfe
East Side Square
Clark's Bank West
LAW, Abstract, Loan and Real Estate Office
Boeck
Dewtsx
Wowa
New York
Rrcorp
Corn Belt
Japan
China
Houce
Bert
tGarn & Brown
Moke
M. B. Mobberly
Chicago
J. M. Reynolds
Monroe
J. H. Dutton
Olive
A. EK. Drew
Palo Alto
Frank Drew
Jewel Junction
Wright & Lufkin
Clarence Failor
Newton Courier
Lavona Hedrick
Lada Jontz
Laura Killduff
John Logsdon
James Richmond
Logsdon
Parmenter
Gypsy Patton
State Teachers’ Association
Gypsy
Dexter
Harry Hunter
Illinois State University
Champaign
Gras Grinnell
Geo. Bb. Hunter
David McReynolds
Old Man White
Florida Peninsula
Sultan
Chally
Wagley & Smead
J. B. Lister
Opera House
Acm
Newton, Iowa
J. H. Smith
J.T. Holloway
Thos. Thomson
Near Southeast Corner Square
Maytag & Emerson
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