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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1895
Page
7
A sweeping January sale offers prices well below cost to reduce stock. Items include fabrics, jackets, cloaks, gowns, undergarments, and wool garments with many lots priced for quick disposition. Shoppers urged to select before bargains vanish.
A stream of social and church notices covers Newton area: births and visitors from Ada Ritter to Mrs. Ada Rairdon, Miss Flo Fitzpatrick from Ames visiting, and several local family visits. Services at St John’s Church next Sunday at 10:30 led by Father Quinn, with Baptists promising Rev J N Eldredge sermons starting January 28. Community events include a Jasper County Teachers Association session at Monroe February 16, Masons praising Newton’s lodge rooms, and a big plant sale and real estate transfer on the square.
Warner and the unnamed bride were married by Rev Harrah in an archway ceremony witnessed by relatives and a few friends. The bride wore dark blue silk with pearl trim. Afterward a wedding feast followed. the couple planned to reside with Mrs Durbin until March 1 and then move near Central Open.
Community items report Mrs. Henry Kort’s illness, a baby’s burial near Waxter, and bad highway bridges needing repair. Local trades and social hints include a mistaken wedding, a budding romance, a Davis sewing machine sale, and a piano give‑away promotion. AlsoAdvice columns urge healthy habits and warn about eye strain.
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