Newton Social Notes and Local Happenings
Newton and vicinity detail visits and transfers among residents. Gus Ericcson, formerly in Geo. B. Hogin's drug store, returns to business in Red Oak after Newton ties. Boned by a bicyclist, Mr. Bond dies. many townsfolk visit relatives, attend church events, and celebrate July 4 with neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Ericcson
Red Oak
Recorder
Fred Eaton
Harry Eaton
Essex
May Warner
Des Moines
O. L. Bond
Bond
Marshalltown
Mr. Bond
Ida Mortley
Iowa City
Anna Myers
Chicago
Fr. Morrow
Kellogg
R. Stanley
Blanche
May Morrow
Lee Westbrook
Colfax
Little Bertha
Andy Dunn
Ketlogg
Hal Wilson
M. E. Church
Geo. Anderson
Harry McCardell
Skunk River
W.C. T.U
J. M. Woodrow
Augusta Brodersen
Perry
E. M. Wilson
Mattie Waitland
New Sharon
Geo. Harrah
May E. Taylor
Omaha
Ed. Churchill
Little May Hall
Fannie Shultz
Eliza Hamilton
Davenport
J. A. Coe
Mary Bolthoefer
Prairie City
B. E. Moore
Perry Allee
Lynnville
Newton
Marie Clifford
Claudie Bates
Teagarden
W.C. Mann
Nettie McDivitt
Rockingham County
Knox County
Ohio
Nancy Armentrind
Buena Vista
Armentrout
Baptist Church
Denver
Frush
Knoxville
Marshall P Wilder An Autobiography Excerpt From Empire Magazine
Marshall P Wilder recounts his comic origins in New York and Hartford, describes early acts with a red haired jailer’s son, mixed luck and free entertainments, and notes gains from performances including a joke about the mother in law that amused the Prince of Wales. He reflects on his career, political stance, and life with a humorous, candid tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mimsett
Bill Nye
New York
Hartford
Buffalo Bill
New York City
Elf
Bradstreet
Fire Boy
Prince of Wales
Trong Pointe
Wach
Marshall P. Wilder
Empire Azine
Oyster Cocktail Recipe Ingredients From Mrs Rover
An 1890s instruction describes making an oyster cocktail by dropping a dozen small oysters into a glass and adding tabasco a pinch of salt a teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce a teaspoonful of tomato ketchup and a tablespoonful of lemon juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hardest Work Asked by Benevolent Neighbor
A Detroit Free Press item quotes a weary pilgrim being asked about the hardest work of life. The reply is blunt and humorous, stating stealing as the hard labor. The piece mentions M Maingaut, a noted anatomist, claiming experiments with inflating a dead animal’s flaxnyx to mimic living sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
M. Maingaut
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newton and Vicinity
George McClellan
Harry
J. F. Harp
R. C. Daly
Chapin
Bob
Valley Junction
Walter H. Parcells
W. A. McCalmont
Colorado
Cowan
Union
Thoard
George C. Kelly
Jasper County
Patience, Wormley
Nellie Danforth
Hamburg
Prof. Beard
Gertrude Beard
Ora Wright
Tarkio
C. W. Robinson
Naomi Wheeler
Reasner
C .V. Cowan
M. E. Parsonage
Henry Loyer
J. W. Loyer
East Side
J. E. Bethel
8. A. Smart
St. Paul
J. G. Brunner
John Parker
W. J. Lins
Grinnell
Charles Barton
J. R. Gorrell
Salt Lake City
A .C. Weaver
Iittie
Vina
Sycamore, Ill
D. Korabaugh
Emma
Laura Watson
Mrs
George Watson
Eliza Kiddoo
Catharine Bryant
Joy
Ill
Record Office
Thomas Anderson
R. C. Anderson
Nelson
A. M. Hough
Lewis Woodruff
Charles Coon
Beriah Battles
Mitchellville
I. L. Hammer
Kate Parsons
F.T. Hammer
Perry Coon
Geo. H. Denton
E. E. Warren
Mr. Denton
E. A. Ruggles
Geneseo
A.M
E. H. Carl
Ars
William Stewart
Burr
John Lister
B. R. McLellan
Effie
The
Chautauqua Assembly
Ed. W. Sanborn
Ottumwa
J. C
F. E. Thompson
Anna Hansman
Anna
Helen Thompson
G. D. Brokaw
Manilla
Iowa
R. K. Lambert
Brokaw
Fay Ledyard
Phoebe Andrews
Madge Bilto
D. Witt
D. D. Goodhue
C.L. Mershon
E. H. Mershon
M. McDermid of
Muscatine
Simon Altemier
Sure Win
Wilson
Reasnor
Mrs. Win
Dean
Ton
Charles Francisco
Baxter New Era
Sully
J. L. Springer
William Guessford
Helen Greenleaf
A. C. Gates
John Scharf
Joshua Scharf
P. G. Dant
Monroe
Clare Campbell
Bertie Vance
W. D. Cowles
Glen
J. L. Wilson
J. B. Ryan
Jasper
V. Cowan
For Rea
Randall Seaton
Deep River
Harry Ervin
Prairie Guy
M. B. Mobberly
Kennington
Marjorie Davis
Harry Poorman
Mobberly Bros
Chicasgo
Huffman
J. W. Butler
Josie Kelly
B.C. Baumgardner
Homer Weston
J. J. Moran
D. C. Meredith
Charles Jennings
E.J. H. Beard
Mise Etta Hamilton
Arthur Gage
Daniel Armentrout
Bration
B. W. Wall
Fred Taylor
Wilbur Bigelow
Lottie Castleman Smith
Kilduff
Grace Churchill
James Taylor
Baby
Mason City
J.P. Baker
Cleveland
Geo. Swearingen
H. M. Cox
Clifford I
Harry A. Hanson
John Rea
Cedar County
Mary Lyday
Wm. C. Nick of
Rhodes
Charles Livingston
Tutsie Hale
Florence Miller
Mary
Lulu Fine
Frank Cavert
Bauin & McLaughlin
B.S. Gilson
Katie Wright
Frank Wilson
Ben Humphrey
C. A. Goodwill
P. Byrne
Des Moines News
Jame Russell
Keithsburg
Herman Lufkin
Vail
Adair
Marion Rammer Jr
Mott's Grove
Maggie Mickle
Valera Wednesdey
Desday
Asay Fugard
Murphy
R Tives
Jones
Muine
George Ating
Lambert House
H. Wa Taura
Dubois
Dalton
Plo
Mets
Huttman
F. A. McMurray
Ors
Aas
A. H. Howard
Marion Street
Charlie Hinsdale
Gus Hinsdale
Fred Wadley
Col. Murray
Wichita
Kan
J. Y. Bailey
Lee Brown
Charlie
Idaho
S.G. Langmaid
George
Boise City
Newton Normal College
Our City
C. V. Cowan
Wagley & Sinead
Ihe
R. Burns
Great Rock Island
Ogden Gateway
Shiloh
Wagley & Smead
R. Berns
Westbrook
South Side
Westbrook & Co
Asseee Newton Dupont Gun Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!