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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
4
An advertisement highlights summer wash goods and women’s wear with a focus on lightweight fabrics. It markets black striped grenadine, Swisses, dimities, batist cloths, linens, lawns, mulls, and India linens at low prices, plus silk waists, knit underwear, and hosiery with multiple item numbers and color options.
SULLY residents and visitors are listed: G L Granger of Des Moines in town on business. Miss Lizzie De Heer of Pella visiting relatives. Ed Skull of New London calling on old friends. Chas Swisher aided telegraph wires at Killduff. Henry Welle on a Pella trip. T Meinders of Pella visiting Wisgerhof family. Christina and Lizzie Crawford returning to Colfax. Rev Van Der Mey preached at First Church Ref. in Pella. Lies Kate Keables of Pella guest of Foreyths. Mr and Mrs Henry Terlouw visiting Pella friends. Our new bakery received a coat of paint.
Leen Jabal of Olivet, employed by Sully Imp. Co., transacted business here Saturday. E Jarnagin and lady visited relatives at Galesburg Sunday. A O Talbot went to Des Moines Thursday for a few days visiting relatives and friends. Mrs Henry Thomas went to Des Moines Thursday to consult an oculist and stay with friends. Keipp, once a Colfax barber, returned to Goshen Indiana to begin school and abandon barber trade. Chas A Dotson and daughter Sadie Hurst returned from Shelby county visits. Mr and Mrs McMullen mourn death of daughter Nada from pneumonia after seven weeks illness. Funeral at home. Geo Bailey and daughter Mrs W Vail depart for New York. friends will miss her Society work.
Real estate transfers listed include deeds and prices among multiple parcels in Colfax Newton and surrounding areas with names such as Guthrie, Miller, Mobberly, Russell, Hager, Keipp, Colfax, Baker, Dyk, and DeYoung. Also advertised are Nickel Plate Road rail passes for Christian Scientists meetings in June and Colorado travel literature offers from Great Rock Island Route with schedules and rates. Train and travel details include dates, fares, stops at Niagara Falls and Boston returns via New York City.
During a Confederate march toward Gettysburg I and eight men faced hunger on a Pennsylvania turnpike. A 15 year old girl sold eggs for her family but hid a roll of paper inside one egg. I discovered Union troop movements and, after silence, kept the secret. Years later she became my wife.
In Newton, a store proclaims the best hammocks and a guarantee they will hold 500 pounds or a new hammock. They also sell milk cans tin and graniteware at very low prices and promise Saturday butter prices to attract buyers. Farmers are invited to ask about next Saturdays and Mondays butter and eggs prices while trading stamps run until July 1.
The ad asserts rheumatism is the most common ailment and promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a cure at low cost. A Meadodale, New York man testifies to relief after trying the product. Available from Wagley & Smead druggists. The Chicago Record Herald touts its unparalleled news service. Also mentions a wall paper sale at Rhoad's store and a listing for red bulls from Gro. Hans Newton.
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