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Newspaper

Newton Record

Location

Newton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1898

Page

2

Inside prices on good things from old stock line

Local ad touts cheap staples and good groceries with listed prices for sorghum sardines flour coffee tea potatoes maple syrup and soap. It promises the cleanest stock in town and offers produce in exchange at current market value. A car load of Gold Coin Flour is said to be just received.

Frank Witmer Nellie Fisk Henry Kennedy Des Moines Company L Camp McKinley Henry Seattle Mollie Pitcher Sam Mrs. Springer

Advertising and notices fill the Newton columns

The column records many locals and visitors, church events, sermons, road travel, and civic notices. It notes the Newton Electric Company resuming all night service, a cyclone and fire at Sully, obituaries, births, and social events with multiple named individuals and places across Newton and surrounding towns.

Farmers Planting Corn as Week Progresses in Galesburg

Farmers in Galesburg continue corn planting this week. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cating visit with their son Neal Cating. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ramer in May. Neal Cating and his sister Mrs. A Butin of Des Moines spent Thursday with his daughter Mrs. D Longaker near Taintor. Mrs. Mima Carpenter returned from Des Moines after three weeks away. Mr. Wm. Apple of Dallas visits friends in town.

B. W. Wood E. M. Giles Ponca Neb Levi Snyder Lynnville Lister Meat Market Main St A. M. E. Church Price Prairie City News Kodak Recorder Morris Cating Neal Cating Wm. Ramer A. Butin Des Moines D. Longaker Taintor Mima Carpenter Wm. Apple Dallas

Local happenings hint at town growth and misfortune

Residents report several news items around town. Some locals traveled to Des Moines Sunday while farmers stay busy planting corn. Mr. Wilson's horse cut foot on barb wire last Sunday. Breeden nears completion of a new barn. Turner suffers measles while the cheese factory nears full completion. Sullens remains ill, with friends hoping for recovery.

Des Moines

Homeseekers Excursions by Iowa Central Railway

The Iowa Central Railway will sell home seekers tickets on May 3 and 11, June 7 and 21 to North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming Iowa Missouri Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Indian Territory and southeast points at very low rates. Tickets valid twenty one days from sale date. For details contact any Iowa Central Railway agent.

Iowa Central Railway North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming Iowa Missouri Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Indian Territory

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