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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1896
Page
4
Prairie City editor announces club meetings and social events across the town. Carrie Witte runs Millinery, and groups such as Knights of Pythias and IOOF hold weekly Thursday or Tuesday gatherings. Local chapters list officers, locations, and meeting nights in brief notices.
Local items report Mrs. Gill as Grinnell convention delegate and mention dental room upgrades. Community notices detail school flags, cabbage sales, rough neighbor disputes, church meetings, social gatherings, and a vivid account of a church social with decorations. Also noted are arrivals, births, attendances, and a civic appeal urging charity toward the needy.
Reads schedule for Oct 18 with Rev. dastass at Cemtennial church morning and evening. Prairie Bell holds service at 3 pm. Also mentions AC Fair fount ttm and Pleasant at 3 pm every two weeks and five weeks thereafter.
The issue opens with The cradle of Christianity by Rev. Dr. Thomas P. Hughes, a travel series on the Holy Land richly illustrated. Mary Annable Fanton contributes a feature on southern customs and superstitions in the Christmas number, with Helmick providing drawings and the illustrated scenes.
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