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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1901
Page
3
The Record announces year ahead payments for readings and prints sample rates with papers and magazines. It touts discounts from major papers and urges subscribers to compare and subscribe via the newspaper, listing druggists and promotions, including Perry Davis pain killer and Dr King New Discovery claims.
Marriages, deaths, and property transfers populate a Mirror page. Mayme Burnham wed W R Montgomery at the groom's relative’s home near Butler with A C Burnham officiating. A 21 year old man Wa DeMose died in a Price coal bank accident near Otley. Farm sales: Montgomery Hummel sold 19 acres to Fred Birkenholtz at 57.60 per acre. W C Livingston bought the Bille Gifford farm. Druggist Loar is ill with throat trouble. Ethel May Honnold (1901) died of pneumonia on Oct 25. Hallowe en ghost parties hosted by P E O and Thimble Club. Eugene Meyer and wife depart for Holland to settle at Villa Henriette, De Bilt, Utrecht. Mirror will follow update weekly.
The column notes Sully B Joiner purchasing property in Newton with plans to move about the first of the coming year. It also lists local transfers and events including Joseph Youngkin selling his Richland township farm to son Grant for $10,000, and Fred Quire resuming control of the butcher shop as C Ver Huel relocates, possibly to Colfax. The Ledger reports social and family visits, marriages, trips, and a notable 25th birthday surprise for Frank Sherman with about thirty relatives.
Misses Cora Breeder and Inez Powers hosted fourteen young friends at their homes Friday evening. Andrew Berggren appointed night watchman to oversee entrusted interests. Inez Day closed Miller school fall term. Viola Kerschstein completed a Glendale term and enjoys a well earned rest. Samuel Crebaugh visited from Des Moines and recently sold a 20 acre farm in Clay County at an advance of $22 per acre.
General James B. Weaver is announced for a series of notable papers in The World Review Chicago weekly. Lead pieces will cover Two Iowa Men of Power Grimes and Harlan and a lad's early experiences in the 1850s. Follow-up recollections of Garfield and Grant will add a new chapter to their lives.
An advertisement extols Benson's Plaster as the superior medicated remedy for chest diseases kidney trouble and mental distress claiming rapid relief and cure beyond any rival. The text emphasizes its scientific medicated quality and wide applicability in winter ailments.
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