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!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
1
The column recounts multiple Newton area weddings and social events. Notable unions include Miss Fannie Guthrie and Mr. George H. Herzog at the Magee home with Rev. Chambers officiating, plus several other ceremonies at local residences with family attendances, receptions, and afterward suppers.
Uncle Bal votes the straight Republican ticket for sixty-two years in Jasper County with first election in 1846 at Joab Bennett’s house. Social gatherings, marriages, school events, and local moves fill Colfax Newton and surrounding towns as families travel, host guests, celebrate births, and note election results and civic duties.
There will be special work on the third degree next Friday evening November eighteenth. The Lodge opens promptly at seven o clock p m with refreshments after work.
The Vandalia precinct tally counted five votes in dispute for the Board of Supervisors. As the canvass neared completion the crowd split between supporters of Miller and Buchanan. Miller’s selfless vote to his opponent prompted unanimous applause and framed bystanders as a display of republican character.
A brown sandstone headstone for George Dooley, placed in Mt Zion cemetery eight miles south of town, had a marble plaque added by Agnew & Son showing birth and death dates. Also notes a lecture by Dr James Hedley on Wisdoms Jeweled Ring and hog cholera affecting Colfax area farmers. The Record schedules a Wednesday issue due to Thanksgiving.
A series of injuries and a fatal self harm mark a sad run of accidents in Parsons. Saylor is crushed when a wall collapses during improvements at Parsons Rich & Co. He undergoes amputation below the knee and his condition improves with care. Owings survives a severe chest impact after a fall from a ladder. Laird slides on sleet and sustains a deep head wound but recovers enough to move about. Mrs Brown injures her hand as a horse bolts in a buggy. Lewis Christianson dies by suicide at the county poor farm after a life long illness and prior injuries. The Methodists plan to worship in their church next Sunday if no delay occurs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.