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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
7
The Recon has received a premier line of fancy stationery in Newton featuring wedding and society invitations, announcements, ball programs, birth notices, menus, dance invitations, advertising cards, and more at moderate prices.
Berlin doctors Bersch and Snering describe a seven times larger hydrogen balloon ascent. They report reaching over three miles before losing consciousness, feeling cold at minus forty degrees, and using oxygen and a thermophore to manage the freeze. They claim the height reached was the greatest attainable by man. The piece also notes Madge and Marjorie at a piano recital and salutes W. Van Benthuysen as the highly paid former New York World editor now supervising all editions with a $25,000 yearly rise.
The Londoner notes pigeons in public spaces like the British Museum and St Pauls, where visitors tame them on churchyard benches as life moves around Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral begun in 1675 and finished after 35 years on a site once a Kent kings church built in 610. It recalls a fire, a stable, and a plan to erect a fountain honoring Dr Justice Chage for free baths. The Kaiserin of Germany contrasts her husband by actively signing and promoting church building projects.
An advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea as a charm to make otherwise listless women more marriageable. It cites a testimonial from Martinsburg W Va about curing illness and improving beauty. Additional items promote Chamberlains Colic remedy Dr Kings New Life Pills and a new line of wedding stationery plus a subscription to the Rec0rd.
Timetables list various trains and schedules for Retiroad lines including Express Flyer and Freight services. Monroe Branch connects Newton and Monroe with morning and afternoon arrivals and departures. Des Moines Valley Division shows No.202 and related trains with daily and Sunday exceptions, including west and southbound listings.
An old advertisement touts a universal horse salve promising relief for spavin laminitis swelling and throat irritation. It offers a bottle for fifty cents with claimed strong healing properties and mentions RAN NEDY of Iowa as the seller.
A compilation of rail and travel notices from the era including Pullman tourist cars to California via Santa Fe, home-seekers excursions, and special round-trip fares. Advertisements invite readers to contact Iowa Central and Chicago Great Western agents for schedules, rates, and brochures.
Martin announces exit from hog business and will devote time to tag purchases. He will weigh Rubber, Bones, Tron, Brass, Copper, Zinc, Lead for highest cash market at McKinley. Notify him through the post office to call for the goods.
W J Yarham offers pump and wind mill repairs with quick service. He bores or drills wells, erects a 40 foot tower geared mill for 40 dollars, forces pump for 11 dollars 75 cents, stocks new harness, and promises to save customers money with honest pricing.
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